The Leading EDGE TM The Teaching EDGE TM

1. The Leading EDGETMThe Teaching EDGETM Presented by Jim Stallings Thom Pakurar

2. Why is EDGE important? EDGE is a better way of providing training which allows the participants to practice and gain self-confidence through hands-on training experiences. Essentially, it teaches you how to train other Scouts and Scouters. As of January 1st, 2010, EDGE is now required for all scouts working toward their Tenderfoot and Life ranks. This ranges from teaching a square knot as a Tenderfoot to teaching first aid, cooking, or camping as a Star Scout. .

3. EDGE We are going to perform a skit which will show EDGE in action. We need the patrol leader from each patrol to come up and help us out. Please watch this demonstration of EDGE in motion. .

4. EDGE An event in which scouts utilize a piece of highly honored and respected cloth which has been carefully designed with stars and stripes in the color red, white and blue. A minimum of three scouts are used to form this symbol into a single triangle after performing multiple folds with the corners representing the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches of our government.

6. Now that you have been Enabled to teach this skill please return to your patrol table where you can now guide your partrol thru the process of folding the American Flag. .

7. Welcome to EDGE .

8. EDGE A powerful tool for choosing the right leadership or instructional style to be utilized during the stages of team and skill development. ExplainDemonstrateGuideEnable In short, we want to match the style of leadership or instruction to the people and situation .

9. The Leading EDGEAcronym which describes the behavior of a leader as the team moves through the stages of team development EDGE The Teaching EDGEAcronym which describes the behavior of an instructor as a learner goes through the stages of learning a skill .

10. The Leading EDGE Leadership Styles ExplainDemonstrateGuideEnable A team responds best to leadership tailored to the stage that the team is experiencing at the moment

11. The Leading EDGE High Low Low High Skills FORMING PERFORMING Requires an Enabling style of leadership Requires an Explaining style of leadership E E NORMING Enthusiasm G Requires a Guiding style of leadership STORMING Requires a Demonstrating style of leadership D

12. The Leading EDGE Let us share examples of Team Development Forming Storming Norming Performing M MM M MM M MM Leader M M M M Leader M M M M M M M M Leader M M M Leader M M M M M M M M Explain Demonstrate Guide Enable

13. The Teaching EDGE Team success often depends upon the need for team members to individually or collectively learn new skills The leader is responsible for providing skill instruction, where necessary The leader may serve as instructor or arrange for instruction .

14. Style of skill instruction to be utilized by instructor must be matched to learner’s enthusiasm and skill We use The Teaching EDGEto define the instructional style ExplainDemonstrateGuideEnable The Teaching EDGE .

15. The Teaching EDGE Norming What do you think the appropriate Teaching EDGE behavior is? Guide • The instructor needs to Guide . . . • Give learner freedom to figure things out on his/her own • Support learner with encouragement • Help learner move closer to the goal .

16. The Teaching EDGE Storming What do you think the appropriate Teaching EDGE behavior is? Demonstrate • Instructor must Demonstrate the new skill . . • Show what to do • Show how to do it

17. The Teaching EDGE Performing What do you think the appropriate Teaching EDGE behavior is? Enable • The instructor needs to Enable . . . • Offer learner freedom to make decisions on his/her own and to keep moving ahead • Learner can master skill by teaching others .

18. The Teaching EDGE Forming What do you think the appropriate Teaching EDGE behavior is? Explain • Instructor needs to carefully Explain . . . • What to do • How to do it

19. The Teaching EDGE

20. TIME for REVIEW Let’s do some review on what we have covered during our discussions on EDGE For this review, lets turn over any information you have or notes you may have taken. If you know the answer, just raise your hand! WB 2013 TIMEFORReview

21. REVIEW QUESTION 1 What does each letter in EDGE represent? E xplain D emonstrate G uide E nable

22. REVIEW QUESTION 2 In the stages of team development. What does this image represent? PERFORMING High enthusiasm / high skills Performing usually requires Enabling .

23. REVIEW QUESTION 3 In the stages of team development. What does this image represent? FORMING High enthusiasm and motivation/low skills Forming requires Explaining

24. REVIEW QUESTION 4 In the stages of team development. What does this image represent? NORMING Rising enthusiasm/growing skills Norming requires Guiding, or coaching .

25. REVIEW QUESTION 5 In the stages of team development. What does this image represent? STORMING Low enthusiasm and /low skills Storming requires Demonstrating

26. REVIEW QUESTION 6 When an instructor does this it is called ______ Giving freedom to figure out things Supporting with encouragement Helping to move closer to the goal GUIDING GUIDING .

27. REVIEW QUESTION 7 A learner can act independently and be very productive, but in order to do this an instructor will need to _______ the person which offers freedom to make decisions and to keep moving ahead. ENABLE ENABLE

28. REVIEW QUESTION 8 A team responds best to leadership tailored to the _________________________ at the moment. stage the team is experiencing This means you as a leader need to tailor yourself to the level of the group and provide the guidance needed at their current stage they are experiencing. Failure to do this means you could lose their interest in learning. .

29. Tailor your actions to the level of the group Provide the guidance needed at the current stage they are experiencing Know that it is OKAY to move backward. Inspect for what you Expect EDGE is not always quick process Most Important .

30. Questions and Answers

31. Thank you for your time and participation How will YOU use this in YOUR ticket? .