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
Planning for Success and Failure
Rochelle Smalls and Harrison Parker
Learning to fail and living to tell a public story is just as important for democratic work as it is for scientific discovery. We learn from our success and failure. It is valuable to maintain a focus on your definition of civic learning as well as the Public Achievement core concepts and public skills. PA champions often say, “The process is more important than the product.”
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
