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Alumni Awards  |  Reflections: Personal Thoughts  |  Teaching Ideas  |
Beyond the Classroom  |  Student Projects  |  Funding: Successful Strategies  |
Rainforest Research  |  Creating your Leadership Portfolio  |  Lesson Exchange

CREATING YOUR LEADERSHIP PORTFOLIO:

Insights from Rainforest Scholars

Our objective is to assist you in developing a vision of how a Rainforest Workshop experience can support your goals.  A Rainforest Workshop is a professional growth opportunity that can be incorporated into your overall plan.

  1. ENVIRONMENTAL TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES TO INCORPORATE YOUR WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE
    1. Developing a Project (e.g. Earth Month)
    2. Enhancing your Environmental Perspective in Teaching
    3. Developing a Lesson/Unit (e.g. Katydid Unit on Biodiversity)
    4. Seeking Personal/Professional Speaking Opportunities (e.g. local presentations, national conference presentations)
    5. Developing Programs (e.g. a Rainforest Club)

 

  1. LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES
    1. Expanding and Maintaining your Professional Connections
    2. Seeking Publicity
    3. Applying for Achievement Awards
    4. Creating a Support Team

 

  1. EDUCATION / ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND
    1. Academic Background (i.e. certification, advanced degrees)
    2. Professional Roles (i.e. project officer in a professional organization)

 

  1. RECORD KEEPING AND LEADERSHIP LOGISTICS
    1. Writing a Mission Statement
    2. Updating your Resume
    3. Keeping a Journal
    4. Documenting your Impact (i.e. numbers of teachers, students in audience; outcomes; anecdotal information, special examples)
    5. Developing a Portfolio

 

  1. SEEKING FUNDING
    1. Researching Funding Sources
    2. Requesting Letters of Support
    3. Writing a Grant proposal for a Professional Development Opportunity
    4. Seeking Funding for Project Development (e.g. a schoolyard habitat)
    5. Demonstrating Results with Funders
    6. Leveraging Funding Awards to Get More Funding
    7. Maintaining Contact with Funders