Welcome to the 2013 August Institute! · Quality Self Assessment Tools (QSAs) at What areas of the...

2013 August Institute Brochure,

Welcome to the 2013 August Institute!

Presented in conjunction with:

You’re an out-of-school time superhero!


TABLE OF CONTENTS:

The Quality Improvement Cycle: Page 3

Planning Which Workshops to Attend: Page 4

Schedule: Pages 5 - 6

The “Incredible Intentionals” Capes: Page 7

Workshop Descriptions: Pages 8 - 16

Information Session Descriptions: Pages 17 - 18

Resource Table Descriptions: Pages 19 - 20


Where are you on this cycle of continuous program quality improvement?

ASSESS

PLAN IMPLEMENT

Site Visit Observations QSA Core Competencies

Institute – Kickoff Leadership Meetings Quality

Action/Improvement Plans

Coaching Workshops Peer Sharing


You can view the complete San Francisco Afterschool and Summer Quality Self Assessment Tools (QSAs) at

www.sfelc.org

What areas of the QSAs do you plan to work on this year?

Section 1: Program Assessment and Design Section 2: Program Administration and Finance Section 3: Community Partnership and Collaboration Section 4: Alignment and Linkage with School Day Section 5: Program Environment and Safety Section 6: Youth Development Section 7: Staff Recruitment and Professional Development Section 8: Family Involvement Section 9: Nutrition and Physical Activity Section 10: Promoting Diversity, Access, Equity and Inclusion Section 11: Effectively Supporting English Language Learners Summer QSA Each workshop at the 2013 August Institute is aligned with one or more sections of the QSA. Now is the time to get started on this year’s quality improvement efforts by choosing workshops that best match your goals for 2013-2014. Be…. INTENTIONAL!


Workshop Schedule – Wednesday, August 7

Time Parish Hall Hall A Hall B Hall C St Francis Choir Room Patrons Hall

10:45-12:00

Lynn Johnson: Applying the Learning in Afterschool and Summer (LIAS) Learning Principles to Practice QSA: 5

Amy Adkins: Let's Talk About Snack-Beyond Distribution and Reporting QSA: 6, 9

Gary Draper: Process-based Instruction in After-school: How Learning in the Arts Develops Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Basic Learning Skills QSA: 4, 6

Candice Wicks: Building Intentional Communities: Activities and Strategies to Embed Core Values with Youth and Staff QSA: 6

Karen Polk: Restorative Practices* QSA: 5

Miranda Vasquez: Program Basics: Safety and Relationship Building – Part 1 QSA: 5, 6

Eva Jo Meyers: You Name It, It's In There – The SF AFA Resource Guide QSA: 7

12:00-12:45

LUNCH and Resource Fair – PATRONS HALL

1:00-2:15

Linda Janklow: Peopleologie

QSA: 3, 4, 8, 10, 11

Kathleen Martinez: Books and Beyond! Integrating Literacy into Enrichment Activities QSA: 4, 6

Mimi Sarkisian: Motor! Creating a sensory and perceptual motor program for your school. QSA: 9

Sangita Kumar: Purposeful Program Design, Program Assessment, Evaluation and Development QSA: 1, 7

Karen Polk: Restorative Practices* QSA: 5


Jennifer Quevedo-Serrano: Resources to support an Inclusive After School Program (panel) QSA: 3, 8, 10

2:30-3:45

OSTRC: Parents Panel Discussion QSA: 3, 8

Kathleen Martinez: Activity Planning! Being Intentional about Supporting Skill Development QSA: 6

Mimi Sarkisian: Motor! Creating a sensory and perceptual motor program for your school QSA: 9

Dr. Darlene Hall: Trauma and Self-help Strategies QSA: 5

Hedy Chang: Nurturing a Habit of Attendance: How Afterschool Programs Can and Should Make a Difference QSA: 4, 5


Alison Stewart: Adapting Activities for All Learners QSA: 10

*All ExCEL Staff are required to attend one session of the Restorative Practices workshop (the workshop is offered on both August 7 and August 8)


Workshop Schedule – Thursday, August 8

Time Parish Hall Hall A Hall B Hall C St Francis Hall Choir Room Patrons Hall 10:15-10:45 Info Sessions

