We recognize that engaging youth in this new way requires a new way of working for many of you. As such, we will be hosting workshops providing technical and pedagogical supports and best practices to support organizations in engaging in remote models of serving youth.
Join the My Chi. My Future initiative in a connected conversation with some of Chicago’s in-school and out-of-school leaders. The discussion will delve into how organizations and schools have supported the socio-emotional health, and addressed trauma, for youth prior to remote-learning; how have organizations’ changed their strategies in response to the pandemic and current events; and how can in-school and out-of-school stakeholders work together to continue supporting the wellbeing of Chicago’s youth moving forward.
Jennifer Farrell-Rottman, Network 3 Chief at Chicago Public Schools, will moderate this discussion.
Panelists:
Charles Anderson, Principal at Michele Clark at CPS
Hellen Antonopoulos, Director of Social Emotional Learning at CPS
Verneé Green, Executive Director at Mikva Challenge
April Lillstrom, Program Partnership Director at Urban Initiatives
Maurice Swinney, Chief Equity Officer at CPS
Eric Reyes, YouMedia at CPL
Check back soon for the recording of Project Exploration's webinar
Project Exploration’s Deputy Director Kelli Beyer Patel and Executive Director Natasha Smith-Walker share how they focused on organizational shifts in light of COVID-19. They discuss how strategic programmatic changes can lead to successful remote engagement of youth and families. Hear how the team centered their mission and continue to build digital tools that will be valuable beyond our society’s current circumstances.
View recordingOn Friday May 1st, youth-service organizations, representing communities across Chicago, convened virtually as part of the “My CHI. My Future.” initiative to share the new and creative ways they are virtually programming for and with youth and creating and sustaining community and togetherness, even though we are physically apart. Organizations are also eager to share, collaborate with, and learn from one another about how they have pivoted, organizationally and programmatically, to remote engagement of youth. MCMF is creating opportunities to curate and elevate this work. Look out for upcoming learning, sharing, and networking opportunities for MCMF organizations. Check out this video from the May 1st convening for what’s to come!
View recordingJoin the My Chi. My Future initiative in a connected conversation with some of Chicago’s in-school and out-of-school leaders. The discussion will delve into how organizations and schools have supported the socio-emotional health, and addressed trauma, for youth prior to remote-learning; how have organizations’ changed their strategies in response to the pandemic and current events; and how can in-school and out-of-school stakeholders work together to continue supporting the wellbeing of Chicago’s youth moving forward.
Jennifer Farrell-Rottman, Network 3 Chief at Chicago Public Schools, will moderate this discussion.
Panelists:
Charles Anderson, Principal at Michele Clark at CPS
Hellen Antonopoulos, Director of Social Emotional Learning at CPSMolly Burke, Executive Director of Student Support and Engagement at CPS
Verneé Green, Executive Director at Mikva Challenge
April Lillstrom, Program Partnership Director at Urban Initiatives
Maurice Swinney, Chief Equity Officer at CPS
Eric Reyes, YouMedia at CPL
In this professional learning session, Project SYNCERE shares their experiences doing hands-on, real-world engineering learning via virtual programming this summer. They share their program design, lessons learned, and promising practices for online youth engagement. The session concludes with Q&A with the Project SYNCERE team.
View recordingOn June 10, 2020 Leslie Beller, Director of MHA Labs, along with Steven Rosado, Consultant at Praxis Institute Chicago and Terrence Pruitt, Founder at Project Restore, facilitated a conversation and shared resources to help organizations think through:
Engagement: Approaches to keep virtual sessions interactive, interesting and meaningful;
Group Management: Frameworks to cultivate safe, respectful, and collaborative digital communities;
Clarity: Templates to translate communications and instructions to youth for remote engagement and instruction;
Ownership: How to engage and incorporate youth ideas & inputs.
Afterschool for Children and Teens (ACT) Now Illinois serves out-of-school organizations across the state, and is part of a nationwide network across all 50 states. They have years of experience designing virtual engagement for groups ranging from 2 to 200 people. In this webinar, Susan Stanton and Emma Spencer provide an in-depth walkthrough of topics including 1) intentionally choosing platforms based on purpose and key features, 2) engaging audiences with graphics, and 3) gathering analytics and engagement information from your virtual events, and they respond to questions from the community of providers who attended.
View recordingIn this recorded interview, ACT Now Illinois’ Network Lead Susan Stanton and Youth Development Associate Emma Spencer describe their organization’s mission and walk through the wealth of free resources available on their website — including a range of supports for afterschool programming and resources developed to support partner organizations through COVID-19 specifically. Listen in to hear more about these resources and upcoming directions!
View recordingOn May 15, 2020, members of the Project Exploration team shared concrete ways they have pivoted their STEM programming, including the creation of their STEM@Home initiative and their STEM@Home Kits with other Chicago community-based organizers. Connect with Project Exploration by email or visit: www.projectexploration.org/coffee
View recordingProject Exploration’s Deputy Director Kelli Beyer Patel and Executive Director Natasha Smith-Walker share how they focused on organizational shifts in light of COVID-19. They discuss how strategic programmatic changes can lead to successful remote engagement of youth and families. Hear how the team centered their mission and continue to build digital tools that will be valuable beyond our society’s current circumstances.
View recordingOn Friday May 1st, youth-service organizations, representing communities across Chicago, convened virtually as part of the “My CHI. My Future.” initiative to share the new and creative ways they are virtually programming for and with youth and creating and sustaining community and togetherness, even though we are physically apart. Organizations are also eager to share, collaborate with, and learn from one another about how they have pivoted, organizationally and programmatically, to remote engagement of youth. MCMF is creating opportunities to curate and elevate this work. Look out for upcoming learning, sharing, and networking opportunities for MCMF organizations. Check out this video from the May 1st convening for what’s to come!
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