Growing Successful Young People: The Power of Afterschool Programs Steven Amick, Executive Director of the League of California Afterschool Providers PowerPoint Presentation
GENERAL SESSION
“I Hope You Dance” What does it mean to "dance" in your life? What amazing, beautiful music is the world playing for you? It is a tango? Or a waltz? In most of our lives, we are dancing to the beat of afterschool! Donna Kyzer-Rice, Director of Afterschool Programs and Director of Public Relations, Atlanta ISD
The Breakout Sessions have been categorized using PRIME—Planning, Resourcing, Implementing, Managing, and Enduring. Below are links to the session descriptions and where available, links to the PowerPoint slides and/or handout files.
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Breakout Sessions
Growing Champions: Creating/Supporting Your Local Task Force Anna Land, Co-founder and CEO, Heart House USA; past president, CTAN; co-president, TAA Shannon Bishop, Director, Cooperative for Afterschool Enrichment (CASE), Harris County Department of Education; member of the Southeast Texas Afterschool Association; co-president of TAA Shirlene Justice, Afterschool Coordinator, Austin ISD; Executive Committee of CTAN; Board of Directors of TAA Building your 21st CCLC afterschool task force is a step-by-step process. In this session, you will learn how to get started, who should be at the table, and what resources are available to support your efforts.
Shattering Myths About High School Afterschool Bill Fennessy, Site Coordinator, BlairLEARNs, 21st Century High School ASSETs, Pasadena, CA This session is designed to "bust the myths" surrounding high school afterschool and show why high school afterschool really does work. Real-world examples and data in high school afterschool programming are given in this presentation of the secrets of success from the BlairLEARNs Program. Features of this session include opportunities to hear about and discuss different types of programming models; strategies to help engage school administration, staff, and students; and program start-up strategies. Come with all of your questions on anything and everything about high school afterschool. PowerPoint Presentation Handout - BlairLEARNS Houston Presentation Outline Handout - BlairLEARNs Program Description Handout - Classes Offered Handout - BlairLEARNs Accomplishments and Successes
esourcingCommunity Education: The Best-Kept Secret in Town Helen Kimsey, Executive Secretary, Texas Community Education Association (TCEA) Did you know that community education was a force behind the 21st CCLC’s original grants? Did you know that community education promotes partnerships between districts and the community, and provides literacy training, job skills, teen parent programs, tutoring programs, recreation programs, enrichment classes, and afterschool training? Community education involves a broad range of community residents; public and private organizations; and local, state, and federal agencies. Come learn about community education, a natural afterschool partner that can help sustain your programs!
Growing Tomorrow’s Afterschool Leaders Today: AmeriCorps and 21st CCLC Programs Stacey Crawford, 21st CCLC Project Manager for CASE, Harris County Department of Education, Houston, Texas Justin B. Jackson, Manager, CASE AmeriCorps Kids’ Day project, CASE, Harris County Department of Education, Houston, Texas Your students and your community are the key to sustaining your program, and the AmeriCorps program is a great vehicle for making the connections among quality programming, sustainability, and community impact. Whether you choose to pursue an AmeriCorps grant in your community or want to know how to tap into an AmeriCorps project in your area, this session will guide you through all that AmeriCorps has to offer your program. PowerPoint Presentation Handout
Innovative Resources to Empower Modern Youth and Families to Lead Healthy, ACTIVE Lives YouthINTERACTIVE Staff Youth InterACTIVE, through its ACTIVE Life resources, will provide you with techniques and strategies to inspire and empower students and their families to adopt a healthier, more ACTIVE lifestyle. The ACTIVE Life initiative is designed to enhance and expand your existing coordinated school health efforts by creating additional links to the family and the community and by empowering students to become healthy agents of change. Youth InterACTIVE will cover its flagship program, the ACTIVE Life Challenge, which allows students, families, and teachers to form teams and complete weekly health and fitness challenges.
It’s All About Relationships! The Key to Parent and Community Engagement Claudia Santamaria, Supervisor for Parent Programs, Austin ISD Is it the structure of your program or the relationships staff members build with the community that leads to success? Building relationships may be easier said than done in the whirlwind of afterschool. What are the components of a successful relationship? When and how should you make them your priority? Learn what it really takes to bring parents into your program and community agencies into your support system.