Kristina Ng: Kindergarten to College: Microgrants for Family Workshops QSA: 3, 8

Amy Adkins: ACTiVATE ExCEL QSA: 9

Alison Stewart: Using Visual Supports to Promote Understanding, Independence and Participation QSA: 10

Stuart Bagshaw: Play Rugby QSA: 6, 9

Ruth Grabowski: "We have to do WHAT?!" - SFUSD's updated systems for MOUs and facility use permits. QSA: 3

Revolution Foods: Sample Food-Engagement Activity QSA: 3, 4, 9

Shelli Rawlings-Fein: Getting to Know Your Family Resource Centers QSA: 3, 8

11-12:15

Edventuremore: 21st Century Life Skills QSA: 4, 5, 6

Amy Adkins: Let's Talk About Snack-Beyond Distribution and Reporting QSA: 6, 9

Miranda Vasquez: Teaching Youth Skill Building QSA: 6

Jessica Manta-Meyer: Break out of the survey box! QSA: 1

Jennifer Hicks: Quality Self- Assessment: Empowering you! QSA: 1

David Tobin: Audiojack QSA: 6, 10

Eva Jo Meyers: Getting to the Core –Using Competencies QSA: 1, 7

12:15-1:00

LUNCH and Resource Fair – PATRONS HALL

1:15-2:30

Karen Polk: Restorative Practices

QSA: 5

Kathleen Martinez: Books and Beyond! Integrating Literacy into Enrichment Activities QSA: 4, 6

Alison Stewart: Adapting Activities for All Learners QSA: 10

Jessica Manta-Meyer: Break out of the survey box! QSA: 1

Jennifer Hicks: Reframing Conflict QSA: 5

May Tran: Field Trip 101 QSA: 3, 7

2:45-4:00

Karen Polk: Restorative Practices QSA: 5

Kathleen Martinez: Activity Planning! Being Intentional about Supporting Skill Development QSA: 6

Dr. Darlene Hall: Trauma and Self-help Strategies QSA: 5

Jennifer Hicks: Be A Quality Coach QSA: 7

Eva Jo Meyers: Training Tips and Tricks QSA: 7

10:15-10:45 – Information Session – Fei Tian Academy, Msgr. Bowe Room, QSA: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 11-12:15 – School Loop Training (by invitation only), Msgr. Bowe Room 1:15pm-2:30pm – New ExCEL Site Coordinator EMS Training (by invitation only), Msgr. Bowe Room *All ExCEL Staff are required to attend one session of the Restorative Practices workshop (the workshop is offered on both August 7 and August 8)


Earn an “Incredible Intentionals” Cape,

then pass it on!

Capes should be passed along to anyone you see doing, saying, or planning

something INTENTIONAL for their program.

Being INTENTIONAL means connecting the dots between the GOALS of your program, and the ACTIVITIES you are

doing to reach those goals.

Don’t just DO STUFF, DO STUFF for a REASON!

GOALS

ACTIVITIES


WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS Main Presenter: Karen Polk Organization: School Support Services SFUSD Title and Description: Restorative Practices This Restorative Practice workshop will introduce the concepts and principles of RP. The group will experience some of the main practices, the circle and the RP Questions. Objectives are: Build and strengthen staff/student community; Experience the circle process; Examine the definition, principles, and paradigm shift of RP; Review the Restorative Questions. All ExCEL sites are required to attend one session of the RP workshop. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Program Directors Line Staff

Level of Experience: Beginning (new or less than 1 year) Some experience (more than 1 - 2 years) Veteran (3 or more years)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter: Matt Pemberton Organization: SFUSD Title and Description: ExCEL Management System (EMS) 101 - for New ExCEL Staff ONLY In this session new Site Coordinators, Assistant Site Coordinators and Program Managers will learn how to create activities, enroll youth and take attendance within the ExCEL attendance database EMS. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers

Level of Experience: Beginning (new or less than 1 year)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter: Hedy Chang Organization: Attendance Works Title and Description: Nurturing a Habit of Attendance: How Afterschool Programs Can and Should Make a Difference Research has shown that when students are chronically absent – missing 10% or more of school for any reason-- they are at risk of lower academic achievement and eventually dropout. Yet, high quality afterschool programs have the potential to improve school-day attendance by increasing student engagement, building a strong culture of attendance and helping schools reach out to struggling students. Learn how your program can leverage its assets to reduce absenteeism, educate families about the importance of attendance, and collaborate with schools and the district. Participants will also have the opportunity to complete a self-assessment offering insights into what they can do to reduce chronic absence. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Program Directors Line Staff


