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Dream It, Do It! Innovative Utilization of Volunteers

Dream It, Do It! Innovative Utilization of Volunteers. Summer Institute 2011 Volunteer Issues Committee of Literacy Action Network. AGENDA. Warm-up activity: “I never…” Panel discussion: 15 ways to creatively utilize volunteers Moving from Innovative Ideas into Action Wrap-up.

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Dream It, Do It! Innovative Utilization of Volunteers

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  1. Dream It, Do It! Innovative Utilization of Volunteers Summer Institute 2011 Volunteer Issues Committee of Literacy Action Network

  2. AGENDA • Warm-up activity: “I never…” • Panel discussion: 15 ways to creatively utilize volunteers • Moving from Innovative Ideas into Action • Wrap-up

  3. “I never…” • What are the things you don’t have time to do but would like to do? • What are the things your program doesn’t have the time or resources to do?

  4. FROM THE FIELD….VOLUNTEER POSITIONS……

  5. GED writing one-on-one tutor • Tutor an adult GED learners who is studying to pass the GED writing test • Help with grammar, spelling and vocabulary • Help with writing mechanics, paragraph and essay development

  6. STAR READING TUTOR AND/OR ASSESSMENT AIDE Lead a reading group during class, mainly focusing on fluency. The more the volunteers, the smaller each group! Meet individually with reading learners to assess students in alphabetics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. The results are used for dividing students into small work groups, in class, according to their skills.

  7. Social Media Volunteer • Provide support and outreach for US Citizenship Training via Facebook and Twitter • Maintain the Twitter Accounts and tweet • Create and maintain a Facebook account with information on the US Citizenship classes. • Bi-weekly up-dates – possible video postings of class • Stay in direct communication with US Citizenship instructor, plus meet occasionally with US Citizenship instructor.

  8. Special Projects Artist Create poster, bulletin board, or display board to be used for appropriate event, such as: Annual Reading Campaign/Family Literacy Day Bulletin board for job postings or other Display board to be taken to resource fairs/events

  9. Pronunciation/Recording Volunteer • Volunteer records stories using Audacity • Stories are iTunes in computer lab • Good for volunteers who like to work independently • We have recorded stories from Read Naturally, Story by Story, and Project Read

  10. Next Level Classes Volunteer Teacher • Volunteer-led afternoon classes in math, reading, and writing • 1-3 levels beyond SHAPE (paid teacher) classes • Bridge or jumpstart to Diploma/GED • Started with student petition

  11. Orton-Gillingham 1-1 tutor • Current volunteer took Orton-Gillingham training & needed 100 hours of volunteer instruction • Teachers identify students who are not keeping up or not advancing • Volunteer takes 8 students per term, works 1hr/week with each student, 8 hours total • Programs can contact Orton-Gillingham or other reading training programs to request trained volunteers

  12. English for Employment • Help students 1-1 as they gain the English and computer skills they need to achieve their career goals • Create resumes, write emails, practice interview skills, search for jobs online • Use www.englishuneed.weebly.com and www.usefulenglish.weebly.com

  13. DIGITAL EDUCATION LAB SUPPORT VOLUNTEER Assist students in the use of Learner Web ‘Computer Skills You Can Use’, a computer-based learning plan. Skill sets include: using a mouse, keyboarding, e-mail, windows, internet browsing, and Microsoft Office.

  14. Music Intern • Jino shared his musical expertise by teaching songs accompanied by guitar • He led a folk singing group where students shared cultural stories and sang at an end of the year Open-mic Celebration

  15. Registration, Testing and Learning Plans Intern • Having trouble getting to all the things you would like to get accomplished? • Intern Kathleen helped our very busy staff get learners retested and learning plans completed. • Kathleen was instrumental also in helping us on the day of our learner registration to keep things flowing and to assist staff during a very stressful period.

  16. Writing Intern • Chris spent over six months developing writing topics and bringing learners together to write creative stories. • He spent many hours putting the publication together and doing his final project as the emcee for our open-mic celebration. • We had other volunteers complete part of this project in the past.  The staff had to fill in to help out with the project.  Handing it all over to Chris was a great relief to staff and he did our best student writing publication and open-mic celebration!

  17. Citizenship Ambassador

  18. Library Coordinator

  19. Volunteer outreach intern

  20. MOVING FROM INNOVATIVE IDEAS TO ACTION…

  21. Create a “game plan”

  22. Placement, orientation and training

  23. Risk Management

  24. Recognition and Support

  25. Questions?

  26. www.themlc.org/volunteerpositiondescriptions.html www.oursharedresources.com Questions to consider when developing a new volunteer position Use a template/worksheet Create a Volunteer Position Description

  27. http://www.themlc.org/vcr.html http://www.literacyminnesota.org/Literacy_Action_Network.html www.oursharedresources.com www.englishuneed.weebly.com www.usefulenglish.weebly.com http://www.literacyminnesota.org/Volunteer_Position_Descriptions_and_Training_Guide.html RESOURCES

  28. Wrap-Up • What will you take back to your program? • What new volunteer role(s) will you start?

  29. Questions

  30. VOLUNTEER ISSUES COMMITTEE Co-chairs MaryJo Bayliss (SHAPE): MBayliss@bloomington.k12.mn.us Cathy Grady (MLC): cgrady@themlc.org Committee Members Tammi Bernard (Burnsville): TBERNARD@burnsville.k12.us Glenice Jones (Metro North): Glenice.Jones@anoka.k12.mn.us Ruth Rodriguez (St.Paul): Ruth.Rodriguez@spps.org Allison Runchey (MLC): arunchey@theMLC.org Nancy Thornbury nbthornbury@hclib.org (Franklin Learning Center, Minneapolis) www.literacyactionnetwork.org

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