Block 1 Workshops

Plenary Workshop

Content is King
Empower Your Team
Experience Life
Focus on the Individual
Transform the World

PreK
Grades K-3
Grades 4-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12

Leadership
New on the Frontline
Veteran Educators
Partners

Adventure Mindset: Using Games to Build Community and Teach Social-Emotional Skills

Josie Martin, Camille Oosterman
Project Adventure, Beverly, MA, USA

ABSTRACT:

Project Adventure believes that the richest learning comes from fun and games! In this workshop, you will learn the foundational concepts of Challenge by Choice and the Reflection Cycle through play. You will then be able to carefully craft lessons to turn any game into a learning opportunity. Using these methods will help your students build relationships, work together, learn about themselves, and engage their Adventure Mindset. Adventures don’t just happen in the far-flung wilderness; adventure is a state of mind. Come learn how to get the most out of your games – and walk away with a few new games and activities!

STRAND:

Focus on the Individual

TIME:

Block 1

GRADE:

PreK, K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

AUDIENCE:

Veteran Educators (e.g. Experienced Program Staff, Teachers, Service Providers, Volunteers)

All Eyes on Summer: Building Equitable Opportunities for Summer Learning

Dawn Fitzhugh, Emma Chavez
Arizona Department of Education, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

ABSTRACT:

Hear from the Arizona Department of Education and their approach for shifting climate and culture in their summer learning design. Learn about their vision for what this looks like across their state and how they have created a Summer Learning Roadmap for sites, staff, and partners to help build high quality evidence-based summer learning programs. Learn how to support equitable opportunities by enriching academic experiences to engage students in learning all year long.

STRAND:

Transform the World

TIME:

Block 1, Block 7

GRADE:

PreK, K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

AUDIENCE:

Leadership (e.g. Program Directors, Site Supervisors, Team Leaders, Principals)

Career Development in After-School Programs

Wendy Buck
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Raleigh, NC, USA

ABSTRACT:

Are you looking for free resources to help point your young people in the right direction for developing a career? Many students – and their families – don’t know where to begin with finding a career that meets financial needs and provides personal fulfillment. This session’s resources will enhance your family engagement and assist your students with navigating the intertwined worlds of education and career. Join us in this session and walk away with resources that can be put to use immediately!

STRAND:

Experience Life

TIME:

Block 1

GRADE:

4-5, 6-8, 9-12

AUDIENCE:

Veteran Educators (e.g. Experienced Program Staff, Teachers, Service Providers, Volunteers)

Confronting Masculinity that Harms Men, Boys, and the Greater Society

Clarence Hogan
Chicago Youth Centers, Chicago, IL, USA

ABSTRACT:

This interactive workshop uses social media, video, and music to examine masculinity that harms boys, men, and the greater society. The session will also equip youth workers with tools to help young men and boys learn how to manage their emotions, by recognizing and confronting harmful masculinity in themselves. Upon conclusion of this workshop participants will begin to re-imagine manhood.

STRAND:

Transform the World

TIME:

Block 1

GRADE:

PreK, K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

AUDIENCE:

Leadership (e.g. Program Directors, Site Supervisors, Team Leaders, Principals)

Creating Tomorrow’s Legends Today, Through the Magic of Drones!

Scott Buell
Drone Legends, Marlton, NJ, USA

ABSTRACT:

What do drones have to do with creating legends? In this hands-on, interactive experience you will see how one of the fastest growing technologies of the 21st century is being used by educators in afterschool enrichment programs around the world to help prepare children for an endless horizon of possibilities! The right drone curriculum engages children in situations that encourage leadership, collaboration, respect, and self-control… all while working as a team to tackle real-world, STEM-based challenges.

STRAND:

Content is King

TIME:

Block 1, Block 5, STEM Fair

GRADE:

4-5, 6-8

AUDIENCE:

Leadership (e.g. Program Directors, Site Supervisors, Team Leaders, Principals)

Dealing with Difficult People, Groups, Participants — Oh My!

Mary Kate Chapman
GUIDE, Lawrenceville, GA, USA

ABSTRACT:

Are your program participants getting on your last nerve? Do you struggle to deal with your team or, dare say it… your boss? Join us for this engaging, hands-on session that will walk you through tips and tricks to bridge the relationship gap between you and everyone who you find difficult. Be ready to engage, practice, and learn tools you can immediately implement after the training.

STRAND:

Focus on the Individual

TIME:

Block 1, Block 7

GRADE:

PreK, K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

AUDIENCE:

New on the Frontline (e.g. New Program Staff, Teachers, Service Providers, Volunteers)

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