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Main Presenter: Mimi Sarkisian Organization: BACR Title and Description: Motor! Creating a sensory and perceptual motor program for your school. The best way to understand the motor program is to participate or watch it in action. Come try it for yourself. There is a great deal of research that suggests specific movements lead to an increase in brain development. Activities that encourage children to go round and round, or back and forth, or up and down, or in and out, increase the production of connections in the brain. Participants will feel the effects of the movements. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Line Staff Elementary School Staff


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter: Sandra Naughton Organization: DCYF Title and Description: By Invite Only: School Loop Pilot Orientation Meeting The CBOs involved in the School Loop Pilot will receive a mandatory training and orientation to the pilot, including an overview of how to use the After School Professional School Loop accounts. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Line Staff


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter: Sangita Kumar Organization: Be The Change Consulting Title and Description: Purposeful Program Design Program Assessment, Evaluation and Development Building a great program is about more than just having a fantastic team and cool activities for youth to experience. It’s also about creating the right environment with thoughtful practices that empower your team to engage youth in youth-development based experiences. This training, based on our 10-Step Implementation Guide to Purposeful Program Design will engage practitioners in assessing their current program and making design choices based on strong youth development and organizational development principles. In this workshop participants will: • Learn the top mistakes programs make in creating an intentional program that prevents • Use research-validated tools to assess the strength of their current program • Analyze the root of current short-comings in their program – systemic, structural, staffing, or youth behavior • Learn how to lift the current program offerings to reflect the highest beliefs and dreams you hold for your youth • Review structural practices to create a strong organizational and programmatic climate in alignment with your program values Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Program Directors District Coordinators

Level of Experience: Veteran (3 or more years)

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Main Presenter: Alison Stewart Organization: Support For Families Title and Description: Adapting Activities for All Learners Providing activities that engage all learners is an important part of a high quality after school program. In this session you will learn: what makes some activities more inclusive than others, how to use a tool to help you select and adapt activities for diverse learners, and specific tips and strategies for working with children with disabilities. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Line Staff


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter: Amy Adkins Organization: ExCEL After School Title and Description: Let's Talk About Snack-Beyond Distribution and Reporting This session will look beyond general snack procedures and guidelines. This interactive session will focus on how to facilitate discussions about equity and food, incorporating nutrition education during snack time and how to set policies and procedures to support a healthy after school community. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter: Linda Janklow Organization: Peopleologie Title and Description: Peopleologie: Hands-on Humanities Workshops Participate in a typical Peopleologie workshop, in the manner designed for in- and after-school groups. You will be introduced to indigenous culture(s) through a virtual field trip, examine artifacts, and then make one yourself using the same ancient practices handed down from elders to youth in traditional communities. Inherently linking to Social Studies, you will also find endless ties to math, science, and language arts, and experience the seamless blend--building cultural literacy, celebrating community, and building connections to the world working hands and mind together. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Program Directors District Coordinators Line Staff Elementary and Middle School Staff


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Main Presenter: Candice Wicks Organization: Be The Change Consulting Title and Description: Building Intentional Communities: Activities and Strategies to Embed Core Values with Youth and Staff Starting a program in the fall often involves new staff, new activities and a whole new schedule. How do you create a cohesive team unified in vision, behavior management strategies, and facilitation techniques? This training explores the importance of establishing a program culture based on core values, and ways to build your programmatic strategies on the strong foundation of a unified staff vision. Given the right social conditions and held to high expectations every young person has the opportunity to flourish. Building this environment is a complicated and nuanced art - one that requires cultural awareness, knowledge of social justice principles, and the practice of deep democracy. In this workshop participants will: • Engage in a dynamic conversation about establishing community and crafting an intentional organizational climate. • Explore the complexities of social context, cultural competency and curriculum selection in creating an intentional community for youth to thrive within • Identify strategies to embed core values into the program Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Program Directors District Coordinators Line Staff


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter: Kathleen Martinez Organization: Creative Out-of-School Learning Title and Description: Books and Beyond! Integrating Literacy into Enrichment Activities You know the routine, the kids don’t want to sit and read in your after school program, but you want to help them become better readers or have funding requirements that require literacy development. The solution is moving beyond books with fun, creative activities that support the application and reinforcement of literacy skills. Roll up your sleeves and join us as we demonstrate how to intentionally integrate literacy into popular activities. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Line Staff


