KP Catalysts - Knowledge to Power Catalysts

Our friends at Every Hour Counts are expanding their national network! Every Hour Counts is inviting innovative intermediary organizations that are transforming afterschool systems in their communities to join the national movement! Committed to advancing equity and improving outcomes for young people furthest from opportunity, Every Hour Counts provides members with access to valuable resources, collaborative opportunities with visionary leaders, and a platform to influence national policies. Learn more and apply by November 22: https://lnkd.in/gWBPCdZt. Join the informational webinar on October 16th at 2pm (ET) to hear from current members Dr. Traymanesha Lamy (Next Up RVA), Chris Smith (Boston Beyond), and Suzette Harvey (Prime Time Palm Beach County) about the benefits of joining! Register here: https://shorturl.at/ENY0B. #EveryHourCounts #YouthDevelopment #Afterschool #SummerLearning

Join the UCLA Center for the Developing #Adolescent on Wednesday, October 9 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm PT to discuss the new National Scientific Council brief, "Early #Adolescence: A Window of Opportunity for Educators to Support Positive #MentalHealth." This webinar will be particularly useful for educators and school administrators who are interested in learning about research-based recommendations to promote positive mental health in classrooms.? Panelists include report authors and practitioners: ?? Jennifer Pfeifer, PhD, Co-Director of the NSCA; Professor in the Department of Psychology, Director of the Developmental Social Neuroscience Lab, and Science Director for the Center for Translational Neuroscience, all at the University of Oregon ?? Leslie Leve, PhD, Lorry Lokey Chair in Education, Professor and Department Head, Counseling Psychology and Human Services; and Associate Director, Prevention Science Institute, all at the University of Oregon ?? Rhonda Boyd, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine ?? Joanna Williams, PhD, Senior Director of Research at Search Institute ?? Ariel A. Williamson, Ph.D., DBSM, Sleep Expert, Pediatric Sleep Council; Associate Editor, Sleep Health; Assistant Professor, The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon & The Department of Psychology Register now: https://lnkd.in/g-5c5d9M

Join me at #Aurora24! L'aissez les bon temps rouler in New Orleans! I'm especially looking forward to Sunday November 3, at 3:30p CT, when I'll have the joy of presenting alongside Diego Arambula from Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Jenee Henry Wood from Transcend, and Karen J. Pittman from KP Catalysts - Knowledge to Power Catalysts. Our panel will unpack insights that have informed our work at Education Reimagined, with: Demand from Multiple Dimensions: Why and how our society is ripe for learner-centered ecosystems as a path forward for public education systems change. See you there!?https://lnkd.in/dMbStdTN #EducationInnovation #LearnerCenteredEducation #LearnerCenteredEcosystems

We were grateful for the opportunity to support a roundtable discussion yesterday led by U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten at United Way of Dane County in Madison, Wisconsin, as a part of the Deputy Secretary’s 2024 Back-to-School Bus Tour. Participants included local practitioners supporting young people in Madison, local AmeriCorps program representatives, the state service commission, afterschool organizations, Madison Metropolitan School District representatives, and representatives from local youth-serving organizations engaged in tutoring, mentoring, success coaching, postsecondary transition coaching, and/or wraparound/integrated student supports. Renee Moe, President & CEO of United Way Dane County kicked off the welcomes along with Mayor Rhodes-Conway. Deputy Secretary Marten set the stage focusing the conversation on how we can get kids what they need when they need it and in the way that they need it, stressing “it doesn’t happen without partnership.” We had a lively discussion about cross-sector collaboration and partnerships to support students and sustaining NPSS-aligned efforts over the long term. Huge thank you to our host and the following organizations for participating! All-In Milwaukee Bayview Foundation, Inc. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County City of Madison, WI Dane County Human Services Dear Diary, Inc. Families & Schools Together JustDane Lussier Community Education Center Madison Common Council Madison Out-of-School Time (MOST) Madison School & Community Recreation Neighborhood House Community Center Operation Fresh Start PRL Keystone Foundation RSVP OF DANE COUNTY, INC. Serve Wisconsin Simpson Street Free Press The Playing Field (Madison) University of Wisconsin-Extension UW Madison Extension Vera Court Neighborhood Center Wisconsin Reading Corps #EdBusTour24

Don’t miss the fifth webinar in the Centering Youth Thriving series hosted by KP Catalysts - Knowledge to Power Catalysts with Big Picture Learning's Co-Executive Director Andrew Frishman, the former Commissioner?of Elementary and Secondary Education of the State of?Rhode Island Peter McWalters, and the VP of Innovation and Outreach with Afterschool Alliance Alexis Steines Rao. This powerhouse panel will be conversing on work underway to strengthen learning ecosystems by allowing credit for learning outside the classroom that helps lead to multiple career opportunities and skills for a brighter future. Register here https://bit.ly/4gd1K4c for September 17 at 12 pm ET/9 am PT.

In this fourth Centering Youth Thriving webinar hosted by KP Catalysts - Knowledge to Power Catalysts, we will be joined by CommunityShare’s founder and executive director Josh Schachter alongside Patrick DiSimeo, the Chief Strategy Officer at Cruces Creatives, as they inspire us with examples of how schools and out-of-school time spaces can create more relevant and vibrant learning experiences by fully leveraging the skills, knowledge, and life experiences of community members. September 3rd at 12 EST and 9 PST. Register now at https://bit.ly/3XgIk7i?????

XQ Institute joins KP Catalysts - Knowledge to Power Catalysts right now in the Centering Youth Thriving webinar series and dives into how to Reimagining Schools. There is still time to jump on zoom. Join Meeting https://lnkd.in/dfy5ctXZ

Looking forward to tomorrow's third webinar in their Centering Youth Thriving series - “Thriving School Systems: How the XQ Competencies Anchor Youth Thriving and Propel School Transformation?”? - will feature XQ Institute Senior Advisor Michele Cahill discussing the XQ Competency Framework and their suite of tools for bringing the Competencies to students and their communities. Based on cutting-edge research in adolescent neuroscience, developmental psychology, and the science of learning—and endorsed by experts, educators, and students—the Competencies provide a new way to define student success by fully integrating cognitive, social, emotional, and academic learning.??Don’t miss it at 12 pm ET/9 am PT.???Register here https://bit.ly/3Wi6hJE? KP Catalysts - Knowledge to Power Catalysts is hosting Thriving School Systems: A Centering Youth Thriving Webinar . Make sure to attend it tomorrow.