Presentation formats we’ll feature at Convention, as well as the five learning strands

Telling Your Story: Workshops

Afterschool Moves Me: Telling the Wellness Story

Explore the latest data on the need and outcomes associated with afterschool programs, and how physical activity and wellness education fit into the research and funding picture. Research from the Afterschool Alliance America After 3PM Special Report on Physical Activity, Health and Wellness will show how afterschool and summer learning programs are incorporating physical activity. We will explore the Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) standards with implementation challenges and successes from programs on the ground. The HEPA standards provide up to date, evidence-based, practical quality measures for providing children with healthy food, beverages and physical activity after school.

Presented by: Jennifer Hofman, Specialist, YMCA of the USA; Erik Peterson, Vice President of Policy, Afterschool Alliance
Afterschool STEM - Let's Tell a Compelling Story!

Participants are invited to review and engage with the work of the afterschool STEM hub, a group that is examining and distilling the research literature on the value and impact of afterschool STEM programs and will produce evidence-based communication materials and strategies to best advance afterschool STEM policy and practice.

Presented by: Bronwyn Bevan, Director, Exploratorium Institute for Research and Learning, Exploratorium; Anita Krishnamurthi, Vice President, STEM Policy, Afterschool Alliance
Chronicling Your Work: Telling a Story with Data

In this session, we show how we integrate distinct data across quality, social-emotional,and academic domains into a single narrative. We’ll also discuss how we use this narrative to communicate the work of our programs to multiple stakeholders. Participants will practice and plan to implement the first step: choosing data intentionally.

Presented by: Katherine Plog-Martinez, Director, Denver Public Schools, Department of Extended Learning; Daniel Read, Evaluator, Denver Public School (DELCS)
Implementing Technology Afterschool Using Student-Created Videos

Viewers will learn techniques and tips on how to implement student-created videos that will promote engagement and showcase activities during afterschool time. Participants will learn about the creative process, as well as demonstrate student work.

Presented by: Bryan Zerio, Coordinator, Farmington Extended Care and Learning
On Wings and Whimsy: The Stories that Define You

In this reflective workshop, participants will examine the stories that have shaped them and will examine the stories that are yet to be written for their lives. They will discuss the legacy they would like to create for their life and the path to getting there.

Presented by: Ali Mercier, Manager of Marketing Content, The Leadership Program; Erika Petrelli, Senior Vice President of Leadership Development, The Leadership Program
Our Story: Young People's Perspective and Voice

This session will examine successful afterschool programs through the eyes of the people who matter most - young people.

Presented by: Jonathan Hoch, Chief Community Officer, Domus Kids Inc
Program Sustainability through Successful Advocacy

Advocacy is a key tool in program sustainability which is often under-utilized. As demand for out-of-school time services has increased, available grants and funding opportunities have not always kept pace with the need. Despite the challenges, stories of programs successfully sustaining and blending funding exist! Stories from this workshop can be applied to advocacy efforts in your community.

Presented by: Alison Reis-Khanna, Director of Partnerships and Quality Initiatives, Texas Partnership for Out of School Time
Reaching Decision-Makers In-Person and through Media

You already know that your afterschool program makes a difference for kids, but how do you convince decision-makers to support your program and invest in afterschool more widely? Learn how to make a difference through telling your story at face-to-face meetings and through your work with your local media.

Presented by: Alli Lidie, Policy and Communications Coordinator, New York State Afterschool Network; Nora Niedzielski-Eichner, Executive Director, New York State Afterschool Network
Use Social Media to Maximize Community Engagement

In this interactive, dynamic session, facilitators will lead activities and discussion to demonstrate the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) model for sustainable collaboration among cross-sector stakeholders. By connecting cross-sector stakeholders through online tools and social media, the NGCP helps stakeholders be more effective in meeting their organizational missions and goals. Participants will engage in several hands-on activities designed to facilitate collaboration and will learn social media strategies to increase user activity, solicit feedback and build an audience to further organizational goals.

Presented by: Kate Goddard, Outreach Manager, National Girls Collaborative Project; Karen Peterson, CEO, National Girls Collaborative

Learning Express Presentations

See below for titles, descriptions, and presenters for our learning express sessions, divided by strand. Please note, all content is tentative and is subject to change. These presentations are 30-minutes long, and will be scheduled in the final workshop block everyday of the Convention.

Building Partnerships and Sustaining Programs: Learning Express

Getting Clean and Green: Hands-On and Fun

This hands-on workshop will introduce activities in the Keep America Beautiful Waste In Place activity guide and secondary service learning toolkit. Facilitator will help attendees explore behavioral change based activities that focus on litter-prevention, recycling, beautification and community greening.

Presented by: Cecile Carson, Senior Director of Affiliate Development, Keep America Beautiful
Grants From the Reviewer’s Point of View

This will provide information as to writing for the targeted audience (the reviewers) who decide who gets the money. It will provide a different method of looking at the proposal development and how to glean information from the RFP that will allow the physical structure of the proposal to best reflect the score sheets that the reviewers use. It will show people how to become one of the insiders who get to determine who is fund.

Presented by: Gary Frye, Homeless Liaison and Grant Writer, Lubbock-Cooper ISD
It Takes a Village as an Afterschool Program Model

The purpose of this study is to explore effectiveness on a non-profit foundation practices the concept of - it takes a village - through cultivating local mothers and jobless to be qualified tutors in Taiwan’s rural areas. The result shows that the strategies of self-reliance and mutual-aid tribal support networks adopt local roles in community participation to empower both individuals (including children and family) and the tribes (including the communities, schools).

Presented by: Hui-Ju Pai, Graduate Student, UCSB
Leadeship to Sustain PBIS and Bully Prevention

This session will focus on a process to ensure programs are able to sustain the implementation of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) integrated with bully prevention. Discussions will outline the importance of gaining staff buy-in through discovery implementation theories applied will include transformational leadership and empowerment.

Presented by: Daniel Roesch, Assistant Professor, Bloomsburg University
Use the Connectory to Build and Sustain Partnerships

Collaboration is a key strategy for leveraging resources and strengthening the capacity of afterschool programs to encourage the participation of youth in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Participants will learn about the Connectory, a robust, comprehensive database of programs and strategies for creating, sustaining and leveraging partnerships.

Presented by: Kate Goddard, Outreach Manager, National Girls Collaborative Project; Karen Peterson, CEO, National Girls Collaborative