Workshop Descriptions

ADDING THE DIGITAL ARTS TO YOUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM

Dan Rauzi, Boys and Girls Clubs of America
The Digital Arts can be a fun and engaging way to teach technology skills. Come and experience a free, online curriculum that teaches the Digital Arts! Participants will leave the workshop with access to the curriculum and strategies for deploying it.

AFTERSCHOOL IMPACT ON ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS (AYP) – A DISCUSSION

Spencer Davis, Foundations
This workshop features an interactive discussion regarding programs that have had a positive impact supporting schools in achieving Adequate Yearly Progress. The presenter will report on a variety of strategies that engage students and directly (or indirectly) impact on their achievement and attendance, and the graduation requirements of No Child Left Behind. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and to share their own successful experiences.

AFTERSCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY: USING NATIONAL RESOURCES TO BUILD LOCAL SUPPORT

Rivka Burstein-Stern, Afterschool Alliance
From politicians to local media to community groups, this workshop will provide information about developing new allies, coalition-building, funding streams, and how to gain wide-spread support for afterschool programs. A cache of effective advocacy techniques and resources will be presented and participants will learn how to implement and leverage these tools and strategies locally to form and maintain partnerships that will sustain your program.

AFTERSCHOOL TOOLKIT – PROMISING PRACTICES TO SUPPORT STAFF DEVELOPMENT

Joseph Parker, The National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning at SEDL
In this session, participants will delve into details for using online materials to help build the capacity of afterschool instructors to create and deliver high-quality, engaging, and academically enriched afterschool activities. Effective models of staff development will be introduced and participants will discover guides and other resources for using the Toolkit in staff development activities.

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (APAS): A DATA-DRIVEN PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PROCESS

Ellen Gannett, National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST), and Judy Caplan, Agenda for Children
Participants will have an opportunity to preview two integrated measurement tools that can help provide a focus for improving the quality of their programs and help them achieve better outcomes for young people. They will learn how the Survey of Afterschool Youth Outcomes (SAYO) helps measure key “intermediary” outcomes (the attitudes, skills, and behaviors) that research suggests are linked to long-term positive development and academic and life success. A second instrument, the Assessing Afterschool Program Practices Tool (APT), helps assess and strengthen research-based practices that are linked with the key outcomes.

ART FOR TEENS AND TWEENS

Joanne Rein, Discount School Supply
Teens respond favorably to creative, age-appropriate art activities that stimulate their imaginations and creative thinking in a relaxed social setting. This fun, hands-on workshop introduces dozens of “really cool” art projects that will entice teens and tweens. All participants will make at least three projects and will learn tips to motivate teens to get more involved in the arts.

AVOIDING LIABILITY IN AFTERSCHOOL CARE

Kevin M. McKenna, Latsha Davis Yohe & McKenna, P.C.
What if a lawsuit is filed? Explore ways to protect your organization against lawsuits. Recognize the insurance issues that affect your organization and determine the adequacy and efficacy of your policies.

BOOSTING YOUR PROGRAM’S IMAGE: MARKETING

Traci Scott and Tania Pawluk, New Jersey After 3
Marketing is an efficient and effective way to build relationships in a community; however, when do site managers have the time? This interactive workshop provides opportunities for attendees to recognize or identify marketing resources that are already available at little or no cost (e.g. banners, flyers, and program paraphernalia) and to use those resources to design a promotional plan to achieve marketing goals.

BRINGING IT HOME: K-3 MATH GAMES AND ACTIVITIES

Joanne Currah, Box Cars & One-Eyed Jacks
Come prepared to learn about “take home” reproducible math games and activities. Get your families playing with a “full deck” when it comes to helping their kids with new concepts. The best card and dice games will be taught with ideas for developing a yearly plan, and black line masters of reproducible game boards will be included.

BUILDING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS FOR AFTERSCHOOL

Mary Yee, Center for Afterschool Education at Foundations, and Priscilla Little and Helen Westmoreland, Harvard Family Research Project
Tap into families and communities to support afterschool. See how linking the significant people and institutions that impact children’s lives can help enhance program capacity. Through a hands-on approach, learn how to use a tool to help you reflect on and improve your family engagement practices.

