"Euro Traffic Circle" - Activity Based Learning

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posted by Jay @ 11/26/2007, ,




Have a Happy Thanksgiving!


A clip from the original Charlie Brown Thanksgiving - 4:55 seconds.

posted by Jay @ 11/21/2007, ,




WFR Training and Recertification by WMA



WFR Course by WMA

Dec 13 - 21, 2007

Hosted by the Adventure Learning Center at Eagle Village, Hersey, MI

Wilderness First Responder (WFR) Eight-Day Course Outline & Syllabus



WFR Recertification by WMA


Dec 8-9, 2007

Hosted by the Adventure Learning Center at Eagle Village, Hersey, MI

Two-Day WFR Recertification Course Outline & Syllabus


Please contact Donna Ooms with any questions or to request information. She can be reached at:

800-748-0061 x263
dooms@eaglevillage.org

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posted by Jay @ 11/16/2007, ,




"Euro Traffic Circle" - Activity Based Learning



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posted by Jay @ 11/16/2007, ,




Climbing Wall Association Releases Third Edition of Industry Practices: A Sourcebook for the Operation of Manufactured Climbing Walls

Entire Article from OutdoorEd.com October 31, 2007 - Press Release
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The Climbing Wall Association, Inc. announced the release of the third edition of the Industry Practices:A Sourcebook for the Operation of Manufactured Climbing Walls.

The purpose of the Industry Practices is to raise awareness of standard climbing practices for those operating recreational climbing facilities throughout North America. The Industry Practices can assist climbing facilities in understanding, defining, and implementing a set of responsible management, training, and operational climbing practices at their climbing facilities.

The Industry Practices have been developed through a collaborative effort by members of the climbing wall industry over many years in an effort to provide a critical element of industry self-regulation and to defend against onerous and expensive external regulation. The current edition was revised by the CWA Operations Standards Committee in cooperation with CWA members, industry representatives, manufacturers, and other experts. Members of the public were invited to review and comment on the draft, an industry first for this successful publication.

According to Bill Zimmermann, Executive Director of the CWA, the third edition is a major revision of the previous edition. "The third edition of the Industry Practices was re-written from cover to cover and contains a great deal of useful material not included in previous editions." he said.

The Industry Practices is provided free of charge to current CWA members, and was shipped to its members last week. The Industry Practices is available to the public via the CWA web site here: http://www.climbingwallindustry.org/order.php. On-line ordering is now available.

About the Climbing Wall Association, Inc.

(CWA) is a 501(c)(06), non-profit, industry trade association incorporated in May of 2003. The CWA is the only trade association addressing the needs and interests of the climbing wall industry and climbing wall operators. The mission of the Climbing Wall Association is to support the development of the climbing wall industry, to promote the sport of climbing, and to advocate for the interests of our members.


An OutdoorEd Article

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posted by Jay @ 11/14/2007, ,




Thank You For Our Freedom!







History of Veterans Day

posted by Jay @ 11/11/2007, ,




Dr. Jim Cain's - "Pizza Toss"



For more information go to http://teamworkandteamplay.com/

(For Email Fed readers the video is viewable on MIEN)

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posted by Jay @ 11/08/2007, ,




TemFrom - "Twelve Tips for Team Building: How to Build Successful Work Teams"

From - "Twelve Tips for Team Building: How to Build Successful Work Teams"
By Susan M. Heathfield

In a team-oriented environment, you contribute to the overall success of the organization. You work with fellow members of the organization to produce these results. Even though you have a specific job function and you belong to a specific department, you are unified with other organization members to accomplish the overall objectives. The bigger picture drives your actions; your function exists to serve the bigger picture.

You need to differentiate this overall sense of teamwork from the task of developing an effective intact team that is formed to accomplish a specific goal. People confuse the two team building objectives. This is why so many team building seminars, meetings, retreats and activities are deemed failures by their participants. Leaders failed to define the team they wanted to build. Developing an overall sense of team work is different from building an effective, focused work team when you consider team building approaches.

Twelve Cs for Team Building
Successful team building, that creates effective, focused work teams, requires attention to each of the following.

  1. Clear Expectations: Has executive leadership clearly communicated its expectations for the team’s performance and expected outcomes?
  2. Context: Do team members understand why they are participating on the team?
  3. Commitment: Do team members want to participate on the team? Do team members feel the team mission is important?
  4. Competence: Does the team feel that it has the appropriate people participating?
  5. Charter: Has the team taken its assigned area of responsibility and designed its own mission, vision and strategies to accomplish the mission.
  6. Control: Does the team have enough freedom and empowerment to feel the ownership necessary to accomplish its charter?
  7. Collaboration: Does the team understand team and group process?
  8. Communication: Are team members clear about the priority of their tasks?
  9. Creative Innovation: Is the organization really interested in change?
  10. Consequences: Do team members feel responsible and accountable for team achievements?
  11. Coordination: Are teams coordinated by a central leadership team that assists the groups to obtain what they need for success?
  12. Cultural Change: Does the organization recognize that the team-based, collaborative, empowering, enabling organizational culture of the future is different than the traditional, hierarchical organization it may currently be?
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posted by Jay @ 11/05/2007, ,




Chris Cavert's - "As If" - Video



For more information visit http://fundoing.com/

(For Email Fed readers the video is viewable on MIEN)

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posted by Jay @ 11/02/2007, ,




All Balls Variation

Here is an interesting variation on the classic "All Balls" activity. Instead of just a line - build a wall with boxes or milk crates. Instead of balls - use paper.

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posted by Jay @ 11/02/2007, ,


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