Workshop Descriptions

21st CCLC Success in Rural Schools

Kim Sellers and Angie Conrad, Bureau, Henry, Stark Regional Office of Education
Participate in an interactive discussion on the strategies used to overcome challenges in a rural Illinois 21st CCLC program. Presenters will share their expertise in retaining students and staff.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Cardinal A)
Tuesday, 4:30 – 5:45 PM (Cardinal A)

Achieving Excellence in Afterschool Programs

Courtney Sjoerdsma, The SPARK Programs
Care about youth test scores? Concerned about youth health and fitness? Now you can have both! The SPARK Programs integrate high activity content and instruction with core subjects that encourage youth to exercise their bodies and minds.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Grand E)
Tuesday, 4:30 – 5:45 PM (Grand E)

“ACTIVATE” Your Afterschool Program with Kidnetic.com Educational Resources

Richard Elder, International Food Information Council Foundation
Learn innovative ways to integrate healthy lifestyle messages into your afterschool curriculum with Kidnetic.com and the Leader’s Guide, two free, easy-to-use resources that enhance any program.
Monday, 3:45 – 5:00 PM (Obelisk A)
Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Obelisk A)
Tuesday, 3:00 – 4:15 PM (Obelisk A)

Activities That Teach

Steve Amick and Tia Quinn, San Diego County Office of Education
Enhance your program’s quality by engaging students in grades 4 to 8 through hands-on, standards-based math and physical activities designed by afterschool staff and credentialed teachers.
Monday, 2:15 – 3:30 PM (Obelisk B)
Tuesday, 3:00 – 4:15 PM (Obelisk B)

Adding Value to Homework Assistance

Judith Caplan, Judith Caplan Consulting
Become intentional about how your program’s homework assistance efforts support learning. Explore staffing patterns, placement of homework assistance in the afterschool schedule, strategies for helping with homework, and feedback loops with the classroom teacher.
Monday, 2:15 – 3:30 PM (Cardinal A)
Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Cardinal A)

Afterschool Excellence: A Texas Model

Geraldine Kidwell, Texas Education Agency; Susan Poag and Cathy Schechter, SUMA/Orchard Social Marketing
Discover the steps to building a nurturing statewide system that supports regional and statewide program activities to positively impact students, schools, and communities.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Grand D)
Tuesday, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (Grand D)

The Afterschool Hours: A New Focus for America’s Cities

Bela Shah and Kathy Livingston, National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education and Families
Mayors are key players in expanding afterschool programs. Learn about the work being done in eight cities that aims to enhance municipal leaders’ roles in increasing afterschool learning opportunities.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Edelweiss)
Tuesday, 3:00 – 4:15 PM (Edelweiss)

All-Star Film Festival

Diego Arancibia and Thierry Gonzalez, After-School All-Stars Los Angeles; Rodrigo Arancibia, After-School All-Stars San Diego
Download this workshop into your “afterschool hard drive” by learning industry-standard film editing programs that help innovate standards-based instruction. This interactive, user-friendly workshop will raise the bar in utilizing technology to develop and market a more comprehensive afterschool program.
Tuesday, 4:30 -- 5:45 PM (Batik A)
Wednesday, 11:00 AM -- 12:15 PM (Batik A)

The AMACHI Program

W. Wilson Goode, Sr., Public/Private Ventures
Reports indicate that 7.3 million children have a parent who is incarcerated, on parole, or on probation. This workshop will provide an overview of the AMACHI Program which offers mentoring services to children who are living under these circumstances.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Batik A)
Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Batik A)

Avoiding Afterschool Liability

Kevin McKenna and Sheila Williams, Latsha, Davis, Yohe & McKenna, P.C.
Discover ways to protect your organization against lawsuits and examine various insurance issues to make sure there is adequate insurance if a lawsuit is filed.
Monday, 3:45 – 5:00 PM (Cardinal B)
Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Cardinal B)
Wednesday, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM (Cardinal B)

Bring Books Alive AfterSchool

Fran Chamberlain, Developmental Studies Center
Discuss and experience ways to incorporate great children’s literature afterschool. Strategies and perspectives from the field will be a significant part of this presentation.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Wyeth)
Monday, 3:45 – 5:00 PM (Wyeth)
Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Wyeth)

