1. The Leading EDGETM The Teaching EDGETM
Presented by
Jim Stallings
Thom Pakurar
This session will cover one of the Models for Success, the other being the Stages of Team Development. 1

2. Why is EDGE important?
EDGE is a better way of providing training which allows the participants to practice and gain self-confidence through hands-on training experiences. Essentially, it teaches you how to train other Scouts and Scouters.
As of January 1st, 2010, EDGE is now required for all scouts working toward their Tenderfoot and Life ranks. This ranges from teaching a square knot as a Tenderfoot to teaching first aid, cooking, or camping as a Star Scout.
Jim will present this slide on WHY EDGE is important . 2

3. EDGE
We are going to perform a skit which will show EDGE in action. We need the patrol leader from each patrol to come up and help us out.
Jim will request a patrol leader from each patrol to come join him at the table.
Please watch this demonstration of EDGE in motion. . 3

4. EDGE
An event in which scouts utilize a piece of highly honored and respected cloth which has been carefully designed with stars and stripes in the color red, white and blue. A minimum of three scouts are used to form this symbol into a single triangle after performing multiple folds with the corners representing the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches of our government. 4

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6. Now that you have been Enabled to teach this skill please return to your patrol table where you can now guide your partrol thru the process of folding the American Flag. . 6

7. Welcome to
EDGE . 7

8. EDGE Explain Demonstrate Guide Enable
A powerful tool for choosing the right leadership or instructional style to be utilized during the stages of team and skill development.
Explain Demonstrate Guide Enable
In short, we want to match the style of leadership or instruction to the people and situation
Jim
First, the group started out with an in depth explanation of the skill they were going to be teaching. By itself, that explanation would have been close to useless, but immediately after his explanation, Thom gave us a demonstration of the skill. This helped us because we could visually experience the skill while hearing further explanation. Then Thom gave us the opportunity to practice the skill while he gave us guidance. Having worked through these steps, Thom enabled us to master the sill by ourselves.
Explain that you might have to go back…
In guiding you may need to demonstrate again
In Enable you make need to guide again . 8

9. EDGE
The Leading EDGE Acronym which describes the behavior of a leader as the team moves through the stages of team development
The Teaching EDGE Acronym which describes the behavior of an instructor as a learner goes through the stages of learning a skill
Jim - in EDGE there are two separate parts, the first part is The Leading EDGE which deals with the behavior of a leader as the team moves through the stages of team development.
The second part of EDGE is The Teaching EDGE which describes behavior of an instructor as a leader goes thru the stages of learning a skill.
Both the Leading and Teaching EDGE will be covered as we progress through our presentation on EDGE. . 9

10. The Leading EDGE
Leadership Styles
Explain Demonstrate Guide Enable
Thom
They have already learned Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing
Now we are now going to help show how those relate to EDGE
A team responds best to leadership tailored to the stage that the team is experiencing at the moment 10

11. The Leading EDGE E E G D Enthusiasm Skills Low High FORMING PERFORMING
Requires an Enabling style of leadership
Requires an Explaining style of leadership E E
NORMING
Enthusiasm G
Requires a Guiding style of leadership
STORMING
Requires a Demonstrating style of leadership D 11

12. Let us share examples of Team Development
The Leading EDGE
Let us share examples of Team Development
Forming
Storming
Norming
Performing
M M M
Leader M
M M
M Leader M M
M M
M Leader
Leader M
M M
M M
Thom
Reach out to the participants for real scouting experiences where they have
Explained and how they changed their approach based on their group or participant
Demonstrated and what changes they needed to make
Guided and if they had to demonstrate again or changed their guidance
And
Enabled and how it worked based on their demonstration and guiding.
Explain
Demonstrate
Guide
Enable 12

13. The Teaching EDGE
Team success often depends upon the need for team members to individually or collectively learn new skills
The leader is responsible for providing skill instruction, where necessary
The leader may serve as instructor or arrange for instruction
Jim – go over how the team success often depends upon the need for the team members to individually or collectively learn new skills. If you have anyone in the group that does not care about the skill they can make it harder for everyone else to learn that skill. Some skills are individual while others require a group to accomplish the goal.
Explain that the leader is also responsible to providing the skill instruction as needed. You might have some people that already have detailed knowledge of the skill so you can pull them in to help demonstrate and guide the other members in this training. The instructor now is enabling a member of the group as they demonstrate and guide the other members. . 13