BUILDING SUPPORT FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS

Jennifer Eden Brady, Center for Summer Learning
Actively engage stakeholders to support your high-quality summer program. Participants will leave this session with a communications tool you can use to build public support for your program.

CELEBRATE! VISIONING AND STAFF MOTIVATION COLLIDE

Shawn Petty and Olivia Smith-Daugherty, CASE-Cooperative for After-School Enrichment
This hands-on workshop includes a high-energy, music-driven activity leading to a discussion of motivation techniques and values-driven engagement. Explore how clarifying values can enhance your program’s vision and mission. Then support the vision of your program by keeping your staff’s motivation high. Participants will leave the workshop with the knowledge of how to implement strategies for values, mission, and vision alignment that drive staff member engagement.

CLIMBING THE LADDER: EXPERIENCES FROM THE SCHOOL AGE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CREDENTIAL IN BOSTON

Georgia Hall, National Institute on Out-of-School Time
This presentation focuses on the results of the evaluation of the School Age Youth Development Credential Pilot, a groundbreaking professional development initiative for afterschool and youth workers that began in Boston in January 2007. We will discuss the value of supporting/implementing a credential for afterschool and youth workers and the process, infrastructure, and practices necessary to support broad based and wide reaching professional development initiatives. Find out how a competency-based credential may translate into positive outcomes for youth and programs, and how it could be an important professional development strategy for the field.

CONNECTING RICH RURAL RESOURCES FOR ENGAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

Bricca Sweet, Ed-LBEX (Educational Leadership Beyond Excellence, Inc.)
Rural afterschool staff members have multiple responsibilities, and sometimes feel isolated in developing family and community involvement. This interactive workshop will help you develop techniques that you can take back home to use immediately to connect and involve local resources in ways that engage kids while establishing sustainability!

CONNECTING WITH KIDS: MAKING LEARNING FUN THROUGH EFFECTIVE LESSON PLANNING

Jenn Faber, Children’s Forum
Want to learn how to educate and motivate your kids when the adult focus is on learning and the kid’s focus is on having fun? Join this interactive workshop and engage in dozens of innovative programming concepts on how to embed academics into your everyday fun and games through creative lesson planning.

CREATING POWERFUL, PRODUCTIVE, AND POSITIVE ADVISORY COUNCILS

Michael Kumer, Nonprofit Leadership Institute at Duquesne University, and Barbara Lombardo, Southern Columbia Area School District
Attend this highly interactive presentation and discover how to start, nurture, and sustain a peak-performing community advisory council. From generous helpings of humor and a practical, hands-on approach, attendees will exit the workshop with a smile AND the confidence to quickly launch a dynamic advisory council.

DO-IT-YOURSELF STAFF DEVELOPMENT

Tamara Sniad and Sarah Mello, Center for Afterschool Education at Foundations
Build on-going staff development into your program using short, focused, effective trainings. This interactive workshop provides take home strategies and pick-up-and-use tools to design and deliver your own professional development, at your sites.

ENGAGING SCHOOL BOARDS AS CHAMPIONS FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS

Aaron Dorsey, National School Boards Association
Learn ways that school boards are supporting local programs through innovative policies and partnerships. Find out how to gain your own local board's support for your programs.

EXPLORE! HEALTH IN SPACE

Becky Nelson and Katy Buckaloo, Lunar and Planetary Institute/NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
Did you know astronauts get big heads and chicken legs in space? That they grow taller? Afterschool providers will be introduced to NASA’s Explore! – a program designed for children ages 8-13 that provides over fifty inexpensive, fun, hands-on activities on eleven space science topics that investigate the challenges of living and working in space. Each activity is presented with easy-to-navigate background information for the facilitator, along with additional resources and downloadable images and instructions. Join us to receive free materials and to learn about other space topics and activities for your program!

FAIL BIG!

Erika Petrelli, The Leadership Program
In this dynamic and informative session, participants will explore the concept of “failure,” and how it affects both the students we serve and the staff of our programs. They will identify strategies for combating the fear of failure and will learn techniques for embracing the unknown and achieving greater success.

