2012 Xi State Chapter Officers’ Training for First VPs/ Educational Excellence Committee Embracing...
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- 2012 Xi State Chapter Officers Training for First VPs/
Educational Excellence Committee Embracing Our Vision Designing Our
Future... Believe Excellence 1
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- Getting to Know You! Introductions Key Idea: Networking will
help all of us be more successful! Get to know your colleagues in
other chapters, across the state, and on the international level!!
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- Duties of the First Vice President Chair Program Committee
Complete biennial report for Educational Excellence/Program
Committee Publish chapter yearbook and submit for evaluation to Xi
State 1 st VP Other duties? 3
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- Program Chair=EEC Committee structure at International changed
in 2010 Program of Work was replaced by Educational Excellence
Committee (EEC) 4
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- 5 Educational Excellence Committee Focuses on Programs and
Projects that have been identified by International Replaces
program manual or guide Advances the mission of the Society
Embraces the vision of the Society
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- What the Constitution* Says The committee (international) is
composed of 13 members: 2 from each region, a chair, the NGO
representative and a music representative. Ex officio members are
the international president and Membership Services Administrator.
The committee may function as a whole and in smaller groups to
accomplish its responsibilities *Constitution, Article VIII,
Section C.1. 6
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- What the Constitution Says The committee shall promote programs
and projects for excellence in education identify long-term an
short-term programs and projects that focus on topics adopted by
the Society, and shall transmit suggestions for study and action to
state organizations and chapters. support programs of action that
promote the personal well-being, intellectual growth, and global
awareness of women educators. encourage a focus on the arts at
international conventions. 7
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- What the Constitution Says The committee shall develop
strategies to enable chapters to encourage members to become
leaders. encourage states and chapters to participate in programs
that promote professional growth of women educators study and
recommend action on professional issues and urge state
organizations to initiate, endorse, and support desirable
legislation or other suitable endeavors in the interest of
education and women educators. plan a training session preceding
regional conferences for incoming state organization educational
excellence chairs. 8
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- EEC Goals 1.Promote the Schools for Africa Project 2.Support
Early-Career Educators 3.Encourage programs that Increase members
personal and professional pride Focus on educational excellence
Promote the DKG/UN relationship Increase members global awareness
Impact educational law and policy 9
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- International EEC has provided links on the Society Web site
that lead to many resources for state organizations and chapters.
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- Examples Monthly Schools for Africa Newsettes with program and
fund-raising ideas, up-to-date information on total Society
donations, and fact sheets on countries involved. 11
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- Examples Early-career Educator support resources, including
1.THAT--Teachers Helping Another Teacher project (from California
State Organization) 2.Dinner and a Movie (from Omega Chapter,
Oregon) 12
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- How do State Organizations and Chapters Transition from Program
of Work Committees to Educational Excellence? 13
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- Remember! State organizations and chapters are not required to
have the same named committees as has the international level. They
are required to fulfill the work of those committees that apply to
state organization and chapter levels. Key Idea: 14
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- Some Options: Keep same names/organization--incorporate new
duties as necessary. Give current POW committees new names Have one
Educational Excellence Committee with more members who work
together in smaller groups to achieve the responsibilities and
report back to the whole. Devise a totally unique plan that works
for your particular state organization or chapter. 15
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- Remember, so long as the work of the Educational Excellence
Committee is fulfilled, state organizations and chapters have great
flexibility as to how the work is fulfilled. Key Idea: 16
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- Promoting Schools for Africa Program topic Activity topic
Fundraising ideas Donation form on DKG website Resources/links Key
Idea: Each goal of the EEC has resources available on the DKG
website! 17
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- Supporting Early-career Educators: THAT model Monetary support
ideas Time support ideas Fundraising ideas Key Idea: Should the EEC
recommend that Supporting Early-Career Educators become a second
international project? 18
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- Encouraging programs and activities that: Focus on Educational
Excellence Promote the DKG/UN Relationship Increase Global
Awareness Impact Educational Law and Policy Increase Personal and
Professional Pride Key Idea: The DKG website offers program and
project ideas for all of these topics. 19
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- Schools for Africa International Project Donations through
UNICEF 96 cents of each donated dollar goes to Schools for Africa.
$5 can provide 10 children with a pencil and an exercise book. $10
= a learner kit for 1 student with bag, stationery, mini atlas, and
math tables. $60 = School in a bag with school supplies for 40
students and 1 teacher. $100 = provides 100 children with sketch
pad and crayons. $250 = School in a box 20
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- Fundraising Activities Change for Change Schools for Africa
Month Pencils & Pens 21
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- Other Ways to Support SFA Program ideas Projects Educational
materials for members 22
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- Early-Career Educators Teachers Helping Another Teacher (THAT)
Program Dinner and a Movie Night Mentor/Support Student Teachers
Volunteer in a Beginning Teachers Room Donate funds, supplies, etc.
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- Other Program Ideas SWOT approach to problem solving Elevator
speeches Member recognition Impact Quotient (IQ) activity 24
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- Other Options for the Arts Attend a cultural event or
performance Visit a museum Tour a facility Have a Make and Take
session Have a song-fest of holiday or DKG songs 25
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- Global Awareness Ideas Travelogue Going Green Global Food
Equality vs. differences 26
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- Educational Law & Policy Panel Discussion Letter Writing
Campaign Legislative Symposium 27
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- How Do You Decide? Member Profile Needs Assessment for Programs
Interest Inventory Successful Chapter Model Other International and
Xi State Resources 28
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- Chapter Yearbook Format Frequency Distribution Date of
publication 29
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- Yearbook Options Content that could be optional Format for
publication Delivery options for members and state officers Archive
copies 30