Growing together as community leaders to enact change
SYLLABUS: Advanced Grassroots MCH Leadership Training Program
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Made possible by a generous donor and the IU Fairbanks School of Public Health
THURSDAY SESSIONS 5:00-6:30
November 5 February 18
November 12 February 25
December 3 March 4
December 10 March 11
January 7 March 18
January 21 March 25
February 4 April 1
February 11 April 8
Pilot Program Showcase
May 6, 2021
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Grassroots movements are critical for driving social, economic, environmental, and political systems change to create neighborhoods that
foster healthy pregnancies and infants.
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Our Advanced Leadership Pilot Program Was Made Possible by IU Foundation Account Funds to Create Level Two Skill Building Training for Grassroots MCH Leaders
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Leaders will participate in these training modules after they completed initial training and have begun working on their community leadership project
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Emphasis is on critical reading, writing, speaking, technology skills, organizational management skills and fund raising
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Implemented in 15, 90 minute sessions, with homework for each session
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Section 1: Empowerment as a Process, not a Product (3 sessions) Reflection on Leadership: Read Plato
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Understanding your leadership empowerment process (Kellogg Foundation Materials)
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Work through some of the five findings (Evaluating Your Grassroots Leadership Skills) from the Kellogg Workbook for Aspiring or Current Grassroots Leaders
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NOVEMBER 5: Session 1
HOMEWORK: READ Ella Baker “Developing Community Leadership” published in Gerda Lerner (1920-2013) “Black Women in White America” + Access Kellogg Foundation Materials on WIX (bottom of Curriculum area, under the MORE tab) take 5 minutes to skim through the 5 Findings
SESSION OVERVIEW: Kellogg Foundation Materials Introduced
Ella Baker: Her insights and advice
Kellogg Foundation Materials pp. 4-12 + complete the self-assessment tool
Lucille Clifton “won’t you celebrate with me”
NOVEMBER 12: Session 2
HOMEWORK: READ Langston Hughes “Let America Be America Again”
+ Kellogg READ pp. 17-27 + OPEN A WIX ACCOUNT
Writing about your triple focus: See this program WIX for Session 2 questions & type responses
SESSION OVERVIEW: Kellogg Finding 3 and Finding 4
BIG IDEA: Triple Focus with practical plans
Plato’s Allegory of the Cave introduced [the Socratic method]
Setting Goals and Taking Practical Steps
WIX Website building basics + links to our program WIX
DECEMBER 3: Session 3
READ Plato The Republic Book VII—Allegory of the Cave
WRITE: One grassroots goal + two practical steps toward that goal + three actions you can take to initiate/complete your practical steps
SESSION OVERVIEW: Socratic method + servant leadership
Framing your PLAN to share on your WIX
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Section 2: Harnessing the Power of Communal Storytelling (3 sessions) Reflection on Leadership: Read Dr. King
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Public speaking (Create and practice a mini-TED talk): use materials/videos from https://www.ted.com/playlists/574/how_to_make_a_great_presentation
DECEMBER 10: Session 4
HOMEWORK/ see WIX for more details: WATCH Nancy Duarte’s Ted Talk (link above) + READ Dr. M. L. King’s “I Have a Dream”
WRITE: Big Ideas for my Mini-TED Talk = Topic + Three lows and highs
SESSION OVERVIEW: The power of storytelling + using the Duarte model
M. L. King: storytelling, metaphor, research/evidence, and call to action
Brainstorming a goal + ideas for getting there + related story
JANUARY 7: Session 5
HOMEWORK/ see WIX for more details: READ Dr. King “Letters from Birmingham City Jail” + WRITE: FORMAL outline your 5-minute TED talk on one goal + story, with a practical call to action [reflect on how this connects to your triple focus]
SESSION OVERVIEW: MLK and the power of the written word
The value of writing and planning prior to speaking + framing stories with setting, character, and artifacts
The power of brevity AND clarity when you’re in the room where it happens
JANUARY 21: Session 6
HOMEWORK: Visit “The Top 5 TEDTalks on How to Give a Great TED Talk”/ Watch 2 of the videos + READ Adrian Matejka “Unfunky UFO”
SESSION OVERVIEW: Giving your TEDTalk
TED Talks Shared: You will share your 3 to 5 minute mini-TED talk
After Class: Recording + Uploading your mini-TED to WIX
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Section 3: Building Leadership Structures to Support Collective Efficacy
(4 sessions) Reflection on Leadership: Read Antigone
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Building Coalitions: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/promotion-strategies/start-a-coaltion/main
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Engaging Community Members/ Building Teams: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/leadership-ideas/team-building/main
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Fund raising (Development officer will provide this)
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Basic management skills: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/leadership/effective-manager/management-plan/main
FEBRUARY 4: Session 7
HOMEWORK: READ Section 4 Building Teams + READ Section 5 Coalition Building [URL Building Coalitions above]
Writing About Readings: What type of team do you need as part of your triple focus? How can you begin to cultivate and build that team = practical steps.
