INNOVATIVE REPONSES TO WORKING WITH DIVERSE & EMERGING AUDIENCES: WNEP’S APPROACH TO INCLUSIVITYTeresa Curtis & Shelley King-Curry, WNEP Specialists

2010 Cooperative Extension Statewide Conference

October 20, 2010

Sharing

How are you making movement towards increasing diversity in your:

Educational programming? Program participants? Program partnerships?

Session Objectives

Share WNEP’s approaches to effectively working with diverse audiences

Assist participants in applying WNEP strategies in reaching non-traditional learners

Expose the WNEP resources available in your county

Learner Objectives

Explore possible connections with WNEP at county and state levels

Discover a strategy to meet your program area diversity goals

Identify an approach to boost your program’s success in working with all audiences

Our Model

WNEP’sLearners

Staff

Skills

Partner-ships

Resources

Question

Who are your learners in your programs? What are their diversities?

Staff & Volunteers

Question:

In your program, with whom do your learners have the most contact? Do any of these individuals represent who they are? Why or why Not?

Competencies & Skills

Question:

Identify a core competency you need for working with diverse audiences. How do you see getting that support?

Partnerships

Question

What is something you could do to encourage feedback from non-traditional partners about working together?

Resources

Think about your programs…

What is one area where I can be more effective in working with diverse learners?

Staff & Volunteers

Competencies & SkillsPartnershipsResources

Putting it all together

THANK YOU!

Shelley King-Curryshelley.king-curry@uwex.edu

Teresa Curtisteresa.curtis@ces.uwex.edu