migrant student leadership academy overview 2007

Migrant Student Leadership Academy

for Fresno County Migrant Students

Migrant Student Leadership Academy

• Goal & Methods

• Staff Training

• Activities & Presentations

• Participant Responses

Migrant Student Leadership Academy – GOALS

• The purpose of the SCICON Leadership Academy is to help participants understand their leadership modalities and learn to work with others while addressing current problems and issues that affect their daily lives.

• Participants will be trained to be more effective leaders and will be given the necessary tools to be involved in on-campus and off-campus issues.

• Fresno State migrant students volunteer to serve as both cabin leaders and inspirational role models.

• Proceeds from this academy are utilized primarily to provide scholarships for migrant college students, not eligible for financial aid.

Migrant Student Leadership Academy –METHODS

• All activities are designed to promote a sense of community service, teamwork, leadership ability, and professional growth.

• Participants will learn to work together in groups and understand that the key to becoming effective leaders is to also be a good follower.

• Participants will give feedback about their own community needs and share possible solutions.

• Learning to network will help the participants to become better advocates for positive outcomes of their selected issues or events in which they participate.

• Participants will develop an Action Plan to address family, school, and community issues.

Migrant Student Leadership Academy - TRAINING

• The current academy staff will include Fresno State both professional staff and migrant student volunteers.

• The full agenda for the Migrant Student Leadership Academies will be covered during the training.

• The Fresno State staff will discuss, interact and model each activity so that every staff member gains a full understanding of the objectives.

• Teamwork will be stressed for cohesiveness among the staff, which is a strong factor in making the Migrant Student Leadership Academies a success.

Migrant Student Leadership Academy -

ICEBREAKERS

“El Juego del Pato Pasqual”

–Experiences outside

one’s Comfort Zone

– Acclimation to PublicPerformance


ICEBREAKERS

Trust Fall

– Trust Building

– Kinesthetic Learning

– Experiences outsideone’s Comfort Zone


ICEBREAKERS

Name Games & Relays

– Teamwork

– Communication Skills

– Non-VerbalCommunciation

Migrant Student Leadership Academy - ACTIVITIES

• LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENTSAll students completed these one of two assessments that helped them to each identify their leadership and learning styles.

• Learning Styles Inventory (LSI)• True Colors

These activities included the identification of strengths and weaknesses relevant to their particular leadership and learning styles.

Students learned to be effective leaders and learners and were to work better with others by understanding their modalities.

After identifying their learning and leadership styles they also learned how to better interact and work with students with various learning and leadership styles.


• LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENTS


• DEFINITION OF LEADERSHIPParticipants brainstorm lists of both exemplary positive and harmful world leaders. Using these samples, students generate lists of positive and negatie leadership words.Participants complete the “Choose Your Leaders” exercise, in which they are provided a list of twelve potential leaders. Students are required to come a unanimous decision as to the best potential leader amongst the twelve options.Using these experiences, and the Ten Charactaristics of a Leader provided by Cesar E. Chavez, students create their own working definition of a good leader.


• DEFINITION OF LEADERSHIP


• ANGEL DE MI GUARDA – Theatrical Performance

Fresno State students and staff will perform an original, short and bilingual play by Raul Z. Moreno.

The play will dramatically emphasize the need for young adults to understand both their communty’s historial and present situations, to conciously choose a non-passive role in thier community, to act with understanding, and to enact caring and beneficial behaviors in their communities.

Though the play will focus on the life of one young man, Angel, the behaviors and results are easily understood by students as applying to all members of the audience.


• ANGEL DE MI GUARDA – Theatrical Performance


• TRUST WALK

Weather permitting this is an outdoor, nighttime activity during which students use the darkness and privacy to explore their personal fears, their both real and imaginary obstacles, and any personal issues they might wish to share.The walk is immediately followed by small group processing sessions. Staff members facilitate the “magic circle” styled discussions during which students share some of those things about which they thought during their quiet time in the dark.


• COMMUNITY NEEDSParticipants will engage in activities geared toward identifying the most crucial problems in their community.

They will develop a list of the issues that they feel need to be addressed immediately.

The students will also identify their needs in their high school and community and develop a list of possible solutions.

To accomplish this goal, students will be divided into small groups according to the high schools from which they come.

They will be also asked to prepare a chart of solutions for presentation in front of the entire group.


• COMMUNITY NEEDS


• PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES

Participants will learn about performance techniques, which enable them to freely speak in front of either an audience or group by addressing the following areas.

