Monday, October 02, 2017

Fwd: Not-to-Miss General Sessions!

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From: "National Summer Learning Association" <info@summerlearning.org>
Date: Oct 2, 2017 4:06 PM
Subject: Not-to-Miss General Sessions!
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Not-to-Miss General Sessions!
Powerful. Provocative. Promising. The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) is pleased to announce its line-up of not-to-miss general sessions and featured speakers at Summer Changes Everything™, a national conference devoted entirely to summer learning and afterschool from October 23-25 in Phoenix, Arizona!

Read to learn more!
  • Powering Partnerships Through Philanthropy (opening general session)
  • Youth Sparks!
  • Parents as Learning Heroes
  • Keynote Speaker, Reggie Love (closing general session)
Powering Partnerships Through Philanthropy
Tuesday, October 24 | 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Investing that transforms. Some of the nation's top foundation and corporate leaders take center stage in the opening session of Summer Changes Everything™ offering insightful perspectives on education trends that influence their philanthropic investments and powerful partnerships that have helped to sustain summer learning across the country.

Panelists include:
  • Margaret McKenna, Moderator, NSLA Board Chair and Former President, Walmart Foundation
  • Gigi Antoni, Director of Learning and Engagement, The Wallace Foundation
  • Marlyn Torres, Corporate Vice President for Corporate Responsibility and Senior Program Officer, New York Life Foundation 
  • Kari Pardoe, Associate Program Officer, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
  • Dan Levi, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Clear Channel Outdoor Americas
Youth Sparks!
Tuesday, October 24 | 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Presented by:
Young people represent our future and their voices, ideas can power their dreams, along with the support of caring adults and mentors. They are our allies in changing the world so listen up!

Students of the Dysart Community Center Teen Arts and Action Program (TAAP) will share some of their thought-provoking multi-media projects around issues of violence, migrant families and other issues of local and national importance.

Parents as Learning Heroes
Wednesday, October 25 | 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

When we nurture and cultivate a child's natural brilliance and curiosity, there are positive ripple effects throughout every area of life--both for children and their families.

Families matter and the Parents as Learning Heroes plenary will help us all tap into the love of parents, grow the trust and support of the "village" in order to unleash the potential of every child, every day.

Presenters include:
  • David Park, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Communications, Learning Heroes 
  • Alejandro Gac-Artigas, CEO & Founder, Springboard Collaborative 
  • Aubrey White, Chief Strategy Officer, Springboard Collaborative
  • Keo Chea-Young, Director of Staff Development, Springboard Collaborative
  • Ken McFarlane, Parent & Documentary and Portrait Photographer
Closing Keynote Address and
Reception Speaker: 
Reggie Love

Wednesday, October 25 | 1:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Reggie Love served in the Executive Office of the President as personal aide to President Obama from 2007-2011, where he was responsible for assisting with the coordination and completion of the President's daily schedule as well as coordinating with other offices to set up long and medium range planning.

Mr. Love moved to the District of Columbia in 2006 to work for then Senator Obama after short stints in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. Currently, Mr. Love serves as Vice President at the Transatlantic Energy Group and has been an equity partner since 2012.

Mr. Love will sign copies of his New York Times Best Seller, Power Forward, My Presidential Education during the conference closing reception.

NSLA Welcomes Youth Today as Official National Media Partner of Summer Changes Everything

For more than 25 years, Youth Today has offered youth service professionals, policymakers, advocates and funders in youth services with the latest news, information, grants, reports, professional development and research in the youth services field.

Check out the Youth Today OST HubThe OST Hub focuses on topics that address relevant and critical issues in the out-of-school time (OST) field, many of them linked with current news stories reported in the digital edition of Youth Today.

Each topic area has its own page with links to free and downloadable articles, research, curricula and other program materials grounded in practice for in-depth exploration and deeper learning.

"These young people inspired, empowered and encouraged
me to do more for today's youth to cultivate them
into loving, caring and hardworking citizens!"

- Youth Sparks Attendee

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Sunday, October 01, 2017

Code talks

Long read, but worth the effort:

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/09/saving-the-world-from-code/540393/

Plis, Mark Wieder wrote, link to Bret Victor's talk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxWM4t68cR4

His first three demos are very close to LCB (as LCB is
close to javascript with the handlers he used).
So most of what he does with the sliders in the text
editor can we already have with "live-updates" from the property inspector of LiveCode.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Fwd: Welcome to ESSC2017!

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From: "Jill Greenleaf" <jgreenle@skidmore.edu>
Date: Sep 28, 2017 2:22 PM
Subject: Welcome to ESSC2017!
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Dear Coaches,

We're excited to welcome you to the Eastern States Swim Clinic this weekend at the Crowne Plaza in Cherry Hill, NJ. Following the optional courses offered by USA Swimming and ASCA on Thursday and Friday, the first event of the weekend is Technology Corner on Friday night starting at 6:30 p.m.

