2012 MOSAC2 PDI Conference Schedule

MOSAC PDI Detailed Conference Schedule

Friday, November 2, 2012

Session 1 – 9:00-10:30am

Workshop Title Workshop Presenter(s)

Workshop Description Room Number

21st Century Community Learning Centers & School Age Care Grant Update(no clock hours to be awarded for this session)

James Reed This workshop is designed specifically for 21st Century Community Learning Centers and School Age Care grantees to gain updates on state and federal changes.

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Advisor Training for the Youth Development Credential

Vicki Stein This training will teach potential Advisors how to complete the Advisor instrument, coach candidates as they put together their Resource File and support the candidate as they prepare for their Youth Development Credential assessment.

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Preparing Children for our Diverse World

Tabari Coleman This workshop will examine the roots of prejudice and explore useful strategies to respond to and interrupt bias incidents in the early childhood and early school-age settings. Participants will gain a greater understanding of issues concerning identity and personal bias, and will develop an understanding of how the messages they received as young children impact their lives today.

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Radical Math for Grades 6-8 Stephanie Garcia Come prepared to play card and dice games that focus on pre-algebra, algebra concepts, coordinate geometry, operations, integers, fractions, decimals, percents, data management and more. Participants will learn how to adapt games to meet the needs of all students and how to implement the games into their regular and after school programs.

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Two Minutes with the President Sherry Comer & Leigh Ann Clayton

Do you have your elevator speech prepared? Can you clearly articulate the goals and outcomes of your program if given the opportunity? This workshop will provide you with the tools to effectively promote and market your program for sustainability.

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Youth Brainpower… A Programming Goldmine

Cheryle Martin Do you use student input when planning activities for your afterschool programs? Using the thoughts and ideas of

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students to guide the direction of your afterschool program activities can make a big difference in keeping those students involved, engaged, and bringing their friends! This workshop will demonstrate the how, where and when student input can easily be used in program planning.


Session 2 - 10:45am-12:15pm

Workshop Title Workshop Presenter


21st Century Community Learning Center & School Age Care Grant Update (no clock hours to be awarded for this

session)

James Reed This workshop is designed specifically for 21st Century Community Learning Centers and School Age Care grantees to gain updates on state and federal changes.

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A Hysterical/Historical Moment Linda Kennedy This workshop will help participants think of creative ways to incorporate performing and visual arts into their curriculums in a fun, sometimes funny, productive way. Come and learn alternative ideas for arts integration as well as explore and reconnect with your own artistic talents.

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Coaching as Supervision: Youth Development Approaches for Staff Development

Timothy Fowler Supervisors looking to enhance management practices will gain a lot from this presentation. This workshop will examine a different approach to working with staff, and share specific tips and techniques for getting staff to become more responsible and more effective workers.

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Creating Middle through High School Afterschool Programs that Work

Cheryle Martin Are you struggling with finding ways to enhance your middle and high school programs? This presentation provides an opportunity for 7-12 grade Afterschool Program staff and directors to share and receive programming ideas and curriculum that have been found to be tried and true. Bring your resources, your experience and your questions to network with program champions!

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Get on the Right Track for the Performance and Monitoring Visit

Vanessa Maze The annual performance and monitoring visit can be worry free with the implementation of some important planning strategies. This session will provide you with helpful suggestions to prepare and organize for your visit. We will

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share our experiences to get you on the road to success.

The Perfect Match: Find the STEM curriculum that is perfect for your program

Jeff Buehler Many STEM curricula are available to help you bring STEM learning into your program....but where do you start? How will you know what curriculum is best for your staff and youth? The session will help you identify the needs of your program's participants and then find the curriculum and professional development that best meet those needs and lead to successful implementation.

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Why Do You Think That Is? Using Inquiry Based Science

Mad Science Instructor

Science can be fun! Through the use of common items, attendees will conduct interesting science experiments and learn how to conduct them with students through inquiry-based methods.

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Session 3 – 2:15 -3:45pm



A Hysterical/Historical Moment Linda Kennedy This 90 minute workshop will help participants think of creative ways to incorporate performing and visual arts into their curriculums in a fun, sometimes funny, productive way. Come and learn alternative ideas for arts integration as well as explore and reconnect with your own artistic talents.

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Adult Education Programming…It Doesn’t Have to be so Difficult

Cheryle Martin Are you struggling with the Adult Educational Services component of your program? This workshop will be a chance for you to get some great ideas and/or share your own experience and resources when planning, scheduling and hosting Adult Educational Opportunities for family members of your afterschool students.

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Make Science and the Quirkles an Afterschool All-Star!

