![Scout Rank in a virtual world [SMD129]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Y129-850x550.png)
Scout rank in ScoutsBSA in person or via distance education in the wake of the Corona lockdown.
Category: All Scouting
![6 Tips for Distance Scouting [SMD128]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Y128-850x550.png)
All Scouting
As scouting deals with the corona virus, these 6 tips can help you keep scouting going for cub and ScoutsBSA.
![Virtual Roundtable and the corona virus [SMD127]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Y127-850x550.png)
All Scouting
Showcasing a virtual roundtable we did this past week because of meeting canceled due to corona virus concerns. How to do it, how it went and how your district can still hold roundtables.
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![Scout Leaders and Abuse in the BSA [SMD126]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Y126-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Scouting Lifestyle
Discussion on the stereotyping of adult leaders related to current BSA lawsuits and bankruptcies.
![Boy Scouting EDGE method of teaching skills [SMD125]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Y125-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA), Featured, Skills
The edge method is the preferred method of teaching skills in the ScoutsBSA program. Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, Enable – E.D.G.E.
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![Trash in the outdoors [SMD124]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Y124-1-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Camping
A discussion of minimizing the trash in the outdoors, and giving the scouts an appreciation for consumables they leave behind to be better stuarts of the environment
![One Pot Meals [SMD123]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Y123-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Cooking
One pot meals simplify the scouting cooking process and are an easy way for younger scouts to prepare nutritious, filling meals in the outdoors while camping is the Scouting program.
![Leave No Trace: Minimize Campfire Impacts [SMD122]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Y122-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Camping, Skills
Minimize Campfire Impacts is one of the seven principles of Leave No Trace, which is a program in cooperation with the BSA, of the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics that teaches people how to enjoy the outdoors responsibly.
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![Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops (ILST) [SMD121]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Y121-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA), Featured
ILST or Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops is intended to help Scouts in leadership positions within their troop understand their responsibilities and to equip them with organizational and leadership skills to fulfill those responsibilities.
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![So who exactly was Lord Baden Powell? [SMD120]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Y120-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA)
A little bit about Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting
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![12 Movies to share with your scouts [SMD119]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Y119-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA), Featured
Highlighting 12 movies to share with your ScoutsBSA scouts that align to scouting values and sense of adventure.
![10 Camping Trip Activities [SMD118]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Y118-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA), Camping, Featured
Camping trip activities for Cub and Boy Scouts to improve the outdoor program and make the most of the camping experience.
![Arrow of Light [SMD117]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Y117-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Cub Scouts
The Arrow of Light is the typically the culmination of the cub scouting program and is the only badge from cub scouting that is worn in the boy scouting program. This week we discuss the parts needed to earn the AOL (Arrow of Light).
![Webelos Transition Process [SMD116]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Y116-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA), Cub Scouts
This video outlines the ScoutsBSA transition process from the cub scouting program
![How to choose a ScoutsBSA Troop [SMD115]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Y115-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Cub Scouts
Before bridging to a new Troop it’s important to consider your options within your local area of Troops to choose from. This episode explores the different considerations that go into choosing the right Troop.
![Special Skills Worksheet [SMD114]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Y114-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Skills
A few years ago the BSA put together a skills worksheet to hand out to parents with the idea that they would be able to see what talent they had within their units, and give the leaders an opportunity to tap that well of talent.
![Doing a good turn daily [SMD113]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Y113-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Scouting Lifestyle, Skills
Doing a good turn. In its simplest sense doing a good turn is doing something nice or helpful for someone else without expectation of anything in return.
![New Member Coordinator [SMD111]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Y111-850x550.png)
All Scouting
A New Member Coordinator is a recent addition to the set of adult positions to help units onboard new members into their units. Find out about this new position and how it can help grow your unit.
![ADHD Scouts [SMD110]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Y110-850x550.png)
All Scouting
Scouting can be a great program for individuals affected by this disorder. This week’s Scoutmaster Dave discusses the strategies for making ADHD and scouts a successful experience.
![Online training [SMD109]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Y109-850x550.png)
All Scouting
The ins and outs of online training for positions within the Cub Scouts, Venture Scouts, Scouts BSA and District positions for the Boy Scouts of America.
![Instruction on Scout Rank [SMD108]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Y108-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA)
As cubs move up to the Boy scouting program (ScoutsBSA) setting them up to succeed is important and easy to do by setting the stage and expectations from “Scout” rank. Transcript: Scout rank is the introductory rank in the ScoutsBSA program, and as such I like to lay the groundwork with new scouts with some … Read More “Instruction on Scout Rank [SMD108]” »
![An exploration of the methods of Scouting [SMD107]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Y107-850x550.png)
All Scouting
This week’s scoutmaster dave is an exploration of the different methods of scouting, including Ideals, Patrols, Outdoor Programs, Advancement, Association with Adults, Personal Growth, Leadership Development, and Uniforming within the Boy Scouts of America program.
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![What is CyberChip for Scouting? [SMD106]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Y106-850x550.png)
All Scouting
An explanation of the CyberChip program for the Boy Scouts of America through Netsmartz, highlighting how it works for both the cub scout program and the ScoutsBSA (Boy Scouts) program.
![Old scouters, when the program moves past them [SMD105]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Y105-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Scouting Lifestyle
The boy scouting program has a wealth of volunteers who remain with the program long after their kids age out of the program. This ScoutmasterDave discussion is how to maximize the potential of these individuals and make a better Scouts BSA program for the twenty-first century.
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![Servant leadership [SMD104]](http://www.scoutmasterdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Y104-850x550.png)
All Scouting, Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA), Skills
Being a patrol leader in the Boy Scouts (ScoutsBSA) can be hard. It can be easier with these tips on servant leadership. Use these ideas to make leadership easier, and have more fun while doing it.