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Join Us in Jacksonville for Our Sweet 16 Celebration! The nation’s most popular education conference is marking a milestone— and you won’t want to miss a minute. This February, professionals from across the teaching and learning spectrum will gather at Beyond School Hours to refresh and renew with peers and experts. Come find out what BSH is famous for: inspiring workshops, fabulous keynotes, informative site visits, plus a staff that treats you like family. And because it’s our “Sweet 16” we’ll be in all-out celebration mode, starting with our Opening Reception/Birthday Bash and continuing each day with fun contests and giveaways.
Register now for Beyond School Hours XVI and get the latest tools and insights for improving education outcomes for young people across the entire learning day.
Keynote Speaker Ron Clark
School Reform Guru Founder, The Ron Clark Academy
Everything’s Better by the Water Your hotel in Jacksonville Landing overlooks the St. John’s River. This “walkable” destination features a wonderful variety of dining, shopping, culture, and nightlife to complement your conference experience.
Pre-Conference Sessions Wednesday, February 20, 2013 from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm Inspiring Passion and Curiosity through Project-Based Learning Project-based learning can motivate and inspire curiosity for youth, and it prepares them for future educational and career possibilities. But what does it take to carry out effective, educational, and fun projects in afterschool programs? Join the Center for Afterschool and Expanded Learning for an engaging, interactive pre-conference.
Cost: $139 (Pre-registration is required.)
Charting Education Reform: Charter Schools and Beyond States and districts across the country are embracing reform and creating choice for parents and students in innovative ways. This session will overview the charter school and school reform movement from the education, educational policy, and political perspectives. Participants will learn about trends and best practices across the nation.
Cost: $139 (Pre-registration is required.)
Sample Worksh All Hands On Deck – Upper Elementary Math Games for Teaching the Common Core Standards John Felling, Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks Are you looking for ways to motivate and engage all students in your afterschool math program? Come prepared to play card and dice games that help them master common core concepts including: operations, place value, fractions, and more. Experience the power of games for delivering curriculum in your classrooms and reaching all styles of learners. Reproducible gameboards and student samples will be shared.
Attract and Retain: How Disney Does It! Travis Frederickson, Creating Change, Inc. If you’ve ever been to Walt Disney World or the Disneyland Resort you know there is great anticipation to go and great desire to go back. Guess what? It can be the very same with Out-of-School Time programs. Attract and retain – come see how Disney does it and how you can, too.
Build Sustainability: Cruise the Waters of Community and Family Partnerships! Bricca Sweet, Statesville Housing Authority Gain skills to strengthen community partnerships and family engagement immediately through service learning. Experience hands-on how to make learning come alive for your students, build local support, and enhance opportunities for sustainability and funding.
For more information
beyondschoolhours.org
*subject to change
hops* Digital Media Projects: Blending Technology and 21st Century Skills Zachary Cohen, Public Health Management Corporation This interactive session explores digital media projects and ways to incorporate technology without breaking the bank. Participants will take part in sample activities that demonstrate the power of digital media to enhance programming and students’ 21st century skills.
E-Governance: Streamlining Your Board Julie Stapleton Carroll, Foundations, Inc.; and Dottie Schindlinger, BoardEffect In this current climate, organizations are challenged to operate with limited resources. In order to survive, they must utilize innovation. E-Governance enables organizations to save money and time, govern efficiently, stay compliant, and focus on mission. Learn how the strategic use of online tools can help manage information (meeting minutes, policy documents, committee notes, board books, threaded discussions) that leads to board decisions, records of opinions, and more.
Engage and Motivate: Relevant Instructional Strategies for Academic Enrichment Vlad Gutkovich, Flocabulary In this highly interactive writing workshop, a Flocabulary educator will demonstrate relevant and engaging ways of incorporating hip-hop and other student interests into afterschool programming. Participants will write, share, and analyze “academic raps,” role-play vocabulary words, and learn about
key data and research regarding vocabulary development and student engagement. The session will focus on practical instructional strategies and key research.
Engaging Families Across Cultures Natalie Lucas, Foundations, Inc. Family involvement is a critical part of education, but it can also be a challenge. Learn strategies to engage families, the community, and children of diverse backgrounds to increase awareness and understanding of different languages, cultures, and ways of life. This workshop will also present ideas to help parents and other family members better support their child’s academic success.
Fantastic 4: Forming Families into Fans Mike and Chelsea Ashcraft, Children’s Choice Warning: There is an explosion of acronyms in this session, and this may cause learners to NEVER forget the strategies shared! Do you want more family satisfaction, more family engagement, and stronger family relationships? Attend this workshop! Explore four secret systems that are fantastic at building stronger relationships for families.
Inquiry-Based Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom Jane Owen, ExploreLearning Math and science Gizmos are online simulations that unleash the power of inquirybased learning for students in grades 3-12. Students can manipulate key variables, generate and test hypotheses, and engage in extensive “what-if” experimentation inside and outside the classroom. Discover how you can supplement and enhance instruction
using online simulations to engage students and help teach difficult math and science concepts.
