Developing a Program of Work
Developing a program of work will help you evaluate and improve your teaching by asking you to put everything down on paper. A beneficial, well-rounded program of student activity does not just happen, but must be carefully developed. Developing a program of work requires sound thinking and careful planning. What, when, where, who and how are important questions which must be considered. However, the most important question is why.
Make sure you have a reason or end goal for each part of your program of work. Any program of student activity developed and put into action by the local chapter should be done with consideration for the needs of its members and in harmony with available human and community resources. The advisor should initiate the process by discussing with the students the need for a program of work.
The first step toward putting a program of student activity into operation is to make a list of the regular and possible special meetings for the year. The number of regular meetings would, of course, be governed by the rules and regulations of the local chapter’s by-laws. Special meetings would be determined by specific and seasonal school, community and business activities.
After the schedule of meetings for the year has been agreed on it is necessary to decide the what, where, when, who and how of regular and special meetings. Here is where the actual shaping of the program of work begins. At this stage, specific committee and individual assignments should be made along with follow-through plans for each assignment.