B-Smart: Afterschool and the Arts

Janice Lipzin and Donna Schudel, Banana Factory
Enjoy a hands-on creative experience while learning about afterschool art programming for at-risk kids. Presenters discuss the innovative uses of clay, photography, and hot glass.
Monday, 3:45 – 5:00 PM (Obelisk B)
Tuesday, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (Obelisk B)

CATCH Them Being Healthy After School

Peter Cribb, University of Texas, Houston, Health Science Center
The CATCH Kids’ Club is an effective afterschool physical activity and nutrition program that is user-friendly and easily implemented. Numerous games and activities will be highlighted.
Monday, 2:15 – 3:30 PM (Batik B)
Tuesday, 4:30 – 5:45 PM (Cardinal B)

Creative Basketball and Fitness Fundamentals for Afterschool Programs

Sandy Slade, Sandy “Spin” Slade, Inc.
Be prepared to have a great time participating in this basketball and fitness program. Take the skills learned and apply them directly to the activities in your program.
Tuesday, 4:30 – 5:45 PM (Grand D)
Wednesday, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM (Grand D)

Delivering High Quality Homework Assistance: Lessons from the MARS Study

Georgia Hall, National Institute on Out of School Time
Explore and discuss research from the Massachusetts Afterschool Research Study that provides valuable information on effective strategies to support youth and staff during homework time.
Monday, 2:15 – 3:30 PM (Cardinal B)
Tuesday, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (Cardinal B)

Developing a Citywide Out of School Time Initiative

Tracy Caldron, Out of School Time Programs, The City of New York
New York City recently launched the nation’s largest municipally financed OST system. This presentation will focus on strategies that NYC employed including strategic resource allocation, collaboration with City agencies, and funding for nonprofit partners.
Tuesday, 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM (Grand D)
Tuesday, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (Cardinal A)

Edventures: Hands-on Education for the 21st Century

Joe Egusquiza and Suzy Haislip, PCS Edventures Success Team
Learn how to implement a systemic program using Megablocks™, LEGO®, and K’NEX® manipulatives that are not only fun and easy to use, but also introduce students to technological literacy, and boost test scores.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:15 AM (Cardinal B)
Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Steuben)
Tuesday, 4:30 – 5:45 PM (Edelweiss)

Effectively Evaluating Afterschool Programs

Toks Fashola, American Institute for Research/Johns Hopkins University
Using examples of successes and lessons learned from a five-year study, this workshop will focus on formative and summative program evaluation, and the use of data-driven decisions.
Tuesday, 4:30 – 5:45 PM (Lalique)
Wednesday, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM (Lalique)

Engineering Systemic Change: Organizing Afterschool Time

Sharonda Lynette Pruitt, Dallas Independent School District
Accountability in afterschool programs is on the rise. Learn how to create lasting change, have greater productivity, and promote the organization of afterschool programs to meet today’s high accountability standards.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Fleur De Lis A)
Monday, 2:15 – 3:30 PM (Fleur De Lis A)
Tuesday,11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (Fleur De Lis A)

English Language Learning, Afterschool Style

Tamara Sniad, Foundations, Inc.
Afterschool is the perfect place to get English language learners (ELLs) engaged in using natural language. Maximize afterschool time with ELLs with communication strategies and activities that foster language development.
Tuesday, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (Batik B)
Wednesday, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM (Wyeth)

Grants: Getting the Inside Edge

Duane Rupert, 21st Century Grants, Inc.
If you need to locate and respond to competitive Requests for Proposals (RFPs), this workshop is for you. Designed for those with little or no grantsmanship experience, this grant proposal writing workshop will cover everything from searching for grants to receiving the award letters.
Monday, 2:15 – 5:00 PM (Double Session) (Steuben)

The Great Afterschool Grant Writing Challenge

Lisa Thompson-Caruthers, Shanya Dean, and Steven Villano, Harris County Department of Education, Cooperative for After-School Enrichment
Learn the basics of grant writing by participating in a mock grant competition. Participants will develop a proposal and act as grants administrators. (Sorry no cash awards today!)
Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Obelisk B)
Wednesday, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM (Obelisk B)

High/Scope Youth Program Quality Assessment

Laenne Thompson, High/Scope Youth Development Group
Learn about a new research-validated assessment tool that is designed to help organizations understand what program quality looks like. This session introduces quality constructs, usage, and validation evidence.
Monday, 3:45 – 5:00 PM (Fleur De Lis A)
Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Fleur De Lis A)
Wednesday, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM (Fleur De Lis A)

How Can the Afterschool Training Toolkits Help Me?

