How can you support outreach staff after professional learning opportunities?

1 Provide feedback and recognition

One of the simplest and most powerful ways to support your outreach staff after professional learning is to provide them with feedback and recognition. Feedback helps them reflect on their strengths and areas for improvement, while recognition motivates them to apply their learning and celebrate their achievements. You can provide feedback and recognition through various channels, such as email, phone, video call, or face-to-face meeting. You can also use tools such as surveys, rubrics, or portfolios to collect and document evidence of their learning outcomes.

2 Encourage collaboration and peer learning

Another way to support your outreach staff after professional learning is to encourage them to collaborate and learn from their peers. Collaboration and peer learning can foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and mutual support among your outreach team. You can facilitate collaboration and peer learning by creating opportunities for your outreach staff to share their learning experiences, best practices, challenges, and solutions with each other. You can also connect them with other outreach professionals from different organizations or sectors who can offer different perspectives and insights.

4 Create action plans and follow-up activities

A fourth way to support your outreach staff after professional learning is to create action plans and follow-up activities. Action plans and follow-up activities can help your outreach staff translate their learning into action and measure their progress and impact. You can create action plans and follow-up activities by working with your outreach staff to identify their learning objectives, action steps, timelines, indicators, and resources. You can also monitor and review their action plans and follow-up activities regularly and provide them with feedback and support as needed.

5 Review and update your outreach strategy

A fifth way to support your outreach staff after professional learning is to review and update your outreach strategy. Your outreach strategy is the framework that guides your outreach team's vision, mission, goals, and activities. By reviewing and updating your outreach strategy, you can ensure that it aligns with your outreach staff's learning outcomes, needs, and expectations. You can review and update your outreach strategy by involving your outreach staff in the process and soliciting their input and feedback. You can also use data and evidence from your outreach staff's learning and performance to inform your decisions and adjustments.

7 Here’s what else to consider

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