Weaving our Common Threads:
Social-Emotional Learning, Engagement & Social Justice

CALL FOR PRESENTERS

SOAR seeks workshop presenters and panelists for the 7th annual Putting the Pieces Together professional development and networking conference.  This event connects and informs SOAR partners and community members working for the success of children and youth from birth to age eighteen. The over 400 attendees include a wide range of people working to support children, youth and families at different levels (direct service providers, agency directors, and community members, local government representatives) and all contexts, from grassroots to large organizations.

SOAR welcomes presentations from anyone with a relevant and useful message, including seasoned and first-time presenters, direct service providers, agency directors, grassroots representatives and youth.  SOAR also strongly encourages proposals from a diversity of presenters including people of color, youth, bilingual/bicultural presenters, and presenters who address issues of race, class, gender, poverty, LGBTQ issues, special needs/disabilities, culture, immigrant or refugee communities, and other areas of identity.  There will be a bilingual track, possibly featuring presentations in Spanish, Somali and Vietnamese. For more information about the conference, click here.

CONFERENCE THEME

Weaving our Common Threads: Social-Emotional Learning, Engagement & Social Justice
Workshops will engage dialogue about using collaborative, innovative, and engaging approaches to create a stronger network of supports for children and youth in King County, from birth through young adulthood. Presenters will discuss practical tools and tips on strengthening our work through:

• Social-Emotional Learning: Nurturing strong bonds, relationships, and holistic skills
  
• Engagement: Infusing youth voice, family and community involvement
  
• Social Justice: Working to address social justice issues and inequities and create systemic change in our communities

WORKSHOP TOPIC EXAMPLES

• Social-Emotional Learning in Early Childhood and K-12
• Measuring the Impact of Social-Emotional Learning
• Strong Relationships between Caregivers & Children
• Meaningful Youth Roles, Youth Voice & Empowerment
• Intergenerational Work, Youth-Adult Partnerships
• Successful Family & Community Engagement Models
• Cultural Competency & Social Justice in Child & Youth Development
• Bridging between Students' Home and School Cultures
• Parents, Families & Youth in Policy Advocacy
• Successful Partnerships between Schools, Families & Community Organizations
• Funding: How-To, Trends & Collaborative Fund Seeking

GENERAL CRITERIA FOR PRESENTATIONS

• Workshop sessions are 75 and 90 minutes
• Knowledge gained in workshops should be transferrable; presentations should be focused on “How To” rather than “Show and Tell.” If you are presenting your own project, program or model, please use it as a context for sharing how other communities may apply this knowledge to their own projects.
• Connect to the King County Action Agendas goals (click here for details) and address the healthy development and success of early childhood (birth- age five), school-age children and youth (ages six-18), and/or family support issues
• Be relevant to one or more audiences (e.g. service providers, program directors, executive directors, systems builders, community partners, grassroots organizers, people of color, refugee and immigrant populations)
• Preference given to workshops that are innovative, interactive, experiential and/or create a tangible product.

PRESENTER REGISTRATION: Presenters receive free conference registration (includes breakfast, lunch, conference materials and a full day of inspiring and informative workshops).

PRIORITY DEADLINE: The deadline has past (4/22). Please only submit a proposal if it was requested by a SOAR staff member or Pieces Planning Committee member.

CONTACT: For questions or proposal ideas, contact harla@childrenandyouth.org, 206.336.6930

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: If possible, please submit application using the form below. You may also click here to download an application and can then return to pieces@childrenandyouth.org, fax to 206-323-7997, or mail to SOAR, 801 23rd Ave S, Ste. A, Seattle, WA 98144.

 

Thank you to our generous co-sponsors:

For additional information about the event, contact SOAR at:
206.336.6930 | pieces@childrenandyouth.org | www.childrenandyouth.org