SESSION OVERVIEW: Building Teams and Forming Coalitions
Introducing Antigone
FEBRUARY 11: Optional Work Session
WORKING TOGETHER: Optional Session to Work Together
FEBRUARY 18: Session 8
HOMEWORK: READ Section 1 Developing a Management Plan +
WATCH 2 TEDTalks on Project Planning & Team Management
Writing About Readings: Start your management plan + comment on 5 things you noticed in the TEDTalks where corporate ideas DIFFER from grassroots movements
SESSION OVERVIEW: Developing a Management Plan
Checking in on Antigone
FEBRUARY 25: Session 9
HOMEWORK: FINISH READING Antigone + Finish your Plan leave a space for integrating funding steps connected to our forthcoming March 4 session
Writing Reading: See questions on our WIX
SESSION OVERVIEW: Antigone and tragedy
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Section 4: Navigating the Social Ecological Model of Health Promotion
(5 sessions) Reflection on Leadership: Read Rousseau's The Social Contract
A). Developing, promoting and advocating for better MCH Public Policy: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/influencing-policy-development
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How to find MCH policy matters - government sites, good agencies who do this work
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Crafting effective communication for policy makers (letter, emails, phone calls)
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How to write a basic one page policy statement
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Understanding where you can give feedback in the policy process – practice a testimony
B). Leading Community or Organizational Change: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/community-dialogue/main
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Assessing a problem: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/develop-a-plan/main
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Writing a vision statement, mission statement, goals, objectives, action plan, basic evaluation plan: https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/structure/strategic-planning
MARCH 4: Session 10
SESSION OVERVIEW: Fundraising and Tips from a local expert
MARCH 11: Session 11
HOMEWORK: READ 11 Influencing Policy Development +
READ Gwendolyn Brooks we real cool
[special access provided by email to the play “Pipeline”]
Writing About Reading: Draft a one page policy statement
SESSION OVERVIEW: Grassroots MCH Influence on Policy Development and ways to move to the next level
MARCH 18: Session 12
HOMEWORK: READ Section 17 Leading a Community Dialogue on Building a Healthy Community
READ Melvin Dixon Heartbeats
Writing About Reading: TBA
SESSION OVERVIEW: Grassroots MCH Leaders sparking dialogue on building healthy communities
Create a list of ways to spark dialogue to add to your WIX after class
MARCH 25: Session 13
HOMEWORK: READ Section 1 Developing a Plan for Assessing Local Needs and Resources + READ Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Writing About Reading: Practical ideas and technological supports for assessing
local needs = create a plan with questions + a way to collect data from a specific audience
List practical way you can design practical/ data based assessments?
SESSION OVERVIEW: Grassroots MCH Assessing Local Needs
Technology and You = some tools for collecting data
APRIL 1: Session 14
HOMEWORK: READ Chapter 8 Developing a Strategic Plan
Writing About Reading: Draft a strategic plan
SESSION OVERVIEW: Grassroots MCH Strategic Plan
Peer Review of progress + suggestions for development
After the Session: Revising your plan to add to your WIX
HOMEWORK: READ 1Jean Jacques Rousseau The Social Contract
Writing About Reading: Draft a one page response to Rousseau
SESSION OVERVIEW: Grassroots MCH Leadership as a social contract
Discussing next steps for your leadership plan
MAY 6: SHOWCASE of PROJECTS by Advanced Grassroots MCH Leaders
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PRACTICAL OBJECTIVES
At the close of Advanced MCH Leadership Training, you will have developed/revised four artifacts that you can share with relevant parties to support grassroots initiatives:
Target FOUR of the following to complete and revise to share on your WIX
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WIX Website to house outward-facing materials as you continue your leadership development
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Mini-TEDTalk OUTLINE and video
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Triple focus/practical plan
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Strategy for building coalitions and forming teams
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Fundraising idea and document/plan
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Management Plan
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Structured approach for initiating policy change
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Map for cultivating community dialogue
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Assessment Tool/Plan
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Strategic Plan
SHOWCASE HIGHLIGHTS
To access participants work in
the shared ePortfolio, visit: https://djoeschm5.wixsite.com/eportfolioshowcase
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Reading Is Foundational to Advocacy
Reading and writing are at the heart of connecting with grassroots leaders, building coalitions, advocating for community members, and developing strategies for systemic change. The Advanced Grassroots MCH Leadership Training curriculum challenges leaders to be intentional about how they read and which strategies they use as readers to gain the most from the time they invest in reading.