Jaime Stephanidis, Program Associate, American Institutes for Research, Chicago, IL

To sustain the best possible afterschool program, you must have the highest quality staff. To have the highest quality staff, you must provide staff with the best possible professional development, given limited amounts of time and money. This session will help you frame how to use your professional development time in an effective and efficient manner.

Registration includes the Beyond the Bell Toolkit!

Challenge Day- Be the Change you Wish to See 

Yvonne and Rich Dutra St. John, Challenge Day and Be the Change Movement Founders, Concord, CA

Challenge Day is a non-profit organization that provides powerful, often life-changing experiential programs to youth and their communities. All Challenge Day programs are rooted in the understanding that drugs, alcohol, eating disorders, depression, smoking, teasing, bullying and violence are actually symptoms of a greater problem. It provides young people with the opportunity to be totally real and honest, to experience what's possible, and then to rise up as leaders-all in an atmosphere of fun, love, compassion, acceptance and respect. Challenge Day inspires youth to be the change they want to see in their lives, in their school, in their community, and in the world.
 

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2011 BOOST Conference Workshops

THURSDAY, APRIL 28

MORNING WORKSHOPS 

10:00am-12:00pm

Enhancing K-12 STEM Learning with Stop-motion Animation

Melissa Pickering, Managing Co-Founder, iCreate to Educate, Boston, MA

Explore with NASA and Make Space Science Fun

Leslie Lowes, Informal Education Specialist, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA

Grant Writing 101

Jane Sharp, Consultant, Sharp Ideas, Allentown, NJ

Healthy and Active Lifestyles through Motor Skill Development

Dale Slear, Representative, Socci Sport, Mt. Pleasant, SC

Inclusion Training in 10-20 Minutes

Valodi Foster, School Health Education Consultant, California Department of Education, After School Programs Office, Sacramento, CA; Beth Hart, Inclusion Resource Coordinator, After School Inclusion Project, Carmichael, CA

It's More than Just Picking up Trash: How to Create Impactful Service Learning Projects

Matthew Devereaux, Associate Professor and Child Development Specialist; University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville, TN; Crystal Robertson, County 4-H Extension Agent, University of Tennessee Extension, Erwin, TN; Justin Crowe, State 4-H Specialist, University of Tennessee Extension, Knoxville, TN

Learning in Afterschool

Michael Funk, Founder and Director, Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center, San Francisco, CA

THE MATH PARTY: Learning Math Through Music and Dance

 Dr. Stephanie Pasley, Educational Consultant/Author, Step by Step Expressions, Inc., Pembroke Pines, FL

Never Stop Climbing  

Jennifer Seitel, ThinkFirst North County/Temecula Valley, Murrieta, CA

Practical Leadership

Scott Arizala, Consultant & Trainer, The Camp Counselor, Santa Barbara, CA

 Project Based Learning in Philadelphia's Out of School Time Network

Karen Smuck Tylek, Project Based Learning Coordinator, Public Health Management Corporation, Philadelphia, PA

Promoting Positive Pro-Social Programs

Susan Dumars, Chief Program Office; ElizaBeth Phillips, Program Development Director, Child Development Inc., Sacramento, CA

The State of After School in the Nation                                        

Jodi Grant, Executive Director, Afterschool Alliance, Washington, DC

Utilizing Youth Development Strategies to Build a Safe School Climate In and Out of School

John Vandenburgh, Founder, PLUS Program and CyberBully Alert, Murrieta, CA

We Are Ready: Engaging and Preparing 8th Graders for Success in High School and Beyond

Aaron Dworkin, Executive Vice President and Emely Martinez, National Program Manager, After-School All-Stars National Office, Los Angeles, CA

Why Won't They Change? How to Effectively Support Staff in a Strengths-Based Partnership

Joy Humbarger, Professional Development Specialist; Etola Berry, Professional Development Specialist, Francis Institute for Child and Youth Development at Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley, Kansas City, MO

AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS

2:45pm-4:45pm

Addressing ASSETs Program Quality: Using the NEW Program Quality Self-Assessment Rubric

Michelle Perrenoud, Project Coordinator, Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey, CA

Afterschool for All: Making the Case to Policy Makers, Your Community and the Public

Rivka Burstein-Stern, Field Outreach Coordinator, Afterschool Alliance, Washington, D.C.

Building Intentional Communities: Strategies to Deeply Embed Social Justice Values into Your Organizational Culture and Climate

Tanya Mayo, Youth Development Specialist, Tanya Mayo Consulting, Oakland, CA

Federal Education Policy and After-School: What it Means for Your Community

Jennifer Peck, Executive Director, Partnership for Children and Youth, Oakland, CA; Patrick Duhon, Director of Expanded Learning, Providence Public School District, Providence, RI

Fitness Fun: And You Thought Scarves Were Only For Accessorizing!

