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Elements of a Training Outline
1. Training Course Name:
Power to Pedals™
2. Instructor Contact Information:
a) Phone: 210-555-4444; Email: PowertoPedals@yahoo.com; Friend us on Facebook @
PowertoPedals
b) Contact Power to Pedals™ from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. We are located at Blue Star bike shop, 1414 S. Alamo St. (in
the Blue Star Arts Complex). Contact us online 24/7.
3. Course Meeting Days, Times, and Locations as appropriate:
We will meet on Saturdays. The first session meets from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (3
hours); the second session meets from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (1.5 hours). We feel Saturdays
are best for these sessions because this is when many people have time available for
leisure activities.
4. Course Overview/Introduction
a) As a beginning bicyclist and a woman, I found myself relying a lot on others, primarily
my husband, to help me get acclimated to riding on two wheels. I think my fellow female
bicyclists run up against this same scenario and would like to know these skills for
themselves. Power to Pedals™ is a workshop designed for women and by a woman to
instill confidence and empower women through healthy activity. Participants will learn
the basics of bicycle safety and awareness of their surroundings.
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b) There are two prerequisites: being a woman and knowing how to ride a bike.
5. Course Goals:
a) knowledge to be obtained: Participants will learn the rules of the road when riding a
bicycle. They will be able to protect themselves and others. It also will help foster
awareness of their community and whether it is bike-friendly.
b) intellectual and physical process skills to be acquired: Participants will learn how to
visually inspect their bikes, including tires and brakes. They also will learn about helmet
safety and laws for riding. They will practice hand signals and looking in all directions.
They will gain hands-on experience.
c) dispositions to be exhibited:
They will watch and gauge others’ learning using two checklists: “Bicycle Safety
Checklist” and “Rider Technique Checklist.” They also will have their actions measured
by their instructors and the group using the aforementioned checklists. They will put their
newly learned skills to use by doing a guided ride through the adjacent King William
neighborhood. Afterward, they will fill out and submit a “Bikeability Checklist”
(www.bicyclinginfo.org).
6. Student Performance Objectives
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Objective 1: After viewing and discussing a PowerPoint presentation on bicycle
safety and statistics, each participant will be able to name one piece of information
he/she did not know; one piece of information he/she already knew; and what he/she
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feels is the most important piece of information to take away from this presentation
with 100% accuracy.
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Objective 2: After reviewing and practicing information from handouts on bicycle
parts, road rules, and hand signals, participants will be able to perform in an obstacle
course and obey rules as outlined in the “Bicycle Safety Checklist” and “Rider
Technique Checklist” within 10 minutes. They will repeat the obstacle course until
this benchmark is achieved.
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Objective 3: After concluding Session 1 and discussing the “Bikeability Checklist”
(www.bicyclinginfo.org), participants will practice their newly learned skills with a
guided ride through the adjacent King William neighborhood. They will be able to
complete the checklist with 100% accuracy. This checklist then will be used by the
Texas Department of Transportation to assist with planning bike-friendly initiatives.
7. Content outline
a) topics to be considered: Participants will learn and demonstrate the importance of
bicycle safety. They will learn statistics in regards to lack of safety precautions.
b) problems to be addressed: Participants hopefully will overcome any insecurities they
may have about proper riding techniques and safety.
c) Schedule:
8. Workshop schedule
a) All topics will be covered each Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
b) All checklists are due to the instructors by the end of the workshop (1:30 p.m.).
c) Bicyclist’s assessments will be performed onsite.
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9. Text(s) or Readings/Additional Resources:
a) Handouts:
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Copy of PowerPoint presentation
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Diagram of bike parts
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Diagram of hand signals
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Checklists:
o “Bikeability Checklist”
o “Bike Safety Checklist”
o “Rider Technique Checklist”
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Tire pressure handout
b) This is an optional course with a registration fee of $10.
10. Learner Performance Assessments - Project/Papers/Products:
The main product of this workshop will be created in Session 2. Instructors will explain
each of the six pages of the “Bikeability Checklist.” Participants will participate in a
guided ride through the adjacent neighborhood. After finishing, each rider will fill out the
six-page Checklist individually with 100% completeness. When all have finished and
turned in their answers, the group will come together to discuss findings. They will
attempt to apply this to their own surroundings by discussing whether they think their
neighborhoods are “bikeable.”
11. Student Performance Assessments - Tests/Examinations
In Session 1, there will be two separate assessments. The first assessment will be whether
participants can perform the “Bicycle Safety Checklist” within 10 minutes. They will
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repeat the items on the checklist until this is achievable. The second assessment will be
whether the participants can perform all items on the “Rider Technique Checklist” within
10 minutes during the obstacle course. They will repeat the items on the checklist until
this is achievable.
Participants will pair up in groups of two and each will take turns watching and assessing
their partner with each of the two checklists. When they have completed each checklist,
they will alert the instructor, who will then watch as each team member demonstrates
individually all the items on the checklists. The instructor will have the participant
practice any missed steps and will reassess the participant when she feels confident in her
ability to perform them correctly.
If no pair is available due to a lack of participants for any reason, the instructor may act
as a participant.
12. Attendance/Tardy Policy
a) Participants will have freely selected this workshop and paid the $10 registration fee.
b) There are no penalties for noncompliance. However, because Session 1 requires a
“buddy system” of pairs, it is imperative that those who register do participate.
Furthermore, those who do not participate in the assessments will not receive the 10%
discount from Blue Star.
13. Basic Housekeeping
a) Participants must come prepared to participate physically and mentally. They should
wear appropriate gear:
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Light-colored clothing that breathes (cotton)
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Pants
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Long-sleeved shirts
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Sunglasses
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Sunblock
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Hat
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Tennis shoes
If participants have any physical limitations, please let instructors know prior to the
start of the course. If they feel uncomfortable or are unable to perform an activity,
they can choose to decline participation.
14. Other responsibilities:
Participants will be completing a guided bike ride through part of the King William
neighborhood. It is imperative that participants follow facilitators’ instructions to avoid
any mishaps. Furthermore, participants are required to fill out a release to participate.
This waives their rights to sue should an incident occur on Blue Star property or under in
conjunction with Power to Pedals™ activities.
15. Successful Training Completion Standards
a) Participants will receive a certificate of completion, which they may use for a one-time
10% discount at the Blue Star bike shop.
16. Management Expectations Upon Completion (Transfer of Skills Expectations):
Instructors will email or call participants a week following the workshop and ask for
feedback. They will ask:
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What was the best part of this workshop?
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What would you do differently in the workshop?
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How have you applied information from this workshop in your life?
Furthermore, participants’ anonymous responses to the “Bikeability Checklist”
(www.bicyclinginfo.org) will be compiled by Power to Pedals™ and given to TxDOT for
use in transportation planning.
** based on Carl Wenning from an article by the same name by Denton Rhodes, Illinois State
University, source: http://www.phy.ilstu.edu/pte/311content/practical/elementsyllabus.html