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Sep 18

Glasswing International

September 18, 2023 - September 24, 2023

For questions, contact tamara@mockingbirdeducation.net or 469-261-3557

Workshop Logistics

Date: September 18-23

San Salvador, El Salvador

Workshop DESCRIPTION

Methodology Train the Trainer

Mockingbird Education will design, deliver, and facilitate a 5 day Train the Trainer workshop that focuses on introducing and developing Mockingbird workshop facilitation skills.  Level One presents the basic tenets of the Mockingbird Facilitation approach and offers opportunity for coached practice.  After practice and reflection, beginner facilitators are ready to begin the Level Two, where participants refine and extend their Methodology facilitation practice with Methodology curriculum content.   The Train the Trainer workshop series prepares trainers in skills and knowledge needed to successfully facilitate effective Mockingbird Methodology workshop experiences.  
 
  • Train the Trainer Topics Include:
    • Creating Environment and Atmosphere
    • Presentation Skills for Student-Centered Learning
    • Facilitation Skills for Discovery, Critical Thinking, and Processing 
    • Directing Attention through Cues and State Transition
    • Understanding Module Design, Sequence, and Activities
 

Registration

No registration required.  This is a private client event.

Workshop Questions

Get ready for an interactive and engaging learning experience!  No talking heads! No boring  lectures!

Our workshops are immersive multi-sensory experiences. Expect to be emotionally, physically, and mentally engaged.  We will move, talk, and engage with facilitator, content, and peers.   Wear comfortable shoes, and bring an open mind and a joyful smile.

Tamara Thompson

Tamara is an award winning educator with over 20 years teaching experience. She is a former Teacher of the Year Award Recipient for Austin Area Alternative Schools, a Michael Jordan Foundation’s Innovation Grant Award recipient, and a Southern Poverty Law’s Teaching for Tolerance Grant Award recipient. She was a YBUSA Teacher Fellows in 2010 and was awarded a Research Doctoral Fellows at the University of North Texas in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2010. She is CEO and Founder of Mockingbird Education.

Tamara lives in Dallas, Texas. When not at Mockingbird, she can be found in her garden yelling at weeds, or on a boat begging fish to bite. Her children and husband hope she grows up one day to learn how to cook, sit still and watch a movie, and find her keys.

  • To facilitate a joyful LEARNER EXPERIENCE not just teach content.
  • To be a GUIDE, not a source of knowledge.
  • To continually communicate the WHY.
  • To MODEL and DEMONSTRATE what we teach.
  • To EARN credibility through WHAT and HOW we teach.
  • To manage learner vulnerability and social dynamics with
  • TRANSPARENCY and HONESTY.
  • To be a PARTICIPATING MEMBER of the learning community.
  • To model and demonstrate INTERESTENTHUSIASM, and EXCITEMENT.
Yes.  Certificate is available upon request.
CEU Hours are based on workshop length.

Objectives

  • Workshop will explore the tenets of the Mockingbird Methodological Approach
  • Workshop will provide knowledge, practice, and coaching in Mockingbird Workshop Facilitation Strategies
  • Workshop will introduce facilitation skills needed to successfully facilitate methodology workshop experiences.  

Resources

Resources will added within 3 days of event.

Details

Start:
September 18, 2023
End:
September 24, 2023
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