Embassy Suites Hotel Resort & Conference Center
5400 John Q Hammons Blvd. NW
Concord, NC 28027
Only1 mile to Lowe’s Motor Speedway; 1/2 mile to Concord Mills Mall
(Hotel) (704) 455-8200 (Fax) (704) 454-1719
Register Early for Group Rate:
$114 for one adult; $124 two adults (per suite/per night)
(Cut-off Date for Discounted Group Rate is October 7, 2008.)
Www.embassysuitesconcord.com
Group/Convention Code is NAC
Keynote Address
Eric Rowles
is the President and CEO of Leading to Change, a nationally recognized training and consulting agency that has worked with over 100,000 youth and professionals in the afterschool field in the past 15 years. Mr. Rowles previously held the position of Senior Director of Training with the Youth Leadership Institute where he designed and developed a national training institute. He also served as the Director of Leadership Development at Rutgers University and managed his own private training and educational theater organization, Leadership Through Motivation Productions. He spent five years as a substance abuse prevention coordinator, six years as the Director of International Youth Summer Abroad programs, and has over a decade of experience as a professional DJ and event producer.
Eric has provided training for the National Conference on Community & Justice, Teaching Tolerance, National Defamation League, Communities In Schools, America’s Promise, Donors Choose, and the United Way. Eric has been a faculty member at UNC-Charlotte and Rutgers University, and has published over twenty nationally distributed publications on the importance of afterschool work. Eric holds dual BA degrees in Ethnic and Cultural Studies and Sociology/Psychology/Anthropology/Philosophy, as well as a MS degree in Educational Leadership and Design. Eric lives in Charlotte, NC with his wife and two daughters.
Capnote Address
Mike Minter
An All-Pro Safety and team captain, Minter has lived the highs of playing in the Super Bowl and the lows of a team that won only one game in 16. Playing his entire career with the Carolina Panther’s (drafted in 1997), the All-Pro Safety officially retired on August 7, 2007 but not before becoming the Carolina Panther’s all-time leader in forced fumbles and was ranked among the team’s leading tacklers almost every season.
Minter and NFL partners began Ruckus House Learning Center which provides faith-based childcare, skill development and learning for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years and currently serves hundreds of children from two locations just north of Charlotte, NC. Plans are underway to provide quality care and education to even more children through additional locations throughout the US.
As an aspiring pastor, Mike Minter gives all credit for his accomplishments to God. “You know that you are doing everything for His glory, and not yours,” Minter stated. This man with a reputation for unprecedented integrity takes his faith with him wherever he goes--the football field, the altar and the boardroom.
As a dynamic motivational speaker, Minter’s insights are unique, he makes his listeners laugh and think while encouraging them to find their true purpose in life.
Pre-Conference Day
November 6, 2008
Session A: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Catching, Coaching and Keeping a Winning Team-Lori Jones, Statewide School Age Project Manager, SWCDC.
An interactive workshop that gives participants a playbook of tips and strategies for recruiting, hiring, and retaining staff to create a winning team for your school age program!
Session B: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
SACERS Training Camp-Robin Sink, Regional School Age Specialist, Guilford Child Development
Play by play explore the game plan, review the 'purple book' and additional notes, inventory, arrange, assess team interactions and learn what to expect from the team who will come in to assess your program on game day! This engaging, interactive time focuses on what needs to happen to win the SACERS Super Bowl.
Session C: 2:30-p.m. 5:30 p.m.
Site Visits or Tour Panthers Stadium (limited to first participants)
Session D: 2:30 p.m.– 5:30 p.m.
What’s Your Team’s True Color? Yolanda Bynum, Lead Training Associate, Leading to Change
What's your OWN coaching/leadership style, and how do you use it in different groups? How well do you work with different styles of players on your team? This session will highlight YOUR leadership and team-building skills, while learning more about the other styles in the room and taking practical strategies to use to take back to your center to implement with your own team. Ready, Set, Hike! Prepare for this dynamic, high-speed and high energy experience.
Would you like to: place an ad in our conference brochure? present a workshop at the conference? participate by being a vendor during the conference? have marketing items to promote the conference to colleagues? register for the conference? See below!
2008 USEFUL FORMS:
For Additional Information Please Contact--
Conference Chairpersons:
Karen Darby
Or
Sarah Roberson
(919) 495-2400 or
Sarah_b_roberson@ncsu.edu
Ready for a Quick Sneak Peak into a few of the workshops that will be offered at the 2008 NCASC Conference? We are excited and getting ready to kick off!
Here are just a few; keep checking back as we will keep adding more as the time gets closer!!!
Understanding Gangs-Mark Bridgeman-Fayetteville Police Department
Get It Together! How to Organize Yourself on A Shoestring Budget-Deanne Morgan, Professional Organizer
Meth Labs and Children-Mike Sheron, SBI
Implement Chess in your Afterschool Program!-Championship Chess
Beyond Icebreakers-Multi Risk Initiatives that Challenge and Work with Young People-
Rowles
Celebrating Diversity-Dixon
Enhancing Academics and Youth Development-
Douglas
Geofitness-English
Promoting Cultural Competence in Public Education-Babineaux/Snydor
Youth Experimenting in Science Curriculum-
Wyatt
Excuse My French-Hughes/Cook
Are You Game?-Allegra/Soles
Recharge!-Stephens
Fun 'n' Games the AfterSchool Programs-Gray-Ford
A Menegerie of Arts & Crafts-Cook-Mack
Extending Academics in Afterschool--Thompson
Math Counts! Practical Gamrs and Activities for AfterSchool Programs-
Govan Hunt/Hunt
Beyond Race: Refocusing the Lens on Social Justice Through Experiential Training Addressing Race, Class, Gender, Orientation, and Faith-Based Differences-Rowles
The Millenials: Weebles, Scrilla, Steezy & Swarming0 Youth Culture 2008 and what EVERY Adult Needs to Know About This Generation-Rowles
Music, Power, & Action: Using Today's Music and Video as POWERFUL Tools for Learning!-Rowles
Boys will be....What are the Messages that our Young Men Recieve and How to Engage and Retain Their Involvement-Collins
Teaching Science in Out-of-School Programs for Fun and Learning-Dunham
Achieving Sustainability with Successful Grant Seeking Strategies!-Dr. Prestridge Sweet
Increase Your Program's Family and Community Involvement While Building Sustainability-Dr. Prestridge Sweet
Art in a Bag-Use of Trash to Make Art Treasures-Neese/Sizemore
Supportive Positive Behaviors-George/Berkeley
Partnering with Families-Berkeley/George
Introduction to Inclusion-Stone/George
Repectful Accommodations-George/Stone
Facilitation Methods for You to Use-Aycock
Skillastics: Raising Student Self-Esteem Through Creative Fitness Fundamentals-Slade
Who's Enrolled in My Program-You or Your Mom?-Hill-Veal
Raise Your Voice for AfterSchool-Tate
Who Makes the Rules for Child Care Licensing?- Tate
Positive Teaching Strategies-Swink
Math Games: The Number Connection-
Joyce
Play Around-Wilson
Making Movies: Active Learning with the F.I.L.M. Project-
Zingraf
All I Need is One "Mic"-Understanding Hip-Hop-Urban Thoughts
From Darkness to Light-Sexual Abuse Prevent-Ehrnsberger & Tobar
Science Fun for AfterSchool Children-Doiron
Licensing Requirements for AfterSchool Programs-DCD
Join your colleagues in Concord
November 7th & 8th, 2008