Power Presentations: Achieving Lasting Effects From Your “Three Minutes of Fame” Sabine Foster, Grant Director, Austin ISD, 21st Century Afterschool Programs, Travis County Collaborative Afterschool Partnership Whether you are presenting to an audience of 500 middle school students, a board of directors, or a potential funder, good presentation skills are a bridge to your final destination. Every aspect of a presentation should be purposeful and aligned with an end goal, which should achieve a measurable result and lead to further action. This workshop offers a simple outline that will help presenters make the most of their time in the spotlight.
ImplementingDiscipline: Turning Misbehavior Into Teachable Moments That Build Student Skills Tameka Thomas, Trainer, SUMA/Orchard Social Marketing, Inc. Visit several "virtual" classrooms and explore some alternative methods of dealing with common misbehavior. This session will be interactive, and participants will have the opportunity to share ideas and learn from other participants.
Financial Fitness in and out of the Classroom Jane Parker, Travis County Agent, Texas Agrilife Extension Students’ dreams about career and lifestyle don’t always add up to a successful financial future, yet financial competence is a survival skill for successful adults. This session will provide financial fitness resources and activities that can be used in and out of the classroom. The Texas 4-H Program has focused on financial fitness throughout its hundred-year history. This community of young people across America learns leadership, citizenship, and life skills. The program is open to all youth between the ages of 9 (or 8 and in the 3rd grade) to 18. Come learn how curriculum and contests of this large youth organization can be utilized in 21st CCLC programs and how a County Extension Agent can be your personal financial fitness advisor. PowerPoint Presentation PowerPoint Presentation (Unit 4 - Using Credit Wisely)
High School Caucus Bill Fennessey, Senior Associate, Temescal and Associates, Effective Design for Youth and Communities Meet and greet others working with high school students in afterschool. Build your own agenda with Bill’s able support and share your ideas, concerns, and expertise.
High School Students Leading Their Program: A Texas Experiment Steve Amick, Executive Director, League of California Afterschool Providers Kathleen Bethke, Training Coordinator, SUMA/Orchard Social Marketing, Inc. Experts say the best way to attract high school students is to engage them in planning their own afterschool programs. What does it feel like to facilitate instead of lead? Does the thought give you butterflies? In a pilot training program, high school students switched roles with teachers in three Texas afterschool communities. In this session, you’ll hear how it went, learn tips for facilitation, and be inspired to think out of the box. PowerPoint Presentation
Hire, Fire, and Inspire (PART I): How to Find Great Staff Tracey C. Ballas, CEO, School-Age NOTES Come learn tried-and-true tips for finding great staff to meet the needs of your school-age children and families. Start by identifying the qualities that are needed to create a well-rounded team. Then learn techniques for recruiting, interviewing, and hiring the staff you REALLY want!
Hire, Fire, and Inspire (PART II): How to Keep Great Staff Tracey C. Ballas, CEO, School-Age NOTES Once you've got great staff, the question is, "How do I keep them?" Start with a comprehensive orientation and training that builds confidence and competence. Continue with good staff meetings, ongoing communication, team building, and motivation. Incorporate positive professional growth opportunities and supervision, and they will never want to leave. Join us to learn techniques for all of this!
How to Go From Acceptable to Exemplary Through 21st Century Community Learning Centers Imelda de la Guardia, Principal, Treasure Forest Elementary, Spring Branch ISD Coordinators, directors, principals, and teachers will learn key techniques for increasing student achievement through 21st CCLC afterschool programs. Topics include the use of databases, enrollment, attendance, classes, teachers, parents, and community involvement. Learn how you can successfully get support from your administration and implement a successful afterschool program.
