Joseph Scaglione
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Captain Joseph D. Scaglione – City of Meriden Fire and Emergency Services Joseph D. Scaglione is a 25-year veteran of the fire service and is a Captain with the City of Meriden (CT) Fire Department. Capt. Scaglione holds a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Cell Biology and Biochemistry, with a concentration in organic chemistry, from the University of Connecticut, and a Master of Science in Learning Experience Design and Educational Technology from Western Governors University. He is a Connecticut and Pro Board-certified Fire Service Instructor III and Fire Officer II. He is an adjunct instructor who teaches for various organizations, including the Naugatuck Valley Community College Fire Technologies Program, the Connecticut State Fire Academy, and the Wolcott, Litchfield, and Hartford Regional State Fire Schools. He is an NFPA 472-certified hazardous materials technician and a member of the New Haven Area Special Hazards (NASH) Team. He is a former industrial firefighter with Hamilton Sundstrand Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services, and a former member of the Connecticut USAR Task Force Team. Capt. Scaglione serves on the IFSTA validation committees for the 7th and 8th editions of Essentials and the 9th edition of Fire Inspector and Code Enforcement. He is a certified State of Connecticut fire marshal who served as Deputy Fire Marshal for the Towns of Portland and Wolcott, Connecticut. Capt. Scaglione was featured in Fire Engineering Magazine in February 2017, The Engine Company, "Deploying the Leader Line or Courtyard Lay,” and is a regular presenter at the IAFC Hazardous Materials Conference in Baltimore, MD.
Presentations:
Instructor Rehab! Building Your Hazmat Training Program from the Learning Objectives to the Training Grounds.
Have you ever found yourself saying, “It seems our firefighters are not getting this training,” or “We just covered this training,” or “They are not grasping the skills”? Your training program may suffer from not setting clear, written learning objectives. It may need a “Rehab.” Designed for all experience and skill levels, building off our successful 4-hr Scenario-based Training presentations. This program will “rehab” the fire service instructor on the fundamental instructional concept of properly constructed learning objectives and how they lead to the development of practical lesson plans and evaluations. Successful learning outcomes are foundational in a successful training program. Understanding this concept is vital to developing a learner-centered, performance-based training program that will transform your learners. We will discuss adult learning theories and their application to creating effective instruction. You will learn to identify correctly written learning objectives based on the learning outcomes within Bloom’s cognitive learning domain. And because we all learn through active mental engagement, the class will develop their learning outcomes through practical applications and see how a scenario-based training evolution can be created. This program is necessary for those seeking the vision, ideas, and tools to build a continuously adaptive training program. This training program will maintain the students’ enthusiasm and develop their skills.
Instructor "Rehab": Enhancing Firefighter Instruction Through Effective Learning Objectives.
Fire service training is critical for ensuring the competence, confidence, and safety of firefighters. However, many instructors encounter common frustrations such as, “It seems our firefighters are not getting this training,” or “We just covered this training,” or “They are not grasping the skills.” These issues often stem from a fundamental weakness in instructional design: the absence of clear, well-structured learning objectives. Without these objectives, even the most well-intended training efforts can fail to yield the desired results. This whitepaper outlines the importance of adequately constructed learning objectives, their impact on lesson plans and evaluations, and how they form the cornerstone of an effective, performance-based training program.