1. 
The Art of Building Partnerships
Sessions 4 and 5 of the Community Ed Practicum

2. Communicating with Diverse Audience
 Opening Activity
 Bridging the Communication Gap
 What did you see leaders in your community do to
effectively communicate with diverse audiences in
your community?

3. 
Book Reviews
Samples of Leadership Books
Book Review Presentations

4. Leadership Connections
 Share your most significant leadership
experience (while in this program working
towards licensure) and connect it to a
leadership concept/skill/trait that you or
one of your colleagues shared in their book
review.

5. Administrative Presentations
 Helpful hints from the Director

6. Community Engagement
 Complete the survey
 How connected is your district to your community?
 10 Principles of Authentic Community Engagement

7. Leadership
 It’s about knowing who is at the table.
 Read about the members of this Advisory Board.
 Complete the Stakeholder Map with a partner.
 Share.

8. Advisory Boards
 ECCS Advisory Board

9. Your Advisors
 Reflect on your Advisory Board.
 Fill out the grid as best you can.
 3 minute write…
 Where is your board strong?
 Who do you need to recruit?

10. 
Lunch

11. Mobilizing Resources
 Advisory Boards oversee the budget.
 Review of 2014 Comm Ed Finance Manual.

12. Capstone Projects
 5 minutes to present capstone project.
 Connect your Capstone Project to one of the
Community Ed Competencies.
 Address the three core skill areas of Community
Leadership.
 Framing Ideas
 Building Social Capital
 Mobilizing Resources

13. Assignments
 Identify 2 potential partners
 3-5 paragraph paper on how your organization
reaches out and builds partnerships.

14. Next Saturday
 Arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled
time.
 Come to 7700 France Avenue – third floor on the
North Tower.
 You will have 50 minutes to present (45 efolio and 5
capstone)
 Bring your personal packet, computer with your
portfolio ready to present, and any special or
unique equipment (such as dongle).

15. Closing
 Your role as a leader in a group is different than
your role as a participant in a group.
 What are 3 aha’s you have gathered from our
conversations today. Aha’s are things you didn’t
know you didn’t know.
 3 Minute write