Practical Childbirth and Parent Education (PCAPE)
January 2008 Newsletter
First Impressions
The saying "you don't have
a second chance to make a good first impression" is especially
relevant to educators and healthcare providers. Your entire
class series is often judged based on that important first impression
of you, the classroom and facility. Is it warm and welcoming?
Easy to find? Comfortable? Have space for coats and boots and
umbrellas?
Adequate parking or valet parking
Is the visual environment pleasant and relevant to the class
topic? Is clutter hidden or screened from view? AV's and class
materials ready before the first participant enters the room?
Background music playing? Are you dressed and groomed like a
professional? (Generally that means one level above the class
members, so no scrubs, sweats or jeans.)
Do you have an activity for early-arriving
class members?
How do you begin your first class?
__activity
__audiovisual
__class and classroom orientation
__class content
__class overview
__icebreaker
__introductions
__your name and credentials
__class members
__nametags
__other_______________________
First, number the items you currently
use to begin your class in the
order of presentation.
Next, read an article or teaching
tip from a current blog, journal,
newsletter or website relevant to the class you teach. *
Evaluate the sequence above based
on the information you researched.
Reorder the sequence if appropriate.
How do you begin your first class?
Revisions
__activity
__audiovisual
__class and classroom orientation
__class content
__class overview
__icebreaker
__introductions
__your name and credentials
__class members
__nametags
__other_______________________
* Suggested sources:
childbirthtoday.blogspot.com <http://childbirthtoday.blogspot.com/>
http://4woman.gov/HealthPro/
www.childbirthconnection.org <http://www.childbirthconnection.org/>
.
http://www.birthpsychology.com/
http://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ClickedLink=334&ck=10068
&area=27
http://birthwithconfidence.blogs.lamaze.org/
http://pcape.com/newsletter.html
http://pregnancychildbirth.suite101.com/blog.cfm/what_childbirth_classes
_you_prefer
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/the-end-of-childbirth-101/
http://icea.org/mem_journal.html
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/lamaze/jpe
book: Innovative Teaching Strategies
Handbook for Birth
<http://store.valueweb.com/servlet/pregnant/Detail?no=41>
This book brings a greater understanding of the needs of the
adult
learner and how to choose appropriate teaching strategies to
meet those
needs
available from www.pregnanttoparent.com.
<http://www.pregnanttoparent.com/>
http://store.valueweb.com/servlet/pregnant/Categories?category=Professio
nals%3ABbooks
copyright 2008 Judy O'Connor Practical
Childbirth and Parent Education