FAMILIES AND SCHOOLS TOGETHER: ENGAGING PARENTS AND COMMUNITY IN EDUCATION

Pat Davenport, FAST National Training and Evaluation Center
Families and Schools Together (FAST) is a multi-family intervention program for the prevention of substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, school failure, child abuse and neglect, and mental health problems. The program is designed to build protective factors for children and empower parents to be the primary prevention agents for their own children. Participants will engage in a FAST activity, learning strategies to engage parents in their children’s education and afterschool programming and learn how to build collaborative relationships with community agencies.

FINANCING YOUR FACILITY

Kevin M. McKenna, Latsha Davis Yohe & McKenna, P.C., and Greg McKenna, PNC Capital Markets
Schools enjoy the benefit of tax-advantaged borrowing through the use of tax-exempt bonds. In the typical tax-exempt bond transaction, a conduit governmental agency issues bonds carrying interest rates below those of taxable bonds on behalf of the school. This workshop will explore the types of bonds and the advantage of bond issues over bank loans as you plan to finance your facility.

GEOGENERATION…AN ADVENTURE IN KIDS FITNESS!!

Ralph Santana, GeoFitness
GeoFitness is based on the GeoMat an innovative fitness tool with loads of programming opportunities for children. It is safe, easy to learn, and fun! The design of the GeoMat with its clearly marked numbers and directions makes it extremely easy to use. Attendees will discover a whole new approach to kid’s fitness!

GLOBAL LEARNING – ON THE WALL

Tamara Sniad and Ron Goldstein, Center for Afterschool Education at Foundations
Get kids of all ages thinking about, connecting to, and learning from the world around them. Start off with quick, easy games and activities that any staff person – and kids themselves – can do on poster paper on the wall. Learn to adapt and expand games to deepen the learning and keep it fresh all year.

GROOVE FROM BLAH TO BAM: MISSION POSSIBLE!

Julie Brown, Lindsay Shaw, and Amy Tripe, City of Cody After School Activities Program (ASAP)
In this dynamic, hands-on continuation of last year’s popular program, attendees will learn how to make their program a smash hit by creating a stimulating and engaging afterschool culture with a solid “home court advantage.” Part One of this double session focuses on specific tools and techniques necessary to engage students and establish traditions, and life and learning skills. Part Two delves into the “culture of implementation” including how to mobilize and motivate staff to utilize these skills on a daily basis. New and returning participants will each gain something original and practical to add to their afterschool repertoire.

HAVE FUN WITH BOOKS AFTER SCHOOL!

Megan Green, Developmental Studies Center
Reading aloud is important and after school is a great time to encourage this activity. In this workshop, participants will experience a process that allows children to become engaged in stories while building comprehension, social skills, and enjoyment of reading.

HOMEWORK TIME IN AFTERSCHOOL: OPPORTUNITY, OBLIGATION, OR OUT! – A PANEL DISCUSSION

Center for Afterschool Education at Foundations
What is the place of homework in afterschool programs? What should be the goals? What could be the goals? Does it have to be a struggle? This panel of practitioners, researchers, and providers offers perspectives on the need, challenge, and promise of homework in out-of-school time programming.

HOMEWORK, AFTERSCHOOL STYLE

Darryl Bundrige and Ron Goldstein, Center for Afterschool Education at Foundations
Afterschool is the new “home” for homework. Make the most of it by creating an environment where students develop skills, work with others, gain confidence, become independent learners – and get work done! Discussion, practice, and role-play, this workshop equips directors and staff with tools and strategies to (re)shape any homework program, any grade level.

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS: A NATIONAL REVIEW

Robert Stonehill, Learning Point Associates
Compelling new research shows that high-quality afterschool programs that include youth development components are yielding significant behavioral and academic outcomes for regular participants. This workshop will review and discuss initiatives to identify promising practices across content areas, rigorously evaluate well-designed interventions, determine the characteristics of effective programs, and establish networks to promote broader access to sustainable programs.

INITIATIVES TO BOOST STUDENT LEARNING

Gerald Zahorchak, Pennsylvania Department of Education
Full-day kindergarten, science education in elementary schools, tutoring programs, high school reforms, reading and math coaches, and professional development for master teachers are among Pennsylvania’s education initiatives to boost student learning. Find out about these programs and other state-wide initiatives to develop and implement support systems for schools.

