Leading Educators in Authentic Development: Dynamic Delivery of Professional Development (Session 2 of 2)

Display slide 20 and ask for volunteers to be “presenters.” Give directions to “presenters” and “participants” separately. 

While one facilitator is giving instructions to the volunteer participants (slides 21–22), another facilitator asks for six volunteer “distracters” who will act out in mild ways to simulate realistic presentation challenges. Everyone else will be “model” participants.

Brainstorm common distracter behaviors with the volunteer participants. Write each behavior on a note card, enough for each participant to get one card. Shuffle the cards and hand them out randomly to each volunteer. This is the behavior they will exhibit while the volunteer presenters are facilitating the 3-2-1 activity.

While giving instructions to the volunteer presenters (slide 23), explain that they will facilitate only the “Engage” section of the Owning the Learning PD, using the 3-2-1 strategy to introduce objectives. Explain that they can call freeze at any point to get support from you, or that you may choose to call freeze and give them tips.

Briefly display slide 24 to signal a shift in the topic. Volunteer presenters will use slides 25–30 to guide the 3-2-1 activity.. 

• List 3 things you would Google. 

• List 2 things your students would Google. 

• List 1 way you could use student interest as a bridge to content.

Move to slide 31. Debrief how distracters were handled and discuss methods for managing audience distractions. What worked effectively in each scenario? 

Briefly display slide 32 to shift topics, then show the Ferris Bueller’s Day Off video on slide 33 to illustrate an unengaging presentation style.

Then, display slide 34 and ask each participant to think of a memorable, dynamic speaker and what made that speaker dynamic. Participants write as many qualities as they can think of, one per sticky note.

Move on to slide 35 for the Affinity Process activity instructions.

Have table groups discuss similar answers and group similar sticky notes together to identify common qualities of dynamic presentations. Each table should look at the groupings they’ve identified and come up with a favorite sticky note to represent the idea of that grouping and place it at the top. 

Then conduct a share-out using a Stand Up, Sit Down format (slide 36). Ask a volunteer at each group to stand as the spokesperson for that group. Then, rotate through the groups, with each representative sharing their grouping. Record these on the board as each one is mentioned. 

When ideas are mentioned in their stack, the spokesperson puts those stickies in a discard pile. Keep sharing until all the group’s stickies are exhausted. The spokesperson will sit down when all their stickies have been represented on the board, even if another group shared the idea.  

Display slide 37, explain the Jigsaw strategy, and distribute the Dynamic Delivery Chart handout. Assign a number (1–7) for each group to read the corresponding numbered section on the handout. Set a timer to discuss for 2 minutes. Each group explains what that area looks like in a dynamic delivery and shares with the larger group.