Training Sessions: The Adult Learner
Part 1 Part 2
Are adult learners' needs different from those of children?
* Smart Start: * Pull the document "Three Common Mentor Problems" and begin watching the slide show, "Challenges of Mentoring". Follow the directions on the slide show. Please don't watch the slideshow,
"Possible Solutions to the Challenges," until I give the direction.Three Common Mentor Problems (document)
Challenges of Mentoring (Slide Show)
Possible Solutions to the Challenges
* Smart Start: DENDRITE PRESENTATIONS (Saved in your folder.)
* Brainstorming and Discussion PPT.
What are the Qualities of a Good Leader?
* What are the qualities of a good leader? (document)
* Habit #1 for Highly Effective People
* What 7 "Habits of Effective Leaders" do you possess? (document)
Articles:
* Analysis of a Great Leader - Leadership: Death of the Hero
*More about 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
What are the Barriers to Adult Learning?
* Brain-storm, with your TEAM, barriers you find in learning. Print and post one copy for the TEAM.
Article: Barriers for the Adult Learner
* Brain-storm, with your TEAM, the differences in learning between adults and children.
Article: Principles of the Adult Learner
* The Beginning Teacher As an Adult Learner (document)
Why is it important to know yourself?
How does your leadership style affect your ability to mentor?
* Multiple Intelligences Test - based on Howard Gardner's MI Model
* Keirsey Temperament Inventory
* Hartman Personality Test: What is My Color Code Personality?
* What Personality Are You? Ulla Zang
* Personality Pathways: Myers-Briggs
* Insights to Myself (document)
How does your Learning Style affect your mentorship?
* Adult Learner: Learning Styles
Teaching Styles:
* Reflections: Use this document to record reflections for this session. Send the document as an email attachment.
* Classroom Management Template is due
Click the Project link above to locate the template document.
* Missed Session Assignments:
Use the links provided in Part 1 of The Adult Learner to complete and print all charts, documents, and reflections.
Submit these to the instructor in a labeled manila folder.
* Smart Start: What are your habits?
* Smart Start: TOP TWENTY TIPS
How can your strengths be helpful in the mentoring process?
How do these implications affect the mentoring process?
What are some characteristics of difficult people?
What is a Sherman Tank? How do you cope with one?
Articles:
* Five Tips for Dealing with Difficult People
* Dealing with Difficult People
* Enneagram Institute- 9 Personality Types
* TEAM Strategies (Inspiration or MSWord)
* Marvelous Mentor Methods of Coping
* Marvelous Mentor Methods Notes
* That Difficult Person!!! Is it me? (document)
What are New Teacher Attitudes Toward Teaching?
* Phases of New Teacher Growth: Attitude Graph
* Strategies for Phases: Construct a post a chart (Excel or chart paper)
* Beginning Teachers as Adult Learners
How will YOU avoid common mentoring mistakes?
* Mentors often..... (document for individual reflection)
* Three Common Problems: TEAM solutions (document)
* Developmental Mentoring Data Sheet (document)
* Reflections: How can you best work with "difficult people"?
The Group Presentation, Brain-Based Learning, will be completed in class on
* Missed Session Assignments:
1. Use the links provided above to complete and print all charts, documents, and reflections.
2. Describe ways to guide new teachers through the "Phases of New Teacher Growth". (see Attitude Graph)
Submit these to the instructor in a labeled manila folder.
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