INNOVATIVE REPONSES TO WORKING WITH DIVERSE & EMERGING AUDIENCES: WNEP’S APPROACH TO INCLUSIVITY Teresa Curtis & Shelley King-Curry, WNEP Specialists 2010 Cooperative Extension Statewide Conference October 20, 2010
May 13, 2015
INNOVATIVE REPONSES TO WORKING WITH DIVERSE & EMERGING AUDIENCES: WNEP’S APPROACH TO INCLUSIVITYTeresa Curtis & Shelley King-Curry, WNEP Specialists
2010 Cooperative Extension Statewide Conference
October 20, 2010
Sharing
How are you making movement towards increasing diversity in your:
Educational programming? Program participants? Program partnerships?
Session Objectives
Share WNEP’s approaches to effectively working with diverse audiences
Assist participants in applying WNEP strategies in reaching non-traditional learners
Expose the WNEP resources available in your county
Learner Objectives
Explore possible connections with WNEP at county and state levels
Discover a strategy to meet your program area diversity goals
Identify an approach to boost your program’s success in working with all audiences
Our Model
WNEP’sLearners
Staff
Skills
Partner-ships
Resources
Question
Who are your learners in your programs? What are their diversities?
Staff & Volunteers
Question:
In your program, with whom do your learners have the most contact? Do any of these individuals represent who they are? Why or why Not?
Competencies & Skills
Question:
Identify a core competency you need for working with diverse audiences. How do you see getting that support?
Partnerships
Question
What is something you could do to encourage feedback from non-traditional partners about working together?
Resources
Think about your programs…
What is one area where I can be more effective in working with diverse learners?
Staff & Volunteers
Competencies & SkillsPartnershipsResources
Putting it all together