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter: Kathleen Martinez Organization: Creative Out-of-School Learning Title and Description: Activity Planning! Being Intentional about Supporting Skill Development Have you ever found yourself in a state of panic saying, “what I’m I going to do with the kids today?” Learn how to plan ahead so that your life is easier and the kids get more out of your program. We all want our participants to have enriching experiences when they are with us. The only way to assure this benefit is by intentional planning. Learn how to plan for skill development in all areas including addressing the common core standards. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Directors Line Staff



---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter: Gary Draper Organization: Performing Arts Workshop Title and Description: Process-based Instruction in After-school: How Learning in the Arts Develops Critical Thinking, Creativity, and Basic Learning Skills Participants will engage in performing arts instruction geared towards developing critical thinking skills. These essential skills translate and connect to academic instruction during the school day, and prepare students for success in work and life. Art lessons also offer rich opportunities for youth to develop leadership and collaboration skills. Performing Arts Workshop's Artistic Director, Gary Draper, will lead participants through an art lesson focused on the creative process and skill development. Participants will receive guidance on arts curriculum planning and gain access to the Workshop's free curriculum planning resource guide. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Program Directors District Coordinators Line Staff


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter: Jessica Manta-Meyer Organization: Public Profit Title and Description: Break out of the survey box! There’s more than one way to learn what youth think, care about, want to do, or have learned in your program…. so let’s use them! In this session, participants will learn about verbal, kinesthetic and visual ways to solicit young people’s input through hands-on practice and review of our comprehensive implementation manual for youth work professionals. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Line Staff

Level of Experience: Some experience (more than 1 - 2 years) Veteran (3 or more years)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter: Jennifer Quevedo-Serrano Organization: SFUSD Title and Description: Resources to support an Inclusive After School Program In this panel session we will be introducing community resources and successful strategies that support after school programs that serve children with special needs. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Program Directors District Coordinators

Level of Experience: Beginning (new or less than 1 year) Some experience (more than 1 - 2 years)

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Main Presenter: Miranda Vasquez Organization: San Francisco YMCA Title and Description: Program Basics: Safety and Relationship Building This training will help participants understand basic youth development principles and strategies for establishing emotional safety and relationship building within the classroom. Through various activities and reflections, participants will also learn how activities can impact their programs as well. **This is a 3.5 hour training and will take place during the first 3 sessions on day 1, this is for NEW staff. Appropriate for: Line Staff Elementary and Middle School Staff

Level of Experience: Beginning (new or less than 1 year)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter: Miranda Vasquez Organization: YMCA of San Frnacisco Title and Description: Teaching Youth Skill Building In this class participants will learn techniques to design innovative and inexpensive project-based learning curriculum that teaches youth the critical developmental skills of planning, design, time management, team-work, and completing tasks under pressure. In addition, there will be strategies on how to use intentional de-brief and reflection to make learning apparent in sophisticated ways that keep young people engaged and interested. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Elementary and Middle School Staff


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter: May Tran Organization: Crissy Field Center / GGNPC Title and Description: Field Trip 101 This interactive workshop is designed to give you and your staff the skills and tools to plan, book, and implement your field trips safely, smoothly, and with minimal stress! The workshop will present some best practices and tools to help you lead your successful after school field trips. This workshop is lead by Crissy Field Center staff that have extensive experience planning and leading field trips. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Line Staff


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Main Presenter: Darlene A Hall Ph.D. Organization: Intersections Consultanting Title and Description: Trauma and Self-help Strategies Trauma is an anxiety experience that has both psychological and physiological impacts on the person traumatized. Utilizing a multi-perspective framework that focuses on the experiences of both the children and youth participating in out-of-school programs as well as the experiences of the adults who work with youth, this workshop will provide an overview of an expanded understanding of trauma beyond the most commonly known PTSD to include complex trauma, sociocultural trauma, secondary trauma, and intergenerational trauma. The workshop will also outline the 3 common experiences or symptoms of any form of trauma, identify key issues for workers to keep in mind when working with children and youth who experience trauma, and identify self-help/self-care strategies that workers can employ to help minimize, manage, and address their own trauma responses. Appropriate for: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Program Directors District Coordinators Line Staff


