NExT SUMMER CONVENING 2018 by College of Professional Studies, Northeastern University

NExT SUMMER CONVENING 2018 AGENDA & RESOURCES JULY 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 26, 2018

PROGRAM AT A GLANCE July 23 – Day 1 8:15AM – 9:00AM – 10:00AM – 11:15AM – 12:30PM – 1:45PM – 3:00PM – 4:00PM –

Breakfast Plenary session INSPIRE workshops INSPIRE workshops (choose a different session) Networking lunch LEARN workshops LEARN workshops (choose a different session) Explore EdD Poster Session & Cocktail Reception

July 25 – Day 3 8:15AM – 9:00AM – 10:15AM – 12:00PM – 1-5:00PM –

Breakfast Plenary session LEARN workshops Lunch and CREATE Collaboration Overview Break into CREATE teams

July 24 – Day 2 8:15AM – 9:00AM – 10:15AM – 12:00PM – 2:00PM – 4:00PM –

Breakfast Featured session CONNECT conversations Food Truck Cookout CONNECT Hackathon Walkabout Poster Pitches

July 26 – Day 4 8:15AM – Breakfast 9:00AM – ‘Shark Tank’ pitches 11:00AM – Mobilizing a Networked Movement 11:30AM – Close Out

ONE BOLD MISSION. ENDLESS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Our mission is to elevate experiential learning and make it accessible to every learner in the country. To do this, we are bringing a diverse network of stakeholders together to share their bold ideas and visions on how to leverage experiential learning to transform schools, districts, educational systems, and broaden opportunities for educators and students at all levels. 1

JULY 23, 2018: DAY 1 INSPIRE & LEARN 8:15AM

Breakfast (West Addition, Curry Student Center)

9:00AM

Plenary session (West Addition, Curry Student Center) - Welcome - Shared Context: Experiential Learning’s Time Has Come - We are Part of a Movement: Network Leadership Principles

10:00AM

INSPIRE Workshops: These workshops are designed to explore a variety of innovative and impactful ways that experiential learning is transforming students, schools, and their communities. We will dive into each program’s story and the experiences of the educators bringing it to life. They will focus on unpacking the biggest challenges and highest learnings from their journeys to date, including specific best practices as well as take plenty of time for Q&A to connect with the audience. A. BV CAPS – Blue Valley, Kansas (Snell 123)

C. Powderhouse School – Somerville, Massachusetts (Snell 005)

B. Iowa BIG – Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Snell 121)

D. Barrington Public Schools – Barrington, Rhode Island (Snell 015) E. One Stone - Boise, Idaho (Forsyth 236)

11:00AM

Travel time

11:15AM

INSPIRE Workshops (Choose a different session) A. BV CAPS B. Iowa BIG C. Powderhouse School D. Barrington Public Schools E. One Stone

12:30PM 1:45PM

Networking lunch (International Village Dining Hall // family-style seating) LEARN Workshops: (Choice of one) These workshops are sourced and created to respond to needs from the network. They aim to provide a mix of theoretical content and best practices that will enable us to make use of concepts and action plans in our classrooms, schools, and communities right away. Special note: Participants that opt into the Learn and Earn Package will be eligible for digital badging for each of the workshops they attend, as well as advanced graduate credit after completing a reflective assignment after the Convening. A. Experiential Learning 101 - Kelly Conn (Dodge Hall 070) This workshop provides a big picture overview of experiential learning, education, and practice. After a brief introduction to the historical trajectory of experiential learning, participants will engage with different conceptual frameworks for how we think and learn through experiences. Examples of experiential learning across K—12, higher education, and within organizations will be shared and participants will take away ideas for how to enhance their practice through experiential learning. B. Theories and Management of Planned Change - Rashid Mosley (Dodge Hall 130) A systems view of organizational change and development, including intervention strategies, data collection, diagnosis, and the integration and management of system-wide organizational change. This workshop will review theoretical foundations and applied studies, and introduce the learners to major works and ideas in the field for practical application in organizations and management today and in the future. The workshop

