Forestry Training Manual: Inter-America Region (Peace Corps, 1986): Session LIII

Forestry Training Manual: Inter-America Region (Peace Corps, 1986)

		(introduction...)
		Acknowledgements
		Trainer guidelines
		Training program overview
		Forestry observation guide for site visit
		Getting ready
		Conducting the training program
		Weekly evaluation form
		Session I - Welcome, expectations, and evaluation criteria
		Daily schedule for technical training I
		Session II - Special projects
		Session III - The forest of the world, Peace Corps forestry goals, the individual volunteers' roles
		Session IV - Language class
		Session V - Record keeping
		Session VI - Journal keeping and setting
		Session VII - Flowers, seeds, the beginning
		Session VIII - Spanish language class
		Session IX - Non-verbal communication
		Session X - Basic site selection, planning and layout of a nursery
		Session XI - Spanish lesson
		Session XII - Cultural values
		Session XIII - Soil preparation, seed bed sowing, and reproduction by clippings
		Session XIV - Spanish language
		Session XV - Communication through illustration
		Session XVI - Fertilizers, watering and containers
		Session XVII - Spanish language
		Session XVIII - Protection and record keeping
		Session XIX - Individual interviews
		Weekly evaluation form
		Session XX - Planting trees
		Session XXI - Spanish language session
		Session XXII - Introduction to extension
		Session XXIII - The principals of pruning and thinning learning how to make and use a diameter tape
		Session XXIV - Spanish language
		Session XXV - Volunteer's role as an extensionist
		Session XXVI - Pacing, plane table, rustic transit and compass
		Session XXVII - Spanish language
		Session XVIII - Forestry extension
		Session XXIX - Forest menstruation
		Session XXX - Spanish language
		Session XXXI - Working with groups as an extension worker
		Session XXXII - Agro-forestry
		Session XXXIII - Spanish language
		Session XXXIV - Lesson plan and use of visual AIDS in teaching
		Session XXXV - Small research projects
		Session XXXVI - Individual interviews
		Session XXXVII - Soils
		Session XXXVIII - Spanish language
		Session XXXIX - Community analysis introduction
		Session XL - Soil erosion
		Session XLI - Spanish language
		Session XLII - Problem analysis
		Session XLIII - Watershed management
		Session XLIV - Spanish language
		Session XLV - Review of expectations - Mid way
		Session XLVI - Spanish language
		Session XLVII - Species report
		Session XLVIII - Forestry issues
		Session XLIX - Spanish language
		Session L - Field trip overview
		Session LI - Ecology teams give presentations
		Session LII - Individual interviews
		Session LIII - Review of field trips
		Session LIV - Project planning: Goal setting
		Session LV - Spanish language
		Session LVI - Resources
		Session LVII - Compost heap. Insect collection. Light gaps
		Session LVIII - Spanish language
		Session LIX - Cultural shock - Are we ready for it?
		Session LX - Grafting and fruit trees
		Session LXI - Spanish language
		Session LXII - Professional approaches to interaction with host country officials
		Session LXIII - Final interviews
		Session LXIV - Graduation

Session LIII - Review of field trips

Total Time:

Goals:

- For trainees to look at the objectives of the field trip to determine if they have been met.
- For trainees to be able to give an overview of their experiences while on the field trip.
- To be given the assignment "The role of the Forestry Volunteer... A Transition to Peace Corps Service."

Overview

In this session trainees look at their field trip(s) experience and the objectives of the field trip and post on newsprint their findings. The field trip groups report their findings to each other. They receive their final assignment to write an essay about the role of the forestry volunteer, a transition to Peace Corps Service.

Exercise I: Checking objectives of field trip.

Materials: Objectives of field trip(s), flip charts, marker pens, tape.

Exercise I - Checking Objectives of Field Trip

Total Time:

1½ hours

Overview

Trainees now have completed one week of field work and observations, they now take time to see how well they reached the objectives of the field trip. They also share the experience with others who did not accompany them.

Procedures

Time	Activities
45 minutes	1. Trainees review the objectives of the field trip, going through each one to see how well they were met. Findings are posted on newsprint.
30 minutes	2. Trainees select members of their group to present findings. Presentations are made.
	3. Trainer summarizes findings of all groups.
	4. The trainer then gives the assignment "The Role of the Forestry Volunteer - A Transition to Peace Corps Service."

THE ROLE OF THE FORESTRY VOLUNTEER A TRANSITION TO PEACE CORPS SERVICE

Please present a clear, thoughtful, and concise description of your perception of your role as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Include the following points for consideration:

- Your definition of forestry service in Peace Corps,
- Your understanding of the job or project to which you have been assigned,
- The manner in which you have been prepared by this training program,
- Your honest appraisals of your skills in physical cognitive and social areas,
- The limitations you perceive in your abilities and in the potential job situation,
- Methods you will consider to encourage the active participation and inclusion of all community members affected by your project,
- How your job or project may contribute to improving the quality of life of people affected,
- Methods you plan to use for effective community involvement in the application of forestry technologies and extension techniques.

The description should be prepared carefully, and should reflect your philosophy and current perspective in training and Peace Corps service. A copy of your paper will he given to you to take with you. It will be interesting to review and compare with your realities and job situation a year from now.