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Our Building Community Connections Conference (formerly known as Non-Profit Training Day) is our award-winning event for professionals from non-profit organizations and the public and private sectors, as well as community volunteers. It's a way to invest in yourself by enjoying an informative, fun, and energizing day of learning and networking.
When: Tuesday, April 30. Check in begins at 8:30 a.m. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Mt. Mercy University's CRST International Graduate Center, located at 1650 Matterhorn Drive NE, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Cost: $45, which includes sessions, session materials, lunch, snacks, and beverages.
Keynote Speaker
Collaboration, Community and Common Ground - Methodologies for Moving to Action vs. Reaction - Lew Montgomery (9:30 - 10:30)
Breakout Room Topics and Speakers
Connections Track
Community Track
Common Ground Track
Click here to see the full agenda.
Sponsors
We would like to thank our sponsors for helping make this event affordable.
PRESENTERSBrenda Meeker and Melanie Hoffner
DATE AND TIMETuesday May 7th from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Wednesday May 8th from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
LOCATION
Mount Mercy University CRST International Graduate Center - 1650 Matterhorn Dr. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
NOTE: This workshop is for those who are new to a formal training role, and for experienced trainers who want a refresher to their design and delivery.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
For some of us, being asked to design and deliver training creates a rush of excitement, while for others it is a "slide down the rabbit hole." Decrease your apprehension and increase your confidence when you can design and deliver a more effective learning experience for your participants, which leads to improved performance and a positive impact on business results.
This Train the Trainer professional development experience includes TWO days of value-packed interactive training design and delivery strategies and solutions!
Day One: Instructional Design with Brenda Meeker, Owner and President of Elevate Consulting LLC, and current ATD President.
Day Two: Brain-Friendly Training Delivery with Melanie Hoffner, Founder and Chief People Development Specialist, Brain Bonanza LLC, and ATD Hawkeye Chapter Past President.
Objectives
Apply training design models to training development needs.
Write measurable learning objectives.
Connect how adults learn with techniques to include in your training.
Discover six brain-based principles, and related delivery strategies, that create “sticky learning.”
Create a positive, active learning environment.
Structure training delivery to optimize the participants’ learning experience, including their attention, comprehension, and retention.
Identify at least three actions you can take to increase the likelihood that participants will apply their learning AFTER training.
Develop an Action and Implementation Plan to integrate your learning from Train the Trainer.
NOTE: This workshop will earn you 12 PDC's towards certification.
ATD CAPABILITY MODEL:
Developing Professional Capability - Training Delivery & Facilitation
REGISTRATION FEESWe are pleased to offer the workshop in-person only with the following pricing:
Bonus Train the Trainer Opportunity: For Virtual/Hybrid Training
Train the Trainer for the Formal Trainer is a prerequisite for a bonus session workshop. Consider joining us on June 4 to take what you learned in this Train the Trainer workshop and apply those skills to a virtual or hybrid environment. To sign up for the bonus session, click the link below.
NOTE: This bonus workshop will be held in-person and will cover applying training design and delivery principles to virtual or hybrid training.
DATE AND TIMEFriday, May 10, from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Parlor City Pub & Eatery - 1125 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids. We will be in the Five Seasons Room.
SPECIAL EVENT DESCRIPTION
Join us for the Spring Social! May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and ATD Hawkeye Chapter invites you to prioritize well-being by connecting with others and challenging your mind - with some trivia. In addition to socializing, networking, and brain-teasing fun, a complimentary taco buffet will be provided.
Bring a guest to grow all our networks and increase the fun! Non-member attendees can register for only $10!
This event is in lieu of our regular monthly chapter meeting. The next chapter meeting (with SHRM credits available) will be held in June.
CAPABILITY MODEL
Networking
REGISTRATIONAll are welcome! Register to attend on the ATD Hawkeye Chapter website. Chapter members attend for free, and non-members can join the fun at the low price of $10.00. We'd be more than happy to apply your registration fee toward a chapter membership when you become a member by the end of May.
PREREQUISITES Attendance at Train the Trainer for the Informal Trainer or Train the Trainer for the Formal Trainer.
DATE AND TIMEJune 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In the world of remote/hybrid employment, many are faced with the need to deliver information and training virtually. This bonus session 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.
This is not a stand-alone workshop. You must be enrolled in the Informal or Formal Train the Trainer to participate in this bonus session. Please bring the binders from your original sessions to this event.
NOTE: This workshop will be held in-person and will cover applying training design and delivery principles to virtual or hybrid training.
FACILITATORS
Brenda Meeker, Owner and President of Elevate Consulting and ATD Hawkeye Chapter current President; and Melanie Hoffner, Founder and Chief People Development Specialist at Brain Bonanza LLC, and ATD Hawkeye Past President.
Note: Seating is limited to 30 participants.
PRESENTERChanta Rand
DATE AND TIMEFriday June 14th at 8:30 a.m.
Creating an environment that helps learners feel safe is just as important to knowledge transfer as a visually pleasing presentation. As someone who made the transition from instructional design to interior decorating, I've found that both of these fields enjoy some of the same key principles. Just as we want to feel a safe space in our homes, learners also want to feel psychological safety to learn, practice, and get feedback without fear of being made fun of or criticized.
In this course, we will explore the fascinating intersection of interior design principles and the creation of psychologically safe learning environments, with a specific focus on online learning platforms such as webinars and e-learning modules. By the end of this course, you will not only gain a deeper understanding of how design impacts the learning experience but also learn practical strategies for designing and facilitating engaging, inclusive, and supportive online learning environments.
What's covered:
Take a fun, but critical journey with me as I show you how to align the fundamentals of interior design with instructional design to create an engaging, psychologically safe learning environment in your presentations.
Training Delivery and Facilitation
BIOGRAPHY
Chanta Rand is a visual presentation strategist with a craving for color, a love of layouts, and a fetish for form and function. She's the author of How to Be a Badass Instructional Designer, as well as the founder of DesignSlayers.com and Curriculum Queens, consulting services focused on visually appealing designs that help tell the data story. After emerging victorious from her battle with breast cancer in 2023, Chanta fulfilled her long-time passion of transitioning from instructional design to interior design. When she's not designing, she's globetrotting in search of exotic beaches and one-of-a-kind pieces for her staging business.
To collaborate or to make contact, email chanta@chantarand.com
Publications:
Book: How to Be a Badass Instructional Designer
ATD Article: Get Your Visuals Noticed
ATD Job Aid: Unleash Your Inner Design Artist
Interior Design Website: Artistic-af.com
SHRM CREDITS
This program is valid for 1 PDC for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
REGISTRATION FEESMembers can log into the website and register to attend the program for free. 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.
LOCATIONThis session will be offered via Zoom only.
ATD Hawkeye Chapter P.O. Box 10847 Cedar Rapids, IA 52410-0847
info@hawkeyeatd.org
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