Certified Instructor - WIS

ArielJavier · Post by **ArielJavier** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:11 am

As part of a recent promotion at work, I was sent to "Instructor" school so that I may carry the certification to teach others a particular set of skills (i.e. firearms, taser, emergency driving, ect...).

The class consisted of me having to create two lesson plans from the ground up, create a PowerPoint presentation, a test and then be able administer said test. The first topic was chosen for us, which ended up being "gun safety". The second, which needed to be a 25-35 minute presentation was up to me.

My obvious choice was The History of the Wristwatch. Watch love to the rescue. It was actually a great learning experience for me as I learned many things not known to me prior to me having to create this lesson plan. How many knew a descendent of the wrist watch is something women primarily wore called wristlets? Hmmm... How many knew that the wristwatch helped the British win the Anglo-Boer war by helping the military synchronize attacks? That Rolex was originally Wilsdorf & Davis Ltd?

I passed out "watch" magazines as visual aids and presented a 35 minute PowerPoint presentation on the subject. I was told I rocked it!!!

Regardless, it was great time travel for me and it allows me to know the history of my beloved hobby. Did it all, wearing my recently acquired Marathon JSAR, which to me was a bit ironic, since it represents modern day quartz technology.

I'm now a certified instructor, on police matter that is. I'll leave the watch instruction to professional Horologist.

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:14 am

Cool. BTW the Sinn rubber looks tops on the JSAR bud.

el presidente · Post by **el presidente** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:16 am

Awesome, congrats!

jimyritz · Post by **jimyritz** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:44 am

Awesome...You probably could have spoken for an hour....

Post by **snootydog** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:54 am

Every days a school day

Post by **SCM64** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:58 am

Super cool. Would love to see the PowerPoint. Maybe we could make it a sticky here.

Congrats.

ArielJavier · Post by **ArielJavier** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:07 am

SCM64 wrote:Super cool. Would love to see the PowerPoint. Maybe we could make it a sticky here.

Congrats.

Sure. Just let me know and I'll provide it. Not sure how to submit it but if someone can show me, I'll do it.

Post by **hazmatman** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:24 am

Well played.

We had to do the same thing (develop a short non-work related course w/lesson plan) to become certified as a Fire Service Instructor.

I did hydraulic brake systems. Watches would have been more fun, and the props easily to carry.

demer03 · Post by **demer03** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:33 am

Very cool.....

Post by **ezcheese** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:00 am

Very cool. I did a presentation on the Seiko spring drive movement in an innovation module I had in business school. It's fun to share the 'wis' gospel.

HelloNasty1 · Post by **HelloNasty1** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:16 am

Captive audience. When else can we get someone to listen our dribble that long?! Nicely done.

poppydog · Post by **poppydog** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:29 am

Congratulations on the promotion and on qualifying. When I was doing my post-grad teacher-training year we had to do the same thing and have it filmed. Our "lessons" were for only 15 mins and since I was doing a lot of climbing at the time, I did it on knots. The best (most amusing) however, was a 15 minute lesson on how to pour the perfect pint of Guinness. Interesting what you said about the Boer war: whilst studying war poetry at uni' our lecturer said that the wristwatch evolved mainly due to the needs of the military, so this may have been what he had in mind.

ArielJavier · Post by **ArielJavier** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:52 am

I'm sure that's what he meant. The British were highly outnumbered, yet they were able to triumph. This was due to the advent of the wristwatch that allowed them to attack in unison. It was those servicemen returning home that caused wristwatches to transition from a woman's wristlet to a mens watch.

Early on, men would "rather wear a skirt then wear a wristlet".

Post by **SCM64** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:15 am

HelloNasty1 wrote:Captive audience. When else can we get someone to listen our dribble that long?! Nicely done.

so true.

Jeje · Post by **Jeje** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:48 pm

Good!
Now does that mean you don't need the watch no more?

Post by **snootydog** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:18 pm

arutlosjr11 wrote:The British were highly outnumbered, yet they were able to triumph. This was due to the advent of the wristwatch that allowed them to attack in unison.

Are you sure we were'nt timing our 'Tea breaks',you know us Brits and our Tea breaks

"The best (most amusing) however, was a 15 minute lesson on how to pour the perfect pint of Guinness." ................Steve,thats a classic

sharkfin · Post by **sharkfin** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:26 pm

Congrats on the certification.

Dig the strap set up!

Lets see the presentation. I always like to learn something new to this hobby.

poppydog · Post by **poppydog** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:06 pm

[quote="snootydog"]Are you sure we were'nt timing our 'Tea breaks',you know us Brits and our Tea breaks

quote]

Reminds me of a story my father-in-law told me about his (to be father-in-law). He went round to pick up my mother-in-law when they were dating and saw a fountain of high-pressure water spurting out of the ground. His future FiL was standing watching it, soaking wet, leaning on a spade drinking a cup of tea. When my FiL asked what he was doing, he said he was having a break.

He'd been digging and fractured a pipe and the pair of them spent the next few hours fixing it.

Grahamcombat · Post by **Grahamcombat** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:02 pm

My sincerest congratulations on obtaining your instructor certification.

Take that charge and charter seriously: your ability to train someone properly will save their life or that of another. It is incumbent upon you to give of yourself in order that others are trained, able and ready. Always remember to model excellence: every word you speak, every action you take and every attitude you portray is being absorbed by your charges and it will one day be a single word, action or attitude that you modeled that will help them survive.

God bless you for what you do.

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ArielJavier · Post by **ArielJavier** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:56 pm

Grahamcombat wrote:
God bless you

I love hearing this. Thank you sir for your kind words!

Post by **SCM64** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:27 pm

Jake897 · Post by **Jake897** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:08 am

Cool story!

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