Emily Mann, Chair
Alison Oswald-Keene, Events Chair
Events Committee: Rosy Escandon, Nancy Foote, Deena Jorgenson, Ann Lumm, Laura Sheehy, Tricia Troiano, Jannifer Wolframm
Victoria Schmitt, Blog Chair
Blog Team: Jannifer Wolframm, Nancy Foote, Deena Jorgenson
Thank you everyone for taking part!
Roles and Responsibilities
Chair
- Serve as liaison between DEN LC and DEN Team
- Monthly meetings with DEN point of contact
- Maintain consistent communication with LC and state-level STAR DE community
- Create and send monthly email updates to state-level STAR DE community
- Organize and arrange LC team meetings
- Meetings held a minimum of five times per year
- Support LC members to ensure activity
- Work with DEN point of contact on yearly review process
- Chairs maintain activity report of LC members (meeting attendance, event support, etc.)
Blog Coordinator
- Maintain an active LC blog
- Average at least one post per week
- Develop schedule for blog team
- Attend online blogger training with Steve Dembo
- Blogging guidelines
- Consistency and customization
- Meet with DEN point of contact as needed
- Support members of LC Blog Team
Events Coordinator
- Meet with DEN point of contact to develop year-long schedule of state LC events
- Minimum of 4 events per year (should include Fall and Spring Virtual Conferences)
- Take an active leadership role in planning and organizing at least 4 LC events per year based on input from your LC
- Submit LC Event Request Form for all events
- Work with DEN staff to provide support for regional and state events (e.g., DEN pre-conference events at state conferences)
Blog Team Members
- Help Blog Coordinator maintain an active LC blog
- Attend online blogger training
- Blogging guidelines
- Consistency and customization
Events Team Members
- Take an active leadership role in planning and organizing at least 2 LC events per year
- Work with Events Coordinator to prepare the LC Event Request Form (official request must come from or be approved by the Events Coordinator)
- Work with DEN staff to provide support for regional and state events
Benefits
- Active voice in shaping the DEN
- Increased networking opportunities
- Access to the Discovery Education suite of products
- Formal recognition (e.g., press releases, features on the DEN website, etc.)
- Priority for exclusive events (e.g. Summer Institute, Discovery Channel events, etc.)
- Opportunity to attend LC Symposium and LC retreats