14. The Teaching EDGE
Style of skill instruction to be utilized by instructor must be matched to learner’s enthusiasm and skill
We use The Teaching EDGE to define the instructional style
Explain Demonstrate Guide Enable
Jim explains that the style of the instructions must be matched to the learners enthusiasm and skill level. This is more than just the age of the leaner but their level of skill in the task being taught.
I like to use real life experiences whenever possible. If I have seen or experienced something it is easier for me to express what I am trying to present.
When we took my surrogate daughter from the UK went skiing who had never skied in her life. So I put her into a beginners lesson as soon as we arrived on the slope. After an hour of lesson I found her just sitting on the bench. She stated that she did not like skiing and wondered why anyone would want to slide down the same hill over and over again.
After lunch she agreed to take another lesson and next thing I knew she was on the slope laughing and skiing.
What Changed? The instructor changed and the type if instruction she was receiving changed. She had an instructor that matched her skill level, boosted her enthusiasm which allowed her to succeed. It was all in the Explain, Demonstrate, and Guiding of the instruction which Enabled her to succeed. . 14

15. What do you think the appropriate Teaching EDGE behavior is?
The Teaching EDGE
With work, he/she makes advances in learning. Skill level rises as does enthusiasm.
Increasing Skill Growing Enthusiasm
Norming
What do you think the appropriate Teaching EDGE behavior is?
Guide
Jim will show the first part of the slide and ask the question. Once answered by someone, he will ask what lead them to that answer.
Now we display and explain the answer.
The instructor needs to Guide . . .
Give learner freedom to figure things out on his/her own
Support learner with encouragement
Help learner move closer to the goal . 15

16. What do you think the appropriate Teaching EDGE behavior is?
The Teaching EDGE
As learner works at the skill, he/she may find it difficult and becomes discouraged. Enthusiasm fades.
Low Skill Low Enthusiasm
Storming
What do you think the appropriate Teaching EDGE behavior is?
Demonstrate
Thom will show the first part of the slide and ask the question. Once answered by someone, he will ask what lead them to that answer.
Now we display and explain the answer.
Instructor must Demonstrate the new skill . .
Show what to do
Show how to do it 16

17. What do you think the appropriate Teaching EDGE behavior is?
The Teaching EDGE
Continuing on, he/she masters the skill, feels good about the accomplishment, & knows skill well enough to teach others.
High Skill High Enthusiasm
Performing
What do you think the appropriate Teaching EDGE behavior is?
Enable
Jim will show the first part of the slide and ask the question. Once answered by someone, he will ask what lead them to that answer.
Now we display and explain the answer.
The instructor needs to Enable . . .
Offer learner freedom to make decisions on his/her own and to keep moving ahead
Learner can master skill by teaching others . 17

18. The Teaching EDGE Explain Instructor needs to carefully Explain . . .
Learner is excited about the possibilities of utilizing a new skill but does not yet know how to perform the skill.
Low Skill High Enthusiasm
Forming
What do you think the appropriate Teaching EDGE behavior is?
Thom will show the first part of the slide and ask the question. Once answered by someone, he will ask what lead them to that answer.
Now we display and explain the answer.
Explain
Instructor needs to carefully Explain . . .
What to do
How to do it 18

19. The Stages of Skill Development and the Stages of Team Development
The Teaching EDGE
The Stages of Skill Development and the Stages of Team Development
Learner is excited about the possibilities of utilizing a new skill but does not yet know how to perform the skill.
Low Skill High Enthusiasm FORMING
As learner works at the skill, he/she may find it difficult and becomes discouraged. Enthusiasm fades. (Most Critical Stage)
Low Skill Low Enthusiasm STORMING
With work, he/she makes advances in learning. Skill level rises as does enthusiasm.
Increasing Skill Growing Enthusiasm NORMING
Continuing on, he/she masters the skill, feels good about the accomplishment, & knows skill well enough to teach others.
High Skill High Enthusiasm PERFORMING
Thom
A simple explanation of the chart will suffice 19

