By: Tim Duffey, Search Institute Senior Trainer
The annual BigTent Conference holds numerous opportunities for attendees to deepen their knowledge and strengthen their skills. But before the opening assembly even starts, attendees have the opportunity to get a head-start on expanding their own capacity to tell others about Search Institute’s work by attending one of several pre-conference workshops, with a diversity of people from multiple states and around the world.
These workshops allow participants the opportunity to learn learn how to deliver time-tested workshops designed by the institute; how to plan, implement, and evaluate asset-building programs; how to describe, identify, and nourish the sparks of young people; or how to assist parents and caregivers in setting and sustaining appropriate boundaries.
All sessions include a wealth of relevant resources on the subject being discussed and extensive materials for participants’ use on their home turf.
The sessions are consistently highly rated by participants. Here’s a sampling of the comments offered from 2010 pre-conference workshop attendees in their conference evaluations:
“I was equipped, prepared, informed, motivated, and inspired.”
“ . . . an incredible trainer! It was the most clear explanation and description of assets I have ever heard. I feel that I am now equipped to share the assets [with others.”]“It was so amazing to see such a diverse group of individuals from different countries sharing their knowledge and passion . . .”
“I think everything learned over the past two days is able to be implemented in my community. [The trainer] lives and breathes the Developmental Assets.”
Plans are underway now for an exciting slate of pre-conference workshops during the 2011 Big Tent Conference in Omaha, Nebraska, November 1 & 2, 2011*. (Full conference from November 3-5, 2011.) We hope to see you there!
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