This session allows companies to present the newest in swimming technology to you and for you to have the opportunity to ask questions about their applications.  International Sports Timing will sponsor pizza during the session. TeamUnify will raffle off a GoPro – the first 50 people to Tech Corner will be eligible to enter!  You must be present to win!

This year, we're excited to announce the following lineup for Technology Corner

MP: New technique paddle
FINIS: Iso and Evo
TYR: New drag chutes
Commit Swimming: Be Dazzled with Simplicity
SwimmersBest: New products
Dolfin: Light Strike suit
TeamUnify: Your Team's Own Social Network
International Sports Timing: Bluetoooth Clock App that does more!
Also remember at 8 p.m. on Friday night, we will have an informal social so you can meet all the vendors and participate in a free Speedo and Dolfin raffle!

A FINAL REMINDER: Our swimmers and coaches sessions are not yet full for the clinic. Please feel free to pass on clinic information to your coaching friends. Register online now or at the door. Complete clinic details are available on our website: http://swimclinic.com/eastern-states-swim-clinic-2/

Thanks - looking forward to the weekend! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Jill Greenleaf 

Assistant Director
Eastern & Central States Swim Clinics, LLC

Head Swimming Coach

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Fwd: Exciting News - Livestream Will Join the Vimeo Family


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Hi Mark,

I have very exciting news to share. Yesterday, we announced that Vimeo will be acquiring Livestream, and that we'll soon be joining forces.

For the past decade, our mission has been to enable organizations to share experiences through live video, unlocking a world where every event is available live online. We're thrilled to be joining the Vimeo team. Together, we will continue to innovate in the world of video and live storytelling.

What does this mean for those considering Livestream for their business or live video content? We'll continue to bring the same great service and affordable prices to our customers through this transition, and down the road we expect to integrate the best of Livestream's capabilities directly within Vimeo to offer the world's best end-to-end live video solution. This means more features and accessibility for our customers at greater speed and scale. You can learn more on our blog, but don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.

Best,

Mark Kornfilt
Cofounder & CEO, Livestream


Divorce of a sports coop among U-Prep, Sci-Tech and Obama gets chatter at PPS public comment

Parent of two PPS students, and one attends Sci-Tech presently




A student's voice




Blogger and Coach reactions:

First, I have called for the renewal of the PPS Athletic Reform Task Force. I'll even volunteer to chair such a group as well. We had one back in the day, established by then superintendent Mark Roosevelt. I was put on that task force. We got some good work accomplished and had plenty of additional tasks ahead.

When Lind Lane took over the reigns of the district, the task force died. She was not fond of sports, in my humble opinion.

It is time to renew the task force, hold serious discussions among a wide-reaching audience and plan, plan, plan.

I also spoke at the meeting, and I didn't video tape my own talk. I'm looking for the audio and can't find it, just yet.

If there is a divorce of the coop among U-Prep, Sci-Tech and Obama, the outcomes may not be as described in the public comment so far. Sci-Tech could choose to field some of its own sports teams. It would be great if Sci-Tech had varsity swimming teams for boys and girls. It would be fine if Sci-Tech had varsity soccer team too, but that is more of a stretch. Perhaps Sci-Tech and U-Prep can form their own co-op.

Sports co-ops can be made on a sport-by-sport basis. It does not need to be the same marriage with every sport.

Likewise, in soccer, Obama might choose to still be in a co-op with Sci-Tech and U-Prep, but get out of the co-op for basketball. Then U-Prep can have its own team for basketball. Same too for Sci-Tech basketball.

There are plenty of moving pieces, and a few principals can't be trusted in crafting the best outcomes -- and everyone else just sitting in the back seat in reaction mode. Let's be proactive.

Splitting the co-op makes sense in some settings, but might be worse in others. 

South Side Pops hits The Mon River for an evening of water skiing

Some athletic highlights from Scott and Randy.

Scott

Part 1, only 14 seconds


Part 2

Randy

Part 3

Part 4 


Extra photos

Friday, September 22, 2017

Fwd: Please welcome PIIN's new Executive Director, Jamaal Craig!


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 Moving People of Faith to Action

Dear Mark,

PLEASE WELCOME JAMAAL CRAIG AS THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PIIN!

Jamaal Craig will begin serving as the new Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network on Monday, October 2.

Mr. Craig has an extensive labor organizing background, including positions with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – United Healthcare Workers West in Sacramento, California; the AFL – CIO in both Cincinnati and Chicago; and the United Steelworkers International here in Pittsburgh. Mr. Craig has also worked on two Presidential campaigns as a political organizer on the state level in Michigan and Iowa. His educational background includes formal study in Criminal Justice, Ethnic and Diversity Studies, Political Science, and Public Policy. Currently he is a Ph.D. candidate in Public Policy and Administration, and he teaches courses in Political Science and Ethnic and Diversity Studies at the Community College of Allegheny County.