Sherry Cook Overcome your biases and "fears" of teaching science by attending this Quirkles Workshop. You can be the "Afterschool All-Star" with science that combines literacy and inquiry based learning. The developers of Quirkles will offer innovative ways to engage students and educators alike, while integrating science and literacy in a fun hands-on way.

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STEMulating Your Partnerships Jeff Buehler Integrating STEM learning opportunities into your program can Ambassador

open the door to many new partners. These partners will come with their own ideas on how to best support your STEM efforts. In this session you will identify potential partners and sharpen strategies for increasing the success of those partnerships.

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Talk Story: Addressing Ethnic, Racist and Hurtful Naming and Actions

Dr. Jacquelyn Lewis-Harris

This session will discuss the latest findings on racialized language, ethnic and gender misconceptions and how they affect student behavior and self identification. We will introduce the use of "talk story" to help adults address these issues through an interactive activity.

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We’re All Adults Right?! Rose Anderson-Rice

This session will help you explore your unique strengths and preferences in a fun and interactive way so that a great team can start with you. Participants will get an understanding of different leadership/personality styles and their impact on the team, learn how to utilize the strengths of staff to create a winning team and understand how perception can cause potential conflict with teams.

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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Session 1 – 10:15-11:45am



Learning Disabilities Simulation Sarah Chappelow Youth with disabilities are often excluded from out-of-school

time activities. This interactive workshop will simulate the fear, anxiety, and tension struggling students experience in afterschool programs and will involve adults doing activities designed to make them feel as if they have a learning disability and/or ADHD. Strategies for including students with disabilities in programming will be addressed.

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All Hands on Deck (Grades 3-5) Stephanie Garcia Bring your afterschool program to life with easy to use game ideas that incorporate cards and dice. You will experience the

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power of games as a teaching strategy for developing mathematical literacy. Come prepared to play math games to help your 3rd-5th grade students understand and master basic place value concepts, fractions, operations, and much more.

Becoming Brain Smart Vicki Stein Participants will be introduced to Dr. Becky Bailey's Conscious Discipline process to learn to respond rather than react to life events. Discover the basics of how the brain works to help in discipline situations. Participants will learn the Four Brain Smart Principles, discover the connection between brain function and behavior and practice responding instead of reacting to events.

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Coaching Strategies for Resolving Tough Conversations

Tiffany Green Tough conversations with staff and parents happen! What are the keys to resolving issues and moving toward establishing a mutual goal? How do we share news that may be unwelcomed? In this session you will explore and practice techniques for handling these conversations in your leadership role.

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Growing to Work: A Comprehensive Review of Aligning Academics and the Arts

Chamaine Shotwell An in-depth workshop to understand the importance of artistic programming that supports academic, emotional, social, and cognitive student development that aligns with core curriculum goals for positive outcomes. Participants will also gain knowledge of the benefits of standardization of evaluation practices and measuring arts based program outcomes.

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STEM- Innovation for All? How to Make it Matter and Worthwhile

Cynthia Kramer Join in on this interactive workshop to gain knowledge, resources and tools for real life STEM outreach and relevancy. This workshop will highlight ways to keep students and families interested and engaged and ways to increase collaboration in our communities.

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Make Science and the Quirkles an Afterschool All-Star!

Sherry Cook Overcome your biases and "fears" of teaching science by attending this Quirkles Workshop. You can be the "Afterschool All-Star" with science that combines literacy and inquiry based learning. The developers of Quirkles will offer innovative ways to engage students and educators alike, while integrating

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science and literacy in a fun hands-on way.

Summer Fun (How to Survive!) Krissy Friedman Summer can be a fun and hands-on experience for staff and students. Come and learn some innovative ideas for implementation of a summer program that includes core academic areas and enrichment camps.

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Team Nutrition for Children and Youth Doris Holleman This workshop aims to demonstrate various ways nutritious foods can be made appealing and appetizing to children and includes participant involvement in cooking activities. Participants will also be informed and familiarized with First Lady, Michelle Obama's Health Initiatives as well as learn ways to incorporate various curriculum areas in nutrition and nutrition education.

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Why Do You Think That Is? Using Inquiry Based Science

Mad Science Instructor

Science can be fun! Through the use of common items, attendees will conduct interesting science experiments and learn how to conduct them with students through inquiry-based methods.

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Saturday, November 3, 2012

Session 2 – 1:45-3:15pm



4-H TechXcite Curriculum Amanda Meek TechXcite is an after-school curriculum that offers a rich exploration of engineering, mathematics, science and technology. Participants can learn about the opportunities available through the TechXcite program. Participants can become involved in the program and receive supplies for the Wireless Burglar Alarm and Engineering World Health modules.

