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| Overview | Briefings
| Institute | Tours Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Have you sat in the audience and enjoyed the NAEOP Choir and wished you could be a part? Here's your chance! Join your fellow NAEOP singers as they prepare for performances during the conference. There's no charge for this session nor will you receive any credit.
How many times have you heard someone talking about getting their PSP? Or maybe you’ve tried to tackle the PSP application forms on your own. Have you attended the PSP Banquet at the annual NAEOP conference and watched as others were honored and applauded by their peers? Maybe you’re wondering what PSP is all about. Attend this briefing and wonder no more! We will teach you what the program is and what is required. We will take you step-by-step through the application process; give you tips on having the right documentation; and give you the motivation needed to become a proud recipient of a Professional Standards Program certificate. You will have the opportunity to get answers to your questions as well as learn from others seeking PSP information. Wanda will show you the process and help you discover how rewarding it is when you receive your certification, personally, and professionally.
Who would have ever thought? Today, employers must spend time with employees clarifying expectations for employees to be honest, trustworthy, avoid conflicts of interest, be accountable, check their work, and comply with all laws, policies and rules. Hardly a day goes by now without a headline reporting someone acting inappropriately and/or unethically. What can we do to turn this around? What are your personal and professional ethics? This session will explore ways that educational office professionals can help create an ethical workplace.
Let’s answer this age old question! Our days are filled with customers both internally and externally, and we need to be ready for them. In this briefing, explore the world of customer service and our role as good will ambassadors.
Everything you say or do is a reflection of you! In this workshop we will discuss the importance of first impressions, communications, networking, and teamwork. You will be provided with some thought provoking ideas you can utilize in improving your reflection! Tuesday, July 6, 2010
You have your Professional Standards Program certification; maybe you received it five years ago or many years ago. In either case, this session will assist you in upgrading or recertifying your PSP. The focus of this briefing will be on procedures, timelines and documentation required to complete this process. Let Wanda answer your questions and give you the information you need to take the next step in the Professional Standards Program.
Organizations throughout the country are experiencing declining membership. What can we do about it? It begins with you—the essential piece! Attend this briefing to explore and discuss innovative ideas, suggestions, tips and tricks to gain new members; retain current members; and keep everyone interested and involved in your local, county or state associations.
Education is a people business, where our daily priorities and tasks focus on people, whether it be students, parents, teachers, co-workers or administrators. The baggage we bring with us to work each day or home each evening affects our success. This workshop takes the analogy of a suitcase and illustrates how we pack our suitcases of life and how it affects our personal and professional lives. It challenges the educational office professional to re-evaluate our suitcases constantly and consistently to make sure that the road we’re traveling is the right avenue. Including a group interactive session, the workshop will provide an examination of three types of suitcases: our Attitude Suitcase, our Personal Carry-on; and Excess Baggage.
Do you feel like you're being pulled in seven different directions at the same time? Too much "on your plate?" Too many "Irons in the Fire?" Do you have trouble saying "no?" Then check out this "common-sense" and "nonsensical" workshop on tips for ways to keep your sanity when you're overloaded at work, home, and play. Be prepared to learn a few new songs and a few new supplications! Mimi has incorporated her love for music into this workshop as well as her desire to share with every woman that sometimes you just have to put yourself first!
What are your leadership skills? Do you have a leadership style? Did you know a title doesn’t make you a leader? This workshop looks at all these areas to give you some food for thought, if you’re thinking about running for an office, taking a promotion to a supervisor position, or if you can be a leader behind the scenes. Wednesday, July 7, 2010
As children, we learn about our identity via messages sent by others; as adults our self-concept is shaped and refined through social interaction. Communication is essential on many levels. Besides satisfying practical needs, effective communication can enhance physical health and emotional well-being; fulfill social needs; control the environment; and offer and accept affection. Communication is not something we “do” to each other, nor is it an interactive process in which people exchange messages in a verbal and nonverbal game. Communication is a process in which we create relationships by sending and receiving messages. Join Gayle & Ruth for an interactive workshop and build your communication skills.
This session introduces simple stretching techniques to increase circulation and flexibility and to reduce stress and tension. Both standing and sitting poses can be incorporated into your daily routine and can be executed at your work station wearing normal workday clothing. Just a few minutes of Desktop Yoga practice will clear your mind and refresh your body. This is an active workshop. Come prepared to stretch and bend.
Stress can be a very strong presence in every work place. Deadlines, staff changes, new policies, etc. can make even the best employee or supervisor lose control. The only way to handle your workplace stressors is to find out how to eliminate, change, or react differently to them. Stress Busters can help you organize a positive and productive atmosphere. You can learn the skills you will need to start a stress buster group in your workplace, learn about some different fun activities, eliminate unwanted stressors, and create a happier workplace by increasing staff attendance and productivity.
