Welcome to Exploration 2: Reinforcing Party Structure! This week, we're building on what we learned in our last session about the Van Buren County Democratic Party leadership. This exploration will give you a chance to review the structure, dive a bit deeper into the roles, and even explore our County Party Bylaws. Remember, the better you understand our party structure, the more effectively you can participate and contribute!
On this page, you'll find a few activities to help you reinforce your understanding: Watch the video, a quick 'Review & Recall' exercise to jog your memory, a 'Bylaws Scavenger Hunt' to explore our County Party rules, and a 'Google Chat Reflection' activity to share your thoughts and discuss with your fellow delegates in our class Google Chat group. Take your time, explore at your own pace, and have fun!
We estimate this Exploration might take about 45-60 minutes to complete, but feel free to break it up over a couple of shorter sessions if that works better for you.
For this week's 'Review & Recall' and 'Bylaws Scavenger Hunt' activities, we'll be using a Google Form! Just click on the form below to open it or answer directly on this page. Please answer all the questions in the form to the best of your ability. Remember, this is for practice and to help you solidify your understanding of the County Party structure – it's not graded! Take your time, and use the VBDP County Party Bylaws document to help you with the 'Scavenger Hunt' questions. The bylaws can be found in the Google Drive in 09 Precinct Delegates / Welcome / Training / By-Laws. You can also access the bylaws by clicking this link: ByLaws
Google Chat Reflection: Your Role in the County Party
Now, let's share our reflections on the County Party structure. Please go to our class Google Chat group. Once you are there, copy and paste the reflection prompt below into the chat and then share your responses in a thread. After you've posted your own thoughts, please take a few minutes to read through what others have shared and reply to at least one classmate's message in their thread. Let's have a conversation and learn from each other's perspectives!
Reflection prompt: One key takeaway or 'aha moment' I had about our party structure was . . . and its important because . . .
Reminder: You can review how to respond in a thread by watching the technology orientation off-week video we used in our last off week session. Each person should start a thread and then respond to it with their thoughts.