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STEM-Engineer an Anemometer, SciGirls Style

Sarah Carter Join the PBS series SciGirls in a hands-on, minds-on introduction to the engineering process. Participants will build wind speed devices using a select number of household supplies and learn about strategies for engaging girls (without excluding boys) in STEM.

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Getting on board the PD(Professional Development) Train

Terri Foulkes This session will have information that can be your ticket to professional development in Missouri. The travel itinerary includes an overview of the current training and education offerings, answers to questions regarding the recent detour for training approval, and a birds-eye view of the vision for an integrated informal and formal professional development system.

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GPS, Geocaching and Cartography Matthew Neal Cartography requires the use of all skills students learn in school, including math, science, history, geography, political science and much more. Participants will learn how mapping can enhance students' real world skills while creating a fun and educational activity.

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Growing to Work: A Comprehensive Review of Aligning Academics and the Arts

Chamaine Shotwell

An in-depth workshop to understand the importance of artistic programming that supports academic, emotional, social, and cognitive student development that aligns with core curriculum goals for positive outcomes. Participants will also gain knowledge of the benefits of standardization of evaluation practices and measuring arts based program outcomes.

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Junk to Funk Morgan White Need ideas for recycling supplies? This workshop will show you how to reuse old materials that you would otherwise have to throw away! Come and learn what you can create with toothbrushes, t-shirts, duct tape, and materials you can find at home. Join us as we learn how to reuse and make new.

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Soul Line Dancing Stephanie Crusoe Learn to use the art of dancing as a wellness activity to reduce stress, tone muscles, strengthen legs and as a tool to combat childhood and adult obesity. Come and learn the basic soul line dances performed in the St. Louis area. No special clothing required. It's fun, it's fitness and easy to do!

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Sweet Success Tierha Jones Come and learn the benefits of incorporating Ambassador IV

etiquette classes into your programming with middle to high school students. Students attending the Sweet Success School of Etiquette increase their self-esteem, leadership skills, and refine social skills that carry over into everyday social settings and into the classroom.

Team Nutrition for Children and Youth

Doris Holleman This workshop aims to demonstrate various ways nutritious foods can be made appealing and appetizing to children and includes participant involvement in cooking activities. Participants will also be informed and familiarized with First Lady, Michelle Obama's Health Initiatives as well as learn ways to incorporate various curriculum areas in nutrition and nutrition education.

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What’s in it for Me? Why should I earn a Youth Development Credential?

Vicki Stein How can achieving the Youth Development Credential (YDC) impact your professional life? Learn about the YDC and the steps school age/youth work professionals follow to achieve the YDC. Participants will receive copies of the Competency Goals and Functional Areas of the Youth Development Credential.

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Keynote presentation

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Saturday, November 3,2012

Session 3 – 3:30-5:00pm



Bringing Magic into Your Afterschool Program

Joe Fingerhut This interactive, hands-on session will cover simple magic tricks that counselors and teachers can utilize at their school or center. Each person will not only leave with a few fun tricks in hand, but a clear idea of how and when to use them to make their job that much more fun and enjoyable for the students they work with.

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STEM-Chemistry without the Chemist Colin Wilson The public perception of chemistry is of a daunting and Restaurant(Cafeteria)

volatile field, but just like all STEM subjects it can be easily adapted to! This workshop will challenge common perceptions of chemistry as something that "can't be done safely" as participants learn how to infuse chemistry into existing programs and settings and gain free resources for chemistry outreach.

STEM-Effective Strategies to Engage Girls in STEM

Sarah Carter Get your girls excited about STEM with the PBS series SciGirls. Learn about our research-based strategies (through demonstration and practice) and leave with implementation tips!

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Junk to Funk Morgan White Need ideas for recycling supplies? This workshop will show you how to reuse old materials that you would otherwise have to throw away! Come and learn what you can create with toothbrushes, t-shirts, duct tape, and materials you can find at home. Join us as we learn how to reuse and make new.

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Keep our Training Moving - Get Involved Today!

Terri Foulkes This session will provide front line staff, site directors, and program administrators with an opportunity to contribute to several statewide projects to support afterschool programs and professionals. Don't be surprised if you leave the session motivated to participate in MOSAC2 or MASN committees or even to start a regional MOSAC2 affiliate in your community!

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Passport to Adventure! Diane Venancio Travel around the world through literacy, food, music, math, science, social studies, physical activity as well as arts and crafts connections. Learn how to tie all core areas to a curriculum unit and still keep your students interested. Explore cultures and embrace customs with various hands-on activities.