will include theoretical and practical analyses of large organizations. As part of the workshop, the learners will analyze a current organizational system and prepare a plan for management for transformation based on the fieldwork of leading modern management theorists, theories, science, and systemic approaches towards complex and dynamic organizational systems. C. Developing Your Experiential Learning Indicators - Ellen Stoddard and Erin Conley (Dodge Hall 170) Are you in the process of defining yourself as an experiential educator? Are you trying to examine what is experiential about your classroom or the system in which you work? This workshop will give participants a way to compare and contrast their experiential process with peers and evidence presented by the INSPIRE panel. Participants will generate indicators of experiential practice for themselves, in small groups (divided into those interested in classroom application as well as district- or system-wide application) and as a whole. The outcome of the workshop is a living document that participants can add to during the course of the convening and throughout the year. D. Positionality and Facilitation of Experience: Exploring our own identities for the sake of learning - Corliss Thompson (Dodge Hall 270) As educators facilitate the learning of others, it is important to understand who we are and how our own learning experiences shape our practices and perspectives. This workshop will provide a brief introduction to the concept of positionality and allow participants to explore their own positionality and determine what actions can be taken to be aware and build on the strengths of multiple positionalities in a learning environment. E. Learning Analytics - Michael Dean (Dodge Hall 330) Data and its use have permeated nearly every facet of our lives and the stories and consequences, both scary and inspiring, often come alive in headlines. And while data is being produced and captured at prodigious rates never seen before, it will likely only increase. What does this mean for education? Teaching and learning? How is it currently being used in education? How might it be in the future? In this workshop we will address these questions, discuss the history and development of learning analytics and explore its current use. We’ll grapple with the issues of privacy and ethics and compare and contrast learning analytics with traditional quantitative methods. Participants will have the opportunity to see the different methods and models of data analysis, engage with real data and current examples, and discuss how learning analytics could play a role in their profession. F. Making it Happen! - Insights from those who have done it - Chris Unger (Dodge Hall 430) One could say, “An idea is worthless. It’s what you DO with that idea that is important!” There are a multitude of GREAT ideas for making teaching, learning, and schooling different — more student-centered, engaging, and meaningful. But how do you take YOUR idea and make it a reality? In the context of all the great ideas and ways of doing schooling differently, e.g., truly embracing experiential learning, how can you think about yourself as a “change agent” in education that can make the difference between the having of ideas and their becoming a reality. We will present insights and lessons learned from those who have done it, in support of your own thinking about how YOU can take your idea and make it a reality in your community too — whether it be in your classroom, school, district, or starting a new school or program. 2:45PM Travel time 3:00PM LEARN Workshops: (Choose a different session)

A. Experiential Learning 101 B. Theories and Management of Planned Change C. Developing Your Experiential Learning Indicators D. Positionality and Facilitation of Experience: Exploring our own identities for the sake of learning E. Learning Analytics F. Making it Happen! Insights from those who have done it

4:00PM Cross-Pollinating with the Graduate School of Education’s Extended Network: Explore EdD Poster Session & Cocktail Reception (Colonnade Hotel Ballroom, 120 Huntington Ave) 3

JULY 24, 2018: DAY 2 LEARN & CONNECT 8:15AM

Breakfast (West Addition, Curry Student Center)

9:00AM

Featured session: The ‘Robot-Proof’ Future of Work & Learning Joseph Aoun, President, Northeastern University (Blackman Auditorium, Ell Hall)

10:00AM

Travel Time

10:15AM

CONNECT Conversations: (Choice of practitioner fishbowls [panels-in-the-round], followed by a break-out activity) A. Bringing Industry into the Classroom…and Vice Versa (Fenway Center) B. Forming Strategic Partnerships: K—12 and Industry (17th floor, East Village)

12:00PM 2:00PM

Food Truck Cookout on the Quad with EdD/MEd students CONNECT-ing Transformative Possibilities Hackathon (Fenway Center, 77 St. Stephens St.) This time will be devoted to you sharing and accelerating how you would like to “push the envelope” in pursuit of experiential learning in your context (classroom, school, district, organization or community). This is the space to share your thinking up to this point and gain feedback, ideas, and some playful push to move your ideas forward, including how to make your idea a reality.

4:00PM

Walkabout Poster Pitches: See across the spectrum of ideas, designs, and plans for moving experiential learning forward across contexts and communities.