Sandy Slade, Clinician, Sandy Spin Slade, Inc., Corona, CA

Get it Now: Ready to Use Planning Tools & Power Packed Afterschool Activities

Kathryn Brown, Technical Assistance Specialist; Sabine Foster, Technical Assistance Consultant, Edvance Research, Inc., San Antonio, TX

Global Citizenship is Where It's At: Exploring Innovative Strategies to Engage Adolescents as Community Leaders

Coco Killingsworth, Director of Programs; Molly Delano, Associate Director of Programs,

Global Kids, New York, NY

Healthy Living Starts Now!

Melissa Hanson, President/CEO, Sajai Foundation, Hamel, MN

Integrating Youth Workforce Programs and Afterschool Programs

Mary G. Keipp, Program Director; Pamela Schachter, Afterschool Program Manager, UCLA Community Based Learning Program, Los Angeles, CA

Natural Born Leader

Jered Cherry, Program Director, Positive Adventures, San Diego, CA

Outside the Lens- Picture it Healthy

Niki Even, Program Director; Elisa Thomson, Director, Outside the Lens, San Diego, CA

Sports as a Hook: Leveraging the Power of Sports to Fight Obesity and Change Lives

Aaron Dworkin, Executive Vice President and Emely Martinez, National Program Manager, After-School All-Stars National Office, Los Angeles, CA

The State of After School in California                                         

Gordon Jackson, Assistant Superintendent, California Department of Education, Sacramento, CA

The TACSS Initiative: Michigan's Quality Improvement System

Angelina Garner, Manager of the TACSS Initiative, David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality, Ypsilanti, MI; Pat Hennessey, 21st CCLC Education Consultant, Michigan Department of Education, Lansing, MI

Using the Arts to Inspire Positive Change in Youth

Matt D'Arrigo, Founder/CEO; Rob Tobin, Creative Director, A Reason to Survive (ARTS,) San Diego, CA

Virtual Playground

Shawn Petty, Project Director, Be a Champion, Inc., The Woodlands, TX

YOU MATTER

Matthew Emerzian, CEO, Every Monday Matters, Los Angeles, CA

FRIDAY, APRIL 29

MORNING WORKSHOPS

10:00am-12:00pm

4 Elements to Effective After School Programming: Team Building Conflict Resolution Academics and Leadership (TCAL)

Leo Van Warmerdam, Director of Program Development, Fulcrum Learning Systems, Inc., Santa Monica, CA

Active Learning

Trevor Davies, Senior Program Associate for TACSS Initiative; Gina McGovern, Senior Program Associate for TACSS Initiative, David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality, Ypsilanti, MI

Building a Youth-Driven High School After School System

Damian Ewens, Director of High School Initiatives, Providence After School Alliance (PASA), Providence, RI

CEO: How After-School Programs Can Do More to Prepare Students for a Rapidly Changing Economy

Aaron Dworkin, Executive Vice President and Emely Martinez, National Program Manager, After-School All-Stars National Office, Los Angeles, CA

Dollars and Sense:  Securing Sustainable Funding for your Program

Dr. Andria (Andi) Fletcher, Consultant, Center for Collaborative Solutions, Sacramento, CA 

Drumming for Elementary and Middle Schools

Mike Liston, Founder, Rhythms of Life, Salt Lake City, UT

Empowering Youth to be Leaders: Tiger's Action Plan  Julia Gabor, Senior Program Manager, Tiger Woods Foundation, Irvine, CA

How to Make After School Bully-Free

Nicholas Carlisle, Executive Director, No Bully, San Francisco, CA

Inspiring the Dream

Andre Lewis, Author, Abutech, Memphis, TN

Julian Backcountry Collaborative: Building Community Partnerships

Susi Jones, Executive Director; Donna Linton, Native American Liaison, Julian Union School District/Julian Pathways/ Julian Backcountry Collaborative, Julian, CA

Learning in Disguise

Gale Gorke, Executive Director, Kids Kan Inc., Calimesa, CA 

THE MATH PARTY: Learning Math Through Music and Dance  Dr. Stephanie Pasley, Educational Consultant/Author, Step by Step Expressions, Inc., Pembroke Pines, FL

NEW: Searchable Website for All your ASES & 21^st CCLC Needs!

Damian Maldonado, Consultant, Technical Assistance for Program Effectiveness (TAPE) Project, Aptos, CA; Martha Hall, Region 10 Lead, San Bernardino County Office of Education, San Bernardino, CA

The Power and Future of Out-of-School Time Programs

Congressman David Cicilline, Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rhode Island's 1^st District, Washington, D.C.

