This document discusses the strengths and opportunities of the Texas 4-H program. It outlines that 4-H is a youth development specialist with trained volunteers, a reputation through its long history, and structures of support at local, district, state, and national levels. It encourages those involved to be bold in promoting 4-H's projects, emphasize the benefits to youth, and focus efforts on areas where 4-H can excel and attract more youth through meaningful engagement. The overall message is that 4-H has the tools and expertise to deliver high quality programming for Texas youth.
This document discusses the strengths of Texas 4-H and provides guidance on how to maximize its impact. It outlines that 4-H is a youth development specialist with trained volunteers, a reputation of 100 years, and a supportive structure. It encourages being bold in promotions to emphasize the benefits for youth, confronting reality to design for what youth want, and focusing on a passion to build the best program possible. The overall message is that 4-H has the tools and reputation to make a difference for youth, and should focus its efforts on delivery and outreach.
This document provides guidance for planning physical activity sessions for children. It outlines important considerations such as the participants, equipment, safety, structure, organization, responsibilities and time management. Key aspects to consider include conducting risk assessments, having first aid supplies, emergency procedures, sufficient equipment and checking conditions. The document also recommends evaluating sessions by getting feedback from children and reflecting on ways to improve for next time. The overall message is to plan carefully, focus on safety, keep things well organized and structured, and most importantly to enjoy the sessions.
1. Lesson planning is important for preschool teachers as it benefits the teachers, children, and parents. It reduces stress for teachers and conveys professionalism.
2. For children, planning helps develop skills like sequencing, problem solving, and understanding time. It reduces misbehavior.
3. Parents feel more secure knowing the daily plans and can discuss activities with their children.
This document discusses how to design productive meetings. It provides tips for meeting facilitators on identifying the right participants, setting ground rules, creating an agenda with clear objectives and outcomes, tracking action items, following up after meetings, and ensuring participation from all attendees. The goal is to avoid unnecessary meetings and maximize productivity by focusing discussions and following through on agreed upon next steps.
A truly emergent curriculum is driven by the interests and developing skills of the children. Although it is typically well understood in concept, it can be challenging to implement – particularly due to dependency on theme-based lesson plans. This workshop will discuss the importance of an emergent curriculum, why it works so well, and best practices for implementation.
UCD14 Talk - Monica Ferraro - Usability Testing with Young ChildrenUCD UK Ltd
Monica Ferraro - Usability Testing with Young Children
Why do usability testing with children?
Children start interacting with technology at a very young age. Often these technologies, products and services are created without the involvement of children in the design process, and that can jeopardize the success of the product and investment. In this talk we will look at the differences, similarities and challenges of running usability testing with young children, compared to adults.
How to do user testing with children?
We will look at case studies to illustrate which techniques work well while carrying out usability testing with young children. We will also talk about practical tips on ethics, recruiting children, how to keep them focused, and plenty of useful information to take into consideration when designing with young children.
About Playhows
Playhows is a London based UX consultancy specialising in children-centred design. We help companies to create better experiences for children’s products and services through our children-centred design approach.
UCD2014 Usability testing with young childrenMonica Ferraro
This document discusses usability testing with young children. It recommends conducting short testing sessions with children ages 3-6 to get their perspectives on apps and designs. The goals are to understand how children of different ages engage with an app, identify any design problems or difficulties, and find areas for improvement. Researchers should make children feel important, observe their behaviors, ask open-ended questions, and reward their participation. Testing with kids provides unique insights because they approach technologies differently than adults.
This document discusses the strengths and opportunities of the Texas 4-H program. It outlines that 4-H is a youth development specialist with trained volunteers, a reputation through its long history, and structures of support at local, district, state, and national levels. It encourages those involved to be bold in promoting 4-H's projects, emphasize the benefits to youth, and focus efforts on areas where 4-H can excel and attract more youth through meaningful engagement. The overall message is that 4-H has the tools and expertise to deliver high quality programming for Texas youth.
This document discusses the strengths of Texas 4-H and provides guidance on how to maximize its impact. It outlines that 4-H is a youth development specialist with trained volunteers, a reputation of 100 years, and a supportive structure. It encourages being bold in promotions to emphasize the benefits for youth, confronting reality to design for what youth want, and focusing on a passion to build the best program possible. The overall message is that 4-H has the tools and reputation to make a difference for youth, and should focus its efforts on delivery and outreach.
This document provides guidance for planning physical activity sessions for children. It outlines important considerations such as the participants, equipment, safety, structure, organization, responsibilities and time management. Key aspects to consider include conducting risk assessments, having first aid supplies, emergency procedures, sufficient equipment and checking conditions. The document also recommends evaluating sessions by getting feedback from children and reflecting on ways to improve for next time. The overall message is to plan carefully, focus on safety, keep things well organized and structured, and most importantly to enjoy the sessions.
