If you have questions or need assistance during Tier 3: TRAIN-the-TRAINER, email us at: certification@amongfriendsllc.org
Tier 3: TRAIN-the-TRAINER Participant Page
This page is for participants of Tier 3 to use during their session.
“This was unlike any other training. It was a wonderful learning and growth experience.”
Here is a list of what you’ll find on this page:
Tier 3 Practice Session Instructions
Tier 3 Practice Session Assignments
Guidance for Giving Feedback to Presenters
Sexual Self-Determination Certification Program Core principles
Link to an Identity Wheel
Tier 3 Practice Session Instructions
You have been assigned two sets of slides from the SHARE Curriculum to present during the T3 training. You can see your assignments in the section below this one on the webpage.
You will have a total of 15 minutes to present your assigned slides, including the activity, followed by 10 minutes of feedback from your group. Due to our time restrictions for Tier 3, please be sure that you limit your activity to 10 minutes. You will likely need to adapt the activity in order to meet this time constraint.
Each set of assigned slides contains a small amount of material and one activity. All of the information you will need to present your slides and the associated activity is included in the master PowerPoint, Instructor Manual, and Activity Notes found in the SHARE Curriculum Materials Folder.
Every slide you are in charge of presenting has content in the “notes” section below the slide. This contains the information to help you present. As with any training, present the concepts accurately AND make it your own! Likewise, each activity has instructions in the Activity Notes. You can use that information to customize your activity.
These assignments are not to “judge” you or expect you to be perfect at presenting the material. It is for you to have practice and get feedback from your peers. It is also so you will hear how others present material and learn from their example as well as to give them feedback. So, relax and plan to have fun!
Tier 3 Practice Session Assignments
For 2026
Dear Participants,
Much to my mortification, it has come to my attention that somehow (I have NO idea how!) the slide numbers have gotten mixed up in the practice session assignments I gave you.
Since none of us has time to sort this all out before our training this week, I am going to change your assignment for your practice sessions to give you time to relax and lower all of our blood pressure.
Instead of your individual practice session assignments, please review the Unit I am assigning to your color here and write out a minimum of 5-6 questions / ideas about how to present the material to discuss with your break-out group.
All red colors - Unit 1
All yellow colors - Unit 2
All green colors - Unit 3
All blue colors - Unit 4
I am so sorry for this mix-up and the confusion everyone. Thank you to Brittany for bringing the problem to our attention.
Thank you for your understanding and patience with our imperfect system.
We're looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday!
-Shanya
Tier 3 Guidance for Giving Feedback to Presenters
For each Practice Facilitation Session you will be giving feedback to the presenters; and when it is your turn to facilitate, they will give feedback to you. This sheet gives you some guidance about what feedback to give and how to share it.
1. Here are some questions to answer for each presenter:
a. What was the presenter’s energy like? (enthusiastic, low-energy, nervous, welcoming, authoritarian, chaotic, etc?)
b. Did the presenter finish the material and activity on time?
c. Did the presenter read the slides verbatim or were they able to ad-lib a bit and re-order information to keep it interesting?
d. Was the presenter’s voice varying, or was it monotone?
e. Did the presenter miss anything important in the material and during the activity?
f. Did the presenter convey the “point/purpose” of the material/activity well?
g. Was the presenter able to engage the audience?
2. Start with the positive! What did this facilitator do that worked well for you as a learner?
a. This helps the person’s nervous system stay calm and allows them to enjoy hearing what they did well from your point of view, and boosts their confidence for doing it again in the future.
b. It will also allow them to be less defensive or hurt when they hear how they could have done better.
3. Give constructive feedback! What did this facilitator do that didn’t work as well for your as a learner?
a. It is so important to remember that we are all often our own worst critics... so any feedback that someone didn’t do ‘perfectly’ from your point of view can cause them to get in their own head and make them doubt themselves and their ability. For this reason, being thoughtful when we offer constructive feedback is a gift we can give each other.
b. Stick to objective facts first. Examples could be: “you forgot the last bullet point on slide #4.”, or “you didn’t read the full instructions for the activity.”) This is objective information and is generally easier for people to hear.
c. Next, pick the most important points of what you would have preferred they do differently, in your opinion, and know why you feel that way. Examples of this could be: “I think on slide #97 you could have emphasized this point more because it seems like critical information to me.”, or “I think you could have been a little more engaging during that activity because I would have interacted more.”) Remember, this is your opinion of what the presenter could have done better. …But, of course, that does not make you an expert or an authority - so be sure to have humility when you give your constructive feedback. And you don’t need to share EVERY thought you had about how they could have done better... just pick a few points you feel were most important.
4. If there is time, it’s nice to end with one more thing that worked for you as a learner.
Sexual Self-Determination Certification Program Core Principles
The following guiding principles are integral to the philosophy of our program. To receive a certificate of completion, program participants must agree to uphold these principles and practice in a manner consistent with these principles. These principles are adapted from the Our Whole Lives curriculum.
● Every person is entitled to dignity and self-worth
● Every person is entitled to their own attitudes and beliefs
● Every person deserves support in making their own decisions
● Every person deserves to be in safe, healthy relationships. Healthy
relationships are:
o Consensual
o Non-exploitative
o Safe
o Developmentally appropriate
o Based on mutual expectations and caring
o Respectful
● Every person is entitled to fully explore their sexuality, relationships, and their body
● Every person is sexual and sexuality is a positive part of the human experience
● Sexuality includes much more than sexual behavior(s)
● Human beings are sexual from the time they are born until they die
● Sexuality in our society is damaged by violence, exploitation, alienation, dishonesty, abuse of power, and the treatment of persons as objects.
Link to an Identity Wheel
We will be doing an activity and utilizing this Identity Wheel.