Jerry Elder and Deborah Donnelly, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Learn to use the National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning Literacy and Mathematics online toolkits as a staff development model to enhance enrichment activities in your afterschool program.
Tuesday, 10:00 AM – 12:45 PM (Double Session) (Fleur De Lis B)

Identifying Promising and Exemplary Afterschool Programs

Robert Stonehill, U.S. Department of Education
The DOE has been funding activities to identify and disseminate promising and exemplar y programs. What have we learned? The presenter manages federal programs that provide billions of dollars to improve teaching and learning,including the 21st CCLC program designed to embed academic learning opportunities into exciting, fun, and diverse afterschool activities.
Monday, 2:15 – 3:30 PM (Edelweiss)

Innovative Use of CAD and Rapid Prototyping Technologies to Interest Young Women and Men in Engineering

Ray Umashankar, University of Arizona, College of Engineering
Create excitement for engineering among middle school students. Learn how to design aerodynamic cards and make 3-D models using CAD and Power Injection 3-D manufacturing.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Rosetta)
Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Rosetta)
Tuesday, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (Rosetta)

Integration of Technology Throughout Extended-Day Learning Opportunities

Tobin Mitchell and Michael Moro, Dolton School District 148; Robert Klemp, Elementary School District 159
Learn strategies for integrating technology to help raise student achievement through the development of the 21st Century learning skills of collaboration, communication, and problem solving.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Steuben)
Tuesday, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (Steuben)

Is Your Math Magical After School?

Megan Weber, Developmental Studies Center
Explore ways to use cards, dice, and children’s books to make math fun and engaging during out-of-school time by utilizing ideas from AfterSchool KidzMath.
Monday, 2:15 – 3:30 PM (Wyeth)
Tuesday, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (Wyeth)
Tuesday, 3:00 – 4:15 PM (Wyeth)

Make Any Class Enriching and Still Attract the Kids

Elaine Harwood, Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union
Discover creative problem-solving skills and brainstorming methods in this interactive workshop that promotes student academic enrichment.
Monday, 2:15 – 3:30 PM (Rosetta)
Monday, 3: 45 – 5:00 PM (Rosetta)

Miami Advice – Partnerships South Florida Style

Jodie Knofsky, South Florida After-School All-Stars; Estrella Diaz, Miami-Dade County Public Schools; Sheila Womble, Arts for Learning Miami; Susan Benson, Arise Foundation; Marjorie Montague, Educational Research Services, Inc.
With programs in 25 middle schools, the After-School All-Stars/Middle School Enrichment program is hot! Learn how to create your own partnership program in this interactive and fun workshop.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Dardenelles)
Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Dardenelles)
Tuesday, 3:00 – 4:15 PM (Dardenelles)

News from Canada

Constance Stella and Nina Jaiswal, Peel District School Board
Experience this exciting, interactive workshop and learn about the structure of a unique remedial afterschool program that celebrates the diversity of student learning styles and multiple intelligences.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Obelisk A)
Monday, 2:15 – 3:30 PM (Obelisk A)

The “Nitty Gritty” on Afterschool

Elnardo Webster, Angela DiNola, and Kathy Siudmak, Newark Public Schools, Office of Extended School Day Programs
Discover program design, implementation, funding, and sustainability techniques in this exciting workshop. With 20 plus years of experience, Dr. Webster will share his vast knowledge of valuable afterschool programmatic and administrative tools.
Monday, 2:15 – 5:00 PM (Double Session) (Grand D)
Tuesday, 3:00 – 5:45 PM (Double Session) (Rosetta)

Oodles of Art

Anna Reyner, Discount School Supply
Get inspired in this fun art workshop and discover new materials, unique paints, and creative collage materials to enhance your program activities.
Monday, 2:15 – 3:30 PM (Grand E)
Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Grand E)
Tuesday, 3:00 – 4:15 PM (Grand E)

Pack it Up: Nurturing Bellies and Brains with Backpacks at the DCC

Terri Towle, Danbury Community Center
Learn an innovative way to address communities with multiple needs with a nutrition backpack program that impacted a small neighborhood by offering food, family fun, and links to learning in a positive way.
Monday, 3:45 – 5:00 PM (Batik A)
Tuesday, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (Obelisk A)