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Name: Jennifer Hicks Workshop Title and Description: Quality Coach A Quality Coach is a youth development professional who helps youth workers improve their program or the way they work with youth. There are two main types of Quality Coaching: 1) Supervisors and managers coaching their staff and 2) Network Consultants who act as advisors to administration and program staff. The Quality Coaching workshop is designed for both supervisors/managers and network consultants. It introduces the basics of developing a coaching relationship and a technique called Observation-Reflection. Appropriate For: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Program Directors District Coordinators

Level of Experience: Some experience (more than 1 - 2 years)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Name: Jennifer Hicks Workshop Title and Description: Reframing Conflict Reframing Conflict focuses on minimizing unproductive conflicts within your program through creating a positive environment that emphasizes highly engaging content and provides a youth-centered approach to handling conflict situations when they inevitably arise. A defining component of the Reframing Conflict method is the youth-centered approach. Youth-centered means that youth are given a voice, or the opportunity to contribute their thoughts and feelings to the process, and that the ultimate goal is for youth to learn something from the conflict experience. The method for Reframing Conflict has three areas of focus: the overall program and activities; the foundational principles and conflict policies; and a six-step, proven conflict resolution process. Appropriate For: Line Staff


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Main Presenter Name: Lynn Johnson Workshop Title and Description: Applying the Learning In Afterschool & Summer (LIAS) Learning Principles to Practice The 5 LIAS principles have been readily embraced by the California Department of Education (CDE) as key to understanding quality programming and they stand at the core of their state program quality standards. They have also been cited by important field reports and tools on STEM programming and other field topics. This hands-on workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the LIAS principles and how they can be applied to the design and implementation of afterschool and summer programs. Participants will be provided with an assessment rubric and program examples. Appropriate For: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Program Directors District Coordinators Line Staff

Level of Experience: Some experience (more than 1 - 2 years)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Name: Jennifer Hicks Workshop Title and Description: Quality Self- Assessment: Empowering you! This workshop is for summer program staff to gain a better understanding of how to use self-assessment tools. The workshop will show how self-assessment is part of the cycle of program planning and evaluation- and what makes it unique. The workshop will review different assessment tools, with a focus on the Summer Program QSA tool, developed by the San Francisco Afterschool for All Initiative. The session will emphasize how assessment can be used before, during and after the summer program, to engage staff in a continual process of program improvement. Appropriate For: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Program Directors District Coordinators


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Information: David Tobin, Creator, Audiojack Workshop Title and Description: Audiojack Audiojack is an audio based movie that works with custom lesson plans which engage students’ CORE skills. We will be doing a team building exercise that allows participants to use their imagination on a level that they haven't before with custom lesson plans. Subjects set up for this program include Art, English, History, Writing, and Language Arts. Students are challenged in a way that they haven't been before and the results have begun to create a lot of excitement due to the high retention rate. The program is in use in several schools across the US and after school programs in California. Visit the website to get a taste of what you can expect to hear at this session. www.Audiojack.com There's a sample as well as a video in the Education section that will let you hear what students and educators are already saying about Audiojack. Can't wait to see you there! Appropriate For: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Program Directors District Coordinators Line Staff



---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Information: Eva Meyers Consultant Workshop Title and Description: Training Tips and Tricks The purpose of this workshop is to provide leadership staff with tips and tools to deliver more effective trainings that maximize engagement, learning, and knowledge retention. In this hands-on workshop, participants will be introduced to the elements of an effective training, be able to use strategies and tools to increase the amount of learning that takes place in their workshops, and understand how to successfully manage difficult training situations. Level of Experience: Beginning (new or less than 1 year) Some experience (more than 1 - 2 years) Veteran (3 or more years)

Appropriate For: Site Supervisors/Coordinators Program Managers Program Directors District Coordinators

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Information: Eva Meyers Consultant Workshop Title and Description: You Name It, It's In There This workshop will introduce participants to the newly revised San Francisco Afterschool For All Resource Guide. Participants will learn what’s in the guide, how to use it, and how to connect it to staff and program assessment and improvement. No need to recreate the wheel! It's in there! Level of Experience: Beginning (new or less than 1 year) Some experience (more than 1 - 2 years) Veteran (3 or more years)