Science is Cool with NASA's "Space School Musical"

Shari Asplund, NASA Discovery Program Education Manager, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; Kellee McQuinn, Founder, KidTribe, Santa Monica, CA

Soft Skills for Hard Times- Tips on How to Develop a Happier Healthier Workplace

Ezra Holland, Owner; Dr. Bill Michaelis, Owner, Children Together, Beverly MA

Strategies That Build Rapport, Connections, and Motivate Students

Nancy Blackwell, Founder/Lead Trainer, Longevity of Success, Colorado Springs, CO

Strengthening Youth Leadership across Indiana: Youth as Change Agents to Keep their Peers Drug Free and in School

Eric Evans, L.E.A.D. Initiative Program Director; Heather McCarthy, Vice-President of Prevention Services, Geminus Corporation, Merrillville, IN

Take Me to Your Leader: Probing Into the Future of School-Age Leadership

Timothy Pagano, Community Services Specialist I, City of Brea, Brea, CA

AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS

1:15pm-2:45pm

Building Quality Youth Services through Strong Supervisory Practices

Sarah Zeller-Berkman, Director, Community-Youth Development Unit; Annie Moyer, Director, Education, The Youth Development Institute, New York, NY

Children in Nature: Happier, Healthier, Smarter

Chris Redfern, Executive Director, San Diego Audubon Society, San Diego, CA   

Creating "Camp Magic" this Summer

Lupine Reppert, Director of Education & Membership, American Camp Association, Whittier, CA    

Creating and Sustaining a Quality Improvement System

Stace Silverman, Quality Advisor;  Mary Swinford, Community Resource Manager, Prime Time Palm Beach County, Boynton Beach, FL

Engaging Afterschool Staff and At Risk Youth in a Teaching Career Pathway

Rebecca Goldberg, Co-Director, Career & Workforce Development; Jonathan Mooney, Consultant, South Bay Center for Counseling, El Segundo, CA

Engaging Older Youth in After School: Successful Strategies from the Field

David Sinski, Executive Director, After School Matters, Chicago, IL; Brodrick Clarke, Deputy Director of Programs, Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, KY

Fantasy Baseball: An Integrated Math Program

Timothy Scheidt, Author/VP of Development, Action Math Group, Ltd., San Diego, CA

Girls Circle: Promoting Resiliency in Adolescent Girls

Giovanna Taormina, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Girls Circle Association, a Project of the Tides Center, Cotati, CA

Leadership from Within: Leading with the Best of Ourselves

Nathan Eklund, Senior Education Consultant, Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN

Life, Service, Action:  Empowering Students to Solve Problems and Serve their Communities

Aaron Dworkin, Executive Vice President and Emely Martinez, National Program Manager, After-School All-Stars National Office, Los Angeles, CA

Peer to Peer Mentoring Programs: Developing Tomorrows Leaders

Craig Orona, VP/Senior Consultant, ActivAlliances, Hughson, CA

To Reflect and Serve! Experiential Activities and Reflective Practices to BOOST Learning

Justin McGlamery, Executive Director, The Ubuntu Collaborative, Hartford, CT; Rich Keegan, P.E. Teacher / Adventure Education Coordinator, Simsbury High School, Simsbury, CT

Roll Up Your Sleeves with Hands-On Science

Megan Green, Manager of AfterSchool, Developmental Studies Center, Oakland, CA

AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS

3:45pm-5:15pm

A Sense of Belonging: The Impact of Afterschool Programs on Asian American Youth

Kimberley Boyer, Director of Staff Development and Research, Clovis, CA

Accelerate your Personal and Professional Growth with "Peer Coaching" and Feedforward"

Genero Crenshaw, Personal Development Speaker- Coach- Educator, The Crenshaw Consulting Group, San Diego, CA

After School University: Youth Development Begins with YOU!

Carola Secada, After School Operations and Training Director; Mark Marano, CASDP Director and Program Coordinator, YMCA of Greater Long Beach, Community Development, Long Beach, CA

Alignment Blueprints

CynDee Zandes, Master Consultant, Consult 4 Kids, Bakersfield, CA

Bilingual Actions, Songs, Games, Dance, and Body Percussion

Lisa Monet, Educator/Performing & Recording Artist, Circle Sound Productions, Bayside, CA

Core Competencies for California Before and After School Professionals

Gina Koency, Coordinator, Assessment Projects, San Joaquin County Office of Education, Stockton, CA; Barbara Metzuk, Co-Regional Lead, Sacramento County Office of Education, Sacramento, CA