1. Lesson planning is important for preschool teachers as it benefits the teachers, children, and parents. It reduces stress for teachers and conveys professionalism.
2. For children, planning helps develop skills like sequencing, problem solving, and understanding time. It reduces misbehavior.
3. Parents feel more secure knowing the daily plans and can discuss activities with their children.
This document discusses how to design productive meetings. It provides tips for meeting facilitators on identifying the right participants, setting ground rules, creating an agenda with clear objectives and outcomes, tracking action items, following up after meetings, and ensuring participation from all attendees. The goal is to avoid unnecessary meetings and maximize productivity by focusing discussions and following through on agreed upon next steps.
A truly emergent curriculum is driven by the interests and developing skills of the children. Although it is typically well understood in concept, it can be challenging to implement – particularly due to dependency on theme-based lesson plans. This workshop will discuss the importance of an emergent curriculum, why it works so well, and best practices for implementation.
UCD14 Talk - Monica Ferraro - Usability Testing with Young ChildrenUCD UK Ltd
Monica Ferraro - Usability Testing with Young Children
Why do usability testing with children?
Children start interacting with technology at a very young age. Often these technologies, products and services are created without the involvement of children in the design process, and that can jeopardize the success of the product and investment. In this talk we will look at the differences, similarities and challenges of running usability testing with young children, compared to adults.
How to do user testing with children?
We will look at case studies to illustrate which techniques work well while carrying out usability testing with young children. We will also talk about practical tips on ethics, recruiting children, how to keep them focused, and plenty of useful information to take into consideration when designing with young children.
About Playhows
Playhows is a London based UX consultancy specialising in children-centred design. We help companies to create better experiences for children’s products and services through our children-centred design approach.
UCD2014 Usability testing with young childrenMonica Ferraro
This document discusses usability testing with young children. It recommends conducting short testing sessions with children ages 3-6 to get their perspectives on apps and designs. The goals are to understand how children of different ages engage with an app, identify any design problems or difficulties, and find areas for improvement. Researchers should make children feel important, observe their behaviors, ask open-ended questions, and reward their participation. Testing with kids provides unique insights because they approach technologies differently than adults.
The document provides guidance on implementing agile principles and practices within families to help them adapt to continuous change. It recommends establishing a shared family backlog, weekly planning meetings, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. The goals are to promote communication, transparency, accountability and continuous improvement among family members so they can better support each other and achieve their goals.
The document discusses social stories, which are short stories used to teach social skills to individuals with autism. Social stories describe social situations and appropriate behaviors. They aim to increase understanding rather than force compliance. The document outlines the basic components of social stories, including descriptive, perspective and directive sentences. It provides examples of social skills that could be taught and how to measure the effectiveness of instruction. Key steps in the social story process include identifying a goal, gathering relevant information, and implementing the story to determine its impact on the individual's behavior.
This document describes a day care center called Blooming Buds. It includes the objectives of providing a loving, secure environment for learning through play. It outlines modules for the system like kid registration, parent login, and an admin panel. Hardware requirements and an entity relationship diagram are presented. The conclusion discusses helping children develop skills and a positive attitude in an enjoyable setting.
The document outlines tools and techniques for effective facilitation. It discusses the objectives of facilitation which include guiding participants through a structured process to arrive at an agreed upon result. The document then covers key areas such as developing an agenda, defining facilitation, building participant relationships, using a 4-step process of planning, designing and facilitating events, and providing techniques for participant engagement.
This document outlines the key steps for successful event planning, beginning with establishing goals and vision for the event. It recommends starting the planning process 12 weeks before the event by determining the purpose, audience, and location. Over the next 11 weeks, planners should finalize details like budget, promotion, reservations, catering, and decorations. In the final weeks, action items include contracts, publicity, evaluations, and follow-ups to ensure a smooth event. Having a timeline and assigning tasks to a team are emphasized for effective planning.
This document outlines the iGCDP process for product understanding, raising, matching, realization, and visa processes. It includes 11 main issues and 45 sub-issues to consider for Sri Lanka. Currently, they are focusing on literacy, health and lifestyle, environment, human rights, career development, and culture understanding. The document provides step-by-step instructions for cold calling potential clients, conducting the call, requesting a meeting, and conducting a simulation call. It also outlines plans for preparing and performing at meetings, making matching forms available, and helping with the visa process for exchanged professionals.
