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Middle School Site Coordinator Physical Activity TrainingBy Shannon Voigt, Staff Development Training Facilitator
The Training Team has been working with LA South QACs to provide Staff Development Trainings for Site Coordinators. Trainers Shannon Voight and Michele Schwab facilitated a Physical Activity Training with Daren Howard’s team.
During the first part of the training, Site Coordinators were taken through a PowerPoint where the emphasis was on topics including: The 3 Domains of Physical Activity, The 6 Segments of Physical Activity Time, The Coaching Checklist, Teaching Through a Progression, and Physical Activity Time Planning. Throughout the second part of the training, the SC’s participated in an example week of lessons where students learn, practice, and master skills to prepare to play Ultimate Frisbee. The SCs were enjoying the journey and having fun! A new tool (see below) has been developed to help Program Leaders prepare for Physical Activity Lessons for elementary and middle school students. This new tool is called The Physical Activity Guide Cards and it can be ordered from Production through THINKMart.com. The Training Team is happy to help with any training needs. Please e-mail [email protected] for any requests. |
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Light's On AfterschoolBy Kathleen Sanchez, Multimedia Communications Specialist
It’s that time of the year again! Let’s join the Afterschool Alliance and other programs nationwide in calling attention to the importance of our academic support programs and the difference we’re making in our communities by participating in the Lights On Afterschool celebration on Thursday, October 17. Suggested activities can be as simple as having your students design and decorate the attached energy efficient Light bulb Artwork or it can be as elaborate as an Open House or an event complete with special presentations. Ideas for Lights On Afterschool can be found by visiting: http://afterschoolalliance.org/loaCases.cfm If you would like to send out invitations using the attached sample, please email me with the information needed and an invitation will be customized for your program. Regardless of the type of activity, we highly encourage you to register your activity or event on the Afterschool Alliance website: http://afterschoolalliance.org/loaHostEvent.cfm Did you register your involvement by October 1? If you're including a photo please ensure that it has been approved by Marketing and Communications. For the National Affiliation field select other and specify as "ASES". If you have any questions or issues about registering please contact me. If you have been selected to host a site visit, please be sure to inform me at [email protected] to ensure proper coordination. As the state’s largest non-profit provider of academic support programs this is by far the greatest opportunity for us to celebrate and show the scale in which we operate and support afterschool programming. We also have the following materials from the Afterschool Alliance available on a first come, first serve basis. Please email me at [email protected] with your order. • “Afterschool for All” stickers • “Don’t Lock Us Out” postcards • “Lights On Afterschool” posters There’s also a multitude of resources online at http://afterschoolalliance.org/loa.cfm. Social Media is also a great way to share your Lights On Afterschool celebrations/activities.
If you have any questions, please call me at 714.543.3807 ext. 8163 or by email at [email protected]. Let’s celebrate Lights On Afterschool! |
Eval 101
Dr. Tracy Bennett has been busy letting everyone know the changes coming in Evaluation this year, and this presentation explains why and what to expect.
Note: The decision NOT to have a Parent Survey (unless required by site-specific grants) this year was made after the presentation was finished, so don't panic. |
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Envisioning Collaborationby Maria Reichel, Director of Strategic Initiatives
What do a beautiful symphony, a well executed NBA play, and
a performance of The Nutcracker Ballet have in common? They are all metaphors for
effective collaboration as envisioned by the THINK Together’s leadership team during
a day-long planning retreat in late July. In keeping with the organization’s focus
on enhancing collaboration, members of the Strategic Leadership Group devoted
part of their September meeting to distilling from these visuals the key elements of successful teamwork. The group, consisting of Chiefs, Regional Leaders and Directors, identified trust, perseverance, flexibility, openness to learning and valuing the contributions of others as the individual and collective mindsets underpinning collaborative efforts at THINK Together.
There was widespread agreement that collaboration is successful when it follows a well defined process that includes identifying a shared purpose, selecting the right people for the team, defining their roles and responsibilities, establishing communication and feedback loops and creating and managing an agreed upon plan. During the meeting, the group also had the opportunity to hear from three members who are currently leading cross-regional and/or cross-functional teams. What are the benefits and real-world challenges of working collaboratively? Most of us can agree that successful collaboration produces better results but many of us have also experienced or can intuit the difficulties of teaming with colleagues in different regions or different job functions to complete complex projects under tight deadlines. One of this year’s strategic priorities is identifying |
and implementing organizational structures that support effective collaboration. To inform this effort, we would love to hear from you: how do you envision collaboration at THINK Together? What are you doing to support that vision? How can THINK Together enhance our ability to WORK Together? Share your thoughts to these or related questions with Maria Reichel. I look forward to hearing from you!
Halloween Cooking/Craft
More ideas here: http://www.pinterest.com/thinkprograms/ideas-for-fall/
A nice break from all the sugar!
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For Halloween, draw faces on cups with a black Sharpie. Add vanilla pudding tinted with green food coloring. Crush some Oreo's to sprinkle on top of the pudding. Frankencups! Could also do orange for pumpkins, etc
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Put treats in the balloons and then have the kids pop em! Better than a pinata.
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