• Understand the SUBJECT of the play• Understand and feel your CHARACTER• PRESENTATION of character, special effects• Awareness of SETTING• AUDIENCE: voice projection, blocking• EXAGGERATION


• PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES


• TEAM BUILDING SKILLS

Participants will be required to work together with students who have different leadership styles. Students will be challenged; natural leaders will be placed in a position to be followers while followers will be placed in leadership roles. The overall objective is to help them understand that a true leader understands her changing role and works accordingly. Participants will learn about the importance of working together as a group in order to accomplish their goals.


• TEAM BUILDING SKILLS


• EVENT PLANNING GUIDE

Participants will learn the necessary steps to follow when coordinating an event.

Through specific examples, student will learn the importance of effective planning and procedures.

Students will engage in a discussion on how to utilize the Event Planning Guide form when planning future events.


• EVENT PLANNING GUIDE


• DEFINITION OF NETWORKING

Through both a short presentation and detailed examples students will learn the importance of interpersonal networking in their personal, academic and professional lives.

Students will be taught and practice both introducing themselves and meeting new people.

Each student will create several, simple “personal-cards” for distribution during the academy.

Students will list contact information as well as topics of personal interest on these cards.


• DEFINITION OF NETWORKING


• PARTICIPANT SKITS

Students will be divided into small groups and will be asked to select a specific topic from the problems and issues that have been previously identified.

Students will participate in a theatrical performance working with others who are variously skilled as to learning and leadership styles.

They will effectively portray some of the current issues and problems that affect them and their communities.


• PARTICIPANT SKITS


• DANCEAs a reward for the students’ full participation and positive attitudes throughout the program, they will have an opportunity to dance together and enjoy time with new friends.

Staff will supervise the entire dance.


• DANCE


• GROUP PICTURES


• REFLECTION

A large amount of time will be set aside at the end of the academy weekend for participants to speak in front of the assembled group.

Students will have an opportunity to acknowledge each other’s positive attitudes and contributions.

Volunteers from amongst the students will also be sought to describe what they enjoyed, what they have learned, and how they will use the skills gained from the academy weekend.


• REFLECTION


• ACTION PLAN

Students will develop an individual action plan in which they will specify the various activities and issues in which they want to be involved.

The action plan will call for specific activities involving their family, campus, community, and personal development. Students will make a list of the issues they identify as important to them and will discuss how they plan to become involved.

They will write one page describing their short-term goals (within the next five years), as well as their long-term goals.


• ACTION PLAN


• GROUP COLLAGE

This activity will challenge students to work in pairs and as a group to complete a mosaic. Student teams will be given drawing and painting materials, motivated to find their internal-childlike-artist, and set loose to work. The activity is designed to progress at an quick pace and include all participants throughout the process.

Students will learn that though teamwork they can accomplish a large amount of work, and that leaders must be prepared to incorporate numerous methods of thought, communication and work styles.


• GROUP COLLAGE

Migrant Student Leadership Academy – PARTICIPANT RESPONSES

• Este fin de semana aprendí mucho, aprendí a valorar más las cosas, la familia, y todo lo que yo antes no valoraba.

• This weekend I learned a lot. I learned to value things more, like my family, and all the other things I didn’t appreciate before.


• En este fin de semana yo aprendí a que no solo me debo de preocupar por mi, sino por mi familia, o por otras personas y también a como poder ser buen líder.

• This weekend I learned that I shouldn’t think only about myself, rather I should think about my family, or about other people, and also how to become a good leader.


• Yo aprendí a pasar en frente y no tener pena. La otra cosa es tener confianza con los compañeros.

• I learned to stand-up in front and not be embarrassed. Also, I learned to be confident with my peers (friends).


• Yo he aprendido muchas cosas, principalmente como compartir con las de más personas y quitarme la vergüenza de enzima.

• I have learned many things. Foremost, how to share with other people and overcome my shy nature in the future.


• I have learned that I don't always need to be in charge of everything, it can be better to let other people lead also.

• [I have learned] to improve my leadership skills and to speak up when [I am] doing the skits. I also learned that it is not always about [me], but it's about everyone.

SCICON Leadership Academy – PARTICIPANT RESPONSES

• This weekend I have learned many things. Such as, how to value myself and other people. How not to care only about myself and to care more about people that are more needy. And, how to became a leader.

migrant student leadership academy overview 2007

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