Academic SuccessEdwin LinkNational Vice President, Educational Foundationselink@bgca.org@Edwin_Link

Ice Breaker

The Big Question

On an index card write a question that you would ask someone to get to know them better.

Staying Connected

https://tinyurl.com/l97fhh9

Objectives/Housekeeping/Agenda

• Assess your current Academic Success Programming

• Identify new programs & resources available

• Identify planning & implementation cycle.

Facilities, Phones & Noise

Opening

“I’m most excited about academic programs that do/provide…”

Academic Success

Globally Competitive Graduates: By 2025, Clubs & Youth

Programs will help 1.5 million teens stay on track to graduate high school

Academic Success Outcomes

On-Track to Graduate• Grade Retention

• Truancy

• Grades

• Expectations of Academic Success

• Self Efficacy, Motivation, Creativity, Curiosity, Goal Setting, Perseverance

Three Strategies to Drive Outcomes

• Building Capacity of Youth Programs to build a culture of Academic Success

• Develop and Train Child and Youth Program Specialists and all direct service staff to use practices that are research based

• Deliver targeted programs and interventions that lead to outcomes

Continuous Improvement

Community Stakeholder

Needs

Planning

Implementation

Assessment

Central Idea & Practice

Continuous Improvement

For each stage –

Who Should be involved?

When?

What tools/Resources would help this work?

Community Stakeholder

Needs

Planning

Implementation

Assessment

Targeted Programs

Computer Science

Digital Lit. Essentials

DIY STEM

Power Hour/Summer Brain Gain

High Quality Youth Development Practices

Ultimate Journey

Media Making

Visual 101

Lyricism 101

MusicMatters

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STEM

Power HourOutcome Area: Academic Success

Pathway: Foundational Academics

Age Level: 6 - 18

Brief Description: Power Hour provides extended learning opportunities

by engaging Club members in high yield activities, standards aligned

projects, homework help and recognition.

Learning Objectives: Standards aligned based on age, self efficacy,

course completion, motivation, goal setting

Research or Evidence-Based Certification: Evidence Informed

Summer Brain Gain

Outcome Area: Academic Success

Program Pathway: Foundational Academics

Age Level: 6 - 18

Brief Description: Summer Brain Gain adds engaging, educational

activities to the typical summer Club experience. It adds weekly thematic

modules that build to a final, culminating project or event. Many of the

weekly modules are based on Project Based Learning principles and involve

working in groups.

Learning Objectives: Retention of school year learning, standards aligned

based on age, self efficacy, course completion, motivation, goal setting

Research or Evidence-Based Certification: Evidence Informed

Creative Youth Development

Program Age Description

Media Making 9 – 18 Youth learn to express themselves but also to create new works using digital tools and resources.

Music Matters 6 - 18 Create a Youth Program music program with this resource.

Visual 101 12 - 18 Focusing on the use of photography youth will learn fundamental principles of taking and editing photos.

Lyricism 101 10 – 18 Through the art of hip hop youth learn more about the history and process while making their own piece.

STEM

Program Age Description

DIY STEM 9 – 18 Hands on STEM projects that introduce youth to foundational STEM principles

Ultimate Journey 6 - 18 Youth will learn about many disciplines of STEM while exploring their surroundings and environment.

Digital Literacy Essentials 9 – 18 All young people have to be digitally literate, this program allows for fun and engaging ways of learning digital essential skills.

Computer Science 10 – 18 Computer science is more than coding, this program allows youth to explore and make their own computer programs and apps.

Development &Training

Training & Development Opportunity

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igital Using Purposeful Questions to Enhance STEM Learning Session

Engaging Members in Active STEM Learning Session

Giving Members Control and Ownership of STEM Learning Experiences Session

My.Future Essential Digital Literacy Session

My.Future Computer Science in BGC Session

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uccess Academic Success: Every Member Every Year - Distance Learning

Academic Success: Introduction to Power Hour - Distance Learning

Academic Success: Measuring Your Power Hour Program’s Impact

Power Hour Session

Project Learn Workshop

Academic Success: Enhancing the Quality of Power Hour Workshop

Summer Brain Gain – Learning Module

Training & Development

Opportunity Focus Type of Learning

My.Future Webinars My.Futre Overview Online and Live – Tuesdays 14:00 – 15:00 EST

Digital Policies Webinar Building tech capacity

Online and Live – 11/9 15:00 – 16:00 EST & 11/20 13:00 –14:00 EST

Academic Success Building a culture of A.S.

Accessed through Spillet University – on demand

Build Capacity

Project Learn

Outcome Area: Academic Success

Pathway: Initiative or Club wide for Academic Success

Age Level: 6 - 18

Brief Description: Project Learn is an evidenced based strategy (not just

program) that provides Clubs with resources, guidance and strategies to build a

culture of academic success. Strategies for staffing, parent involvement,

activities and creating spaces in their Clubs to effectively meet the academic

needs of members.

Learning Objectives: Standards aligned based on age, self efficacy, course

completion, motivation, goal setting

Research or Evidence-Based Certification: Evidence Based certification

National Institute of Justice 2012

Specialized Resources

Resource Focus area

Technology Planning Guide Build your youth programs capacity to be “connected” by assessing and building a plan to improve your technology infrastructure.

STEM Planning Guide Based on high quality STEM programs, benchmark and create a plan to improve your STEM program.

Engaging and Retaining Artist in the Club

Working with professional artists in a youth program.

New & Upcoming

New

Power Hour – Out in Early 2018!

My.Future – Up an running now!

Thank YouEdwin LinkNational Vice President, Educational Foundationselink@bgca.org@Edwin_Link