BS-53 BSA On-line Training Instructor: Lynne Hong

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BS-53 BSA On-line TrainingInstructor Lynne Hong
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Training Overview

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• General Training
• Cub Scout Training
• Boy Scout Training
• Venturing Training
• Varsity Training
• More Training

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  l.aspx

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Create MyScouting Account
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Log on to MyScouting Account
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Log on to MyScouting Account
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Log on to MyScouting Account
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General Training
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Cub Scout Training
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Boy Scout Training
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Venturing Training
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Varsity Training
http//www.scouting.org/boyscouts/videos/varsityle
ader.aspx
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More Training

• http//www.scouting.org/BoyScouts/Adults/Training.
  aspx
• Trained leaders provide a quality, fun-filled
  program for troops. When
• Leaders understand Boy Scouting, they are more
  effective in their
• roles.
• The Trainer's EDGE
• NEW! The Trainers EDGE replaces the Trainer
  Development Conference (BSA 500) as the required
  train-the-trainer course for Wood Badge and NYLT
  staffs. It is meant to supplement the practice
  offered through Wood Badge and NYLT staff
  development, with a focus on the participant,
  while raising the level of skill a trainer brings
  to the staff experience. Only practice can polish
  these skills, but this course is intended to
  train the trainer on behaviors and resources
  while offering hands-on experience in methods and
  media.
• 2009 Boy Scout Leader Training Conference
• Boy Scout leaders will have the opportunity to
  attend a Philmont-style training conference at
  the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base the
  week of January 1117, 2009. Each conference will
  be staffed by experienced, informed Scouters. The
  conference schedule includes ample time to enjoy
  the mild climate and natural beauty of the
  Florida Keys.

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• National Advanced Youth Leadership ExperienceThe
  National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
  (NAYLE) is an exciting new program where young
  men enhance their leadership skills in the
  Philmont Backcountry. Scouts will expand upon
  team building and ethical decisions making skills
  learned in National Youth Leadership Training
  (NYLT).
• Youth Protection TrainingThe Boy Scouts of
  America has developed Youth Protection training
  to prepare its leaders to help children who have
  been, or are being abused. Materials are for use
  in pack and den meetings to show Boy Scouts and
  their parents what they should do to prevent
  abuse from happening to them.
• National Youth Leadership Training National
  Youth Leadership Training is an exciting,
  action-packed program designed for councils to
  provide youth members with leadership skills and
  experience they can use in their home troops.
• New Troop Leadership TrainingTroop Leadership
  Training, No. 34306A, has been rolled out to
  replace the Scoutmaster Junior Leader Training
  Kit.
• Boy Scout ConferencesDescriptions of courses
  offered at the Philmont Training Center this
  season.

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• Philmont Training CenterThe Philmont Training
  Center (PTC) provides a unique environment for
  the training of volunteer and professional
  leaders.
• Supplemental Training Modules Supplemental
  training modules are designed to provide leaders
  in Boy Scouting with orientation beyond the basic
  training offered in New Leader Essentials and
  leader-specific training.
• Boy Scout Leader Assessment ToolThis tool is
  designed to help Boy Scout Leaders assess their
  strengths and weaknesses in regard to the current
  Boy Scout leader training courses. Your results
  will be used to help the national Boy Scout
  organization and your local council to improve
  their training courses and help identify the
  training needs of the general membership.
• Training ContinuumAn overview of training for
  Boy Scout leaders that covers the journey from
  Fast Start to Wood Badge, including the Boy Scout
  Leader's Training Award and Scoutmaster's Key

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• Passport to High Adventure Training OutlineThis
  training outline teaches how Scouts can plan and
  safely carry out council and unit high-adventure
  treks using Leave No Trace techniques.
• Teaching Leave No TraceThe purpose of this
  manual is to further Leave No Trace skills and
  awareness of outdoor ethics.
• Youth Protection Leadership TrainingThe Boy
  Scouts of America has developed Youth Protection
  training to prepare its leaders to help children
  who have been, or are being, abused. Materials
  are for use in troop meetings to show Boy Scouts
  and their parents what they should do to prevent
  abuse from happening to them.

