1. Prepared by United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Education Department 2011 Instructor Workshop 2011 Instructor Workshop

2. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. 2 The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is our steadfast volunteer corps. Our Auxiliary Shipmates assist the Coast Guard with performing our many challenging maritime missions, with boating safety remaining as their core function. Proudly serving alongside our total workforce, Auxiliarists make it possible to more ably accomplish our missions – they are a true force multiplier. The Auxiliary Service priorities include: Promoting and Improving Recreational Boating Safety; Providing trained crews and facilities to augment the Coast Guard and enhance safety and security of our ports, waterways and coastal regions; Supporting Coast Guard operational, administrative and logistical requirements. Excerpt: U.S. Coast Guard Policy Statement R.J. Papp, JR Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Policy Statement

3. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. 3 For whom ? Members who are: Involved in public education Mentoring new members Teaching Member Training courses Representing the Auxiliary in any type of presentation Seeking to improve his/her presentation skills

4. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. 4 Provide information about available educational resources Showcase some of our most important and successful programs Paddlesports America Course AUXPlus PE Class Administration System Enhance current instructors’ skills Improve recruiting and retention Market public education classes Goals of this workshop

5. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Part I Auxiliary Public Education Courses Available

6. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Multi lesson courses BS&S Boating Skills and Seamanship SS&S Sailing Skills and Seamanship Weekend Navigator 6

7. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Seminar courses (1-8 hours) About Boating Safely (ABS) GPS for Mariners (GPSFM) Suddenly in Command (SIC) Personal Water Craft Safety Course Paddlesports America 7

8. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Seminar courses Waypoints Boating Safely Grades 4-6 Boating Fun Boating Safely – Grades K-3 Youth Instructor Guide Waypoint/Boating Fun Instructor On The Water Training Program How to Read a Nautical Chart Check availability of material for children’s program Complement your “classroom” work with a 4hr session On the Water with certified instructors, Coast Guard Auxiliary Coxswain & Crew

9. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Part II Paddlesports America Course

10. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Paddlesports America is an exciting safety course designed to attract the novice paddle enthusiasts. This four-hour course presents five chapters of safety information. Paddlesports America 10

11. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. 5 Chapters: Know your Paddlecraft ->new material? Planning to get Underway Safe Operation Already Legal Requirements Known Boating Emergencies Most instructors already know majority of the course curriculum Paddlesports America 11

12. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Content of Chapter One: Know your Paddlecraft (may need to refresh for most Auxiliary instructors): Know your vessel - Parts of a canoe and kayak Understanding vessel characteristics - Basic types Hull shapes & materials Lengths, widths and weights Selecting a paddle 12 Paddlesports America

13. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Resources to learn more about paddlecraft: Paddlesports” on AuxB Wiki: http://auxbdeptwiki.cgaux.org/index.php/Paddlesports http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/823/482767/ Canoe Kayak Magazine American WhitewaterAmerican Whitewater. U.S. Canoe AssociationU.S. Canoe Association. America OutdoorsAmerica Outdoors. American Canoe AssociationAmerican Canoe Association. American RiversAmerican Rivers. Professional Paddlesports AssociationProfessional Paddlesports Association. (the underlined items above are linked to each organization’s website) Paddlesports America 13

14. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Market your Paddlesports America course with these ANSC Materials: #2001C – CD-ROM – Smartstart for Paddlers #2001D – DVD-Smartstart for Paddlers #3029 – Pamphlet, Paddle Safe 14 Paddlesmart America

15. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Paddlesmart America

16. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Part III AUXPlus PE

17. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Program –Requires internet only for program updates –Password protected –Lots of help –Email your data up the chain AUXPlus PE 17 Enter classes & courses Enter persons (attendees) Make attendance records Print automatic letters Certificates and cards … and more!

18. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. AUXPlus PE – additional resources 18 http://cgauxed.org/completecourses.html Education Department Electronic Library - elib

19. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. AUXPlus PE

20. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. AUXPlus PE

21. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. AUXPlus PE

22. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Enter Account Name: FSO-PE And Password: FSO-PE_1 AUXPlus PE

23. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. AUXPlus PE - Class

24. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. AUXPlus PE

25. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. AUXPlus PE

26. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. AUXPlus PE - Schedule

27. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. AUXPlus PE - Certificate

28. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. AUXPlus PE - Card

29. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Part IV Successful Instructor Techniques

30. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. 30 Impressions are important You represent the Auxiliary Uniform should be worn neatly and with pride All instructors should wear the same uniform Look the part http://hdept.cgaux.org/pdf/UPG-DEC2010.pdf

31. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Consider learning styles Reading – 10% Listening – 20% Charts – 30 % Films & Videos – 40% Demonstrations – 50% Role Playing – 80% 31

32. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. What’s right / what’s wrong? (for group discussion) You’re teaching a BS&S Class at the local yacht club. You have two assistants, Herb and Jim. You’re wearing the tropical blue uniform, Herb is in his ODU uniform and Jim is wearing dungarees and a sweatshirt. You greet the class, introduce yourself and your assistants. You ask if anyone has any special needs or impediments. Everyone is fine and you begin assembling your audio/video equipment. You take a little over five minutes to set up and begin the class by telling them you haven’t received the course material as yet but you will have it for the next session. You complete your class a little over the allotted time and ask the attendees to come up to see you with any leftover questions. 32

33. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Your FC has a friend who needs to teach a class to maintain his instructor qualification and asks you to let him teach your class. You reluctantly agree. He begins and is obviously not prepared. You remain silent for a while but it becomes so bad that you begin to interject more and more until you are doing most of the teaching. At the end of the lecture you thank him and give him an opportunity to leave, which he does. You then ask if anyone has any questions and take the opportunity to clarify many of the items taught. You make up your mind that you will not let anyone teach in your class unless he/she is totally prepared. 33 What’s right / what’s wrong? (for group discussion)

34. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Suggested topics for small group discussion 1.What should your students expect from you and from your course? How will you know if you are meeting their expectations during the course and not wait until the end of the course? 2.How are you going to decide where to concentrate your energy? What can be left out and what has to be covered? If everything in important then nothing is important. 3.What has really worked for you in the classroom over the years? 4.How do you think Auxiliary courses can be improved? 34

35. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Suggested topics for small group discussion 5.Is it better to expose new boaters to one or two instructors or a wider variety? 6.Do you think our tests show what has been learned in the class? 7.Are we changing the students behavior? If so, how? 8.Share one technique you have tried that was successful and one that did not work. 9.How can you handle the wide range of experience that members of the class often bring - from beginner to experienced boater? 35

36. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. 36 Assess constantly Encourage positive & negative criticism Review the students’ comments Build on your strengths Review missed test questions

37. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. 37 “YOU’RE ON STAGE” Engage students with eye contact and movement Avoid becoming static Teach to every student Watch students’ expressions Don’t turn your back to the student Don’t depend on technology to instruct the class Technology is meant to be used as a teaching aid, not to replace you as the instructor You, not the projected image, are the teacher

38. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Part V Recruiting through Public Education

39. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Discussion item The classroom is a good place to look for potential members. How might you approach a group to encourage them to think about joining the Coast Guard Auxiliary? 39

40. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Invitations to meetings − Invite at every class Plenty of hand outs − Showcase various Auxiliary missions Actively mention flotilla needs − Not just boats - finance, computer skills, etc Recruiting opportunities and strategies 40

41. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Ways to recruit in the classroom Talk to students, not to each other − Talk up missions Work in local pictures or anecdotes Deliver the Auxiliary message, every time! − Make recruiting part of the lesson plan − Deliver benefits of membership constantly − Show enthusiasm for what you do 41

42. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Part VI Marketing Public Education Classes

43. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Advertise your class What are some ways you can advertise your class? Let’s do some “brain storming” and see how many ways one can get the Auxiliary message to the boating public. 43

44. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Use VE/RBSPV partners Vessel Examiners and Program Visitors - Partners in recreational boating safety Our common mission? - “Saving lives through education” How will VEs/PVs help? - Distribute class schedules at VSCs - Share schedules with boat dealers and more 44

45. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Use web sources to advertise your class Post PE classes - District, division and flotilla web pages - State boating department web site - Boat/US, Soundings E-Department Library www.cgauxed.org/elib 45

46. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. Conclusion Effective Auxiliary instructors are - Professional - Enthusiastic - Constantly practicing and improving their craft The E-Dept – dedicated to serving Instructors’ needs 46

47. 2011ITWorkshop Copyright 2011 Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. 47 Let’s go to the classroom