INSPIRE WITH TECHNOLOGY: THE MY HERO PROJECT

Eric Gurna, Development Without Limits
This session will explore how to use multimedia technology to inspire young people of all ages and to build their creativity and self-esteem. Using resources provided by the nonprofit My Hero Project, participants will learn how to help kids create their own web pages about someone they admire. Along the way, kids learn technology skills and practice reading and writing.

INTEGRATING SCIENCE LEARNING IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME SETTINGS

Maxine Holllingsworth Latimer, Liberty Science Center, and Haydee Perez-Livingston, New Jersey Department of Education
The expanded role of out-of-school time programs presents a unique opportunity to engage youth in science through exploration and discovery. Presenters will share outcomes of successfully piloted and engaging, hands-on teaching methodologies, and an inquiry-based water science curriculum and guide designed for out-of-school time settings. Participants will receive copies of the hands-on science curricular materials, including student journal lessons, at-home science activities, and a guide to facilitate science in out-of-school time settings.

IT’S MORE THAN A GAME! TEACHING SUCCESS THROUGH CHESS – A PANEL DISCUSSION

Leslie Lipschultz, Think Like a King School Chess Software; David MacEnulty, The Dalton School; Stephen Schneider, Championship Chess; and Ron Cope, New Jersey After 3
Discover how you can “teach success” through chess to improve critical thinking, social skills, self-esteem, and other attributes that students need for learning…and for life. This expert panel, including the chess teacher who inspired Ted Danson’s role in the A&E movie, Knights of the South Bronx, will teach you the moves necessary to create a chess program that excites kids while providing the tools to promote successful thinking for a successful life.

JOURNEYS: BRING LITERATURE TO LIFE IN AFTERSCHOOL

Heather Alfonso, June Learning, LLC
How do you effectively use afterschool time to close the reading gap? In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to integrate reading into afterschool by conducting a meaningful read aloud, turning any book into a reader’s theater, making thematic connections by using hands-on activities, and using role play to bring characters to life. Join us as we explore the skills necessary to effectively implement engaging literacy components that link learning back to the school day.

KEEPING IT REAL: WHAT YOUR STUDENTS REALLY WANT IN AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM

Stella Egan, Boys and Girls Clubs of Collier County, and Keith Pierce, MicroSociety, Inc.
Learn how a framework of real-world learning can be a highly effective tool to engage students as the traditional role of “student as participant” shifts to “student as citizen” in a society of their own. Students create and manage real businesses, produce and sell real products and services to their peers, and draft and enforce real laws that govern their behavior. Participate in an interactive exercise and discover how this powerful program design embeds core academic content into afterschool enrichment and recreational activities.

KIDS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY KINDNESS: ENGAGING YOUTH THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING IN AFTERSCHOOL SETTINGS

Andrea Sealey, Alternatives, Inc.
Experience unique activities while exploring successful practices and steps to implement service-learning after school. Based on an award-winning program, learn to engage young people in meaningful service that empowers them.

KIDSMART EARLY LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

Emily Santos and Janell Ray, IBM
Learn about an IBM grant program that provides technology, software, training, and web resources to pre-schools, afterschool programs and elementary schools that serve children 3-7 years of age.

LET’S READ MATH – AFTER SCHOOL

Claire Passantino, Let’s Read Math!
Learn what you can do to alleviate math anxiety and help children HAVE FUN WITH MATH! Find out how to integrate the use of hands-on activities to teach math in a way that is both exciting and enjoyable by using children’s literature books available at your site.

LINKS TO LEARNING

Tia Quinn, San Diego County Office of Education
This workshop will give you ideas to bring back to your program to support student achievement. Learn to create academically aligned activities to support student achievement and have fun discovering how to give your students more options through hands on, theme-based activities.

LITERACY, CAREER PATHS, AND THE INTERNET: A NEW GENERATION PROGRAM

Suzanne Shoemaker, Freshi Films
Learn how public/private partnerships in Los Angeles lead to the creation of an after-school digital filmmaking program in elementary and middle schools that teaches literacy, team-building, and true vocational skills while also developing non-traditional revenue sources to sustain afterschool programs. Several audience members will take cameras and film others. The presenter will use that video footage, editing it into a short film.

