Tools for Afterschool: Expanding Horizons
August 17, 2011, UW‐Stevens Point
Workshop Descriptions
Workshop Session 1, 10:30am to 11:45am
1A.
The Special Needs, the Provider and the Parent, Bobbi Hibbard, Bobbi’s Family Daycare, LLC
A providers/parents perspective on having special needs in your program. Bobbie Hibbard has been taking
special needs children into her daycare program for the past several years.
1B.
Bridging Afterschool with the Regular School Day/SEDL Toolkit, Lautauscha Shell, 21st Century Community
Learning Center
Bridging Afterschool with the Regular School Day is geared towards CLC Administrators and Directors. It
provides 10 ideas on ways to increase the ties between the regular school day and afterschool care.
1C.
Move to the Groove, Rhex Arboleda
Through physical activity, this session deals with preventing childhood obesity and is activity‐based.
1D.
The Three R’s in Dysfunctional Famlies, Kathy Asper, Marshfield Clinic‐Center for Community Outreach
Statistics show that at least 25% of today's youth are living in a home where alcohol and/or other drugs are a
problem. These children learn a different set of rules, roles, and relationship patterns that often pose
problems in their lives and in your afterschool program. This presentation will help you identify these youth,
will provide various suggestions on how to deal with their behaviors, and will detail several resource options.
1E.
How on Earth Do You Relate to an Adolescent? Dr. Pat Shaw, UW‐Stevens Point School of Education
To best assist adolescents, it is helpful to know what they need. Gain a basic understanding of how to foster
positive growth in five areas of adolescent development: cognitive, social, psychological, moral, and
intellectual. Participants will learn several hands‐on activities that will engage adolescents and promote
positive progress in the five areas.
Workshop Session 2, 12:45am to 2:00pm
2A.
Angler Education—Got Fishing, Start a Club! (Sessions 2&3), Kimberly Anderson, Wisconsin DNR
Join us as we teach you the key components of starting a Fishing Club in your program. FREE angler instructor
curriculum included!
2B.
Elements of Afterschool Volunteer Training, Lori Laberee, UW‐Extension Cooperative Extension
Dee Martin, Winter School After School Coordinator
Local staff and volunteers who work with youth need youth development training to provide quality after
school programming.
2C.
Change Any Behavior in 4 Easy Steps, Dolores Kokinos
You will learn about the root cause of behaviors in 15 minutes and have plenty of role playing opportunities to
practice using the 4 step process.
2D.
Kill it While it’s Kickin’, Dan Teuteberg, UW‐Extension 4‐H Youth Development
Come learn fun, quick, easy activities to lead with youth! Practice facilitating a number of creative games and
activities for youth ages 8‐14 which require LITTLE to NO PROPS!
2E.
Fostering Resiliency in Youth, Kathy Asper, Marshfield Clinic‐Center for Community Outreach
Some children and teens possess personal resilience that helps them avoid alcohol, tobacco, and other drug
problems. This presentation will help school staff identify the "protective factors" which promote such
resiliency, and determine how these factors can be incorporated into the school curriculum and environment.
Workshop Session 3, 2:15pm to 3:30pm
3A.
Angler Education—Got Fishing? Start a Club! (Sessions 2&3), Kimberly Anderson, Wisconsin DNR
Join us as we teach you the key components of starting a Fishing Club in your program. FREE angler instructor
curriculum included!
3B.
Youngstar and School Aged Programs, Bridget Cullen, Wisconsin Department of Children & Families
An overview of the development of YoungStar, service delivery and implementation for school age programs.
3C.
Elements of Afterschool Volunteer Training, Lori Laberee, UW‐Extension Cooperative Extension
Local staff and volunteers who work with youth need youth development training to provide quality after
school programming.
3D.
Teaching STEM and Inquiry in any and all Project Areas, Monica Lobenstein and Joanna Skluzacek,
UW ‐Extension
Help your students get more from afterschool activities! Gain new ways to incorporate hands‐on STEM
learning into afterschool project areas like service learning.
3E.
Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Entertain Children, Kathy Asper, Marshfield Clinic‐Ctr for Community Outreach
This session will provide an overview of dozens of inexpensive craft activities, simple‐to‐play games, and
inexpensive craft recipes to use with children Pre‐K and up. Also includes information on the artistic stages of
children's artwork, provides several "do's' and "don'ts" for fostering creativity, and provides suggestions on
how to encourage children's interest in areas of the "arts"‐ especially storytelling/drama, drawing, painting and
sculpture.