OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROGRAMS AND YOUTH
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2022 Nevada OST Program Survey |
NAN is collecting information that will be used to update our statewide map of available programs that will be accessible to the public though the NAN website.
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EDCORPS 2022/2023 APPLICATIONS OPEN |
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The EdCorps experience allows any learning environment – classroom, club, or afterschool program – to use entrepreneurship as a vehicle for learning. Not only does a student-run business give classroom content new relevance and opportunities for students to develop real-world skills and an entrepreneurial mindset, but the experience also allows them to work in and with their community in empowering ways.
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INVENTIONLAND INNOVATION CURRICULUM GRANT |
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Inventionland Education is providing awardees with a $3,500 grant for the courseware with a two-year (or more) site license, as well as a 25% discount on all optional student and teacher resources. The course is student-driven and teaches the fundamentals of inventing, innovation, and entrepreneurship, culminating in an actual business pitch during a final Innovation Contest. Any public, private, parochial, cyber, or chartered school is eligible for this grant, regardless of size, population, or income. Inventionland Education provides ongoing support to assist facilitators in successfully implementing the curriculum.
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VENTURELAB SPARK STARTUP MENTORSHIP |
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VentureLab is changing the game for students without access to startup funds! Know a kid ages 8-18 with a business idea and a need? Started in 2019, VentureLab Spark Startup provides a four-month mentorship program to help their business get started or scale up. This program is best for youth who have an existing business idea and are looking for the guidance and resources to grow as a young entrepreneur. Fall cohort applications are due by August 22.
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Check out the Moonshot Booster Packs and Community of Practice opportunities for OST programs below!
We encourage Nevada OST programs to apply for any and all opportunities they are interested in.
Click Images Below for More Information
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Check out additional opportunities below for programs and OST professionals looking to participate in collaboration with the Nevada Afterschool Network! |
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YouthAstroNet is inviting educators, youth service providers, and their middle-school-age learners to join our Youth Astronomy Network - a national, online community of youth, educators, and scientists that aims to help youth gain confidence and identity as someone who can do science through personal participation in authentic inquiry, using our MicroObservatory online robotic telescope network.
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If interested in participating, complete a brief application. If you are selected, stipends are available for participating educators! |
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Millions of professionals and volunteers work with young people every day in the many settings where youth play, learn, and grow outside of the school day. Yet, we have little collective information about this essential workforce. We want to know more about those who are still in the youth fields and those who left, so that we can explore, define, and elevate this collective workforce and their work with youth.
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Celebrate the 23rd Annual Lights On Afterschool October 20, 2022! |
Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families, and communities. The effort has become a hallmark of the afterschool movement and generates media coverage across the country each year.
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Start planning early for your program’s Lights On Afterschool event in 2022!
Not sure where to start?
Check out these resources.
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Register Your Lights On Afterschool Event |
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When you register your event as an official Lights On Afterschool celebration, you’ll receive an event starter kit, which includes 10 free posters to help you promote your event, and make you eligible for cool prizes each week.
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Join Us on Our Regional OST Partnership Meetings |
Join NAN for our first regional partnership meetings! Meetings will include time for networking with fellow OST programs, learning from STEM experts, and best of all - brunch!
Las Vegas: Aug 23rd; 9 am-11 am
Reno: Aug 25th; 9 am-11 am
Attend in-person or virtually!
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National Summer Learning Association (NSLA): Summer Changes Everything Conference |
Join NSLA and leaders from across the country at the 2022 national conference: Summer Changes Everything™, October 24-26 in Washington, DC. More than 800 cross-sector leaders focused on summer will be attending!
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Virtual - Wednesday, August 10th - 5:30pm |
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Out of School Time: SET Everyday...Using Centers in Afterschool |
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Virtual - Wednesday, August 17th - 5:30pm
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Calling all educators interested in learning about free entrepreneurship education resources and how they are used! Learn about how free YIPPEE resources can help you meet curriculum standards for your class.
Thursday, August 4th, 2022 4-5:30PM
- 4-4:30PM: focused on K-4 resources
- 4:30-5PM: focused on 5-8 resources
- 5-5:30PM: focused on 9-12 resources
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With the ever-evolving nature of STEM education, STEMposiums are the key to navigating both today’s instructional needs and tomorrow’s new normal in the classroom.
Featuring premier speakers from across the United States, each STEMposium brings together the knowledge of on-the-ground experts and relevant topics that every classroom in America is facing right now.
Most importantly, STEMposiums are not product promotions—they’re offered to address issues affecting all students for a better tomorrow. Because together, we are stronger than we are apart.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
NAN continues to look for ways to support your professional development needs. Please visit our page to find all training opportunities available to afterschool and OST professionals like you!
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Access the recording of past webinars here.
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Check out our upcoming training calendar here.
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The Million Girls Moonshot Toolkit is a collection of resources and tools for all 50 Mott Afterschool States Networks, their partners, and programs, to utilize for the Million Girls Moonshot Initiative. All transformative practice resources have been vetted using a culturally responsive and equity lens to foster inclusive STEM learning spaces for all youth, particularly girls.
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Recruiting Volunteers & Mentors - VolunteerMatch Partnership
VolunteerMatch is one of the biggest volunteer platforms, linking STEM professionals to programs and networks for volunteer and mentoring opportunities. With over 1.3 million visitors per month, VolunteerMatch is now FREE to networks and nonprofit program partners as part of the Moonshot.
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STEM Program Quality Improvement – FREE Training Opportunity
The Dimensions of Success Program Planning Tool (DoS-PPT) is a free resource for facilitators of out-of-school and in-school STEM learning programs. The planning tool provides a brief introduction to each dimension of the DoS framework, sample videos, and examples to guide the use of DoS when preparing activity plans for youth. The tool is written without research jargon or assumed expertise in STEM and is meant to reach a wide range of audiences.
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President Biden is calling on schools to use the $122 billion in ARP funds to provide high-quality tutoring, summer learning and enrichment, and afterschool programs that are proven pathways to helping students make up for lost learning time and succeed in school and in life, including by supporting their mental health. Building on President Biden’s call to action in the State of the Union, the Biden-Harris Administration is also joining with leading organizations to launch the National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS) to provide students with an additional 250,000 tutors and mentors over the next three years.
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Wonderschool is an all-in-one business tool that is FREE to all providers in Nevada. The goal of the partnership is to strengthen childcare businesses across the state to positively impact you & the communities you support. Wonderschool gives you access to a website, app, and financial tools.
Wonderschool offers providers the resources they need to successfully run their center or in-home child care program. To get started visit our website!
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Nevada Out-Of-School Time Program Quality Toolkit
We invite you to use this new Self-Assessment toolkit and reach back to us for Questions, comments, & suggestions.
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Mizzen by Mott inspires, engages, and sparks learning in young people. With activities from premier organizations like Jazz at Lincoln Center and powerful management tools, this new app can help you strengthen your afterschool program.
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Curriculum Highlight:
National Wildlife Federation
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The National Wildlife Federation is the largest. NWF is now offering a cornucopia of exciting content for the out-of-school-time field through Mizzen. Whether you live in a city, suburb, or small town, NWF can help you open a world of outdoor discovery and fun to your learners that build STEM skills, promotes well-being, and empowers them to become better environmental stewards.
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Website: www.nevadaafterschool.org
Email: NAN@unlv.edu
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