MATH IS FUN AFTER SCHOOL!

Megan Green, Developmental Studies Center
Explore ways to use cards, dice, and children’s books to make math fun after school. Play games and do activities that allow children to work together and practice important math skills.

NEW LITERACIES FOR ADOLESCENTS

Paula Egelson, Center for Partnerships to Improve Education at the College of Charleston, and Margaret Hagood, College of Charleston
New Literacies for Adolescents incorporates students’ out-of-school literacies (email, video, text messaging, etc.) in the instruction and reinforcement of reading. Learn the theory associated with New Literacies and participate and discuss related strategies.

PA 21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION

Susan D’Annunzio, The Pennsylvania Department of Education; Walter Curfman, Bedford County 21st Century Community Center Consortium; and Charlotte Osmolenski and Judy Bentz, The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of the Capital Region, Inc.
This presentation will include innovative programming implemented by various Pennsylvania grantees (school districts and faith based organizations) who will co-present, showcasing their best practices and providing opportunities for open dialogue regarding the challenges and successes in the afterschool industry. From innovative programming that has included Family Portrait Night, Reading to the Dogs, and Tea and Bingo for senior citizens, learn how 21st CCLC programs in Pennsylvania are contributing to the academic success of students and their families.

PARENT/FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS

Janice Chu-Zhu, Children’s Aid Society
In this workshop, participants will be presented with research regarding parent involvement in out-of-school time and the benefits and challenges of parent/family engagement. The documented best practices of two well known frameworks will provide participants a scaffold from which they can begin to design their own parent/family engagement ideas that will move parents from a basic level of involvement to more advanced engagement.

PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAITH COMMUNITIES

W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Public Private Ventures
This workshop will discuss the value of partnerships with school/faith communities, the steps necessary to form these partnerships, and how to evaluate their effectiveness. The workshop will offer best practices and examine the various activities that can be carried out through school/faith community partnerships.

PREPARED FOR WORK, READY FOR LIFE – “WORKING THIS GENERATION”

Terri Stigler, Job Resource and Development Center (JRDC) at Foundations
Learn about the JRDC program and how it focuses on personal development for students in grades 9-12 to prepare them for the world of work and higher education. This eight-week afterschool program examines job-readiness skills and provides opportunities for permanent and part-time employment.

RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

Steven Amick, San Diego County Office of Education
Participants will learn a five-step system to incorporate effective consumer research and marketing strategies into the design and delivery of middle school programs.

SCIENCE IS COOL!

Zach Wilson, School’s Out Washington
Are you looking for a lively, experiential opportunity to strengthen your afterschool programming? Through this training, afterschool providers will increase their knowledge of inquiry and science teaching skills, thus increasing their likelihood of building informal science learning into their existing programs.

SHAPE THE FUTURE!

Kellee McQuinn, KidTribe
Get up, stand up, and put your hands up because this fitness par-tay will raise the roof. Tackle the obesity epidemic and learn KidTribe’s turn-key techniques for creating a positively contagious environment where being healthy is cool. Move, groove, and empower your staff and students with high-octane games, and esteem-building exercises. Get nutty about nutrition education with organic raps. Not a dry armpit in the house!

SHUFFLING INTO MATH: MATH GAMES FOR K-2

Joanne Currah, Box Cars & One-Eyed Jacks
Come play card and dice games that help your youngest students achieve success in basic number sense, place value, patterning, operations, and more. This strategy based workshop will provide you with excellent ideas for bringing your afterschool math program to life.

SO YOU HAVE GREAT AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS: WHAT NEXT?

Carla Sibley, Akron Public Schools/Knight Foundation, and Desiree Bolden, Akron Public Schools/Akron After School Program
This workshop is for seasoned afterschool providers and will include the following topic areas: (1) Addressing Program Quality; (2) Use of Evaluation Data; (3) Professional Development; and (4) Advocacy/Stakeholder Engagement. Seasoned providers – you’re doing it all and making it work. Let’s talk about what’s missing!!!

