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• Train the Trainer for the Virtual/Hybrid Trainer 2025

  • Start
    10 Jun 2025
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  • End
    11 Jun 2025
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    GreenState Credit Union Financial Center
  • Registered
    7 registrants

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  We are pleased to announce Brenda Meeker and Melanie Hoffner will once again facilitate our highly popular Train the Trainer workshops in 2025!

  Note: Please see the Train the Trainer website for more information on this program. The information listed below is for the June event only. See Train the Trainer for the Informal/Formal Trainer for information on the May event. The prerequisite for attending the June event is you must have attended the May event or a past years' Train the Trainer event.

  Location: GreenState Credit Union, North Liberty, IA

  Dates:

  • June 10th: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Check-in: 8:15 a.m.)
  • June 11th: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Check-in: 8:15 a.m.)

  About the Workshop

  In the world of remote/hybrid employment, many are faced with the need to deliver information and training virtually. This session held on June 10th and 11th will help you to take the information you learned in your Train the Trainer session and apply those skills in a virtual/remote environment. Both facilitators have experience with leading virtual training and will share best practices. Listed below you will find an outline of objectives to be laid out in this course.

  Learning Objectives

  • Apply design strategies and tips for virtual/hybrid training.
  • Express topics to consider for virtual/hybrid training that differ from in-person training.
  • • Integrate new principles and strategies into one of your own training plans. (Time provided during this session).
    • Practice implementing a new strategy/ies in a virtual or hybrid setting. (Time provided during this session).
    • Explore the definition and characteristics of a Learning Experience Facilitator (Hugget) and the three hallmarks of a Learning Experience Facilitator: Current Mindset, Updated Toolset, and Relevant Skill Set.
    • Apply brain-friendly delivery principles and strategies learned in the Train the Trainer session to the virtual/hybrid training environment.
    • Integrate brain-friendly principles and strategies, as well as those of a Learning Experience Facilitator, into one of your own virtual/hybrid training plans. (Time provided during this session).
    • Deliver a brief virtual/hybrid session live to practice implementing a new strategy/ies and get feedback. (Time provided during this session).

  Pricing:

  $199 for members

  $249 for non-members

  Prerequisite: Attendees must have completed any previous Train the Trainer session (this can include past years).

  Facilitators

  Brenda Meeker

  Owner and President, Elevate Consulting, LLC.

  Melanie Hoffner

  Founder and Chief People Development Specialist, Brain Bonanza, LLC.

  Both Brenda and Melanie are Past Presidents of the ATD Hawkeye Chapter.

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• June Roadshow

  • When
    13 Jun 2025
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    10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Trees Forever, 80 W 8th Ave, Marion, IA 52302
  • Registered
    14 registrants

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  ATD Hawkeye Chapter June Roadshow

  
  

  June 13th, 2025 - In Person Event

  We're taking it on the road in June, with our Hawkeye ATD June Roadshow! We'll be meeting at Trees Forever in Marion to learn about their important mission to replant our local trees, and educate our community on the importance of trees and natural  areas within our lives.

  To help us grow, Jennifer Zach with be presenting on Somatic Awareness!
  
  

  Somatic Awareness: Strengthening Critical Thinking from the Inside Out

  Critical thinking isn’t just about what’s in your head — it’s shaped by what’s happening in your body.

  In this interactive session, you’ll learn how somatic awareness can sharpen focus, reduce cognitive overload, and strengthen decision-making under pressure. Discover quick, practical techniques to regulate your nervous system, stay mentally sharp, and navigate high-stakes moments with greater clarity and confidence.

  
  

  When:

  Friday, June 13th, from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM.

  Where:

  Trees Forever, 80 W 8th Ave, Marion, IA 52302

  Cost:

  Members can log into the website and register to attend the program for free.  Other guests will need to register online and pay a fee of $20.00.

  We'd be more than happy to apply your registration fee toward a chapter membership when you become a member within one week of this program.

  Lunch is optional and costs an additional $15.95. Please select from the following sandwich choices when registering:

  • Turkey and provolone sandwich
  • Chicken salad sandwich

  Includes potato salad, chips, bottled water and a cookie.

  
  

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