After taking multiple weeks to create the 13 Ranking Motions Jeopardy game, and worksheet for the students of the Midd-West FFA Parliamentary Procedure Team, on Monday November 19th I officially presented it.
Along the way, I was stretching myself thin trying to make sure the worksheets lined up with the presentation to make sure that the students had to work hard first, then they could play harder in the competitive spirit of Jeopardy. The packets themselves consisted of a lesson preview, charts for main motion, subsidiary motions, incidental motions, and privileged motions, a score card for the jeopardy game, and a review sheet outlining what we had accomplished. There was extra time allotted for questions before and after the activity to make sure there were no questions.
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Thursday, December 6, 2018
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Committee Reports: What really needs to be reported?
Any organization can split themselves into groups to concur different tasks during a meeting, and call them committees. Committees are a great way to divide and concur to ensure all work gets done, but when it comes time to report back to the assembly how many times are items missed? Throughout my time in the Midd-West FFA I noticed that our committees managed to help the assembly accomplish many tasks at once, but telling the assembly what really went on in their meeting never went very well. Students did not know how to properly form a report, and many times would say "We discussed the topic at hand", and that was all the assembly knew. They did not know what was voted on, what details were brought up, or even what the committee thought was the best route for the assembly to take in the matter.
Reading about committee reports in RONR this week has really helped me see the value of properly presenting the information that was accomplished during a committee meeting. It also allowed me to evaluate how much more effective the Midd-West FFA could be if the properly presented their committee reports. It also got me thinking about how many other organizations struggled because they did not properly utilize their committees and the reports presented back.
A few details I picked out of RONR 11th Edition Newly Revised included; a report can only contain "what has been agreed to by majority vote at a regular or properly called meeting of which every member has been notified... where a quorum of the board or committee was present" (503, 16-21). To form a detailed report on one topic there are four easy steps. In the following order those are, "A description of the way in which the reporting body (usually a committee in such cases) undertook its charge; the facts uncovered or information obtained; the findings or conclusions derived from the facts or information; and resolutions or recommendations" (505, 26-33).
If I have the opportunity to work another service project over my holiday break, I would love to go into a meeting of the Midd-West FFA Chapter and assist in having committees work towards strengthening their reports back to the assembly. The few details about committee reports could really change the course of the committee structure and reports within the Midd-West FFA Chapter, and I hope to shed some light on that as another service project after this class!
Reading about committee reports in RONR this week has really helped me see the value of properly presenting the information that was accomplished during a committee meeting. It also allowed me to evaluate how much more effective the Midd-West FFA could be if the properly presented their committee reports. It also got me thinking about how many other organizations struggled because they did not properly utilize their committees and the reports presented back.
A few details I picked out of RONR 11th Edition Newly Revised included; a report can only contain "what has been agreed to by majority vote at a regular or properly called meeting of which every member has been notified... where a quorum of the board or committee was present" (503, 16-21). To form a detailed report on one topic there are four easy steps. In the following order those are, "A description of the way in which the reporting body (usually a committee in such cases) undertook its charge; the facts uncovered or information obtained; the findings or conclusions derived from the facts or information; and resolutions or recommendations" (505, 26-33).
If I have the opportunity to work another service project over my holiday break, I would love to go into a meeting of the Midd-West FFA Chapter and assist in having committees work towards strengthening their reports back to the assembly. The few details about committee reports could really change the course of the committee structure and reports within the Midd-West FFA Chapter, and I hope to shed some light on that as another service project after this class!
Thursday, November 29, 2018
The Power of Service and Innovation
The Midd-West FFA Parliamentary Procedure Team invited me to complete my service project in the classroom with them. Little did I know, was that I would learn more through the creation of my innovation project than the students I was teaching. It took me multiple tries to get the perfect mix of fun and knowledge in my innovation project, but I believe I accomplished just that when the six students joked with each other over who would be winning the grand prize in Jeopardy.
I created a Jeopardy game for the 13 Ranking Motions of Parliamentary Procedure. The activity began with a preview of materials that the students would be covering. I was shocked when right off the bat, they began asking questions to pick my brain about the 13 ranking motions they struggle with. Before they could have fun though, they needed to add in some extra work so they knew every answer to the Jeopardy. I utilized the charts that Dr. Foster provided for us, and handed out blank copies that they would fill out for future reference. After allowing them time to search through RONR for about 10 minutes, I reviewed the answers with them to make sure they had the correct answers moving forward. The students by that point were itching for a fun, competitive game of Jeopardy. As we moved from question to question, each student group of 2 built up their own stake of points until there was a defined winner of bragging rights until the next fun Midd-West FFA Parli Pro competition. The game was followed with review, where the students still had more questions to ask exploring the 13 ranking motions as deep as they could to understand them the best.
As I grew throughout the Midd-West FFA, we did not push the need for the 13 ranking motions for business meetings. I feel extremely confident in the power that these young members now have to correctly and efficiently run business meetings, and compete in the competition at a higher level. This experience really opened me up to the power of education in activity form, and I am thankful that they allowed me the time to work with them on the 13 ranking motions.
I created a Jeopardy game for the 13 Ranking Motions of Parliamentary Procedure. The activity began with a preview of materials that the students would be covering. I was shocked when right off the bat, they began asking questions to pick my brain about the 13 ranking motions they struggle with. Before they could have fun though, they needed to add in some extra work so they knew every answer to the Jeopardy. I utilized the charts that Dr. Foster provided for us, and handed out blank copies that they would fill out for future reference. After allowing them time to search through RONR for about 10 minutes, I reviewed the answers with them to make sure they had the correct answers moving forward. The students by that point were itching for a fun, competitive game of Jeopardy. As we moved from question to question, each student group of 2 built up their own stake of points until there was a defined winner of bragging rights until the next fun Midd-West FFA Parli Pro competition. The game was followed with review, where the students still had more questions to ask exploring the 13 ranking motions as deep as they could to understand them the best.
As I grew throughout the Midd-West FFA, we did not push the need for the 13 ranking motions for business meetings. I feel extremely confident in the power that these young members now have to correctly and efficiently run business meetings, and compete in the competition at a higher level. This experience really opened me up to the power of education in activity form, and I am thankful that they allowed me the time to work with them on the 13 ranking motions.
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