Reading is a Superpower! Comic Books and Graphic Novels in Afterschool Programs
Inspiring Passion and Curiosity through Project-Based Learning
Dan Verdick, ABDO Publishing
Jennifer Kobrin and Tania Pawluk, Foundations, Inc. Project-based learning keeps students engaged and invested in their academic futures. Learn how to plan, prep, implement, and assess projects that foster selfconfidence, promote learning, and build valuable skills for students.
No Bullies Allowed: Gardening to Prevent Bullying Debra Mason, Planting Seeds of Health We can grow healthy food and healthy children through school gardens. But did you know that gardening can be a great youth development program and it can also build character and prevent bullying? Come learn how kids can take care of plants AND each other.
Picking up STEAM: Blending Science, Writing, and Creativity in Afterschool Ryan Lewis, 826 National; and Carol Tang, Coalition for Science Afterschool How do you combine ice cream, short stories, and space travel to create effective science and writing workshops to connect students to STEM? Learn more about the program created by an afterschool writing and tutoring organization and professional science educators. Discover the power of adding the arts “A” to STEM. The blending of subject matter creates interesting and effective educational opportunities for students.
Learn to use comics and graphic novels in your program to promote vocabulary development, creative writing, STEM learning, and more. Create your own superhero or heroine. Leave with a knowledge of the history of graphic novels and the research that shows how they are good for reaching boys, ESL learners, and students with special needs.
Reducing Organizational Stress through Leadership and Management Development (Double Session) Ezra Holland, The Holland Group This fun, informational, and motivational workshop covers techniques and strategies to help lead those “hard” conversations, reduce conflict within the organization, develop team leadership skills and behaviors, and increase open communication. Participants will appreciate the importance of intentional leadership development within their organization.
Social Interactive Reading is the Newest Trend and the Way of the Future for Reading Enrichment with Reader’s Theater Dianna Cleveland, Roleplay Reader, Inc. Social interactive reading is the way of the future because it works! Students beg to participate, staff love it, and you can cover any content with role-play reading. Take part in fun volunteer demonstrations of “overacting” exercises that show the power of expression and non-verbal cues in communication and reading. Experience roleplay by reading a script in small groups, then putting the implementation techniques
Schedule of Events at a Glance* just learned into practice. Join us and learn the power, benefits, and fun of using reader’s theater for meeting literacy and reading enrichment goals, and to help your students’ reading skills soar.
STEM on a Shoestring Debra Venable, Oklahoma Afterschool Network
Wednesday, Feb. 20
Friday, Feb. 22
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration
7:00 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am – 2:00 pm Pre-Conference Sessions
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Site Visits & Excursions 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Exhibits
Have you ever thought that science is just too hard and too expensive to teach in your afterschool program? Do you know that STEM can be taught on a shoestring budget with everyday items such as newspapers and masking tape or plastic spoons and pepper? This session will explore everyday items that can be used to teach STEM on a shoestring. Participants will learn how everything around them can be a potential study in STEM. Be prepared to get your hands dirty and your knowledge of science “amped up” to the max!
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Opening Reception
Thursday, Feb. 21 7:00 am Continental Breakfast
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibits 8:00 am – 9:15 am Workshop 5 9:15 am – 9:45 am Break in Exhibit Area 10:00 am – 11:15 am Workshop 6 11:30 am – 12:15 pm Lunch
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm General Session TBD
7:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibits
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm Workshop 7
8:00 am – 9:30 am General Session Keynote Ron Clark
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Certificate of Attendance Pickup
When Boomers, X & Y Collide: Navigating THREE Generational Cultures in Our Afterschool Work
9:30 am – 10:00 am Ron Clark Book Signing
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Break in Exhibit Area
9:30 am – 9:50 am Break in Exhibit Area
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Workshop 8
Eric Rowles and Aidil Ortiz Collins, Leading to Change
9:50 am – 11:05 am Workshop 1
What happens when the diverse values, work ethic, and life priorities of multiple generations come to a crossroad? Welcome to 2013, an unprecedented era in our workforce where 3-4 generations still find themselves working side by side. As the Baby Boomers look to retirement in record numbers, we must be ready for a completely different approach to occupational success, work-life balance, management styles, and the complex relationships between Gen X and the Millennials. Join us for this powerfully enlightening, fast, fun, and musicfilled workshop that will include real-life examples from colleagues in the audience.
11:20 am – 12:35 pm Workshop 2
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Charter Networking Session
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Youth for Youth (Y4Y) Presentation
Saturday, Feb. 23 7:00 am Continental Breakfast 8:00 am – 9:15 am Workshop 9
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm Workshop 3
9:30 am – 10:45 am Workshop 10
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Break in Exhibit Area
10:50 am – 12:00 pm Certificate of Attendance Pickup
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Workshop 4 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Movie Night
*Times, sessions, and speakers subject to change without notice.