JULY 25, 2018: DAY 3 CONNECT & CREATE 8:15AM

Breakfast (Curry Student Center Ballroom)

9:00AM

Plenary session: Understanding and Exploring Experiential Learning: A Panel Discussion on Research, Inquiry, and Assessment (Curry Student Center Ballroom) Moderator: Dr. Corliss Thompson, Graduate School of Education Associate Teaching Professor

Panelists: Dr. Chris Gallagher, Vice Provost for Curriculum, Undergraduate Education and Experiential Learning, Professor of English Dr. Sean Gallagher, Executive Director, Center for the Future of Higher Education & Talent Strategy, Executive Professor of Educational Policy Dr. Cigdem Talgar, Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning Dr. Yevgeniya (Zhenya) V. Zastavker, Director, The Research Institute for Experiential Learning Science (RIELS)

10:00AM

Travel Time

10:15AM

LEARN Workshops: (Choice of research and measuring outcomes/assessment sessions) 1. Data Literacy in Organizations (International Village 019) Mindy Anastasia, Chief Analytics Officer, Lifelong Learning Network Building an Information Culture: Big Data. Analytics. Data-Driven Decision-Making. These are buzzwords in today’s workplace, but are you struggling with the reality of how to harness data, and build an organization that effectively leverages it for strategy and insight? As leaders and educators, building an “information culture” where individuals regularly and effectively reference data is critical for meeting goals, navigating challenges, and driving change. In this session, we’ll evaluate where your organization is on the Analytics Maturity Continuum and think about what steps you might consider to get to the next level. Come prepared with goals your organization is seeking to achieve, and problems that keep you up at night. We’ll think together about a data strategy that promotes smart solutions to tricky challenges. 2. NExT Year One Findings: From Research to Practice (Snell 123) Ellen Stoddard, Lifelong Learning Network, NExT Research Assistant and Dr. Joan Giblin, Graduate School of Education, Assistant Teaching Professor In this session, we will explore and investigate the findings from a research study conducted with participants involved in the first year of NExT. A main goal of this session will be to translate the research findings into concrete practice, enabling participants to walk away with a tool kit of strategies. In addition to the tool kit, participants will gain confidence in translating published research into tactics and techniques they can apply in the classroom. 3. Data Driven Decision Making (International Village 022) Dr. Michael Dean, Graduate School of Education, Assistant Teaching Professor Data is everywhere and decisions need to be made, hence this session will cover the data decision making process end to end — from instrument design to data collection and analysis to turning those results into action. Participants should come prepared to discuss their own data challenges and successes and engage with a case study of how an organization uses data to inform continuous improvement. 4. How to Write a Grant Proposal to Support your Experiential Learning Project (Snell 015) Dr. Kelly Conn, Graduate School of Education, Associate Teaching Professor Do you have an amazing idea for an experiential learning project, but lack the funding? This workshop provides a big picture overview of the grant writing process including how to identify a potential funder, how to begin to develop a relationship with that funder, and how to construct the essential elements of a successful proposal including: the background and needs statement, program/project description, program/ project goals, objectives, activities, project timeline, program/project evaluation, and budget. 5. Action Research for Educational Leaders (Snell 005) Dr. Sara Ewell, Graduate School of Education, Teaching Professor This session will provide educational leaders with the opportunity to explore action research as a tool for identifying areas of challenges, creating an action plan and assessing it. Leaders (in any role) should come to the session with an area of challenge they would like to address during the workshop.

6. Locating Yourself in the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (Snell 039) Dr. Gail Matthews-DeNatale, Lecturer, Graduate School of Education; Associate Director, Center for Advancing Teaching & Learning through Research In our lives as educators we encounter many challenges in our practice. What are the bottlenecks in your students’ learning? While these problems may be frustrating or even mystifying at times, they also present opportunities for structured inquiry, also known as the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), during which educators explore questions about learning that originate in their own teaching contexts. In this workshop you will be introduced to SoTL as a field and begin to think about the types of questions you might want to systematically pursue in your own work as a scholarly educator. 7. Monitoring and Measuring Experiential Learning: An Introduction to Program Evaluation (Snell 121) Dr. Corliss Thompson, Graduate School of Education, Associate Teaching Professor The mention of program evaluation frequently evokes fear, frustration, or perhaps even boredom. The goal of this session is to provide people with minimal knowledge of program evaluation with a basic understanding of what it is, how it is used, and an understanding of the precursors to creating a strong program evaluation. More specifically, we’ll think about the difference between goals and outcomes and how to develop outcomes from activities. Come to this session with an activity from a program or initiative that you want to understand more deeply and we will begin thinking about how you can apply a program evaluation lens to understand it better.