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Information: SF Out of School Time Coalition Workshop Title and Description: Connecting with Parents and Caregivers Have an opportunity to have a conversation with parents of current participants in Afterschool programs, we will have a panel that consists of parents of both Elementary and Secondary students as well as school based and community based programs. They can answer your questions and you can get a clear picture of what their expectations are of your programs. Level of Experience: Beginning (new or less than 1 year) Some experience (more than 1 - 2 years) Veteran (3 or more years)


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Main Presenter Information: Eva Meyers Consultant Workshop Title and Description: Getting to the Core Need help hiring, evaluating, and training your afterschool and summer staff? This workshop is designed to help you become familiar with the San Francisco Afterschool For All Core Competencies and give you tools and ideas for how to use them for improving the way you support your staff. Level of Experience: Beginning (new or less than 1 year) Some experience (more than 1 - 2 years) Veteran (3 or more years)



INFORMATION SESSION DESCRIPTIONS Main Presenter Information: Stuart Bagshaw Executive Director, Play Rugby USA Information Session Title and Description: Play Rugby •Our Vision and Mission. Why Rugby. •A brief history of Play Rugby USA. Where we started, what we have learned, how we have expanded and what results have we achieved. •How we deliver our program. Our syllabus, our training, our methodology. •How we measure what we have done. How we adjust, how we improve, best practices. •How we sustain our program. Funding sources, recruitment of YDM’s (coaches), recruitment of partners, geographic expansion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Information: Kristina Ng Program Coordinator, Office of Financial Empowerment Information Session Title and Description: Kindergarten to College: Microgrants for Family Workshops The San Francisco Office of Financial Empowerment will begin offering small grants to organizations working in elementary schools to educate parents on the Kindergarten to College savings program. This information session will provide information to attendees on the K2C program and describe the microgrant opportunity. We will also seek input from participants on how to better promote K2C to parents and students. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Information: Alison Stewart Special Needs Inclusion Project, Support for Families Information Session Title and Description: Using Visual Support to Promote Understanding, Independence and Participation. Do you use lists to help you stay organized or a calendar to help you remember appointments? These are some examples of visual strategies that help us with our daily routines. Many people are visual learners, yet a great deal of our communication with children is done verbally. This workshop will explore various types and uses of visual strategies to help all children understand daily routines and take part in activities more independently. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Information: Shelli Rawlings-Fein Family Support Program Officer, First 5 San Francisco Information Session Title and Description: Getting to Know Your Family Resource Centers Come learn about the variety of services available for all San Francisco families at our Family Resource Centers. Funded by First 5 San Francisco, the Department of Children Youth, and their Families, and the San Francisco Human Services Agency, the centers serve most San Francisco neighborhoods and/or a particular target population of families such as homeless families, LGBTQ families, immigrant families, and pregnant or parenting teens.


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Information: Amy Adkins Health & Wellness Specialist , ExCEL After School Programs Information Session Title and Description: ACTiVATE ExCEL This 30-Minute Session will prove the necessary tools to implement (2) ExCEL/City-wide physical activity promotions during after school time. Monster Mile: During October students will participate in activities that will support them in completing the Monster Mile on Halloween. Zumbaton: February is Heart Health Month and a great time to promote ways to be heart smart. Students will participate in lead up activities and on Valentine Day show off their Zumba skills during the program wide Zumbaton. These events can connect to other existing activities, serve as a great way to involve families or be the perfect alternative to Halloween and Valentine Day parties/celebrations. Join the MOVEment to create healthier after school environments! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Information: Jessica Lioon Community Nutrition Specialist, Revolution Foods Information Session Title and Description: Sample Food-Engagement Activity We’ll engage participants in one of the following sample Food-Engagement/Nutrition Education activities: Quick Nutrition Quiz and Chili Taste-off (up to 30 participants) Iron Chef (up to 50 participants) Blind Veggie Taste Test (up to 20 participants) Following the sample engagement activity, we’ll discuss best practices for teaching students about healthy eating habits in ways that are both fun AND educational and dig a bit deeper into several lessons/activities that we have found to be successful in engaging students, potentially including how these might be built into a food/nutrition “curriculum” for the year Potential Lessons: Eat a Rainbow, Junk Food Exposed, “Race to the Plate” Food Groups Relay, Blind Veggie Taste Test, Fiber Demo/Whole-Grain Exploration. Participants will receive handout(s) with tips and/or materials to implement the lessons and activities on their own in the future. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Information: Cecilia Xiong Arts Director, Fei Tian Academy of the Arts California Information Session Title and Description: Chinese Classical Dance and Children's Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Main Presenter Information: Ruth Grabowski Coordinator, Family & Community Partnerships, SFUSD Information Session Title and Description: "We have to do WHAT?!" SFUSD's updated systems for MOUs and facility use permits.