The Council for Boys and Young Men: A Group Approach to Healthy Male Development

Juan Gomez, Trainer, The Council for Boys and Young Men, GCA-Tides, Cotati, CA; Giovanna Taormina, Co-Founder, Executive Director, Girls Circle &The Council for Boys, Cotati, CA

Creating a Different Kind of Space for Girls in After-School Hours

D. Lacy Asbill, Founder; Elana Metz, Founder, Girls Moving Forward, Emeryville, CA

Demystifying the College Application Essay for Seniors and Juniors

Allison Deegan, Associate Director, WriteGirl, Los Angeles, CA

Fit Plan- Living Healthy

Kelly Jordan, Sr. Manager Professional Development, Tiger Woods Learning Center, Anaheim, CA

Funding for Food- Reimbursements for Afterschool Snacks and Meals, and Improving Nutrition in Your Program

Marisa Kirk-Epstein, Program Analyst, US Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Alexandria, VA; Crystal FitzSimons, Director of School and Out-of-School Time Programs, Food and Research Action Center, Washington, D.C.

Helping Girl's Foster Self-Esteem

Gabriela G. Baeza, Project Specialist II, San Diego County Office of Education, Student Support Services Department, San Diego, CA

Let's Move & Groove with KidTribe!!!

Kellee McQuinn, Founder & CEO, KidTribe, Santa Monica, CA

Looking Your Best During CPM (Categorical Program Monitoring)

Mary Jo Ginty, Region 11 After School Technical Assistance Unit Lead, Los Angeles County Office of Education, Los Angeles, CA

Strategic Partnerships in After-School: Best Practices to Avoid Reinventing the Wheel While Providing More Opportunities for Students 

Aaron Dworkin, Executive Vice President and Emely Martinez, National Program Manager, After-School All-Stars National Office, Los Angeles, CA

Systematically Improving Program Quality Using Research-based Practices: Texas' ACE PRIME Assessment Process for Improving 21st CCLC Results

Kristin Nafziger, Project Director; Shanya Dean, Lead Technical Assistance Consultant, Edvance Research, Supporting the Texas Education Agency's 21st CCLC Program, San Antonio, TX

SATURDAY, APRIL 30

MORNING WORKSHOPS

9:15am-11:15am

Bridging In and Out of School Learning with Technology

Les Peters, Youth Institute Director;  Leo Salcido, Digital Media Artist, YMCA of Greater Long Beach, Community Development, Long Beach, CA

Bridging Multiple Worlds: Creating Affirming Environments for Young People to Thrive

Jimena Quiroga, Senior Consultant; Jhumpa Bhattacharya, Senior Consultant, ThrivePoint Group, Oakland, CA

A Comprehensive Teen Sexual Health Conversation: Sex, Drugs & Hip-Hop

Theresa Fox, Health Educator, YMCA of San Diego County, San Diego, CA

Engaging Youth in Service and Learning- "Taking it to the Streets"

Tiveeda Stovall, Executive Director/Founder, Excel Youth Zone, San Diego, CA

Gang Prevention and Intervention That REALLY Works

Mike Kearney, Sergeant, Escondido Police Department, Escondido, CA; Agner Medrano, Gang Prevention/Success Coach, Family Intervention Team, San Diego, CA

Going Ga Ga for Global Games

Rich Keegan, Physical Education Teacher and Adventure Facilitator, Simsbury Public Schools, Simsbury, CT

iLEAD-Teens Empowered to End Bullying

Mark Blackshear, Lead Youth Leadership Trainer, Roberto De La Pena, Youth Leadership Trainer,

Caring Helpers Leadership Training, a program of Mental Health Systems, Inc., San Diego, CA

Improving Quality Programming Through Internal Evaluation

Karen Cantrell, Consultant, Karen Cantrell Consulting, Duarte, CA

Making the Case for Children's Well-Being: Why Promoting Community & Social Change is Important

Saliha Nelson, Vice President, Urgent, Inc., Miami, FL

Moving & Learning: Physical Development & Beyond for the Whole Child

Hiba Shublak, Teacher; Angelina Atwell, Teacher, Active Learning, Newport Beach, CA

Using Hands-On Activities, Games, and Literacy Connections to Reach Diverse Student Needs

Barbara Schallau, Educational Consultant, East Side Union High School District, San Jose, CA; Caryl K. Pierson, President, Math Teachers Press, Inc., Minneapolis, MN

Vision Quest: Creative Strategies for Self-Exploration and Future Planning

Susannah McGlamery, School Counselor, Classical Magnet School, Hartford, CT

Warnings! Warnings! Warnings! How Many is Enough Before Students Do What is Expected?

David Worsley, Professor/Educator, University of Phoenix/Beaverton School District, Portland, OR

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