Providing Effective Afterschool Staff Development

Carol McElvain and KC Diedrich, Learning Point Associates
Discover useful ways to conduct professional development using youth development, intentionality, and reflection in this interactive, informative session for afterschool administrators and directors.
Monday, 3:45 – 5:00 PM (Batik B)
Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Batik B)
Tuesday, 4:30 – 5:45 PM (Batik B)

Quality Data Leads to Funding: If It’s Not Written, It Didn’t Happen

Grenae Dudley and Philip Wells, Mayor’s Time
Learn how to use quality data and relevant outcomes to enhance program success and increase funding opportunities for your afterschool program.
Monday, 2:15 – 3:30 PM (Lalique)
Tuesday, 10:00 – 11:15 AM (Lalique)
Tuesday, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (Lalique)

The Quality Question – Successful Evaluation of Afterschool Programs

Tory Greig, Harris County Department of Education, Cooperative for After-School Enrichment
This informative workshop will feature strategies to measure the impact of community relations in afterschool programs using the CASE evaluation tool.
Monday, 3:45 – 5:00 PM (Cardinal A)
Tuesday, 3:00 – 4:15 PM (Cardinal A)

Reading Together Equals Strong Families and Student Achievement

Ronnie Dougherty and Nancy Moran-Kiernan, Freehold Borough Schools
Learn effective and fun strategies that empower children and their families to become reading partners. This bilingual presentation demonstrates the value of family literacy.
Tuesday, 3:00 – 4:15 PM (Steuben)
Wednesday, 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM (Steuben)

Rethinking Homework for Afterschool

Darryl Bundrige and Ron Goldstein, Foundations, Inc.
Afterschool is the new “home” for homework, where homework time can be used to build social, leadership, and academic skills – and get work done! Reach beyond homework monitoring to create a rich learning environment that cultivates independent and resourceful students.
Monday, 3:45 – 5:00 PM (Edelweiss)
Tuesday, 3:00 – 4:15 PM (Batik B)

Social Action for Kids – Service Learning

Anne Shaw, 21st Century Schools, LLC
Watch student engagement and success soar when you deliver a powerful curriculum based upon a meaningful service- learning project.
Tuesday, 10: 00 –11:15 AM (Edelweiss)
Tuesday,11:30 AM–12 : 45PM (Edelweiss)

Supporting Successful Programs: The Role of the Literacy Coach in a Multi-Site Initiative

Leigh Hopkins, Nora Gutierrez, and Pamela Hill, Public/Private Ventures
Get the latest on the role of the literacy coach in improving program quality from Public/Private Ventures, which operates 150 afterschool-based literacy programs.
Monday, 2:15 – 3:30 PM (Batik A)
Tuesday, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (Batik A)

The Ties That Bind –Weaving a Safety Net of Long-Term Sustainability Through Successful Partnerships

April Heikkila, Harbor After School
Feel the power of building a network of partnerships for long-term sustainability that attracts support from schools, funders, and the community.
Monday, 3:45 – 5:00 PM (Dardenelles)
Tuesday, 4:30 – 5:45 PM (Fleur De Lis A)

Urban Achieving Children – Too Important for Afterschool to be an Afterthought

K. C. Burton, The Annie E. Casey Foundation and Rebkha Atnafou, The Afterschool Institute
Afterschool is the catalyst and vehicle for strengthening families and communities in urban environments. Learn about a community-building framework used by The Annie E. Casey Foundation to support afterschool programming and professional development models.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Obelisk B)
Monday, 3:45 – 5:00 PM (Grand E)

Using Thematic Units to Improve Your Summer Program

Ronald Fairchild and Jody Libit, Johns Hopkins University, Center for Summer Learning
Summer time offers a break from school, but not from learning. Prevent students from experiencing summer learning loss by focusing on creative, thematic approaches to learning.
Monday, 2:15 – 3:30 PM (Dardenelles)
Tuesday, 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM (Dardenelles)

Volunteer Recruitment: Thinking Outside the Box

Steven Villano and Lisa Thompson-Caruthers, Harris County Department of Education, Cooperative for After-School Enrichment
Volunteers are an invaluable asset to program success. Participants will discover new ways to enhance volunteer recruitment, motivation and retention.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Batik B)

Working This Generation

Darrell Caston and Terri Stigler, Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, Job Resource and Development Center
Meaningful part-time employment for students can lead to their success in the classroom. Discover how a job readiness and placement program is boosting academic and social skills for inner-city high school students.
Monday, 9:30 – 10:45 AM (Lalique)
Monday, 3:45 – 5:00 PM (Lalique)