RESOURCE TABLE DESCRIPTIONS Resource Table Information: OMI/Excelsior Beacon Center - Urban Services YMCA The OMI/Excelsior Beacon Center is a community center housed at James Denman Middle School that provides educational, recreational, enrichment and supportive services to youth and families. We offer middle and high school after school programming daily during the school year and a six week summer camp program. Our programs are completely free and offer youth a variety of fun, enriching activities that support school day learning and promote positive social/emotional growth. In the evenings, we offer community programs to parents, families and local residents. We provide free activities for family engagement, health and wellness and offer pathways to life long learning. Some of the classes we provide: Badminton, Computer classes, Line Dance, ESL, Tai Chi, Salsa, Yoga, Zumba, Ceramics and a Strengthening Families Program. Also, our Wellness Services Program supports the physical and behavioral health needs of youth living in the Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside and Excelsior neighborhoods. Our Wellness Services focus on helping youth make healthy choices and build on their strengths while addressing their challenges in a safe and caring environment. In addition, we offer a Youth Workforce Development Program for youth ages 13-21 that are seeking job readiness skills in and around the District 11 area. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Table Information: Rainbow Chefs Rainbow Chefs was created to make the difference in as many children’s lives as possible by teaching life lessons through the exciting world of Culinary Arts. Our curriculum based classes concentrate on nutrition education, healthy life choices, healthy cooking and baking, meal planning, manners, etiquette, gardening, and learning about fresh foods from diverse cultural traditions. We empower our aspiring chefs to develop healthy eating habits, explore their creativity, and enjoy being in the kitchen! We will come with information about our curriculum-based culinary arts classes for afterschool programs and camps. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Table Information: Support for Families Information and resource about inclusive services in OST programs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Table Information: Play Rugby USA Play Rugby USA Resource Table • Our Vision and Mission. Why Rugby. • A brief history of Play Rugby USA. Where we started, what we have learned, how we have expanded and what results have we achieved. • How we deliver our program. Our syllabus, our training, our methodology. • How we measure what we have done. How we adjust, how we improve, best practices. • How we sustain our program. Funding sources, recruitment of YDM’s (coaches), recruitment of partners, geographic expansion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Table Information: The Presidio Trust The Presidio Trust Resource Table will be talking about urban National Parks and native wildlife, and ways that people can become involved in stewardship opportunities, family programs, and other ways the general public can make use of their open spaces. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Resource Table Information: San Francisco Opera This Resource Table will be promoting our ARIA (Arts Resources in Action) Network and Residency programs, PEAK (Praciticing Everyday Arts Knowledge) program, and our PD for Educators and Student Dress Rehearsals program. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Table Information: Coaching Corps Coaching Corps is a national movement of volunteer athletic coaches for kids from struggling communities. We partner with organizations that serve low-income youth and work to provide them with trained and competent volunteer coaches to help run their after-school athletic programming. We also provide our partner sites with training opportunities and networking events throughout the year. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Table Information: Portola Family Connections We will be sharing program information, information of our services for chidlren, adults, and families from both of our Portola and Excelsior sites. We will have brochures and handouts to give to attendees. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Table Information: Children's Council of San Francisco - San Francisco Child Care Connections (Child Care Subsidy) - Resource and Referral Services available - Information on available Child Care Provider trainings and workshops at Children's Council - Information to join the Child Care Resource and Referral database and recieve FREE referrals (great marketing tool) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Table Information: Department of Children, Youth, and their Families General information about our department, and opportunities to connect via our newsletter and social media. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Table Information: Expanded Learning Collaborative (ELC) San Francisco’s Expanded Learning Collaborative: Making the Most of Out of School Time for K‐12 Youth (formerly known as the Afterschool for All Initiative) aims to provide a diversity of quality out of school time learning opportunities for all youth in Kindergarten to 12th grade who want them. The table will have general information about ELC, resources for after school programs and information about getting involved with ELC.

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