Florida Fire Instructor 1

Roles of an Instructor

Administrator, Counselor/Adviser, Disciplinarian/Coach, evaluator, Facilitator, Mentor, Presenter, Representative/Ambassador, Role Model, Supervisor

What are the different types of feed back?

Positive, Contructive, and Corrective Feedback

How do you deal with a difficult student?

LEAST- Leave alone, Eye contact, Action steps, Stops the class, Terminate.

How to deliver discipline in the classroom?

A Reminder, A verbal reprimand, counseling session, removal of privileges, written warning, suspension , and removal.

Qualities of a good instructor

Well Prepared, Enthusiastic, Cares, Positive feedback, Talks with students not to or above them.

Good Behavior begins with?

Strict (fair) rules and regulations

Illegal activity or threaten others require?

Immediate removal.

Define- andragogy

process of learning focused on adults, how to teach them, the strutre of the learning experience, etc.

Characteristics of an adult learner

Self Directed learners- learn to achieve goal

body language?

unspoke messege and body language is 65% of communictation

Discribe how to conduct a facilitated class.

Ensure that student groups are staying on track.
Keep on topic,

Four teaching modes

Expository, Inquiry, Demonstration, and Activity

Expository?

Lecture, videos, explanation,

Inquary?

Asking questions, discusion

Demonstration?

Experiments, Exhibits, games

Activity Mode?

Role playing, Projects

10%

READ

20%

HEAR

30%

See

40%

See and HEAR

70%

SAY

90%

SAY and DO

Millenium, Gen Yer

0-20, independence, global concern,health conscious, cyberliterate.Continuous learning is a way of life

Gen Xer

20-40, techno savvy, diverse,independent, skeptical, entrepreneurial. The more they learn, the more they stay.

Baby Boomer

40-50, idealistic, competitive, question athority, "ME" generation. Train'em too much and they leave.

Traditionalists

60-70,patriotic, loyal,fiscally conservative, faith. I learned it the hard way: you can, too.

Learning should?

Creat a lasting change in behavior, Result from practice or experience

Edward Thorndike (S-R)

learning is the result of the individual forming an association between Stimuli and Responses.

Thondikes three primary laws

Law of effect, Law of readiness, Law of exercise

What type of setup of a training facility is the first impression that participants will have as they begin their session?

Physical setup

When greeting participants, how many minutes prior to the start of the program?

15 minutes

What is one of the first steps in gaining leadership of the group?

Group norms

It is important to let students know what before starting their training?

Course outline, the schedule, where the bathroom is and what's expected in the activities

A potential solution to a participant who monopolizes discussions would be to do what?

Small groups, summarizing the student viewpoint, ask others for their input and ask student to wait until the break to ask questions
What

What is one way to minimize private conversations?

Ask the talking student a question

One way of managing a disagreeable student is to summarize their viewpoint and?

Ask others for their viewpoints and opinions

If the problem behavior is repetitive or affects the entire training program, then an instructor should what?

Intervene

To effectively gain leadership of the training group, its important to keep in mind what two keys to establishing an d maintaining control?

Prevention and Intervention

When should you aim your immediate concerns of the listeners?

Your initial remarks

Research shows what percentage of what you say impacts your presentation?

7%

What percentage of your presentation stems from how you present yourself vocally, facially and postural?

93%

One way to handle a question that you don't know the answer to is?

Present the question to the group to find the answer

How long does it take during your training, for participants to decide how they perceive you and what role they expect to play during class?

30 minutes

One way to lose a grip on your leadership (control of the group) is to lose control of what?

Time

An effective way to reach a participant who is hostile or withdrawn is to?

Connect on a personal level

Setting positive group norms through what can go a long way toward preventing negative situations from arising within your training program?

Opening exercise

What is the key to handling problem behavior?

Not to take it personally

What is the 6-6 rule?

No more than 6 lines per slide and 6 words per line

How can you alleviate instructor boredom?

