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Summer Learning Day 2011 Join communities across the country in celebrating the importance of summer learning on June 21. Design an event that demonstrates the value of your program and generates more support for summer learning in your community. * Get parents, community leaders, volunteers, kids, members of the press and others excited about summer learning. For more information, click here. National Institute on Out of School Time Summer Seminars The Out-of-School Time field has grown tremendously over the past 30 years, in size and scope, as well as complexity. Join the National Institute on Out of School Time (NIOST) for a unique opportunity to reflect on the history of the field and what is needed to support the next generation of leaders to continue to build programs that can best meet the needs of today's children and youth. This two day seminar will blend dialogue, reflection and action planning towards preparing the next generation of leaders. For more information and to register, click here. Educating for Today and Tomorrow: Arts, Ethics & Learning in the 21st Century Education in the 21st century is shifting in dramatic ways. With the rapid expansion of online learning opportunities, for example, education policymakers are being forced to rethink the role of the traditional school. Furthermore, we know young people are thinking and learning with tools never dreamed of fifty years ago. How we as educators respond to these changes will have a significant impact on the shaping of minds in this new century. For nearly 50 years, Project Zero has placed creativity and learning in the arts as the centerpiece of its work. Pioneering research in the arts, the development of frameworks and tools for unleashing creative thinking in children and adults, and an examination of quality learning environments–all have been hallmarks of Project Zero’s history. More recently, Project Zero has explored what it means to be a good person, a good worker, and a good citizen, as well as the ethical dilemmas arising in the digital world to which many young people are devoted. Come join Project Zerofor this exciting conference that will focus on teaching and learning in schools and in environments other than schools such as online forums, museums, and other arts venues. Explore with researchers and practitioners the challenges facing educators in the 21st century and ways to meet these challenges with rigor and thoughtfulness. For more information, click here. 2012 National Afterschool Association Convention The National AfterSchool Association’s 24th annual national convention will bring afterschool professionals together for 3 days of the most comprehensive professional development opportunities available for afterschool professionals anywhere in the United States. For more information, click here. |
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17-Jun-2011 Program in Education, Afterschool & Resiliency