A native of South Carolina, Mr. Craig resides with his family in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. He serves as President of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, co-chair of the Pittsburgh NAACP Labor and Industry Committee, and Board member of the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute. He is a member of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute, the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and the Fetzer Advisory Council on Labor, Trades, and Crafts. Mr. Craig and his family are members of Wesley Center AME Zion Church.

We are blessed that our Executive Director Search Committee has conducted a very thorough and successful search process over the last five months.  Members of our Search Committee include Suzanne Broughton, Rev. Buena Dudley, Rev. Vincent Kolb (convener), Rev. Eric McIntosh, Lauren Enty Rumbaugh, Rev. Jesse Spencer (chair), and Ronnie Cook Zuhlke.  Thank you, Jesse, for your exceptional leadership; thank you, Vincent, for pulling together such an amazing team; and thank you to all the members of the Search Committee for your diligent work on behalf of PIIN!  We are also very fortunate that Ana Garcia-Ashley, Executive Director of the Gamaliel Network, worked closely with our Executive Director Search Committee throughout the process.

I would also like to thank Fred White for serving with distinction as Acting Executive Director over the last two months. Fred and our other PIIN staff members – Bill Bartlett, Susan Lithgow, and Sue Thorn – have admirably sustained PIIN's momentum during this transition period, and they deserve our heartfelt gratitude.

Please watch for opportunities to become acquainted with Jamaal over the next few weeks. I am sure that he will be eager to meet everyone who is part of PIIN. Together, we can all move forward with our work of moving people of faith into action to eliminate structural racism and economic inequity.

Sincerely,

Rev. David Herndon, President, PIIN


Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network

564 Forbes Avenue, Suite 808, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

office@piin.org

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Thursday, September 21, 2017

Are sports worth it?

Hat tip to Jay Chambers who wrote.

I can't take credit for this; it is a copy and paste job. Anyway, read it and it may help keep everything in perspective. 

You see athletes large, small and in between. Some are gifted and know it, so they coast. Others are not and know it, so they work like crazy. A select few are gifted and work like crazy. 
There is a place for all of them in youth, junior high and high school sports. 
There also is a place for their parents. So many places. You find them behind the wheel, in dugouts, on benches, in lawn chairs, at concession stands, in hotel lobbies. 

They work ahead or work split shifts or work into the wee hours, all in an attempt to be there when the boy or girl they welcomed into the world digs in with the bases loaded or drives to the basket. 
Occasionally, they look in the mirror or at the bank statement and wonder, "Is it worth it? Is all of this really worth it?"
 
Here's the good news:

Yes. 

It is absolutely worth it.
 
The wins and losses fade. Trophies collect dust in an attic. Stat sheets wind up in a recycle bin. 

None of them matter. 

You realize it years later. Like the day you wake up and your youngest is graduating from college. 

At our house, it is Friday. 

You hear her talk about a semester-long project that involved building a city - designing the water system, infrastructure, etc. - and the mind drifts to softball diamonds here and in other cities, other states. 

It was a group project requiring strategy, planning, execution and, more than anything, teamwork. Sports introduced her to all of it. 

They taught her that life isn't always fair. Line drives get caught. Bloopers fall in. Umpires miss calls. Players drop balls. 
Deal with it. Learn from it. Move on. 
Sports strengthened their resolve, toughened their skin. So when an irate boss openly voices his/her displeasure, they can tell a concerned co-worker: "It's OK. I've had coaches yell at me." 
Doesn't mean they like it, doesn't make it right. But they can handle it.
 
Sports prepare them to manage success and disappointment, deal with adversity. Remember that the next time you drive six hours to a sweltering summer tournament, or shiver under a blanket at a spring doubleheader. 

It's worth it. 

Just be sure to occasionally take a breath, take a step back and take a second to enjoy the moment. It doesn't last much beyond that. 

Games turn to seasons and seasons to years, faster than you can say, "Do you have everything in your bat bag?"
 
Squeeze what you can from the long rides, the overnight stays. You never get those back. Be a shame to waste them listening to an iPod or dwelling on a loss. 

Encourage them to succeed but allow them to fail. They learn from both. 
Be there either way. It's all they will remember. 

Experience the journey with them, not through them. You had your time. This is theirs, no matter how many hours you contribute. 

Keep in mind, the key is not whether they make or miss the winning shot, but accept responsibility for taking it. If they can do that, they won't shy away from much at work, in school, in life. 

Hold them accountable beyond the court/field. Remind them playing sports is like any privilege. It can be taken away. 

Finally, continue to give them love and support, win or lose. Stay in the game. 
It's worth it.