ReThink Afterschool

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Designing Effective Microlessons This four-step framework allows teachers to engage students in a short, powerful lesson.

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The face of “ex-science-ment” This is the end goal an eager engaged child, curios about complex topics and believing from early childhood that there is no topic they can’t tackle. Start early and remind our little ones often. You can learn any topic and you can be anything -there aren’t math people, engineering, people or science people. There are just people doing math , science and engineering. Girls in particular tend to be lower represented in specific STEAM fields because of access and often equity in teaching practices. Meet every student where they are and point out how they are using scientific practices in daily life and help them build the confidence they need to continue to go for it if that’s a field of interest. This summer we will wo fine to find the steam in everything. #steameducation #rethinkafterschool #earlychildhoodeducator #prekteacher #afterschoolprogram #afterschoolclub #afterschoolfun #afterschoolsnack #afterschoolactivities #afterschoolcare #afterschoolprograms #afterschoolspecial #summercamp #afterschoolsnacks #afterschoolactivity #afterschoolmatters #afterschoolclubs #afterschoolactivities #womeninsteam #afterschooling #afterschool #juniordocsprogram #afterschoolenrichment

This is one of my favorite conferences every year. And I’m so grateful to continue to be able to contribute.

This years was awesome with a multistate planning committee.

Lots of amazing afterschool professionals eager to engage.

Next year I hope we can be in person but regardless we will continue to 🤗

Next years top priority focus - creative staffing ideas ✅

What are you proud of as you think about the first part of the school year?

What do you want to remind your students to be proud of?

This was another challenging year! Hats off to all afterschool educators. You were often the glue keeping it together with so many unique scheduling needs due to the pandemic.

Our children needed you and you showed up with heart ❤️

Give yourself a round of applause and remind yourself that what you do matters 🙏🏿

This year I was definitely 😊

Grateful for another year of new partners. So enjoyed working with the teaching fellows in California and excited to have been invited to be a contractor for future academies.

No matter where I am or what else I’m doing. I’m always thinking about ways to

Next year we talk more SEL & Engaging STEAM programming. See you in 2022 ✌🏿

Sometimes you just need the right tools or aha moment to bring it all together- let’s continue to

Start students early helping them to break down complex concepts it will help rewind brain from “I can’t get that” to “I need to look at it from a different way” and how many ever different ways it takes of that until the light bulb goes off.

STEAM September is well underway what does that mean- STEAM Saturdays in October is on the way. These classes will be in person.

Save the date locations in person TBA. (Summerlin & Henderson)

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Sometimes it just helps to hear “you’re not alone” And you’re certainly not -Kam

Staffing is always at the forefront of our minds when rolling out a successful program.

For me Ive been fortunate enough to have a few really solid team members that ran exceptional programs and delivered quality care 😊and I have had the exact opposite. 😫

Afterschool has always had unique challenges with staffing because of the hours and it’s just something we have to keep at the forefront of our minds.

I shared one creative staffing option in the last video and here are a few more.

✅Consider short term
So go in knowing this person can only do this block or this month and outline it as such. Sometimes Interim people make an amazing impact.

✅Tap an expert or emerging expert
Yes we always tap the staff on site - but do you tap the music majors, acting majors- education majors - etc that could come in and be somewhat of a focused expert. Yes they may have to run other aspects but when you let someone lead with their passion it shifts the staffing. So be open to saying I’m hiring you as a____ expert (with other duties)

✅Title wisely ( To some it may not matter but to most it does. When I couldn’t pay in wages I made up for in titles and allowing them to gain experience across different areas-and had way more buy-in. Be flexible on your titles and ask your teams what else they’d like to get. Don’t box them in and miss out.

Together we can

It’s almost time for STEAM Saturdays!

The Actors League
✅ Build confidence
✅ Acting Skills
✅ Script writing skills
✅ Improv Skills

We Should Code
✅ Coding Basics
✅ Coding Vocabulary
✅ Naming what you know

Sign your kids up-link in bio.