12:00PM 1:00-5PM

Lunch and CREATE Collaboration Overview (International Village Dining Hall) Break out into CREATE teams (no more than 20 individuals, including a Northeastern facilitator) and spend the afternoon in facilitated work groups around specific opportunities from the hackathon, with the goal of presenting the idea/tool kit/initiative the next day to the network. (Various locations across campus — groups announced at lunch)

JULY 26, 2018: DAY 4 CREATE & MOBILIZE (CURRY STUDENT CENTER BALLROOM) 8:15AM

Breakfast (Curry Student Center Ballroom)

9:00AM

High Impact Pilots and Projects: ‘Shark Tank’ pitches Each team has 10 minutes to present their idea to the whole

11:00AM

Mobilizing a Networked Movement: Network ‘text to vote’ and sign up for what they want to work on/be a part of in the coming year, galvanizing NExT’s agenda and getting commitments of participants to help pilot and shape the work ahead. Please bring a mobile device (tablet or phone) to participate.

11:30AM

Close Out, Commitments, and Reflections

12:00-2PM For Pre- & Post-Conference Packages - (Option) - Debrief

Academic and Service Buildings 66 61 70 68 40 26 51 41 7 36 72 54 66 47

Alumni Center at Columbus Place (CP) Architecture Studio (RG) Asian American Center (AC) Badger & Rosen SquashBusters Center (SB) Barle a Natatorium (BN) Behrakis Health Sciences Center (BK) Blackman Auditorium (AUDL) Cabot Physical Educa on Center (CB) Cahners Hall (CA) Cargill Hall (CG) Catholic Center (CC) Churchill Hall (CH) Columbus Place and Alumni Center (CP) Cullinane Hall (CN)

50 6 57 39 43 82 60 52 71 55 78 53 10 33 46

Curry Student Center (CSC) Cushing Hall (CU) Dana Research Center (DA) Dockser Hall (DK) Dodge Hall (DG) East Village (EV) Egan Engineering/ Science Research Center (EC) Ell Hall (EL) Fenway Center (FC) Forsyth Building (FR) Has ngs Hall at the YMCA (YMC) Hayden Hall (HA) Hillel-Frager (HF) Holmes Hall (HO) Hur g Hall (HT)

83 Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC) (under construc on) 77 Interna onal Village (INV) 35 Kario s Hall (KA) 38 Knowles Center (KN) 34 Lake Hall (LA) 56 La no/a Student Cultural Center (LC) 17 Marino Recrea on Center (MC) 44 Ma hews Arena (MA) 29 Meserve Hall (ME) 48 Mugar Life Sciences Building (MU) 31 Nigh ngale Hall (NI) 27 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Bryant African Amer. Ins tute (AF) 63 Renaissance Park (RP) 42 Richards Hall (RI)

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# Residence Buildings # Parking Garages Parking (permit required) Visitor Parking Handicapped Parking Handicapped-Accessible Entrance Emergency Telephone MBTA Staon Visitor Center Alumni Center at Columbus Place

Parking Garages

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Robinson Hall (RB) ROTC Office (RO) Ryder Hall (RY) Shillman Hall (SH) Snell Engineering Center (SN) Snell Library (SL) Stearns Center (ST) West Village F, G, H (WV) 101 Belvidere (BV) 140 The Fenway (TF) 177 Hun ngton (177) 236 Hun ngton (236) 271 Hun ngton (271)

Residence Buildings 21 67 82 77 1 4 12 9 5 3 20 2

Burstein Hall (BU) Davenport Commons A, B (DC) East Village (EV) Interna onal Village (INV) Kennedy Hall (KDY) Kerr Hall (KH) Levine Hall and St. Stephen Street Complex (LV) Light Hall (LH) Lo man Hall and 153 Hemenway Street (LF) Melvin Hall (MH) Rubenstein Hall (464) Smith Hall (SM)

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Columbus Parking Garage (CPG) Belvidere Parking Garage (BVG) Gainsborough Parking Garage (GG) Renaissance Park Garage (RPG) West Village Parking Garage (WPG)

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Speare Hall (SP) Stetson East (SE) Stetson West (SW) West Village Residence Complex A, B, C, E (WV) West Village Residence Complex F, G, H (WV) White Hall (WH) Willis Hall (WI) 10 Coventry Street (CV) 142–148 Hemenway Street (142–148) 319 Hun ngton Avenue (319) 337 Hun ngton Avenue (337) 407 Hun ngton Avenue (407) 768 Columbus Avenue (768) 780 Columbus Avenue (780) 8

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