Planning your Destination ImagiNation® Training Workshop:

Use the GAMA Model Outline

Audience: For whom is this training workshop intended? Who are the participants in this training workshop?

Goals: What are the measurable goals for the participants to gain from attending and participating in this training workshop?

Methods:How will you impart the information and facilitate learning in this training workshop? What materials do you need for the learning experiences?

Assessment: How will you know if your participants have met the goals of the training workshop?

Warm Up Activity: [Title]

Audience:

  • Insert the target audience for this Activity (ex. All Appraisers, team members with Team Managers, etc.)
Goals:
  • Insert the goals of the Activity

Goals should be written focusing on the outcome for the learner. (ex. The learner will be able to define program terminology. The learner will understand what a tournament is like.)

Goals should be measurable. As you are writing the goal consider how it will be measured.

Methods:
  • Insert the methods to be used to conduct the training for this Activity (ex. Discussion, small group, video, debrief)
Materials:
  • Insert a list of all materials that will be needed to complete this Activity as written.
Topics & Talking Points:
Materials / Talking Points / Estimated Time
1 / Insert the materials needed for this section / Insert the key points and activities that the facilitator will be doing / Insert the amount of time to complete this section
2 / Add more rows as needed
3
Training Tips:
  • Insert tips to the facilitator that will help ensure that the value of the Activity is maximized.

Examples:

1. Make sure you watch the video BEFORE you show it. Make notes on points you would like to emphasize.

2. Feel free to stop the video and/or talk over the video to point out things that you would like to emphasize.

List source (citation) here. List any additional reading/resources.

Assessment:
Insert the method/s of assessment.
Example: Debrief/Conclusions

What did you learn about yourself from participating in this Activity?

What did you learn about someone else from participating in this Activity?

How can you adapt this Activity to another audience?

Does this Activity assist teambuilding? If yes, how?

Your Name and Affiliate

Your email address

Source: 0708 DI® ATD; printed with permission for Fall 2007 DIrectors’ Conference ATD attendees

GAMA outline for Training Modules -- © 2005 Destination ImagiNation, Inc.