Best Practices

Helpful Links

By Angela Siefer | Published: November 14, 2011
CYC Instructors like to provide lists of helpful links to their program participants.When working with new Internet users, we recognize how important it is to help them find the truly [...]
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CYC Professional Development Recordings Available

By Angela Siefer | Published: April 14, 2011
With 100 staff members spread across seven cities, we have found the best way to provide professional development training is via webinar. Webinar sessions are taught by CYC staff and volunteers, helping staff excel [...]
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Professional Communication Skills – Listening

By Angela Siefer | Published: March 15, 2011
Professional communication skills are viewed as vital by employers, yet they are often considered an overlooked element in workforce development. In this staff professional development module, participants learn techniques for [...]
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Using Radio PSA to Drive Interest

By Doug Adams | Published: November 23, 2010
The Appalachian Center for Collaborative and Engaged Learning or “ACCEL” is having great success driving course registrations using radio PSAs (public service announcements). The local radio station has agreed to [...]
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CYC Test Out Survey

By Angela Siefer | Published: October 29, 2010
Suggested Use: With an online survey tool, such as Survey Monkey, ask the below questions of CYC participants who are LIKELY to successfully answer at least 8 of the 10 [...]
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Post-Assessment Form

By Angela Siefer | Published: October 24, 2010
The Post-Assessment Form is very similar to the Pre-Assessment Form. The most significant difference is that on the Pre-Assessment, participants have the option of selecting “interested in learning” for each [...]
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Pre-Assessment Form

By Angela Siefer | Published: October 24, 2010
CYC asks all program participants to complete a self Pre-Assessment form via paper. Purpose of Pre and Post Assessments Measure project achievement. Help Corps Members to provide appropriate guidance and [...]
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Train the Trainer

By Angela Siefer | Published: October 18, 2010
ACCEL Senior gradsConnect Your Community is an ambitious project. We’re in 7 communities. We are attempting to recruit 33,800 participants. We expect 26,00 of those participants to become sustainable broadband adopters. Most [...]
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Teaching Search

By Angela Siefer | Published: October 17, 2010
Tom PahnitiThe one topic that we teach repeatedly and integrate into most of our teaching modules is SEARCH. Why? As our Appalachian, Ohio Program Administrator described it, we are teaching folks [...]
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