Add to Favorites| Content Provider | Author Dave Schwensen | |
| Contact Information | Dave Schwensen dave@davepresents.com 1062 Shawnee Court Vermilion, OH 44089 United States Phone: (440) 967-0293 | |
| Program Type | Individual Program | |
| Program Rating | This program has not yet been evaluated. | |
| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners, Public Library: Library Patrons, Content Providers: Content Providers | |
| Maximum Number of Participants | 30 | |
| Minimum Number of Participants | 6 | |
| Primary Disciplines | Best Practice, Character Education, Collaboration, Community Interests, Family & Consumer Science, Leadership, Literacy, Performing Arts, Problem Solving, Special Needs, Writing, Teamwork, Creativity | |
| Secondary Disciplines | Fine Arts, Gifted & Talented, Language Arts/English, Literacy, Performing Arts | |
| Program Description | This program is about the benefits of using creativity and humor as productive communication tools. Based on Dave Schwensen's college course and corporate training program, "You're Talking, But Is Anyone Really Listening?" students learn the benefits of good humor vs. the negatives of bad humor, and how positive creative thoughts and observations about daily events and shared experiences can ease peer pressure and tension, start conversations and improve teamwork. The goal is to remove communication barriers and promote interaction between students through fun and relatable conversations. Course includes workbook, classroom participation and laughter. Presentation Includes: * A four page workbook, (easy and fun to fill out) * Discussion about the benefits of good humor vs. bad humor * Each student uses the workbook to explore his/her sense of humor and has an opportunity to share results with the class * Discuss how creativity comes from personal thoughts and opinions with the emphasis placed on being positive vs. negative * Workbook exercise follows steps on how to take a shared experience, add creative and humorous enhancements, (thoughs and observations), and use in a conversation. Students will have an opportunity to share his/her short conversational story with the class. Number of participants depends on time. | |
| Program Format | 1. This program begins with a humorous greeting / introduction. 2. We then discuss the difference between good humor, (positive), and bad humor, (negative). 3. Workbook exercise / class participation. Students explore what makes him/her laugh, a simple reason why for each, then picks from a list of terms that best describes his/her sense of humor. Terms used depend on age of students. Examples for younger students would include: thoughtful, silly, messy, etc... Older student examples would include: intelligent / cerebral, slapstick, sarcastic, etc... 4. We then discuss creative thinking using individual thoughts and opinions about common topics. Each person is unique and may have different thoughts and opinions about the same thing. Example: For some the glass is half full, for others half empty. 5. Workbook exercise / class participation. Follow workbook steps to develop short conversational story enhanced by creativity and humor about a common experience, (traveling to school that day). Students can present short conversational story to class. Number of participants depends on time restraints. | |
| Objectives | 1. Recognize the benefits of creativity and humor as conversational tools. 2. Understand the difference between positive (good) humor and negative (bad) humor. 3. Identify ways to benefit from good humor. 4. Describe and indentify his/her personal sense of humor. 5. Use individual thoughts and observations creatively. 6. Develop a short conversational story based on a common event and enhance with creativity and humor. | |
| National Standards to which this program aligns | NL-ENG.K-12.11 PARTICIPATING IN SOCIETY Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities. NL-ENG.K-12.4 COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. NPH-H.5-8.3 REDUCING HEALTH RISKS * Distinguish between safe and risky or harmful behaviors in relationships. * Demonstrate ways to avoid and reduce threatening situations. * Demonstrate strategies to manage stress. NPH-H.5-8.5 USING COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO PROMOTE HEALTH * Describe how the behavior of family and peers affects interpersonal communication. * Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants and feelings. * Demonstrate ways to communicate care, consideration, and respect of self and others. * Demonstrate communication skills to build and maintain healthy relationships. * Demonstrate refusal and negotiation skills to enhance health. * Analyze the possible causes of conflict among; youth in schools and communities. * Demonstrate strategies to manage conflict in healthy ways. NL-ENG.K-12.5 COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. NS.K-12.4 LANGUAGE ARTS Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. NS.K-12.5 LANGUAGE ARTS Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purpose. NS.K-12.12 LANGUAGE ARTS Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information). | |
| Program Length | 45-60 Minutes | |
| By Request | This program is available by request ONLY | |
| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees | Interactive Cost: $175.00 Interactive Cost with Premium Service: $150.00 What's this? | |
| Cancellation Policy | We will not charge for programs cancelled due to nature i.e. snow days. Since our video conferencing studio must be reserved in advance and a one hour round trip drive, the full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 48 hours notice. | |
| Is recording allowed? | No | |
| The Provider broadcasts over | IP | |
| Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider | Schools can dial in or we can dial out. Standard speed is 384K. Speed range would be |
