Abigayle Fidler, Director, Innovation & Creativity, Boys & Girls Clubs

of America

Damon Williams, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Program, Training &

Youth Development Services, Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Jami Pettway, Senior Director, Summer Learning Loss, Boys & Girls

Clubs of America

Tina Shah, Senior Director, STEM & Educational Foundations, Boys &

Girls Clubs of America

Dave Crusoe, Senior Director, Innovation & Creativity, Boys & Girls

Clubs of America

Introductions

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: SCHOOLS’ EXPANDED LEARNING PARTNER

Damon Williams, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President, Program,

Training & Youth Development

Services

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1,500 Clubs are School-Based

300 Clubs in Public Housing

500 BGCA-Affiliated Youth Centers on Military

Bases

200 Clubs on Native Lands

Over 4,100 Clubs - All 50 States

The Communities We Serve

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Annually, BGCA Serves Approximately

23% Hispanic

or Latino

28% African-

American

45% Female

4M YOUTH

60% OF MEMBERS qualify for free or reduced school lunches

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Formula for Impact

Formula for Impact 2.0

Summer Learning Loss

Early Literacy Development

Overcoming the New Digital Divide

21st Century Leadership Skills

Post-Secondary Education &

First Job Readiness

Expanding Participation in STEM

Food Insecurity

Childhood Obesity

The Boys of Color Crisis

Fostering a Growth Mindset

RELATIONSHIPS EXPERIENCES

CREDENTIALS

Character &

Citizenship

Resilience & Grit Healthy Lifestyles

Growth Mindset

ROLE MODELS

1. Passion

2. Purpose

3. Voice

4. Personal Brand

5. Delayed

Gratification

BGCA Youth Development Fly Wheel

MAKING OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME STEM CONNECTIONS THAT LAST

Tina Shah

Senior Director, STEM &

Educational Foundations

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Designing and offering access to a platform of high-quality programs

PROVIDE A PATHWAY FOR ALL CLUBS

Boys & Girls Clubs address the growing

need for building 21st century skills in our

youth.

Training Club staff and highly skilled volunteers

ENCOURAGE PROBLEM-BASED SOLVING SKILLS

Identifying holistic evaluation of youth interest and skills

IDENTIFY STEM-READY GRADUATES

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Great Futures with STEM Skills

Google Maker Camp

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BGCA STEM DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP

BGCA is uniquely positioned to support the development and scale of STEM programming to support the passion, skill and competency development of the next generation of STEM leaders

FIRST Lego League

Summer Brain Gain: STEM

App Inventor

DIY STEM is BGCA’s signature

foundation-level STEM program for

Tweens.

• Hands-on analog activities in various

disciplines that utilize every day

materials

• High level of support (instructional

videos, high level engagement

training) for Club staff to facilitate

activities in small groups

• Materials Kits

• Five modules: Energy & Electricity,

Engineering Design, Food Chemistry,

Rocketry, Robotics

Program Highlight:

STEM Centers of Innovation are the pinnacle experience where application, ideation and innovation are the norm.

Targeting middle and high school aged youth Centers of Innovation include:

• Daily Evidence-Informed STEM Programming

• Engagement with Professional Mentors and Staff

• Flexible, Youth-Friendly Space that stimulates creative thinking

Program Highlight:

BGCA’s Everything STEM Activation Guide

is a prominent first step in the commitment

to prepare our Clubs. Capacity Assessment

What Can You Do With What

You Have?

Policy Templates

What Kind of Language

Should You Use?

Technology Packages

What Technology and Pricing

Can Work for You?

Program Offerings

What Programs Are Out There

For You?

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200,000+ Youth engaged in STEM pilots

In 2015, BGCA began seeing STEM

movement in the Movement!

35% Of Our Clubs Engaged in STEM Programming

on a Regular Basis

81,000 Youth Engaged in Summer Brain Gain STEM

Year 1

A PLATFORM FOR YEAR ROUND SUCCESS

Dave Crusoe

Senior Director, Innovation &

Creativity

Abigayle Fidler

Director, Innovation & Creativity

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Essentials

Game Design App

Development Code Academy

Cyber Patriot Cisco IT

Essentials

Robotics FIRST Lego

League FIRST Robotics

MCML Teen Reporter

Animation Movie Making

Netsmartz + +

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Essentials provides foundational project-based

experiences in building, communicating and exploring

digital content.

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Learning Pathways: Computer Science

Digital Literacy

Essentials

Code.org

CS Unplugged

App Lab

EdX

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Each module is composed of a number of different activities that result in a youth product. In general each module has the same structure:

• Conversation /

Dialogue (5-10 minutes)

• Project-based exploration (20+ minutes)

• Concluding dialogue, badge product (10+ minutes)

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Boys & Girls Clubs staff can issue digital badges and paper certificates to recognize completion of activities. Digital badges can be exported to social media or other sites.

22 Youth Recognition in a Digital World

The product from each activity forms the base for a youth portfolio.

THE SUMMER OPPORTUNITY

Jami Pettway

Senior Director, Summer

Learning Loss

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There is no other time of year when

inequalities are greater in the United States

than during summer.

million kids (3 out of 4) do

not have access to critical

summer learning

programs

of the achievement gap

between lower and higher

income youth can be

attributed to unequal

access to summer

learning opportunities

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75%

Low-income students lose an average

of more than two months in reading

achievement in summer.

1st 2nd

3rd 4th

5th

By the end of fifth grade, disadvantaged

children are nearly 3 grade equivalents

behind their more affluent peers in

reading.

Studies show 6-week summer learning programs

can produce statistically significant gains in reading

performance.

Summer learning losses are cumulative and have a greater impact on lower-income youth.

Summer Brain Gain uses balanced instruction and project-based learning to engage youth.

Marzano’s High Yield

Strategies; proven to

result in percentile gains

on standardized tests.

Weeks of integrated themed

content allowing youth to

make real-world connections

while developing 21st

Century skills.

Boys & Girls Clubs of

America project-based

Learning Practices (Engage,

Express, Evaluate, Exhibit)

supported by Common Core

aligned learning modules.

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Summer Brain Gain engages youth in STEM learning.

Weeks of STEM modules

for elementary, middle, and

high school youth.

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3 Outcomes: sparks

curiosity, drives design

thinking, and develops an

innate interest in STEM

careers.

PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS

• Visit the Club and volunteer

• Contact your local Boys & Girls Club and request opportunities to partner

• Tell parents about our academic program offering

3 Ways to Facilitate Partnership

QUESTIONS?