Block 5 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
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NASA Spotlite: Empowering Learners to Use Real-time Data to Confront Science Misconceptions

Joan Harper-Neely
National Institute of Aerospace Center for STEM Education, Hampton, VAA, USA

ABSTRACT:

The NASA eClips team will model ways to facilitate the NASA Spotlite Video Design Challenge in school day and out-of-school-time settings. Through the NASA Spotlite Video Design Challenge, students learn the importance of validating claims made by others through hands-on demonstrations and exploration. As part of a production team, students learn that everyone has unique skills and talents to contribute that can help peers improve their science literacy. This constructivist approach provides a sampling of tools and strategies needed to run this challenge from start to finish with learners in formal and nonformal community-based settings.

STRAND:

Transform the World

TIME:

Block 5, STEM Fair

GRADE:

6-8, 9-12

AUDIENCE:

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

OST Poets & Rappers Delight

Meredith Lynn
WRiTE BRAiN WORLD, Los Angeles, CA, USA

ABSTRACT:

Personal storytelling is a powerful tool for increasing the self-esteem of young people! In this unique, lively, and interactive session, educators will learn how to inspire students to find and explore their own voice. Whether it’s through daily journaling experiences, personal essay writing, spoken stories, or rap, discovering one’s own voice (and learning how to hear it and share it) is the key to unlocking self-esteem. Educators will learn how to identify topics that are relevant, show students how to express their unique points of view, and encourage public speaking and writing by creating magical and meaningful moments for students to share their stories!

STRAND:

Focus on the Individual

TIME:

Block 5, Block 6

GRADE:

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

AUDIENCE:

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

Rising Together: Supporting the Whole Family so Every Child can Thrive

Robert Langford
Operation Shoestring, Jackson, MS, USA

ABSTRACT:

How can afterschool and summer programs help create a community where every child can thrive? What role does family outreach play in the overall success of afterschool programs?

In this workshop, we’ll walk through the ways afterschool and summer programs can generate community change through supporting all members of an enrolled family, and not just the children participating in the programs. Attendees will learn ways that afterschool and summer programs can have mirroring or complementary family support workshops — and the guiding principles that led Operation Shoestring to design programming of this nature. Supportive services provided at afterschool and summer programs empower the children and families we serve to create their own success, and that of their community.

STRAND:

Focus on the Individual

TIME:

Block 5, Block 9

GRADE:

PreK, K-3, 4-5

AUDIENCE:

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

Super Team Meeting: Mindful Ways to Support Staff

Julia Gabor, Michelle Pina
kid-grit, Redondo Beach, CA, USA

ABSTRACT:

To support today’s workforce, leaders must ensure everyone feels valued both within brick-and-mortar walls and the expanse of remote work. When support is provided, individuals transfer inspiration and energy into their work and share it with peers. The past few years have exposed unimaginable stress for leaders and employees. The confusion, overload of work, and exposure to stressors over a length of time have left the workforce in a delicate state. Restoring positive organizational climate is possible with innovative strategies. In this evidence-based session, kid-grit provides leaders inclusive, creative, and relevant methods to empower their teams. Using the Collaboration of Academic Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework for adults, we support leadership in modeling SEL skills.

STRAND:

Empower Your Team

TIME:

Block 3, Block 5

GRADE:

6-8, 9-12

AUDIENCE:

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

The Physical, Cognitive, and Behavioral Benefits of The Walking Classroom

Debra Ives
The Walking Classroom, Durham, NC, USA. Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Portland, OR, USA

ABSTRACT:

The Walking Classroom is an innovative, award-winning educational program where students listen to kid-friendly, curriculum-standards aligned podcasts while they walk, then engage in rich post-walk discussions about the podcast content. Research proves that The Walking Classroom results in students who learn information better, retain it longer, and are in better moods after the experience.

Walking while listening to Walking Classroom podcasts provides an incredibly engaging way for kids to build a base of background information — with podcast topics that cover language arts, social studies, biographies and science. This screen-free experience, suitable for kids in grades 3 through 8, provides a way to reach all kinds of learners, including struggling readers.

Each podcast also highlights a health literacy message and character value — and comes with a discussion guide and lesson plans for educators. These character values can be discussed in the context of the podcast topic and can, if appropriate, extend to the students’ own lived experiences. These guided discussions help build a sense of community among students which leads to improved school climate.

Attendees at this presentation will learn about the The Walking Classroom and the research assessment done by UNC Chapel Hill on the program. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to go for a walk while listening to a podcast!

STRAND:

Content is King

TIME:

Block 4, Block 5, STEM Fair

GRADE:

4-5, 6-8

AUDIENCE:

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

Using Technology to Integrate Active Learning: The Academic and Fitness Connector

Danielle Sherbo
Hey Kanga, Austin, TX, USA

ABSTRACT:

Incorporating exercise and movement before, after, and throughout the school day makes students less fidgety and more focused on learning — improving on-task behavior and reducing classroom management challenges.

Learn how to use SEAL (Social-Emotional-Active-Learning) to bring out each kid’s personal best. Maximize the proven connection between academic performance and increased physical activity to enhance your core academics, physical education program, family engagement, and faculty wellness with the use of technology.

STRAND:

Focus on the Individual

TIME:

Block 5, Block 9

GRADE:

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

AUDIENCE:

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

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