The Middle Ground: Winter 2020
Let’s face it: For our students, meeting skills are not the most exciting thing to learn. However, at the middle level, those skills are fundamental to what we do in student organizations. Meetings may seem easy, but it takes soft skills and effectual techniques to lead meetings that matter—meetings that teach, meetings that accomplish things,...
Advise, Advise: Volume 48 (2019-2020)
From the Directors: February/March 2019
Did you know that the average adult spends more than five hours per week in meetings? Let’s face it. We’ve all had a meeting or two that we dread—we don’t see the point or we feel as if we’re just going through the motions of “showing up.” But who says meetings have to be rooms...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)
Make the Most of Your Meetings
Let’s be realistic: Too many meetings seem unnecessary, unengaging, and uninspiring to those who are forced to attend them. Believe it or not, meetings do not have to be an inconvenience or an all-out snooze fest. Meetings should be a great opportunity for your group to share camaraderie, build enthusiasm for your purpose, and provide...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)
Take Ten: February/March 2019
Learning Outside the Classroom Maximize the service experience and extract cocurricular benefits for your students by relying on these best practices: Encourage long-lived service, through the semester and beyond. Let students plan and implement tasks. Promote student reflection. In addition, advisers should ensure their students are learning these vital skills: Time management Communication Collaboration Making...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)
The Middle Ground: December/January 2019
Over the years as a middle level adviser, I have talked to other advisers, student leaders in other districts, and my own students to find out the biggest needs of any council. I have taken that feedback and developed a training to help lay the foundation for success. Consider implementing these practical tips and protocols...
Advise, Advise: Volume 47 (2018-2019)