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Soul Line Dancing Stephanie Crusoe Learn to use the art of dancing as a wellness activity to reduce stress, tone muscles, strengthen legs and as a tool to combat childhood and adult obesity. Come and learn the basic soul line dances performed in the St. Louis area. No special clothing required. It's fun, it's fitness and easy

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to do!

Sweet Success Tierha Jones Come and learn the benefits of incorporating etiquette classes into your programming with middle to high school students. Students attending the Sweet Success School of Etiquette increase their self-esteem, leadership skills, and refine social skills that carry over into everyday social settings and into the classroom.

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Transformative Youth Empowerment Sheila Suderwalla What is Transformative Youth Empowerment? Come and learn about TYE and how it has helped children and youth gain a working understanding of conflict resolution, social justice and citizenship through curriculum based on the Popular Education Model. The curriculum empowers children and youth in taking on leadership roles within their community.

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University of Missouri Extension 4-H Robotics Training

Amanda Meek Participants will learn to program the LEGO Mindstorm NXT robot to move forward, backwards, and turn. Find out about opportunities for robotics programming with the University of Missouri Extension at your school-age program.

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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Session 1 – 9:00-10:30am



Circus with Everyday Props Joe Fingerhut This interactive, hands-on session will go over simple circus skills that counselors and teachers can utilize at their school or center, either using everyday props, or skits using simple participation. Each person will not only leave with a few fun skills to try, but a clear idea of how and when to use them to make their job that much more fun and enjoyable for the kids they work with.

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Excite to Write! Susan Grigsby Writing can be a joy, not a chore for children and a love of Ambassador

writing is contagious. Participants will learn ways to help students believe in themselves and readers and writers through bookmaking and other activities. The focus of this workshop is to foster a love of language and communication by playing with words and images and believing in one's self as a reader and a writer. Learn to engage students in creating poems and books they can read to themselves and others.

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From Passenger to Conductor: How to Present at Conferences

Timothy Fowler You have experience and knowledge to share! Why aren't YOU presenting? Get some tips, tricks and encouragement on what you can do to share your knowledge and insights at the next Professional Development Institute.

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Proficiency in Literacy and Reading Comprehension

Dr. A. Wayne Jones This workshop covers the pedagogy/androgogy of literacy instruction, i.e. speaking, reading and writing based upon organic consciousness function in youth and adults. The holistic approach will illuminate the principle and methodology that engages the whole brain/mind of students-invoking mastery. We will focus on genius and capability rather than deficiencies in the student and highlight the fact that there are no learning disabilities, only learning disruptions. Participants will gain knowledge of simple powerful tools that promote consistent mastery in students.

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Shuffling into Math (Prek-2) Stephanie Garcia Come prepared to play cards, dice and domino games that will help your primary students achieve success in Common Core Math Concepts. Excellent take home ideas and game board activities will be introduced. This workshop will meet the needs of regular, Title 1 and Afterschool class settings.

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The Case for Financial Education Now! Darlene Martin In this session attendees will take part in a presentation and discussion regarding the current economic threat to and hope for future generations using the empowerment of personal financial education. Gain resources and tools to incorporate financial education components in your program.

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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Session 2 – 10:45am-12:15pm

Workshop Title Workshop Workshop Description Room

Presenter Number

Bringing Magic into Your Afterschool Program

Joe Fingerhut This interactive, hands-on session will go over simple magic tricks that counselors and teachers can utilize at their schools or centers. Each person will not only leave with a few fun tricks in hand, but a clear idea of how and when to use them to make their job that much more fun and enjoyable for the kids they work with.

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Domino Games-Connecting the Dots for Primary, Pre-K-2

Stephanie Garcia Dominoes are a staple found in most primary schools. Come prepared to play games that teach number sense, patterning, operations, place value, and problem solving. Participants will learn how to adapt games to meet the needs of all students and how to implement the games into their regular and afterschool programs.

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Emerging Readers and Writers Susan Grigsby Discover ways to ignite excitement for reading and writing. Reinforce key academic requirements in literacy through higher level creative and critical thinking practices. Learn ways to support students' learning and love for writing related visual art projects. Participants will learn through hands-on activities and reflection. Ideas will be differentiated for grades 2-12 including English Language Learners.

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GPS, Geocaching, and Cartography Matthew Neal Cartography requires the use of all skills students learn in school, including math, science, history, geography, political science and much more. Participants will learn how mapping can enhance students' real world skills while creating a fun and educational activity.

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Math Secrets Dr. A. Wayne Jones This presentation covers the pedagogy/androgogy of math instruction, i.e. based upon organic consciousness function in youth and adults. The holistic approach will illuminate the principle and methodology that engages the whole brain/mind of students - invoking mastery.

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2012 MOSAC2 PDI Conference Schedule

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