This document discusses strategies for promoting positive behavior in early childhood classrooms. It emphasizes building strong relationships with children through positive interactions like greeting them, praising their accomplishments, and showing interest in their lives. Classrooms should be designed to engage children through well-organized learning centers and visual schedules and routines. Challenging behaviors are addressed by focusing on teaching appropriate skills, monitoring children, and giving positive attention and feedback. The goal is to help children feel successful and supported.
This document outlines an engineering design project for students where they identify a problem, design and build an invention to solve the problem, document their process in a logbook, test their prototype, and present their invention at a convention. It provides timelines, activities, book suggestions, and feedback from students who found the process engaging and challenging while also enjoying bringing their ideas to life and presenting their work.
Best Practices for Observation and AssessmentShannaDusza
Effective teachers must conduct observations and assess development to individualize learning and guide development. Finding time to observe, document, and assess can seem overwhelming. In this session, we review the fundamentals of observation and discuss practical solutions to getting it done in a busy classroom. We will also examine assessment tools, including teacher-made measures, when and how to do them, and then how to discuss assessments with parents.
The document provides an agenda and materials for a workshop on promoting responsible fatherhood and parenting for teen parents.
The agenda includes sessions on father figures, the needs of teen parents, identifying resources, priority setting, and promoting responsible fatherhood. Workshop goals are to explore attitudes toward young parents, identify knowledge and skills barriers, and encourage improved and effective parenthood.
Several activities are outlined to help participants reflect on father figures in their own lives, discuss the educational and behavioral needs of teen parents, identify supportive services for teen parents, and set priorities for teen parents. A video on cultural forces influencing fatherhood and responsible parenting is also included.
The document discusses how visual supports, strategies and tools can benefit those with developmental, attention and language difficulties by making information more accessible and helping with organization, behavior and engagement. It provides examples of different types of visuals like schedules, choice boards and token economy systems that can be used and emphasizes that using multiple visual tools together in a "toolbox" approach is most effective. The presentation concludes by noting the importance of improving communication to promote positive behavior and having students participate appropriately.
This document discusses showing kindness, respect, and pride at school. It emphasizes picking up trash, respecting custodians, and keeping the school clean. It outlines custodians' many responsibilities like snow removal, setting up events, and deep summer cleaning. It encourages students to clean up after themselves in lockers, lunchroom, and restrooms. It thanks the head custodian Rod Carver and assistant Ashley Walton for their hard work keeping the school running. It suggests learning from Japanese students' pride in their school and practicing empathy, listening, acceptance and kindness.
The staff meeting focused on planning an alternate site evacuation drill. Staff were asked to review evacuation procedures before the meeting to discuss how to improve safety plans. On April 1st, staff would participate in a lockdown drill and evacuation to the designated alternate site, the Chisago Community Center. On May 23rd, a drill with students would take place. Staff were given questions to consider regarding the logistics and roles for an off-site evacuation. The role of law enforcement would also be discussed. Staff were asked to review lockdown and evacuation procedures in preparation for the meeting.
Organizing effective events and conversations ILRI
This document discusses how to organize effective events and conversations. It outlines the basic ingredients needed, which include having a clear purpose, relevant content, a flexible process, the right participants, and strong logistics. It then discusses what makes conversations and events effective, focusing on ensuring they are inviting, relevant, outcome-oriented, and mutually beneficial. Key aspects of effective event design, content, facilitation, documentation, and follow-up are also covered. Examples of past effective events are provided.
The document provides guidance on implementing agile principles and practices within families to help them adapt to continuous change. It recommends establishing a shared family backlog, weekly planning meetings, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. The goals are to promote communication, transparency, accountability and continuous improvement among family members so they can better support each other and achieve their goals.
The document discusses social stories, which are short stories used to teach social skills to individuals with autism. Social stories describe social situations and appropriate behaviors. They aim to increase understanding rather than force compliance. The document outlines the basic components of social stories, including descriptive, perspective and directive sentences. It provides examples of social skills that could be taught and how to measure the effectiveness of instruction. Key steps in the social story process include identifying a goal, gathering relevant information, and implementing the story to determine its impact on the individual's behavior.
This document describes a day care center called Blooming Buds. It includes the objectives of providing a loving, secure environment for learning through play. It outlines modules for the system like kid registration, parent login, and an admin panel. Hardware requirements and an entity relationship diagram are presented. The conclusion discusses helping children develop skills and a positive attitude in an enjoyable setting.
The document outlines tools and techniques for effective facilitation. It discusses the objectives of facilitation which include guiding participants through a structured process to arrive at an agreed upon result. The document then covers key areas such as developing an agenda, defining facilitation, building participant relationships, using a 4-step process of planning, designing and facilitating events, and providing techniques for participant engagement.
