Leadership and Advocacy in Educational Endeavors

TEL 410

Lesson 2: Advocacy Action Plan

Assignment: Advocacy Action Plan - Template Frame Your Design
Challenge
Points Available: 100 Points

L2: Discussion - Action Plan Reflection - Frame Your Design Challenge - Template

Advocacy Focus Problem: What is the problem you are trying to solve?

Your Response Here:

students' back-to-school health issues during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Design Question: Try framing the problem you would like to solve as a design
question.

Your Response Here:

How can we ensure the health of students returning to school during the ongoing outbreak?

Impact: What impact are you trying to have in this area?

Your Response Here:

I want parents, teachers, and education administrators to follow the right precautions, rather
than being misled by subjective opinions on social media and rumors on the Internet. Also, I
hope Arizona county officials share the information with the state using Arizona's Medical
Electronic Disease Surveillance Intelligence System (MEDSIS) under my advocacy so that
parents and teachers can get more accurate data.

Solutions: What are some possible solutions to your problem?

Your Response Here:

There are several possible solutions to the problem I would like to solve:
 1. Help schools establish and maintain a daily routine.
2. Create a safety guideline for COVID-19 precautions.
3. Make a brochure encouraging people to get vaccinated.
4. Send positive messages over social media to protect children’s safety at school in the
COVID-19 pandemic together.
5. Create a directory of child care resources that may help parents find childcare
solutions under the COVID-19 pandemic.
6. Create a video of how children can best protect themselves.
7. Make an infographic demonstrating the importance of sharing medical electronic
disease detection information.

Design Challenge Hurdles: Write down some of the hurdles and constraints that you’re
facing. (These could be geographic, technological, time-based, or have to do with the
population you’re trying to reach.)

Your Response Here:

There are a lot of rumors about prevention measures of COVID-19, and finding accurate and
reliable information is a challenge. Some parents may insist that not wearing masks is the
right thing to do and call on people around them not to wear masks, too. Social media also
has a potential impact on the pandemic and how children's back-to-school health is viewed.
Moreover, most county officials in Arizona do not share the information with the state using
Arizona's Medical Electronic Disease Surveillance Intelligence System (MEDSIS), so parents
and teachers cannot find the data they want.

Final Design Challenge Question: Does your original question need a tweak? Try it
again.

Your Response Here:

How can we ensure the health of children returning to school in Tempe Elementary School
District during the ongoing outbreak?