How to Change the World - A Public Speaking / Communications Class for Teens
This class will equip students with communication and leadership skills that will make them powerful advocates, activists, and change-makers within their communities.
Green Communications: My Speech & Debate Coach
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What's included
10 live meetings
9 hrs 10 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Using a mix of classroom activities, presentations, games, and partner/class discussion students will develop a ready-to-implement, capstone project to make a change in a cause they care about. The class will dive into topics of the importance of social entrepreneurship and the power of ordinary people to make a difference in their communities. With an emphasis on the communicative and leadership aspects of becoming a change maker, the lessons and skill work will equip students with the confidence and competence to see a project through to completion. As a high-energy teacher, I emphasize classroom engagement and an activity-oriented environment. Over the course of 10 weeks, students will become familiar with the concepts and mechanisms of effective planning and execution of change-making. Weekly Breakdown: Part 1: Setting the Stage Week 1: Is changing the world possible? Who has changed the world before? a. Bring an idea of one person you admire as a change maker, social entrepreneur, advocate, activist, policy maker, etc. that you can talk about. Week 2: What are the different levels of social change? How do you get involved/make an impact on those levels? b. personal, local, regional, national, international. Part 2: Strategizing Week 3: How do you want to change the world? c. Research and brainstorm. d. Give a pitch- what cause and how do you want to help? Week 4: What skills do we need to develop to be an effective changemakers? e. Persuasive public speaking f. Leadership skills/styles g. Social media campaigns Week 5: Skill work continued. Part 3: Creating Week 6: Groundwork h. Start putting together materials, scripts, email templates, infographics, etc. Week 7: Groundwork continued. Week 8: Refinement i. Speed Interviews- give and receive advice to adjust your materials. j. Develop action steps to implement the project. Week 9: Debate your cause k. How do you professionally advocate for your cause against conflicting perspectives? Week 10: Presentation and Implementation This class is also available for 8-12 year olds: https://outschool.com/classes/how-to-make-a-difference-a-public-speaking-communications-class-kLC5G568#usfWkMy7s8
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Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined March, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a teaching certificate
Florida Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
11 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in History from University of Alberta
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Illinois State University
Bachelor's Degree in English from Drury University
Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy from Purdue University
Bachelor's Degree in English from Agnes Scott College
Bachelor's Degree from Western Kentucky Universityh
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Grand Canyon University.
Bachelor's Degree in History from Yale University
Bachelor's Degree in International Relations from Yale University
Bachelor's Degree from University of Edinburgh
Bachelor's Degree from Marshall University
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government from University of Virginia
1 teacher has an Associate's degree
Associate's Degree in Education from Eastern Wyoming College
Teacher: Avalyn Hines
My experience in debate encouraged me to get involved in politics at a very young age and equipped me with the skills necessary to be successful at it. By the time I was 16, I lead an initiative with the Mayors Youth Advisory Council to write and pass a law in the Idaho state legislature that would lower the organ donation age to 15 years old. It passed unanimously. This also got me an internship on a political campaign for a candidate running for a United States House of Representatives position, as one of the youngest interns in the field. At 17, I organized the Boise Believes Survivors demonstration and assisted in organizing school-level demonstrations as part of the March For Our Lives movement. At 18, I was published in a textbook called "Why People Hate" for research I did on how white supremacy spreads and how to combat it, which is being used as part of the curriculum in a university-level class.Reviews
Live Group Class
$140
for 10 classes1x per week, 10 weeks
55 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
4-8 learners per class