Know Your Customer: Successful Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Middle School Youth in Out-of-School Programs Steven Amick, Executive Director, LCAP Once students are old enough to choose whether or not to attend your afterschool program, you have to treat them as customers. What strategies are effective for successfully meeting two of afterschool’s biggest challenges: recruiting and retaining older youth in our programs? Learn proven business techniques for the development and marketing of products and services targeted at youth ages 10 to 18. Back by popular demand! PowerPoint Presentation
Opening Doors to Technology Dr. Marilyn Heath, Regional Technology Coordinator, National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning at SEDL Kathy Dick, Technical Assistance Consultant for Technology, National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning Increased emphasis on academic testing is causing technology-enriched activities to be reduced or eliminated from regular school hours. This in itself is a compelling reason to include technology in your afterschool program. Discover how you can open doors to technology. Learn about best practices, free resources, professional development opportunities, instructional strategies, and funding sources.
Phases and Phrases: How Anyone Can Support English Language Learners Connie Sisneros, Temple ISD Communicating and working with English language learners (ELLs) requires certain skills and strategies to be successful. This session will provide you with strategies and ideas that you can take back and instantly use with your students. Major topics will include the phases of language mastery that an ELL experiences, and the skills for encouraging/assisting in vocabulary development that are an underlying factor in communicating with your ELLs.
Roots and Rhythms: Drumming, Academics, and Team Building Sevylla del Mazo, Program Specialist, 21st CCLC, Austin Drumming is a wonderful tool for teaching basic math skills like multiplication and division, utilizing “body learning,” and intuitive processes. All children walk in time, breathe in time, even speak their names with the same repetitive pattern. When we ask children to “double time” their rhythm, that’s multiplication. When we ask them to down-tempo to half time, that’s division! Children in drum class learn to work cooperatively, each child acting as a support as well as having the opportunity to stand out from the crowd as a soloist. They learn basic composition and important social skills such as being supportive audience members. These strategies also incorporate Social Studies and Fine Arts. Come ready to move and have fun!!!
Suddenly a Supervisor: Leadership Skills Helen Kimsey, Executive Secretary, TCEA Most people are not born with the ability to lead; it is a learned process. If you are a supervisor or have to hire supervisors, now is the time to update your skills. Time management tips and strategies, breaking down communication barriers, and learning how to delegate will all be covered in this interactive session. You will learn the skills to provide your team with the leadership, motivation, and coaching needed for success.
anagingHere’s My Question: A Dialog With Texas 21st CCLC Leadership Candace Ferguson, 21st CCLC State Coordinator/Manager, and additional TEA staff members Bring your general questions about the 21st CCLC contract system, financial management, and policies for discussion with TEA’s grant leadership. An update on the latest information by Candace Ferguson and TEA staff members will be followed by a Q and A and discussion opportunity.
Look What We Have Done! Candace M. Ferguson, 21st CCLC State Coordinator Kathleen Bethke, Training Coordinator, SUMA/Orchard Social Marketing, Inc. Doug Conover, Systems Analyst, 21st CCLC Trying to create presentations and reports to share your successes with your program stakeholders? Don’t reinvent the wheel! TEA has done the work for you. Attend this session and discover how to retrieve and manipulate your 21st CCLC data. Bring your laptop and your TEASE login for a hands-on experience. PowerPoint Presentation
Oh My, It’s Reporting Time Again! Candace M. Ferguson, Manager, 21st CCLC, State Initiatives, Division of Programs for At-Risk Youth Kathleen Bethke, Training Coordinator, SUMA/Orchard Social Marketing, Inc. New to the TEA tracking system? Wish you knew all the little tricks to help you complete the 21st CCLC Tracking Report quickly and efficiently? Come join TEA and a panel of experienced 21st CCLC staff and learn all you need to know to become proficient at preparing your data reports. Bring your laptop and your TEASE login for a hands-on experience. Participants will receive valuable resources and tools to help with program reporting. PowerPoint Presentation Handout - TEA Term Reporting Tips Handout - User Upload Mapping
nduringDeveloping a Marketing Mindset Cathy Schechter, SUMA/Orchard Social Marketing Market my program?!? Easier said than done? Come learn from professionals at SUMA/Orchard Social Marketing how to develop a “Marketing Mindset.” Learn how to effectively promote your Afterschool with the “4 P’s + 2” of social marketing, as well as how to develop specific messages for target audiences. Also: SNEAK PREVIEW OF AMBASSADOR PORTFOLIO. Look it over, give your feedback and talk with your colleagues about their ideas about how to market for sustainability
No lessons were presented at the conference that addressed College & Workforce Readiness.
