CC Training January 21, 2012

1. CC Training January 21, 2012

2. FOCUS GROUP

3. Great Job Northeastern!

4. INTRO, MISSION, MEASURABLES

5. Welcome to S12 CC Training! Please share: • Your Name • Your College • Your Major • How Long Have You Been CC’ing? • 1 Reason Why You Stay Involved in Generation Citizen

6. GC’s Mission • The mission of Generation Citizen is… • Generation Citizen’s mission is to empower under-represented youth to become active participants in the democratic process.

7. Theory of Change (Pg. 4 CCHB) CCs CCs CCs CCs

8. Measurables (Pg. 7 in CCHB)

9. Today’s Training • The objective of today’s training is to help prepare you to achieve, and in fact be able to exceed these Measurables this semester. • “Senior Chapter” Status (Pg. 5 in CCHB) • Knowing the above, share out: What Do You Hope To Get Out of Today’s Training?

10. Training Goals • Get to know one another and GC’s program staff • Clarify the CC role in the context of Generation Citizen’s mission • Identify sophisticated Mentor Recruitment strategies, and finalize next steps for S12 Recruitment • Plan out S12 weekly events and ongoing Mentor coaching so as to support strong outcomes • Learn what makes an effective Action Plan and practice editing Plans • Become adept at using relevant documentation and systems and locating resources Anything we should change?

11. Training Agenda 12:00-12:30: Intro, Mission, Measurables 12:30-1:40: Mentor Recruitment Break 1:50-3:00: Mentor Coaching and Support Break 3:10-4:10: Action Planning 4:10-4:30: Review Scavenger Hunt 4:30-5:00: Conclusion and Next Steps Anything we should change?

12. MENTOR RECRUITMENT

13. Facebook and Twitter • Facebook Page: • www.facebook.com/generationcitizen • Facebook Group for Mentors: • Generation Citizen Mentors • Any additional chapter pages/groups you would like • Twitter: • Handle: GenCitizen • Hashtag: #GCspeaks

14. Let’s Make a Recruitment Plan • As a group, let’s make a recruitment plan in Google Docs • Call out: what type of Recruitment activities you have done or you are planning to do? List as many as possible

15. Now Let’s Make a Better Recruitment Plan • Break up into chapter groups • Discuss and notate on paper/on the Google Doc: • 1) Prioritization: If you could only do half the things on this list, which would you choose to ensure the highest-quality candidates? • 2) Institutionalization: For as many tasks as possible, how could you develop a system or partnership so that this takes less time in future semesters? • 3) Delegation: How could you divide responsibility on these tasksor delegate to others (Mentors/GC friends)? • 4) Pacing: How could you start these activities earlier or time activities more efficiently to avoid last-minute scrambling?

16. Strategies

17. Recruitment Next Steps • Make GC sound sexy • “service learning” vs just volunteer opportunity • Civics education “program”rather than just volunteering • Make sure what you say is straightforward • Talk about projects that students have done • Teaching opportunity – that they will be teaching in a classroom, esp. education majors • Resume-building experience • Tailor your message! • Possibly noting that we are selective – are you up to the challenge? • We are much more than volunteering/mentoring • We are different • We are Civics Ambassadors! • Way to see how to make a difference on a local level, if you are interested in issues of social justice – this is what you actually get to see • Chance to meet politicians/elected officials • “civics” is not sexy, but reframing it – maybe “social justice” “education activism” “empowering youth” • Action-based, and student driven – emphasize student’s role • Learning experience: learn about yourself, your city • Shapes who you are in college – shapes your interest • Though be clear about commitment, hard work, expectations (make sure to sell it like it’s a privelege to be part of this, that it is a challenge – “you might not make the cut” – emphasize our culture of high expectations and that we ask a lot • Personal recruitment – meet them 1 on 1, have coffee, make them feel special • Part of something that’s growing (but also recognize that we are not totall y ephemereal) • Can we have a name other than Mentor (Mentor is not unique, sounds like glorified babysitting)

18. MENTOR COACHING AND SUPPORT

19. Mentor Coaching and Support

20. Coaching and Support Best Practices • Veteran CCs share out: • What types of coaching and support activities were most effective in supporting student outcomes? • What types of coaching and support activities were most effective in helping Mentors grow their skills and become more civically engaged? • What structures or systems made weekly meetings most effective and meaningful? • What structures or activities most contributed to community-building within your chapter?

21. Maker and Cohen Evaluation Study Characteristics of Successful Mentors: • Person-oriented • Connect with your students as fellow humans • Think about teaching as a relationship between mentor and student • Aligned with GC’s mission • Review and internalize the GC mission. How does participating in GC relate to your interests in education/politics/social justice? • Constantly honing their craft of mentorship • Reflect on areas for improvement • Set goals and seek assistance in meeting them Read Maker and Cohen (under review) to learn more! Elena Maker has been a mentor and CC with GC in Providence, and did this as an independent study at Brown!

22. Coaching Expectations & Resources • RESOURCES: • CC Handbook Pg. 22 Menu of Options, Rest of CC Handbook, i.e. Curriculum Framework and FAQs (Pg. 13-18), Mentor Handbook, WeeblyCLC Section, • Weekly Tracker (Chapter Trackers in Mentor Recruitment Support Documents)

23. Plan Out Your Semester • 20 minutes: With these expectations and resources in mind, plan out your semester: • What topics will you deliver when? • Go into detail on Mentor Training: How Will You Use Those 45 Minutes? • 10 minutes: Pair up with another group and share out your plans. Give one another feedback.

