Blog Post #3
After putting the presentation together for the professional development training, I had to practice the delivery of the material. I did this several times to make sure I was comfortable and knew exactly what I was going to say. As I went through this practice, I made changes to parts of the presentation that needed clarity. This took approximately 5 hours. I also had to make other preparations in order to be ready to deliver the training. I secured an iPad stand to use for recording the presentation. I also made copies of the evaluation form and the slides handout pages. This took approximately 1 hour.
On the day of the professional development, I gathered everything I would need to set up the room. I then gathered my thoughts and went through the presentation one last time. The training began at 10:00 am and lasted about 30 minutes. Once the training was over, I collected the evaluations and put the room back in order. In total, this portion lasted approximately 4 hours. Later in the day, I read through the evaluation forms and made notes of the comments that were made. This took about 1 hour. I also watched and uploaded the video of the training to YouTube which required another hour.
All of the preparation that went into the training helped me understand how much planning and thought need to go into professional development. Each aspect required careful consideration and attention to detail. I had to think through each part of the training and thoroughly cover the material without overloading the teachers with too much information. I also had to anticipate questions that may arise and be prepared to answer them. The more preparation I had, the more confident I felt in delivering the content.
On the day of the professional development, I gathered everything I would need to set up the room. I then gathered my thoughts and went through the presentation one last time. The training began at 10:00 am and lasted about 30 minutes. Once the training was over, I collected the evaluations and put the room back in order. In total, this portion lasted approximately 4 hours. Later in the day, I read through the evaluation forms and made notes of the comments that were made. This took about 1 hour. I also watched and uploaded the video of the training to YouTube which required another hour.
All of the preparation that went into the training helped me understand how much planning and thought need to go into professional development. Each aspect required careful consideration and attention to detail. I had to think through each part of the training and thoroughly cover the material without overloading the teachers with too much information. I also had to anticipate questions that may arise and be prepared to answer them. The more preparation I had, the more confident I felt in delivering the content.
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