Overview

In February of 2022, I joined the team at Civic Spirit, a small non-profit organization focused on bringing together students of different faiths together under a common goal of civic engagement. I was brought on to lead three different projects – The Evergreen Alliance, a group of Muslim and Jewish high-schoolers working to make a positive environmental impact on their city, The Civic Spirit Action Committee, made up of high-school students learning to make issue briefs for their community stakeholders, and the Civic Spirit Staff, brought together every month for team-building and professional development workshops.

While I developed and facilitated learning experiences for each of these three projects, the one I will be focusing on is the Civic Spirit All-Staff Meetings, as they best demonstrate adult learning techiques.

Situation: How can I support the work of the Civic Spirit Staff in their various roles, encourage them learn more about each other, and bring insights from my own work?

Duration of project: 5 months

Audience: Civic Spirit staff members, all educational enthusiasts, with a variety of roles in the organization

Format: Zoom workshops, In-person events, Online learning materials

My Role: While I created the materials each month independently, I had lots of help from Lindsay Bressman, the executive director, in understanding the needs of team members and the parameters of each meeting.

Skills Demonstrated: Program/Project Manager, Instructional Design

Technologies Used: Google Slides, Microsoft Powerpoint, Canva, YouTube

Final Result