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BALOO'S BUGLE Volume 18, Number 3 "Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children." Walter Elias Disney --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 2011 Cub Scout Roundtable November 2011Core Value & Pack Meeting Ideas CITIZENSHIP Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, & Arrow of Light Meetings 5 and 6 I spent had a great time and CORE VALUES learned a lot at the Fall Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide Conference Week at The core value highlighted this month is: Philmont Training Center. Citizenship: Contributing service and showing Read about Master Trainer responsibility to local, state, and national communities. Certification on p2. Also, Cub Scouts will demonstrate good citizenship as they click the link to download the participate in pack flag ceremonies, show respect for 2012 schedule and sign up people in authority, and strive to be good neighbors. now on-line!! Discount if COMMISSIONER’S CORNER you sign up before 2012!! The American Revolution was a TABLE OF CONTENTS In many of the sections you will find subdivisions for the beginning, not a consummation. various topics covered in the den meetings Woodrow Wilson CORE VALUES................................................................... 1 COMMISSIONER’S CORNER ........................................... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................... 1 Important Roundtable Survey - MASTER TRAINER CERTIFICATION ............................ 2 Be sure to fill out and mail in the RT THOUGHTFUL ITEMS FOR SCOUTERS ........................ 3 Roundtable Prayer ............................................................... 3 survey on page 8!! Citizenship and Its Duties .................................................... 3 Quotations ........................................................................... 3 Please let me know about Pow Wow's Thanksgiving Poem ............................................................. 5 TRAINING TOPICS ............................................................ 5 and Pow Wow Books!! Cub Scouting Communication ............................................ 5 Good Behavior Marble Jar .................................................. 7 I cannot do this job without your help!!! Did You Know?................................................................... 7 Thank you to Wilson's for the UNPC August Update CD ROUNDTABLES ................................................................. 7 The Best Laid Plans… ......................................................... 7 Theme related Pack Meeting RT Survey ........................................................................... 8 DEN MEETING TOPICS .................................................. 10 Agendas are back!! For Responsibility PACK ADMIN HELPS – ................................................... 10 the suggestion is "Jungle of Fun." Kim Den And Pack Newsletters ................................................ 10 says several more will soon be on line. DEN LEADERS TIPS ....................................................... 11 To download the Pack Mtg agenda, go to CUBMASTER'S CORNER ............................................... 13 http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/Leaders A Cub Scout Gives Goodwill ............................................ 13 /DenLeaderResources/DenandPackMeetingResourceGui Veterans Day ..................................................................... 14 de/PackMeetingPlans.aspx Integrating Ethics and Values. ........................................... 14 Don’t forget! ...................................................................... 14 Pack Box ........................................................................... 14 Ask not what your country can do for you SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES ............................................ 14 but what you can do for your country Geography Belt Loop and Pin ........................................... 14 John F Kennedy Baseball Loop and Pin ....................................................... 15 World Conservation Award ............................................... 15 BALOO'S BUGLE - (November 2011 Ideas) Page 2 Boys’ Life Reading Contest for 2011 ............................... 16 William D. Boyce New-Unit Organizer Award ................ 16 MASTER TRAINER GATHERING ACTIVITIES ............................................. 17 CERTIFICATION OPENING CEREMONIES ................................................ 19 I just completed the classroom part of Master Trainer AUDIENCE PARTICIPATIONS & STORIES ................. 22 Certification at Fall Conference week at Philmont. It was new LEADER RECOGNITION & INSTALLATION .............. 24 for 2011. Next year's course is open by invitation only. The Welcome, New Leader ...................................................... 24 target audience is Council Training Chairs and VP's - Program. Den Leader Installation ..................................................... 24 I have completed the classroom but still have to help develop a ADVANCEMENT CEREMONIES .................................. 25 Training Improvement Plan (TIP) for my council, Southern NJ. SONGS .............................................................................. 27 Our National Anthem ........................................................ 27 The course is described this way in the PTC 2012 brochure: The Master Trainer Certificate Course is intended to begin to God Bless America ........................................................... 28 bring consistency to all BSA training delivered to adult leaders America, the Beautiful ...................................................... 29 and youth. Upon completing this course, Master Trainers will Citizenship Songs .............................................................. 29 demonstrate their ability to deliver and/or facilitate training Thanksgiving Songs .......................................................... 31 courses and then follow-up with measuring and evaluation that STUNTS AND APPLAUSES............................................ 31 will prove that learning has been transferred to the learner and APPLAUSES & CHEERS ................................................ 31 the BSA’s intended mission is accomplished. Under the RUN-ONS ......................................................................... 31 direction of the Council/District Training Committees, the JOKES & RIDDLES ......................................................... 32 master trainer will analyze needs for council/district curriculum SKITS ................................................................................ 32 and provide a needs analysis to the committees as needed, as GAMES ............................................................................. 34 well as, develop strategic training plans for a council and CLOSING CEREMONIES ................................................ 37 provide a 2-year plan for council-wide training offerings. CUBMASTER’S MINUTE .............................................. 39 CORE VALUE RELATED STUFF .................................. 39 The course's Key 3 (or 4?) are a great team!! The training was Citizenship Character Connection ..................................... 40 dynamic and eye opening. The course was lead by a very Connecting CITIZENSHIP with Outdoor Activities ....... 40 dynamic training professional who is now a Scouting November – A Month for Citizenship ............................... 41 Professional. She loves working for the BSA and helping us Crazy Holidays .................................................................. 43 improve our training using her 20 plus years as professional PACK & DEN ACTIVITIES ............................................. 44 trainer and training designer. And she just earned her Wood DEN MEETINGS .............................................................. 47 Badge beads!! The volunteer chairs of the Volunteer TIGER ............................................................................... 47 Development team and the National Training Comm were WOLF ............................................................................... 50 there. And the Team Leader - Volunteer Development (a BEAR ................................................................................ 53 Scouting Professional) was there. I don't think you could have WEBELOS DENS ............................................................. 55 assembled a more powerful team!! Core Value for November - Citizenship ........................... 55 As stated above in the course description, the purpose of the Book Corner ...................................................................... 56 course is to develop Master Trainers to work with (or under the Meeting Planner ................................................................ 57 direction of) the Council/District Training Committees, to Flag Ceremony .................................................................. 57 analyze needs for council/district curriculum, provide a needs Den Meeting Helpers ........................................................ 58 analysis to the committees, develop strategic training plans for WEBELOS ........................................................................ 58 the council, and provide a 2-year plan for council-wide training Citizen ............................................................................... 58 offerings. This is NOT a Trainer Skills (e.g. TTT, TDC,