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Supplemental Training

• http//www.scouting.org/boyscouts/trainingmodules.
  aspx
• Supplemental training modules are designed to
  provide orientation
• beyond the basic training offered in New Leader
  Essentials and
• leader-specific training. Each module is a unit
  of training that can
• be used as an outline for a group, for personal
  coaching, or for self
• study. Most of the outlines should require about
  an hour to
• complete. Consider each unit of study to be an
  introduction to the
• subject. Scouters are welcome to download
  subjects that are of
• interest for personal or unit use. There are no
  training credits
• associated with the completion of these units of
  study. Additional
• training units are being developed and will be
  continually added to
• this site.

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Supplemental Training

• Mentoring
• Mentoring is an opportunity to help a person grow
  through discovery. This session will address
  various mentoring models and ways to be a mentor
  to Scouts and Scouters.
• Chain Saw Safety
• Council properties rely on chain saws to help
  clear trails, remove deadfalls, clear timber, and
  stockpile wood for campfires and heating
  buildings. This training outline provides local
  councils with the resources to train chain saw
  operators on council property.
• Merit Badge Counselor Instructors Guide
• This module will guide new and potential merit
  badge counselors through their responsibilities
  in the role and will give them an understanding
  of the methods of counseling Scouts. It is
  intended as a short orientation course for new
  merit badge counselors before they begin working
  with Scouts.
• Board of Review Training
• This module will train troop committee members
  and others in the purposes of the board of
  review, offering suggestions for the types of
  questions that can or should be asked.

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Supplemental Training

• Geocaching to Promote Scouting
• Geocaching is an exciting new sport that uses GPS
  navigation to find hidden treasures. It provides
  another tool for the fun-with-a-purpose toolbox
  and can combine outdoor adventure with
  advancement, recruiting, retention, and public
  relations.
• The Order of the Arrow and Your Troop
• This session discusses the benefits to the
  individual, troop, district, and council as a
  result of the Order of the Arrow's influence in
  your troop.
• Orientation for New Boy Scout Parents
• This brief orientation is designed to draw new
  parents into the troop experience and give them
  the information they need to enjoy the program
  and help their sons succeed.
• Planning and Conducting a Safe Scout Outing
• Safe Scouting can happen if you follow the Scout
  mottoBe Prepared. This unit of supplementary
  training will describe how to plan for and
  conduct a safe Scout outing. .

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Supplemental Training

• Recruiting Quality Training Staff
• Recruiting is an ongoing responsibility. This
  session will provide an overview of the steps
  involved in recruiting quality district or
  council training staff and will allow
  participants to take a step-by-step practice run
  through the recruiting process.
• Scoutmaster Conference Training
• This module will teach Scoutmasters, assistant
  Scoutmasters, and other troop leaders about the
  purposes of the Scoutmaster's conference and will
  offer suggestions for questions that could be
  asked at these conferences.
• Selecting Quality Leaders
• This session will provide an overview of the
  seven steps to recruiting a key adult unit leader
  and will prepare participants to recruit new
  leaders for their units' needs.
• The Youth Leadership Training Continuum
• This supplemental training module is designed for
  Scout leaders and parents who want to understand
  the youth leadership training continuum.

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Supplemental Training

• Bullying Prevention and Intervention Tips for
  Scout
• Leaders and Parents
• The values of Scouting make it clear that
  bullying cannot be tolerated. Scouting leaders
  have a unique opportunity to teach respect and
  acceptance of others.
• Conducting an Interfaith Service
• Scouts and unit leaders can learn to conduct an
  interfaith service (formerly a Scouts' Own) that
  is inclusive for all participants.
• Cub Scout Commissioner Roundtable Fast Start
• This module provides a general overview of
  roundtable commissioners responsibilities, as
  well as an outline for roundtable meetings.
• National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
  (NAYLE)
• NAYLE will provide Scouts with a Philmont-based
  wilderness encounter that motivates them to
  follow a life of helping others succeed based on
  the values expressed in the Scout Oath and Law.