1. Washington Area Bicyclist
Association
Bike Education
LCI Meeting
February 2013

2. WABA Bike Education
• Welcome!
• What’s New in 2013?
• How We Teach
• The Small Print
• Education Focus: Adult Learn to Ride

3. Welcome!
WABA’s Adult Education Programs
Executive City/County
LAB
Director Staff
Education Staff
LCIs

4. The Education Sweet Spot
Adult Bike Education
WABA’s Goals
League’s City/County’s
Requirements Expectations

5. What are WABA’s Education
Goals?
WABA’s Goals
• After Every Class, Ask Yourself: Usability
– Can students get on and ride? Safety
Community
• Effectively?
Advocacy
• Safely?
– Can students find answers to their questions?
– Can students pass on their knowledge?
– Can students get involved?

6. What’s New in 2013?
• Dan!
• Lead LCIs
• More classes
• LCI Trainees
• Feedback & Reporting
• “First Cut” LCIs

7. Education Coordinator
Dan Hoagland
• Worked at WABA since March, 2010
• LCI since November, 2010 (#3011)
• Education Coordinator since May, 2012
• Grew a beard, January 2013
• LCI Coach, March 2013?

8. Lead LCI
• Non-WABA staff
• LCI with experience teaching with WABA &
independently
• “Decentralizing”

9. Lead LCI: How it Works
Congrats, you’re
a Lead LCI!
Lead LCI
observation &
evaluation
Let us know
you’re interested
Teach WABA
classes

10. Lead LCI: Responsibilities
• Run the class to WABA & League standards
• Assist & coach other LCIs as needed
• Responsible for all aspects of day-of class:
– Communication with LCIs
– Resource for students
– Emergencies
– Logistics
• Not responsible for pre-class/post-class communication
• Feedback tools (More on these later)
– Class report
– LCI Evaluations

11. More Classes
• Spring: 8 CCCs, 6 L2Rs
• Summer: 4 CCCs, 2 L2Rs
• Fall: 7 CCCs, 3 L2Rs, 1 TS101, 1 LCI Seminar
• Plus: Youth Challenge Courses, Commuting
Seminars, Individual classes, In-school
opportunities, Rides, etc.
• Classes in
DC, Arlington, Alexandria, Bethesda, and more!

12. LCI Trainees
• Every Trainee needs two “teach-along” classes
– Either CCC or L2R
• 13 Graduates from DC (Sept. 2012)
• 2+ Graduates from Baltimore (Nov. 2012)
• ?? Graduates from Summit Seminar (March
2013)
• And more???

13. Feedback & Reporting
• Improve the program!
• Improve the experience for students!
• Improve yourselves!
• Improve WABA!

14. Feedback & Reporting
For Lead LCIs

15. Feedback & Reporting
For Other LCIs
– LCI feedback survey (google form)
For Students
– Class Evaluation survey (google form)

16. “First Cut” LCIs
• Sign up like usual (www.signupgenius.com)
• “First Cut” LCIs are scheduled to teach
• If we don’t need you, you will be cut
• You still get paid for any time worked

17. How We Teach
• We all teach the same material
• The way we teach it MATTERS
• Who the teacher is MATTERS

18. Things to Avoid?
• Jargon
– Use a context that novice cyclists can understand and
relate to
• Spandex/Lycra
– Yes, it has its place. Demonstrate that bicycling can be
“normal”
• Scaring students
– Emphasize positive aspects (especially for trails students)
– Save the “risk” and “crash” conversations for later

19. Remember WABA’s Education
Goals?
WABA’s Goals
• After Every Class, Ask Yourself: Usability
– Can students get on and ride? Safety
Community
• Effectively?
Advocacy
• Safely?
– Can students find answers to their questions?
– Can students pass on their knowledge?
– Can students get involved?

20. Confident City Cycling
TRAILS TRAFFIC
0:15 Intro & Set Expectations
0:15 Helmet Fit
0:15 ABC Quick Check
Starting/Stopping Control Drills Recap
Shifting Quick Stop
0:60 Scanning Rock Dodge
Signaling Instant Turn
0:10 Break
0:40 Trail Ride Road Ride
0:10 Tire Change
0:10 Outro

21. LCI Expectations
• Always have students sign-in (legible full name and email)
• Make sure they sign the waiver.
• Provide an updated cell phone number for you for class
coordination.
• What to bring:
– 16-20 markers (tennis ball halves)
– water
– tools to fix a flat tire (tire levers, tube, patch kit, pump)
– Field cards of parking lot drills
• DO NOT sign up for a "Trainee" slot if you are not a Trainee

22. The Small Print
• Tax forms
• LCI Status
• LCI Insurance Requirements
– Must be an LCI in good standing
– All participants must sign waiver
– Must cover LAB Need to Know

23. Spring Schedule
• Sign-ups go live 3/1
– Create an account: www.signupgenius.com
– Limit 2 Sign-ups per LCI until Monday, 3/11
• CCC Dry Run & Happy Hour 4/5
• First class 4/6

24. Thanks for Coming
Time for a quick break
Then…
Adult Learn to Ride

25. Adult Learn to Ride
• Our most popular class
• 3 locations
– In DC: at the Ellipse; Bikes from Bike & Roll
– In Arlington: at Long Branch Elementary; Bikes
from the Old Bike Shop
– In Alexandria: at Lyles-Crouch Elementary; Bikes
from Bike & Roll

26. Adult Learn to Ride
-Dominant-
-No Pedals foot Pedal
-No Pedals -Both Pedals
-Push -Power -Both Pedals
-Standing -Starting-
Forward Pedal -Turning &
Still Pedaling-
-Search for Position Brakes
-Lean & Feel Stopping
Balance -Step into
Balance

27. Adult Learn to Ride
• Instructor’s Role
– Guide and Cheerleader
– Your best “bike-side” manner
– Keep students motivated & moving at their own
pace
– Be aware of entire group