Advocacy

We must be part of the solution: becoming advocates for what we do within our personal comfort level. This presentation will take participants through multi-layered activities that help each individual determine their advocacy comfort level: PSA projects for students, parental involvement, personal contact with district administrators, advocacy contact with community legislators.

Resources:

• CoSN
• Definition of Advocacy
• Definition of Lobbying
• NETS
• Digital Storytelling
• Developing 21st Century Skills
• Podcasting in the Classroom
• Definition of a Public Service Announcement
• Eduwiki
• Empowering the 21st Century Superintendent
• Learning to Change - Changing to Learn
• To Contact Elected Officials
• DEN Blog Network

The Plan

What the heck is advocacy, anyway?

Who is an advocate?

Why be an advocate?

What’s a PSA?

How do I turn my student’s work into a PSA without lots of extra effort?

What are you already doing (and might not have thought had ‘other’ impact)?

Next steps

what are you willing to do (have you ever sent a letter to an elected official; called the local office of an elected official; attended a 'town hall' meeting in your community; spoken up at a school board meeting; spoken your mind at a faculty meeting...

what do you need to do it...

who might help you do it...