24. ACTION PLANNING

25. SMART approach Specific? Measureable? Actionable? Realistic? Timely? Root Cause(s) What is the CC’s Role?

26. Understanding Root Cause • Your root cause is the reason behind your focus issue. It describes why the problem exists. (There may be more than one root cause, of course, but it's better to pick just one to work on right now.)

27. From Focus Issue to Root Cause • Students feel unprepared for college requirements • Current course offerings lack relevant college prep • Information, materials, and opportunities available through guidance counselors’ office are insufficient • Bullying is widespread between racial groups • School lacks sense of community between diverse populations • Appropriate consequences for it are vague and vary across the district • Teen unemployment is high • Jobs are not easily accessible by public transportation • Students aren't getting jobs because they lack the skills local employers desire

28. Creating Goals • Your goals are broad aims within your focus issue which are accomplished and measured in terms of your strategies. • Sample goals include: • Get a voting student representative on the academic affairs committee that starts meeting in March • Reduce (by X%) the incidence of bullying in your city • Boost teen employment by increasing job readiness for students in your neighborhood

29. Choosing Strategies • Your strategies are the means by which you accomplish a goal. • Sample strategies include: • Lobbying school board officials to create a permanent student position • Convincing city council members to support an important bill on bullying • Working with local employers to create an after-school job training program

30. Choosing Tactics • Your tactics are the tools by which you will accomplish your strategies. • Sample tactics include: • Jointly publish op-ed with PTA president advocating for student voice in local and school papers • Meeting with a councilman to present a list of recommendations for bullying legislation • Survey local employers to find gaps between students’ skills and employers’ needs

31. Guided Practice SMART Approach Root Cause(s): Abandoned lots enable gangs to congregate • Raise awareness of dangers of drug use/joining a gang • Lobby City Council to turn lots into community gardens • Set up school gardening club to demonstrate interest in and readiness to care for gardens • Generate and demonstrate public support for land use changes • Hang posters with pictures of students who died due to drug use/gang violence • Use crime data, surveys, and videotaped evidence to compile report on dangers of these lots, their effect on absenteeism, after-school participation • Get local churches and community organizations to publicly support campaign, turn out to public meetings/hearings, accompany to lobbying meetings

32. Independent Practice • Pair up and practice editing Action Plans SMART approach Specific? Measureable? Actionable? Realistic? Timely? Root Cause(s)

33. Independent Practice Root Cause(s) Lack of job preparation and training

34. Independent Practice Root Cause(s) Students do not have other opportunities to feel like a member of a community

35. Independent Practice Root Cause(s) Students have to weave through heavy traffic unattended and with no protection

36. Independent Practice Root Cause(s) School regulations concerning bullying are not enforced

37. Action Planning Resources • Your CC Handbook, Pg. 32-39 • Weebly: Advocacy Training slides • Weebly discussion forums • Other?

38. REVIEW SCAVENGER HUNT

39. 10 Minutes To Submit An Email With: • A list of 3 items that are measured on the Mentor self-survey • The number of Hispanic American students your chapter should be aiming to recruit • The number of Mentor applications your college has at this moment • A list of 2 things we look for in assessing a Mentor’s ability to civically empower their class • One activity you might use as part of a weekly meeting on “Understanding Your Community” • A tweet you might use to recruit that includes our Twitter handle and our hashtag • The email addresses of 5 academic departments at your college

40. Answers • A list of 3 items that are measured on the Mentor self-survey Find in CCHB Pg. 7, 2nd footnote • The number of Hispanic American students your chapter should be aiming to recruit Controlling Calendar  CampusDiversityStatistics, then calculate as a % of your application goal (also Controlling Calendar) • The number of Mentor applications your college has at this moment Salesforce Mentor Application Number report • A list of 2 things we look for in assessing a Mentor’s ability to civically empower their class Classroom observations, CCHB • One activity you might use as part of a weekly meeting on “Understanding Your Community” Weebly pull from CLC Trainings • A tweet you might use to recruit that includes our Twitter handle and our hashtagsomething that includes @gencitizen, #Gcspeaks and appropriate text (uses correct language of our mission) • The email addresses of 5 academic departments at your college Recruitment Channel Database

41. CONCLUSION AND NEXT STEPS

42. Training Goals Revisited • Get to know one another and GC’s program staff • Clarify the CC role in the context of Generation Citizen’s mission • Identify sophisticated Mentor Recruitment strategies, and finalize next steps for S12 Recruitment • Plan out S12 weekly events and ongoing Mentor coaching so as to support strong outcomes • Learn what makes an effective Action Plan and practice editing Plans • Become adept at using relevant documentation and systems and locating resources Did we accomplish our goals? Any lingering questions?

43. Next Steps • Break up and make sure your group is clear on next steps. These should include the things you worked on today: • Recruitment next steps • A plan for the semester, including what you will say at Mentor Training • Plans to update or involve anyone who wasn’t here

44. Evaluation • Quick go around: a word or phrase that describes how you feel going into S12 with Generation Citizen • Please complete our exit survey

45. Thank you! Please join us for our social event!