Have flexible lesson plans, focus on participants, observe other instructors in the same course and not maintaining same locations

Body language conveys between what percentages of the message?

65-93%

What are the three evaluation at the learning level?

Oral, written and skills

Formative evaluations includes what?

ongoing, conducted throughout the course and to change or adapt program accordingly

Good behavior begins with what?

strict rules and regulations

It is best for chairs/tables to not be what, in order for them to be rearrange if necessary?

Not be locked down

KirkPatricks' 4 levels in evaluations are?

Reaction, Learning, Transfer and Results

Media is a good way to smoothly do what?

Transition to next topic

Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI) is used for what?

Assess and categorize learning style

When using media, make sure you provide what?

Proper lighting for note taking

What is the best way to avoid behavior issues in the classroom?

Anticipating the behavior and preventing the behavior

What does it mean to facilitate

Make easier

Visual aids are used to?

Emphasize, organize and clarify

What are some examples of visual learners?

Videos, slides and models

What is a trait of a good instructor?

Genuinely caring about the student

What is not part of the physical to facilitate a classroom?

Qualified instructor

What not to worry about while using Power Point?

60/40 words to blank space method

Where should you address a problem student

In private

What should you do when giving corrective feedback?

Be descriptive

When differences of opinions surface, it is your job as an instructor to do what?

Mediate

What is key when speaking to the class?

Maintain eye contact

What is NFPA 1041?

Fire Instructor Professional Qualifications

What KirkPatricks' level is employed at work?

Transfer

What KirkPatricks' level is the hardest

Results

What KirkPatricks' level is first?

Reaction

Which level of KirkPatricks' is most used?

Reaction

Which KirkPatricks' level is last?

Results

Which KirkPatricks' level is seen at work?

Transfer

What are the 4 elements that needs to be proven in order to be considered negligent?

Duty to act, Breach of duty, Injury and Cause (causation)

Probably the most common seating arrangement in the world is?

Horseshoe

Which of the following is not a step to increasing receptivity to your leadership?

Encourage agreement

Although the actual design of your presentation may vary widely from one course to the next, what principles apply to all presentations regardless of content or structure?

Organizational

A presenter must avoid what type of terms that might confuse people or prevent your overall message from being understood?

Unfamiliar

Mixing groups of students will allow what?

Allow for a broad range of opinions

When promoting team learning, the first consideration is what?

Size and composition

Which one of the following is not one of the four tips for making sure that the group understands your directions?

List important terms

When a program is about to conclude, participants are often reluctant to ask questions or express concerns because they may appear to be what?

Delaying the program end

What type of information should be provided prior to an explanation?

Preview

You should pause during your presentation partly because most people only take notes at a speed of what?

20 words per minute

Most trainers speak at about how many words per minute?

100 to 200

Students retain what percentage of what is said to them in the first ten minutes?

70%

Participants should be given a chance every what minutes to internalize what they have been hearing?

8 minutes

Kinesthetic learners learn mainly by what involvement in activity?

Direct

Active training is not a bunch of what?

Fun and games

Monopolizer

Opinionated and likes to dominate class discussions.

Voice of Experience

Displays knowledge to everyone by using big words, lots of statistics, even occasional name droppping.

How many catergories of problem students?

10

Mnemonic to deal with problem students

LEAST - Leave it alone, eye contact, action steps, stop the class, terminate

When giving corrective feedback

Be descriptive, be specific, be private

Teaching is what?

Both an art and science

First Step to introduce the subject matter?

Your credentials, experience, knowledge

Body Language conveys more than what percent of communication?

65%

Auditory Learners

Learn best by hearibng information, via discussion, listening and verbalizing

Visual Learners

Learn best by seeing information

Transfer

Assesses how much of the material the student retains and actually uses in the work environment. 6 weeks to 6 months

Results

The most difficult to measure

Formative Evaluation

Ongoing evaluation of the students and in