Philadelphia Trainers’ Collaborative Workshops

Posted by on January 29, 2012

Bread & Roses’ Barbara Smith Community School is once again partnering with the Philadelphia Trainers’ Collaborative.

The Philadelphia Trainers’ Collaborative (PTC) is run collectively by community educators, organizers, and trainers who use education to transform people and communities. It’s a place to share skills, tips and ideas.

Learn more about PTC’s winter line-up of workshops and sign-up below.

Philadelphia Trainers’ Collaborative

Winter 2012 Gatherings

The Philadelphia Trainers’ Collaborative is a member-run group of community educators, organizers, teachers and trainers who believe in and practice education to transform people and communities. Through regular gatherings, we strive to create a space for educators to gain skills, share ideas, brainstorm, and try out new approaches.

Gatherings are open to the public and cost only $5-10 (sliding scale).

Light refreshments are provided.

*All gatherings are held from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Designing and Evaluating Effective Trainings
Wednesday, February 22nd
Facilitator:  Jill Feldstein
Location:  PhilaPosh, 3001 Walnut St., 5th Floor (AFSCME DC 33 building)

Building off of our January gathering on collaborative curriculum design, in February we will explore three phases of developing trainings and workshops: planning, executing and evaluating. In February’s gathering we will pick apart these pieces, playing with interactive activities to explore ways to:

1). Help you get clear on what you want your trainings to achieve;
2). Creatively design trainings that help you meet your goals; and
3). Evaluate if/how you achieved your goals, utilizing feedback from training participants and the planning team.

Stories for Change
Wednesday, March 28th
Facilitator:  Mark Lyons
Location:  PhilaPosh, 3001 Walnut St., 5th Floor (AFSCME DC 33 building)

Mark Lyons will lead a workshop on using stories to organize for social change. Sharing stories within a community helps people begin to trust each other, to reflect on their common experiences and honor their dreams and risks they have taken.  When a community takes their stories to the streets or City Hall or the media, they have a voice; their stories give them power. We will learn how to frame a story about a specific issue, how to ask questions and do active listening that encourage people to tell vivid stories about their experience, and discuss the possibilities of doing storytelling in our own work. We will also review some basic tools for creating audio stories.

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