A teacher or trainer can to communicate skills or tasks to others. This includes teaching facts, like how Drupal development works, as well as processes, like the steps to follow to achieve a specific goal. A skilled teacher can also keep a group's interest, be aware of how the well the presentation is working with the audience, and adjust as necessary.
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We enthusiastically seek diverse representation among trainers and speakers and believe we will deliver the best Drupal events by amplifying the voices of our community members traditionally underrepresented in tech.

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A Skilled trainer should be able to do the following:

  • Understand and have experience in the material to be taught
  • Clearly explain concepts and procedures to students
  • Engage with students
  • Be comfortable with public speaking
  • Identify when students do not understand or are making errors and help them
  • Use online meeting and training tools
  • Stick to a schedule so sessions end on time

An Expert trainer should additionally be able to do the following:

  • Connect the material being taught with the students' needs and interests
  • Adjust the course material according to the students' needs and interests
  • Update existing course materials as software changes
  • Write new course materials as needed
  • Deal with audience members who are distracting or otherwise not helping

Roles and Tasks that require this skill

Drupal Global Training Days Trainer (Contributor role)
Train others on Drupal in conjunction with Global Training Days
Duration: several weeks
Educator/Trainer (Contributor role)
Develop curriculum and facilitate trainings or courses that teach students about Drupal, best practices, and contribution.
Duration: ongoing
First time contributor workshop lead (Contributor role)
Prepare and run the first time contributor workshops
Duration: several hours
Mentoring coordinator (Contributor role)
Coordinate mentoring activities across the Drupal project and community
Duration: ongoing

Roles and Tasks that may use this skill

Discover Drupal mentor (Contributor role)
Share your experience and expertise with an underrepresented student in the Discover Drupal program
Duration: ongoing
DrupalCamp speaker (Contributor role)
Make a presentation at a DrupalCamp or DrupalCon event
Duration: 1 hour
DrupalCon Volunteer Coordinator (Contributor role)
Oversees everyone who has volunteered to help at DrupalCon and assigns them to available tasks
Duration: several weeks
Provide support via text chat (Contributor task)
Answer questions, provide suggestions and resources to another user through text chat.
Duration: 20 minutes
Provide support via text forums (Contributor task)
Answer questions on Drupal Support forums or Drupal Answers (Stack Exchange).
Duration: 20 minutes