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AFCOST Symposium 2019

2019 SYMPOSIUM

Welcome to the 2019 AFCOST Symposium. This is our 7th year! Below you will find the schedule and registration.

The Symposium will be held in Washburn, Sherrill and Burnham Halls on Lesley University’s Brattle Campus (off of Garden Street). Please note that there’s construction going on in Sherrill Hall so look for AFCOST signs directing you to workshop spaces.

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9:00am EST

RegistrationLIMITED Washburn Lounge, Lesley Univerity Brattle Campusus

9:30am EST

Building Equity Bridges: Understanding Barriers to Equity in Cambridge Public SchoolsFULL Tyler Room, Burnham Hall, Lesley University Brattle Campus Mental Health & Self CareFULL Sherrill Hall, Rm. 251, Lesley University Brattle Campus Relate Before They Date: Supporting Youth to Develop Healthy RelationshipsFILLING Lesley University Sherrill Hall, Rm 154

11:30am EST

Shifting and Sharing Power, Privilege, and Equity with Parents in After School ProgramsFULL Sherrill Hall, Rm. 251, Lesley University Brattle Campus Include Others, Listen deeply, and Speak Up with Leadership EmbodimentFILLING Tyler Room, Burnham Hall, Lesley University Brattle Campus Reflection is an Action: Journaling as Self-CareFULL Sherrill Hall Rm 151, Lesley University Brattle campus

9:00am EST

Registration & NetworksingLIMITED Washburn Lounge, Lesley Univerity Brattle Campusus

9:30am EST

Storytelling for Social Change: Healing power of shared purposeFILLING Sherrill Hall, Rm 350, Lesley University Brattle, campus Culturally Responsive Afterschool: How to develop healthy working norms & build community while working with privilege parentsFILLING Tyler Room, Burnham Hall, Lesley University Brattle Campus Introduction to Parkour - An interactive workshop for all participants of ALL ages and abilities to understand the philosophy and roots of this dynamic disciplineLIMITED Washburn Auditorium, Lesley University, Brattle Campus Sister, Sister! - the benefits and tips on supporting your sibling site!LIMITED Sherrill Hall Rm 151, Lesley University Brattle campus "How Did You Solve That?": Supporting Students with Math During Out of School TimeLIMITED Sherrill Hall, Rm, 154, Lesley University Brattle Campus

11:30am EST

It's All About Behavior & Classroom Management in the 21st Century ClassroomFILLING Sherrill Hall, Rm. 251, Lesley University Brattle Campus Here Now. There Later!FULL Tyler Room, Burnham Hall, Lesley University Brattle Campus The "Don't Call It STEAM" WorkshopFULL Washburn Auditorium, Lesley University, Brattle Campus

9:00am EST

Registration & NetworkingLIMITED Washburn Lounge, Lesley Univerity Brattle Campusus

10:00am EST

Racial Equity Efforts, Priorities and Strategies Across the OST, CPS and DHSP LandscapesFILLING Washburn Auditorium, Lesley University, Brattle Campus

9:00am EST

Registration & NetworkingLIMITED Washburn Lounge, Lesley Univerity Brattle Campusus

9:30am EST

Family Engagement: Going Deeper!FILLING Sherrill Hall, Rm 350, Lesley University Brattle, campus Love and Fear in EducationFILLING Tyler Room, Burnham Hall, Lesley University Brattle Campus Creating Welcoming SpacesLIMITED Sherrill Hall, Rm. 251, Lesley University Brattle Campus Creating Bridges to Health through Connection with Nature, Part 1: An Invitation to ActionLIMITED Washburn Auditorium, Lesley University, Brattle Campus Math Literacy is the Key to 21st Century CitizenshipLIMITED Sherrill Hall, Rm, 154, Lesley University Brattle Campus The #Movements ProjectLIMITED Sherrill Hall, Rm. 250, Lesley University Brattle Campus

11:30am EST

It's in the air we breathe; How to begin to understand and undo the system of racismFILLING Sherrill Hall, Rm 350, Lesley University Brattle, campus An Empath’s Guide to Energy TransferenceFULL Tyler Room, Burnham Hall, Lesley University Brattle Campus Creating Bridges to Health through Connection with Nature, Part 2: Let's Get OutsideLIMITED Washburn Auditorium, Lesley University, Brattle Campus You have THAT at the library?: STEAM kit petting zooFILLING Sherrill Hall, Rm. 154, Lesley University Brattle Campus

9:00am EST

Registration & NetworkingLIMITED Washburn Lounge, Lesley Univerity Brattle Campusus

9:30am EST

Love & LeadershipFILLING Tyler Room, Burnham Hall, Lesley University Brattle Campus What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? Breaking Down the Cliches & Understanding the Current Labor MarketFILLING Sherrill Hall, Rm 350, Lesley University Brattle, campus Rethinking Behavioral Difficulties Part 1: What We Know About Brains and the Role of EmpathyFILLING Washburn Auditorium, Lesley University, Brattle Campus

11:30am EST

Rethinking Behavioral Difficulties Part 2: Case Study & Action PlanningFULL Washburn Auditorium, Lesley University, Brattle Campus Hear Me Out: empowering youth to tell their stories through artFULL Tyler Room, Burnham Hall, Lesley University Brattle Campus