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The following activities can help participants review key information, practice skills, and assess their understanding of the concepts in this module. |
- Ask participants to write an informational article for the program newsletter.
The article should discuss the program's values, vision, and mission. It
also should emphasize how these elements are represented in the services
that the program provides to families. (This activity may be completed by
having the participants make an oral presentation on the topic.)
- Instruct participants to develop a detailed professional development plan.
They can use Handout 12: My Personal Head Start Mission Statement from
Activity 2-4 as a reference. (Have them complete Handout 12 if they have
not already done so.)
Instruct them to complete the evaluation chart on Handout 16: Personal Mission- Self-Development Plan. Participants complete Part I of the self-development plan by recording the skills needed to achieve their personal missions. They complete Part II by:
- Listing the professional skills they need to develop
- Listing the steps that they will follow to develop these skills
- Documenting the techniques that they will use to monitor their progress,
including strategies to obtain feedback from supervisors or coaches
and the dates to obtain that feedback.
- Have participants attend the orientation of a new employee. Ask them to
prepare a presentation that describes the entire program using terms from
Hand out 14: Social Systems Model of a Head Start Program.