In this briefing, discover how to build a ‘PSP Workshop,’ complete with information, support and clarity. Cultivate your professional development program with tips and materials on how to organize your program and assist your members’ professional growth. This workshop is tailor made so it will fit your association…local or state. Start a new program or keep your current program evolving with a fresh perspective on reaching new (and not so new) members. By building a strong PSP program at your association level, you will build a strong membership!
Join Charlie Mae Holland-Mace, a NAEOP past president, and office professionals from across the United States to delve into the nuances of protocol and planning. Have you ever wondered where the flag is placed at a meeting? How do you make introductions? What order should your meetings follow? In addition to answering these questions, you will also learn proper meeting protocol and planning, flag etiquette, and etiquette tips for office professionals. Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Educational offices routinely encounter multiple issues and tasks to address and put into balance within a short period of time. Working cooperatively and collaboratively with administrators, boards, staff, and community can often resemble a mixture of things – much like a potpourri – and the EOP is the one who combines these varied perspectives (scents) into a potpourri. The combination of these resources may result in conflicting ‘scents’ that need some tweaking before they make ‘sense’! By attending this workshop you will learn how to make ‘sense’ from ‘scents’. This session will allow registrants to assist and personalize the presentation by forwarding any topics and/or questions to La at la.oeltjenbruns@marshall.k12.mn.us by June 11, 2010.
It could be said that the heart of NAEOP is held within its local associations. Belonging to a close-knit, active local association is an amazing experience. If you belong to a state or county association and do not have a local association, attend this briefing to learn how to begin from the ground up. The wonderful recognition, information, service, and fellowship we have at the state and national levels are easily carried through to a new local association. It can all begin with one or two enthusiastic members. Does that include you? Attend this briefing and hear from experience the steps and process to get your new local association up and running. Carol has over 23 years experience in local, state, and national associations. Being a charter member of the newly formed NDEOPA, Nebraska Department of Education Office Professionals Association, Carol was instrumental in helping develop this association into an active and eager group.
This workshop provides an opportunity to gain valuable insights and tools to help you take control of your time. Stop racing the clock, stressing over too few hours in the day. Begin to work smarter, not harder. This is an intense working session that helps you prioritize and begin to make some positive changes that will affect both your home and work life.
Yikes! Your boss has put you in charge of planning the next department or company meeting or you’ve agreed to plan your next association conference. Are you wondering how you are going to get it all organized and pull it off in a professional manner? A meeting for five to 50 people takes as much time and effort as planning for hundreds. Some things are basic to every meeting and it’s important to be precise in all your planning. Whether you’re a novice planner or a veteran, this workshop will give you resources to make your future meetings and conferences a success.
Mentors can assist an employee in learning the job, developing social networks, and making maximum use of orientation training and professional development. Workplace support may be specifically designed to assist a particular employee with his or her job performance. Mentoring teaches skills that last a lifetime. Mentors learn how to understand lifestyle changes and how to provide effective peer support. Mentoring skills are useful in becoming an effective manager, team member, parent and civic leader. Thursday, July 8, 2010
The second scheduled choir rehearsal! Maybe you were not able to attend this session on Tuesday; however, you can still join the choir and be a part of the beautiful voices who entertain the membership and guests during the conference. There is no charge for this session nor will you receive any type of credit.
Dr. Hall is a familiar face to NAEOP members; he has been assisting this association for many years in the proper parliamentary procedures that should be followed in our business meetings. This session will begin with general remarks about parliamentary procedure and then open the floor to questions participants might have or problems they have observed or confronted in their own parliamentary experiences. Please email Dr. Hall at JHConsulting@cfu.net with your question(s)/situation(s) by June 11, 2010. This briefing is not just for presidents of associations, but for all members to enable them to know the proper parliamentary procedures to follow.
Are you the president, president elect, or the representative of an affiliate of NAEOP? Or maybe you are an active member who wants to one day hold the office of president? If so, this briefing is one you will want to attend. You will have the opportunity to learn more about NAEOP and the many benefits it has to offer to you and your affiliate. You will be given the chance to network with others and hear how their associations are run. At this session you will find out what influenced Pam and Linda to run for national President. Bring your ideas, concerns, suggestions and questions for discussion.
With 88% of all internet users in the U.S. using email as a form of communication, does your email communication with colleagues, potential employers and perhaps your boss, convey the correct message? Do you ramble, say too much or not enough? Any time spent on making our email clearer is time well spent! Basic etiquette topics to be discussed will include addresses and personal names, subject lines, message content, signatures, replies and email courtesy.
M.A.G.I.C. - the art of appearing to perform supernatural feats. Doesn’t that completely describe the educational office professional? As each of us Makes A Greater Individual Commitment to our careers and our professional association, it does, indeed seem supernatural at times. How do we do it? Let’s share ways to make every day a better day as we multi-task and juggle all the responsibilities that come our way. Be wary….M.A.G.I.C. is everywhere!!!
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