SPARK ACTIVE RECREATION: A FUSION OF FUN, FITNESS, AND LEARNING!

Courtney Sjoerdsma, The SPARK Programs
Come join in this “hands-on” session and learn effective ways to increase fitness, incorporate learning, and maximize enjoyment all through activity. You will leave feeling confident and enthused to add a SPARK to your program!

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT GAMES: WALKING THE PARTNERSHIP TALK

Rebecca Kelley and Jennifer F. Henderson, YMCA of Greater Cincinnati: Community Service Branch
Learn how to walk the partnership talk. Through the use of games, participants will learn and practice the basic principles of coalitions and effective outreach strategies including youth inclusion and advocacy. This interactive workshop will help everyone walk together on a coalition-building path and will present useful tools and strategies to increase collaborative efforts to achieve broad based buy-in and make your program the chosen program for your community.

TEACHING KIDS THEY’RE TOO GOOD FOR DRUGS AND VIOLENCE

Regina Birrenkott, Mendez Foundation
Participants will learn the tools necessary for developing an afterschool environment that reduces risk and develops healthy alternatives to drug and alcohol use, criminal activity, and other dangerous behaviors during afterschool hours. Join us in this interactive engaging workshop that includes small-group activities, role-modeling, handouts, and sample lessons to learn the skills necessary to teach kids They’re Too Good for Drugs and Violence.

THE “INS” OF DISCIPLINE AND CONNECTIONS: SETTING LIMITS AND CONNECTING WITH YOUTH

Ray Trinidad and Rodney Garcia, M-PACT Consulting/High Tech High Chula Vista
Join this interactive workshop to help create a culture of respect through positive relationships by using the “Ins.” This workshop has helped many afterschool providers in California build structured programs benefiting both students and staff.

THE AFTERSCHOOL KIT

Carole Yardley, Forsyth Tech Community College
The Afterschool Kit provides afterschool staff with a curriculum designed to help youth (grades 5-8) develop skills to make good decisions. The kit contains 6 units: Decision-Making Skills, Consequences, Refusal Skills, Values, Conflict, and Responsibility. Workshop participants will receive a free kit that includes activities, parental handouts, and posters.

TIPS, TRICKS, AND TECHNIQUES: PREPARING AND CONDUCTING PRACTICAL PROGRAM EVALUATION

Kristin Huff, Evaluation Associates Indiana Youth Institute
This workshop will engage participants in learning about how to best prepare for and conduct evaluations that are useful for program improvement, meaningful for stakeholders, less time consuming for all, and more cost effective. Easy to utilize tips, tricks, and techniques will be discussed and supported with practice based resources and evidence.

USING DATA TO TELL YOUR STORY

Carol McElvain and Tara Donahue, Learning Point Associates
Learn how to collect and use data to inform program planning, implementation, and continuous improvement. Find out how the collection and communication of data can help support funding at the program level. Participants will leave with tools and resources to help them begin to collect data in manageable ways and to present it to staff and other stakeholders.

WHAT ABOUT HOMEWORK IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS?

Karen VanderVen, University of Pittsburgh
This interactive workshop offers a developmental approach to homework and its place within afterschool programs. Participants will experience a simulation to highlight the issues and generate interaction and discussion.

WHAT’S YOUR GAME PLAN? MATH GAMES FOR GRADES 3-6

Joanne Currah, Box Cars & One-Eyed Jacks
This strategy based workshop focuses on the best card and dice games that help students understand and master operations, place value, data management, probability, and more. Ideas for bringing your afterschool math program to life, black line masters of reproducible game boards, and more will be included.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR FRONT-LINE AFTERSCHOOL AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STAFF: AN ACTION AGENDA

Ellen Gannett, National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST)
Are you dedicated to developing a workforce that is stable, prepared, supported, and committed to the well-being and empowerment of children and youth? Learn about best practices that focus on recruitment, development, and retention of a skilled and stable workforce. Key findings from recent workforce studies will be presented to ground our discussion in the perspectives of afterschool and youth development staff themselves. These findings will provide the foundation for insight into a national action agenda. Participants will be invited to review the agenda and provide input and priorities based on their own experiences.

*Times, sessions, and speakers subject to change without notice.