This document provides information for students interested in joining the Future Educators of America club at their school. It outlines various officer positions in the club, potential service projects both within the school and in the community, ideas for fundraising, and an initial schedule of club meetings and events for the semester. The club aims to give students hands-on experience in education while also providing volunteer services.
This document provides information for students interested in joining the Future Educators of America club at their school. It outlines various officer positions in the club, potential service projects both within the school and in the community, ideas for fundraising, and an initial schedule of club meetings and events for the semester. The club aims to give students hands-on experience in education while also providing volunteer services.
This document provides information for students interested in joining the Future Educators of America club at their school. It outlines various officer positions in the club, potential service projects both within the school and in the community, ideas for fundraising, and an initial schedule of club meetings and events for the semester. The club aims to give students hands-on experience in education while also providing volunteer services.
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education profession President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Reporter/Historian P li Parliamentarian t i Advisor Volunteer to work as “student assistant” in the media center, school office, and/or classroom. Help teachers file papers, papers develop bulletin boards, boards and conduct other teacher aide activities. Conduct an “Adopt-a-Teacher” for the day or week to help promote positive attitudes and do special things for the “adopted” teacher, such as running errands, making ki b bulletin ll i bboards, d cleaning l i the h classroom, l fili filing papers, or other h h helpful l f l activities. Conduct a “Teacher Appreciation Day” offering teachers certificates redeemable for classroom services and/or bringing them flowers, apples, or special treats. Organize a “Helping Hands Day” before the school year begins and/or at the end of the school year where each teacher receives two members (for helping hands) for at least thirty (30) minutes and up to two (2) hours per day for various tasks such as cleaning, g, sorting g books,, unpacking p g and stamping p g books,, filing g papers, p p , and decorating classrooms. Provide refreshments at a faculty meeting and report on the progress of the chapter. Conduct an orientation program for students who are leaving the middle school and entering high school. Develop D l andd print i a handbook/welcome h db k/ l packet k for f students d moving i from f one grade d level l l to the next and for transfer students. Offer an “Adopt a Student” program to help transfer students become comfortable at the school. Serve as peer facilitators, tutors, or mentors. Develop and distribute a “Guide to Student Activities.” Provide writing assistance to the school newspaper (if there is one) to insure that each issue contains FFEA chapter information. information Develop an FFEA newsletter and distribute to members, parents, teachers, administrators, an other county FFEA chapters. Assist a teacher in teaching class at a lower course level or a class of their peers. Maintain an “archival” annual of past chapter members and activities, and update to include any honors and awards those members receive after graduation; make special note of any who enter the education field. Encourage the school to let a chapter member serve on the School Improvement Team. Work with the elderly in the community, providing reading and letter writing services. Celebrate “Grandparents’ Day” by adopting for the day elderly patients in a nursing home facility; f ilit provideid computer/hand t /h d made d cards, d refreshments f h t andd an entertaining t t i i program. Visit with a senior citizens community center and read, entertain, or just talk. Conduct a one day conference “College Day” at the postsecondary institution where students can attend a teacher preparation course and talk with college of education students students. (Work with FFEA Postsecondary Association Association, if available, at the college of education.) Invite professors from a local community college and/or university to speak to chapter members. Encourage cooperative activities between district (county) and postsecondary (community college/university) FFEA chapters. Invite a Middle School Chapter from a local middle school to “shadow” embers of your chapter. Enter community sponsored speech and/or essay writing contests. Request support from Phi Delta Kappa to do a special project for the community. Ask local businesses (McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, Publix, K-Mart) to recognize and support chapter activities. Talk with the local Chamber of Commerce about activities in which FFEA High School members may become involved. Collect dues$5.00 pp Solicit support from local businesses. Conduct car washes and sales of baked goods, candy and/or packaged individual cake, Halloween grams (messages with candy), Valentine kisses, pizza, french fries, marshmallow treats, candied apples, carnations, etc. Display baby pictures of teachers. Hold a contest to guess who they are for $.25 per guess. The student with the most correct guesses wins a prize. Make t-shirts with puffy paint of school colors, logo, etc., to sell. C d t a scavenger h Conduct huntt and d charge h for f the th list li t off items it to t be b found. f d Give a prize to winning team. With the approval of the principal, sell tickets to the following events: ◦ A. A faculty/student fashion show and/or talent show. ◦ B B. Chapter sponsored baseball baseball, softball softball, volleyball volleyball, soccer soccer, or flag football game between faculty and students. September 15, 2009 ◦ Region R i I Principals P i i l Meeting M ti ◦ 7:15 Media Center Help direct teachers to auditorium S t b 16 September 16, 2009 ◦ Club Fair Recruit members September b 18, 2009 ◦ District Workshop ◦ 7:15 Media Center Help direct teachers to auditorium September 22, 2009 ◦ Open p House Student introductions Discuss Goals/Objectives/Constitution/By- laws of program C Complete l Committee C i Priority P i i Sign-up Si F Form Begin list of possible projects