Professional development

opportunities

Dropout Prevention Summit
http://www.americaspromise.org/APAPage.aspx?id=10158

America’s Promise Alliance is supporting more than 100 state and local Dropout Prevention Summits across the country in the next two years. Every governor has been invited to host a statewide summit, and an additional 55 mayors and superintendents were also invited to host separate city-level summits.

Ohio’s statewide summit is scheduled for fall 2008; Ohio cities invited to host a summit are Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo. The Columbus summit is October 15-16, 2009.

National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) Youth Development Symposium
November 18-20, 2008
Chicago, IL
http://www.nawdp.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Did_You_Know
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Registration deadline: November 10, 2008
Early Bird Registration deadline: October 10, 2008

The 2008 NAWDP Youth Development Symposium–Empowering Youth Achievement in a New Economy–is in Chicago, Illinois on November 18-20. The Keynote speaker for this event is noted educator and youth enthusiast: Dr. Steve Parese. His presentation, "The Challenge of Connecting with Youth" will explore the predictable challenges of relationship development between troubled youth and staff. Attendees will gain new insights into youth behaviors, typical staff mistakes, and more effective adult responses at each stage of relationship development. Pre-symposium workshops are also offered. They include:

• It's Not Crazymaking: Serving Youth with Mental Health Needs 
• Employer Relations: Beyond the Handshake
• How to Make Your Youth Employment Program Support Gang Diversions

Careers Conference 2009: From Inspiration to Application
January 26-28, 2009
Madison, Wisconsin
http://www.cew.wisc.edu/careersConf/default.aspx

Early-bird registration ends: December 15, 2008
Proposal submission deadline: August 29, 2008

The 23rd annual Careers Conference, sponsored by the Center on Education and Work at University of Wisconsin-Madison, is designed to serve everyone and anyone who is involved with career development and education for work. This national conference presents learning opportunities at all levels, from a basic introduction for those starting out to the very latest practices, strategies, and resources for those who are advanced in the field.

Shared Youth Vision Webinars
http://www.spra.com/PEP/syv.shtml

As part of the Department of Labor’s Performance Enhancement Project, three webinars were designed to meet the need for additional implementation ideas for regional, state and local leads of Shared Youth Vision collaboratives. The webinars and accompanying materials, which were presented October-December 2007, are available online and cover: Shared Youth Vision Self Assessment Tools, Collaborative Approach to Serving the Neediest Youth, and Resource and Gap Mapping.