Educational Sessions
Education Sessions
During CAACURH RLC students are given the opportunity to share knowledge through education sessions. Below is more information about sign-up details, presentation consideration, and session categories.​​​​​
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Sign-Up Details
To sign up for a education session you will first need to submit the Educational Session Interest Form found below. Once you complete the application, we will alert people by October 23rd if their session has been accepted or not.
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Presentation Consideration
When creating your presentation materials please consider the following items
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Education sessions are 45 minutes including presentation, discussion, activities, and Q&A
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​Ensure presentation materials follow general accessability recommendations (text size, text contrast, alt image text, etc.)
September 21st- Educational Session Intent Form Opens
October 12th - Educational Session Intent Form Closes
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October 23rd - Presenters Notified
Session Tracks:
C: Communication
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Focuses on how we communicate and connect with others. Topics may include active listening, communication styles, conflict resolution, difficult conversations, public speaking, collaboration, and building strong relationships.
A: Artistic
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Explores creativity, self-expression, and using art, media, and innovation as tools for leadership, advocacy, and connection.Focuses on creativity, self-expression, and using creative approaches to make an impact. Topics may include art, media, storytelling, design, innovation, creative problem-solving, and using creativity for leadership, advocacy, or connection.
M: Motivational
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Focuses on inspiring personal growth and encouraging individuals to take action. Topics may include confidence, resilience, overcoming challenges, finding motivation, stepping outside of your comfort zone, and empowering yourself or others.
P: Personal
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Focuses on understanding your values, passions, goals, and the reasons behind your involvement and leadership. Topics may include finding your “why,” goal setting, personal values, self-discovery, intentional involvement, and creating meaningful impact.
Leadership
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Influencing, guiding, supporting, and empowering others. Catch-all for anything that may not fit in the other categories.
Additional Information
An educational session is a workshop/presentation that occurs during the Regional Leadership Conference. A variety of educational sessions happen at the same time and conference attendees can decide which one(s) they want to attend during each time block. Sessions are educational and fun presentation-type sessions where participants learn something new.
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Here are some ideas from RLC 2016:
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Don't Be a Bad Branch: Worst Practices of Student Leadership
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Resolving Conflict and Finding Leadership
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Conquering Your Emotions From the “Inside Out"!
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Growing the Roots of Leadership
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Get Off the Struggle Bus!
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The Stress for Success
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Hotdogs, Grilled Cheese, Oh, My!: The Roots of Creative Fundraising
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Trick-or-Treat Night (presenting on a program your RHA/NRHH hosted
Topic Ideas
Want to present but not sure what to present about?
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Below are some ideas!
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Conflict management on a team/mediating a conflict
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Forms of communication and how to engage in healthy communication
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Public speaking tips and tricks
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How to successfully market an event, how to make engaging flyers
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Recruiting new members and how to retain them/keem members engaged
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How to set goals as a student and creating a plan to stick to your goals
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Resume workshop
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Preparing for an interview, how to do an elevator pitch
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A cool event idea you have implemented and how you did it
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OTM Writing workshop
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Time management as a student leader
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Well-being/stress management as a student leader
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Recognition initiative ideas and how to incorporate recognition into what we do
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Service initiative ideas and how to incorporate service into what we do