Public Achievement eGuide
Table of Contents
Introduction and Acknowledgments
Student Learning Outcomes
YES Community Partner
PA Theory and Models
The Language of Democracy
The Practice of PA
Core Concepts
Public Skills
Coaching
Classroom Climate
Classroom Management
Lesson Planning
Coaching Principles
Debriefing
Coaching Effectiveness
Project Development I
Project Development II
Taking Action
Success and Failure
References
Cannon Warnock and Michael Wedincamp
The initial stages of project development involve determining issues, problems and projects. Brainstorming is used at several stages of group discussion. Engaging students in issue identification and a process that ultimately determines the group’s project helps develop group cohesion and commitment for the project.
Public Achievement Professors
Jan Clark, Associate Professor of Rhetoric
Department of English, Speech, & Journalism
jan.clark@gcsu.edu
(478) 445-5556
Gregg Kaufman, Instructor, Department of Government & Sociology
American Democracy Project Coordinator
gregg.kaufman@gcsu.edu
(478) 445-1711
