Enlisting and Providing Support

Questions you have with which your colleagues may be able to provide help and support

Answer: Does anyone out their know what smart goals are? Does anyone know what kind of long or short term goals the teacher is looking to see on our plan?

Resources and information you are seeking

Answer: I am seeking information of how to connect health care bills/laws with families living healthy lives I have made a connections on my plan that seems to not be a valid.

Resources and/or information you have found helpful and insightful

Answer: I have found a great deal of information on how the government is effecting how our children learn and receive education. I have found potential laws that are trying to be passed so early education programs can continue to operate.

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Personal Advocacy Journey

Quote: "Our voices will be heard in the future when we take up an advocacy issue, " -Dawn Hudson.

What inspires and excites you most about your advocacy plan and being an advocate?

What inspires me and excites me about my advocacy plan and being an advocate is knowing that I am helping families so they can live better lives and have health children. Plus I enjoy arguing for what is right and having my share of what belongs to me and families.

What challenges and/or anxieties do you feel related to engaging in the advocacy efforts you have targeted?

The challenges I feel is not having the time and support that is needed to get an advocacy plan going and make sure it gets the attention it needs to make it to lobbyist.

What do you believe will be most effective in helping you overcome any challenging emotions you may be feeling with regard to presenting and implementing your Advocacy Action Plan?

Being able to get more families on board and community leaders will definitely help me overcome my emotions because know their is a team of people working on a cause not just me.

How can you encourage others in their advocacy efforts, and how can others encourage you?

We as educators have the passion to help others, using this passion can help us accomplish everything and getting people to listen is a natural skill that educators have so lets get the ball rolling and speak out about what we want to do to help our families and be grateful for the help you can get so your advocacy efforts are not jeopardized because of not having enough time to work on advocacy.