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WHAT WAS THE FUNNIEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU IN PD --EITHER ONE YOU GAVE OR ONE YOU ATTENDED?
NOT AS HARD AS IT SOUNDS!
PERFECT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Make it okay to leave for a restroom break or to talk to the babysitter. Let them eat and drink if the room permits. When they are comfortable, they can more easily hear and accept the training.
BEFORE THE PD STARTS…
TURN ON EARS
What do we do before to get you readyChocolateFunnies running on the screen as participants enterEnough power strips or wall/floor plugsArrange tables in groupsWater, coffee, and other beveragesMusic playing as participants enterGreet participants as they enterOur Philosophy for Technology training: “Start Late, End Early, Long Lunch”
YOU’RE A FRAUD! (AND OTHER LIES)
Who do you think you are? Brene Brown’s Gifts of ImperfectionStories: Game-Changer, Perfect
Harvard Professor Amy Cuddyhttp://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-cuddy-strikes-a-power-pose/
Be YOU. From Courage to Teach: Who you are leaks out of your whether you want it to or not. Be the best YOU...don’t even try to be someone else. My example...I’m not techie; I’m a teacher/communicator. I’m aware.
“According to Timothy Wilson, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, the human brain receives 11 million bits of information per second from the environment, but can only process 40 bits per second.”http://goodthinkinc.com/wharton-school-nano-tool-2-reduce-noise/
ABBY WAMBACH
“CONTROL THE WAY YOU POSITIVELY AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT”
Your attitude truly matters. 90 secBehave as if it’s all awesome. Research shows you can directly affect your behavior and feelings follow. Act like it’s all good...pretty soon it’s all good. Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project
Tell them what to expect. Don’t leave them wondering what’s happening.
Not going well…start laughing.
We’re all human… Resetting worry - like charging a modern battery - hit lower and upper limits
DO THESE
DOsTell stories; it helps the info stick
Be passionate
Use metaphors and anything you have to put the pieces all together
Practice
Show your personality… and move your body! People automatically respond better when you do!
Involve everyone
Use HUMOR. Laughter is awesome!
WHY HUMOR????
A research study found that “students who experienced laughter-inducing humor prior to taking a creativity test performed twice as well as students who didn’t.” The Journal of Educational Psychology
Do expect them to be on devices.
Make it okay to leave for a restroom break or to talk to the babysitter. Let them eat and drink if the room permits. When they are comfortable, they can more easily hear and accept the training.
DON’T DO THESE
Neglect visuals. clean, clear, creative and complimentary to your presentation--not the whole presentation. Don’t read to them!
Don’t assume the audience understands…
Be offended if people leave. There may be any number of reasons that have nothing to do with you. Some people are “session hoppers” even in fabulous sessions like ours.
Don't show your nerves. Sweaty brows, dry mouths, and a few presenters who talked too fast and rushed through their presentations. These are all obvious signs of nerves, and completely understandable given the situation.
SO MRS. LINCOLN, HOW WAS THE PLAY?
Make your agenda more important than what is happening in the room/world. (Boston Marathon bombing, Ed and 9/11, teachers who can’t keep up)
Don’t freak out when things go wrong. Use it as a way to show teachers how to react if this happens in the classroom. (Plan B)
PRESENTATIONS & FILM
BLAKE SNYDER’S - SAVE THE CAT
1. The Opening Image (pg 1)
2. Theme Stated (pg 5)
3. The Set-Up (pg 1-10)
4. The Catalyst (pg 12)5. Debate (pg 22-25)
6. Break Into Two (pg 25)
7. B Story (pg 30)
8. Fun and Games (pg 30-35):
9. The Midpoint (pg 55)
10. Bad Guys Close In (pg 55-75)
11. All is Lost (pg 75)
12. Dark Night of the Soul (pg 75-85)
13. Break Into Three (pg 85)
14. Finale (pg 85-110)
15. Final Image (pg 110)
GUIDE YOUR HEROESYou can’t make them develop professionally. They have to choose that. You can guide them through the process.
WARM UP!
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
The VGA cable
NOT ALL DRIVES ARE EQUAL….BUT EVERYTHING HAS USB PORTS!
COPYRIGHT FREE IMAGES AND SOUNDS
▸ Freerange
▸ Stockvault
▸ FreeDigitalPhotos
▸ stockxchng
▸ freesound
▸ SoundBible
Creative CommonsSearching Google with the Advanced Search
PRESENTATION TOOLS -
▸ Keynote
▸ PowerPoint
▸ Prezi
▸ Go to Chatzy and tell us your favorite.
INTERACTIVE TOOLS
▸ Zaption
▸ NearPod
▸ Go to Chatzy and
tell us your favorite
RIP ONLINE VIDEO TOOLS
▸ ClipConverter
▸ KeepVid
▸ What’s your favorite?
“WHAT A WONDERFUL LIFE I’VE HAD. I ONLY WISH I’D REALIZED IT SOONER.” COLETTE
Cultivating Happiness Video—Shawn AchorThe Happiness Project—Gretchen Rubin
There are Tiggers and there are Eeyores. 50% is genetically determined.10-20% is life circumstances30-40% you can do something about. You can train yourself to live at the top of your range of happiness.
STUMP THE CHUMP!
What kinds of issues or situations do you find yourself dealing with? Let’s start with the following three, then you jump right in.
ANGRYTHE TEACHER WHO IS
If they are in a place of shame, they will create more. (Brene Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection) Get them out of the room for a little break.
CRIES
THE TEACHER WHO
Find out why. What is wrong. Listen to them. Offer to do a 1-1 training session.
THE KNOW-IT-ALL
Bet them you will teach them something new.
BEST TIP OF ALL: HAVE FUN!!!!
Elliot Ahr: [email protected]
Vicki Ventura: [email protected]
Terice Schneider: [email protected]
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REFERENCES
▸ “Power Posing with Harvard Professor Amy Cuddy”
▸ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-cuddy-strikes-a-power-pose/
▸ Timothy Wilson—“Reducing Excess and Negative Noise “:
▸ http://goodthinkinc.com/wharton-school-nano-tool-2-reduce-noise/
▸ Abby Wambach
▸ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEMb_E0W7ns
▸ Funny PD Experiences as told by participants:
▸ https://goo.gl/BDqrfW
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REFERENCES CON’T.
▸ FUNNY CLIPS from Principal Gerry Brooks’ YouTube Channel
▸ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-6WUaQSC_AfKZrinPuhVFw
▸ Gretchen Rubin—The Happiness Project, Happier at Home, Better Than Before http://gretchenrubin.com/
▸ Shawn Achor, http://goodthinkinc.com/speaking/shawn-achor/
▸ Rick Hansen: Hardwiring Happiness
▸ Brene Brown: The Gifts of Imperfection