This document outlines the key steps for successful event planning, beginning with establishing goals and vision for the event. It recommends starting the planning process 12 weeks before the event by determining the purpose, audience, and location. Over the next 11 weeks, planners should finalize details like budget, promotion, reservations, catering, and decorations. In the final weeks, action items include contracts, publicity, evaluations, and follow-ups to ensure a smooth event. Having a timeline and assigning tasks to a team are emphasized for effective planning.
This document outlines the iGCDP process for product understanding, raising, matching, realization, and visa processes. It includes 11 main issues and 45 sub-issues to consider for Sri Lanka. Currently, they are focusing on literacy, health and lifestyle, environment, human rights, career development, and culture understanding. The document provides step-by-step instructions for cold calling potential clients, conducting the call, requesting a meeting, and conducting a simulation call. It also outlines plans for preparing and performing at meetings, making matching forms available, and helping with the visa process for exchanged professionals.
This document discusses strategies for promoting positive behavior in early childhood classrooms. It emphasizes building strong relationships with children through positive interactions like greeting them, praising their accomplishments, and showing interest in their lives. Classrooms should be designed to engage children through well-organized learning centers and visual schedules and routines. Challenging behaviors are addressed by focusing on teaching appropriate skills, monitoring children, and giving positive attention and feedback. The goal is to help children feel successful and supported.
This document outlines an engineering design project for students where they identify a problem, design and build an invention to solve the problem, document their process in a logbook, test their prototype, and present their invention at a convention. It provides timelines, activities, book suggestions, and feedback from students who found the process engaging and challenging while also enjoying bringing their ideas to life and presenting their work.
Best Practices for Observation and AssessmentShannaDusza
Effective teachers must conduct observations and assess development to individualize learning and guide development. Finding time to observe, document, and assess can seem overwhelming. In this session, we review the fundamentals of observation and discuss practical solutions to getting it done in a busy classroom. We will also examine assessment tools, including teacher-made measures, when and how to do them, and then how to discuss assessments with parents.
The document provides an agenda and materials for a workshop on promoting responsible fatherhood and parenting for teen parents.
The agenda includes sessions on father figures, the needs of teen parents, identifying resources, priority setting, and promoting responsible fatherhood. Workshop goals are to explore attitudes toward young parents, identify knowledge and skills barriers, and encourage improved and effective parenthood.
Several activities are outlined to help participants reflect on father figures in their own lives, discuss the educational and behavioral needs of teen parents, identify supportive services for teen parents, and set priorities for teen parents. A video on cultural forces influencing fatherhood and responsible parenting is also included.
The document discusses how visual supports, strategies and tools can benefit those with developmental, attention and language difficulties by making information more accessible and helping with organization, behavior and engagement. It provides examples of different types of visuals like schedules, choice boards and token economy systems that can be used and emphasizes that using multiple visual tools together in a "toolbox" approach is most effective. The presentation concludes by noting the importance of improving communication to promote positive behavior and having students participate appropriately.
This document discusses showing kindness, respect, and pride at school. It emphasizes picking up trash, respecting custodians, and keeping the school clean. It outlines custodians' many responsibilities like snow removal, setting up events, and deep summer cleaning. It encourages students to clean up after themselves in lockers, lunchroom, and restrooms. It thanks the head custodian Rod Carver and assistant Ashley Walton for their hard work keeping the school running. It suggests learning from Japanese students' pride in their school and practicing empathy, listening, acceptance and kindness.
The staff meeting focused on planning an alternate site evacuation drill. Staff were asked to review evacuation procedures before the meeting to discuss how to improve safety plans. On April 1st, staff would participate in a lockdown drill and evacuation to the designated alternate site, the Chisago Community Center. On May 23rd, a drill with students would take place. Staff were given questions to consider regarding the logistics and roles for an off-site evacuation. The role of law enforcement would also be discussed. Staff were asked to review lockdown and evacuation procedures in preparation for the meeting.
Organizing effective events and conversations ILRI
This document discusses how to organize effective events and conversations. It outlines the basic ingredients needed, which include having a clear purpose, relevant content, a flexible process, the right participants, and strong logistics. It then discusses what makes conversations and events effective, focusing on ensuring they are inviting, relevant, outcome-oriented, and mutually beneficial. Key aspects of effective event design, content, facilitation, documentation, and follow-up are also covered. Examples of past effective events are provided.
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Learnings from Successful Jobs SearchersBruce Bennett
Are you interested to know what actions help in a job search? This webinar is the summary of several individuals who discussed their job search journey for others to follow. You will learn there are common actions that helped them succeed in their quest for gainful employment.
