Virtual PD

The National AfterSchool Association’s 2019 Annual Convention (NAA19) is right around the corner. On the agenda you will find many sessions that relate to the work of the Afterschool Tech Toolkit.

Date: March 7, 2019
Time: 1:00pm

If you’re exhibiting at the 2019 NAA Annual Convention, you won’t want to miss this pre-event webinar!

Please join us for and informal yet informational webinar about how to make the most of your time and investment at the NAA 2019 Annual Convention coming this March in New York City!

Topics we'll cover include:

• Schedule overview, set up and tips for how to make the most of the scheduled time with participants
• Making your exhibit space work for you!
• Lead generation
• Networking tips for outside of the learning expo
• Post-convention follow up & marketing tips

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The National AfterSchool Association (NAA), the lead organization for the advancement of the afterschool professional, recently selected its 2019 Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders.

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Welcome, Afterschool Leader! The 2019 NAA Annual Convention (NAA19) coming to New York City, March 15-18, includes targeted opportunities designed for leaders to connect, share and learn.

This year, we’re hosting a slate of “invite only” leadership events that include special opportunities - opportunities to network with other key leaders, special guests and to lend your valuable voice in support of afterschool and afterschool professionals.

Please review the leadership session schedule below.

Friday, March 15
2:30-5:00 p.m.
Social Emotional Learning: Foundations and Futures (Invite only)

Interact with authors of the new volume, Social Emotional Learning: Foundations and Futures, while examining the foundations of social emotional learning in child and youth development community programs. The session will illustrate current cutting-edge practices in systems as well as programs, grapple with measurement, and discuss the challenges and opportunities of positioning afterschool and summer opportunities as not only contributors but leaders in this rapidly growing field.

Saturday, March 16
8:00-10:00 a.m.
Creating a System to Fund Afterschool Professional Development (Invite only)

Share your experiences and ideas as we create a call to action to fund and sustain professional development for afterschool staff and leaders.

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Conversation with New York Times bestselling author and NAA19 keynote speaker, Gretchen Rubin (Invite only)

2:00-4:00 p.m.
Recommended Leadership Intensives

• It's Time to Address Equity in Leadership
  Presented by: Jimena Quiroga Hopkins, Development Without Limits; Ruth Obel Jorgensen, California School-Age Consortium·
• Hands, Heart, Head: Moving Evidence to Innovation
  Presented by: Charles Smith, Q-Turn; Denice Williams, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development; Hillary Salmons, Providence After School Alliance; Jessica Donner, Every Hour Counts

4:15-5:15 p.m.
Recommended Session

• Social-Emotional Learning in OST: Exclusive Briefing and Input Session
  Presented by: Heidi Ham, National AfterSchool Association; Joan Cole Duffell and Angela Fountas, Committee for Children

6:00-7:30 p.m.
Celebration of Leadership Reception (Invite only)

Join us for a special evening as we recognize NAA’s Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders 2019 honorees and honor Ellen Gannett of the National Institute on Out-of-School Time for her decades of leadership in the field of afterschool.

Sunday, March 17
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Facilitated Conversation with NAA19 keynote speaker and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Drama teacher, Melody Herzfeld (Invite only)

12:45-2:45 p.m.
Recommended Leadership Intensives

• Virtualizing Your Professional Development
  Presented by: Perrin Chick, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance·
• Beat Turnover: Afterschool Leader Must-Knows
  Presented by: Dr. Michele Wilkens and Mina Patel from Right At School, LLC. *Sponsored by Eleyo

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 When registering for NAA19, use the invitation code NAA19InviteOnly. Using this code will secure your space for the “invite only” sessions and ensure that you receive further details. If you've already registered, please contact us at Convention@naaweb.org to have the invitation code added to your registration.

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Recently NAA surveyed their 34 State Affiliates in an effort to collect information about the national and state/local impact on the field of afterschool.

Presented by: Dr. Michele Wilkens
Chief Academic Officer, Right At School
Board of Directors, National AfterSchool Association

Sponsored by:

This 3-part webinar series addresses the challenge of staff turnover that many leaders in afterschool face. Participants will learn important insights and uncover actionable ways to drive improvement; management mindsets and motivation that influence turnover; and key steps that lead to fast and oftentimes dramatic results!

It is reserved for Executive members. Not yet an Executive member? Upgrade today!

Part 1 - Starting on the Surface
January 30, 2019
1:00 - 2:00 PM

Beating afterschool staff turnover begins with solid knowledge but there is often misunderstanding about what retention and turnover are (and what they aren't), how it impacts different stakeholders and who in the organization is THE key to transforming outcomes so great workers stay. In this first of three webinars, learn important insights from Dr. Michele Wilkens’ international study on afterschool turnover that will help you examine your organization and uncover actionable insights to drive improvement!

Part 2 - Uncovering Barriers & Solutions
February 6, 2019
1:00 - 2:00 PM

The key to impacting frontline staff turnover is in the folks who manage them but what if they’re unknowingly keeping themselves from succeeding? In the second part of this webinar series, Dr. Wilkens shares surprising results of her study of afterschool managers’ mindsets and motivation that can either perpetuate or turnaround turnover.

Part 3 - Uncovering Barriers & Solutions Cont.
February 13, 2019
1:00 - 2:00 PM

Afterschool organization leaders unanimously want a reduction in turnover, but do they know which resources frontline managers need to see positive impact? In the final webinar of this series, find out the key steps Dr. Wilkens and her organization took that led to fast, dramatic results to beat turnover, benefiting children, programs, parents and the organization.

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