20. TIME for REVIEW
Let’s do some review on what we have covered during our discussions on EDGE
For this review, lets turn over any information you have or notes you may have taken.
If you know the answer, just raise your hand! WB
2013
TIME FOR Review
Thom
Alright, now it’s time for Jim and I to inspect what we expect. At this time, I’d like to ask everyone to just close their books. We’re going to ask some questions and if you feel that you know the answer, raise your hand. 20

21. REVIEW QUESTION 1 What does each letter in EDGE represent? E D G E
xplain D
emonstrate
Thom asks the question and picks a participant to respond whom raises their hand. Once the participant responds, Thom will show the next section of the slide and make any comments or corrections as needed. G
uide E
nable 21

22. REVIEW QUESTION 2
In the stages of team development. What does this image represent?
PERFORMING
High enthusiasm / high skills
Performing usually requires Enabling
Jim asks the question and picks a participant to respond whom raises their hand. Once the participant responds, Jim will show the next section of the slide and make any comments or corrections as needed . 22

23. REVIEW QUESTION 3
In the stages of team development. What does this image represent?
FORMING
High enthusiasm and motivation/low skills
Forming requires Explaining
Thom asks the question and picks a participant to respond whom raises their hand. Once the participant responds, Thom will show the next section of the slide and make any comments or corrections as needed 23

24. REVIEW QUESTION 4
In the stages of team development. What does this image represent?
NORMING
Rising enthusiasm/growing skills
Norming requires Guiding, or coaching
Jim asks the question and picks a participant to respond whom raises their hand. Once the participant responds, Jim will show the next section of the slide and make any comments or corrections as needed . 24

25. REVIEW QUESTION 5
In the stages of team development. What does this image represent?
STORMING
Low enthusiasm and /low skills
Storming requires Demonstrating
Thom asks the question and picks a participant to respond whom raises their hand. Once the participant responds, Thom will show the next section of the slide and make any comments or corrections as needed 25

26. REVIEW QUESTION 6 GUIDING
When an instructor does this it is called ______
Giving freedom to figure out things
Supporting with encouragement
Helping to move closer to the goal
GUIDING
Jim asks the question and picks a participant to respond whom raises their hand. Once the participant responds, Jim will show the next section of the slide and make any comments or corrections as needed
GUIDING . 26

27. REVIEW QUESTION 7 ENABLE
A learner can act independently and be very productive, but in order to do this an instructor will need to _______ the person which offers freedom to make decisions and to keep moving ahead.
ENABLE
Thom asks the question and picks a participant to respond whom raises their hand. Once the participant responds, Thom will show the next section of the slide and make any comments or corrections as needed
ENABLE 27

28. REVIEW QUESTION 8
A team responds best to leadership tailored to the _________________________ at the moment.
stage the team is experiencing
This means you as a leader need to tailor yourself to the level of the group and provide the guidance needed at their current stage they are experiencing.
Failure to do this means you could lose their interest in learning.
Jim asks the question and picks a participant to respond whom raises their hand. Once the participant responds, Jim will show the next section of the slide and make any comments or corrections as needed . 28

29. Most Important Tailor your actions to the level of the group
Provide the guidance needed at the current stage they are experiencing
Know that it is OKAY to move backward.
Inspect for what you Expect
EDGE is not always quick process
Jim will simply read the Bottom Line. No details are needed unless asked, just a simple review . 29

30. Questions and Answers Thom addresses the Questions and Answers
Both Jim and Thom answer using real life experiences from scouting events and activities if possible. 30

31. Thank you for your time and participation
Jim
Let everyone know how much you enjoyed giving the participation and that they hope they have been able to learn something about EDGE.
For more information, please refer to the EDGE inserts in your handbook.
Then Thom and Jim both say at the same time…. How will YOU use this in YOUR ticket?
How will YOU use this in YOUR ticket? . 31