A Guide to a Winning Interview June 2024Bruce Bennett
This webinar is an in-depth review of the interview process. Preparation is a key element to acing an interview. Learn the best approaches from the initial phone screen to the face-to-face meeting with the hiring manager. You will hear great answers to several standard questions, including the dreaded “Tell Me About Yourself”.
We recently hosted the much-anticipated Community Skill Builders Workshop during our June online meeting. This event was a culmination of six months of listening to your feedback and crafting solutions to better support your PMI journey. Here’s a look back at what happened and the exciting developments that emerged from our collaborative efforts.
A Gathering of Minds
We were thrilled to see a diverse group of attendees, including local certified PMI trainers and both new and experienced members eager to contribute their perspectives. The workshop was structured into three dynamic discussion sessions, each led by our dedicated membership advocates.
Key Takeaways and Future Directions
The insights and feedback gathered from these discussions were invaluable. Here are some of the key takeaways and the steps we are taking to address them:
• Enhanced Resource Accessibility: We are working on a new, user-friendly resource page that will make it easier for members to access training materials and real-world application guides.
• Structured Mentorship Program: Plans are underway to launch a mentorship program that will connect members with experienced professionals for guidance and support.
• Increased Networking Opportunities: Expect to see more frequent and varied networking events, both virtual and in-person, to help you build connections and foster a sense of community.
Moving Forward
We are committed to turning your feedback into actionable solutions that enhance your PMI journey. This workshop was just the beginning. By actively participating and sharing your experiences, you have helped shape the future of our Chapter’s offerings.
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the success of the Community Skill Builders Workshop. Your engagement and enthusiasm are what make our Chapter strong and vibrant. Stay tuned for updates on the new initiatives and opportunities to get involved. Together, we are building a community that supports and empowers each other on our PMI journeys.
Stay connected, stay engaged, and let’s continue to grow together!
About PMI Silver Spring Chapter
We are a branch of the Project Management Institute. We offer a platform for project management professionals in Silver Spring, MD, and the DC/Baltimore metro area. Monthly meetings facilitate networking, knowledge sharing, and professional development. For more, visit pmissc.org.
Joyce M Sullivan, Founder & CEO of SocMediaFin, Inc. shares her "Five Questions - The Story of You", "Reflections - What Matters to You?" and "The Three Circle Exercise" to guide those evaluating what their next move may be in their careers.
Success is often not achievable without facing and overcoming obstacles along the way. To reach our goals and achieve success, it is important to understand and resolve the obstacles that come in our way.
In this article, we will discuss the various obstacles that hinder success, strategies to overcome them, and examples of individuals who have successfully surmounted their obstacles.
2. What is leadership exchange
• International leaders coming ot Addis to take experience
• Mayors
• Ministers
• Presidents
• NGO leaders
3. Why they come to Addis?
• Bacuse at Gov’t level we are the 1st
• It is mayor’s legacy
• We have stracture and system
• We have big plans
• We collaborate with partners and other actors.
4. What is expected in daycare
• Physical
oPlay ground is clean and open
oSafe and secured
oHas all age appropriate play materials
oExternal are clean and colorful
oInternal part is decorated
6. Our daycares were assessed
Finding
• There is nothing explanatory about the daycare
• External are not safe
• Play grounds are locked 24 hrs and unsafe
• Internal wall has nothing
• Age appropriate materials: few/not exist
• No one engages them/ chidren are detained/
7. ----
• Registration are not there
• Standards are not practiced/known/
• No few age appropriate play materials
• Data not compiled
• Children are not stimulated
• Care providers have no plan for the day/times/ to come
• Hygiene gap
8. What are we going to do
• Identify what our day cares luck
• Plan to solve it one 24 hrs
• Visit Genet pre-primary and learn
• Practice some activity here
• Orient care providers on site
• Practice at service provision site always
• Make it system for ever.
9. Brain storm
• What playes have you ever played when you were child?
• Facilitator jot down on this slide
• See them showing in the room
• Classify for which age it works
10. Play materials
What were the play materials you have ever used when you were kid?
• Jot them down
• What are the materials used to make them
• Categorize age
11. What we do next
1. Re arrange room if you have to
2. Make the wall talking to kids
3. Make corners with play materials
4. Prepare board books
5. Make the environment safe
6. Orient care providers
7. Stimulating and Responsive, engaging care
12. ….
1. Put plays to practice
2. Age categorized play practice
3. Play ground safety and security ensure
4. Open 24 hrs
5. Diversify play
6. Stick to daily activity schedule
7. Register and documentation