Conference Resources

Extended Education Materials

Welcome to the resources section for the 2022 Conference!

Below you will find information on ISRY - The Institute for Study of Resilience in Youth, our partner in this year's conference. In this section, there are also additional general resources posted to help provide further insight on the work that our presenters will be speaking about. Feel free to use them during the conference, to aid in background knowledge, and to use in your respective field once the conference has ended. If you have any additional educational information, tools, or resources that you would like to share with the conference and other attendees, please feel free to post them under the an affiliation in the groups discussion section of the website.

Enjoy reading the materials, and we look forward to seeing you at the conference.

ISRY - The Institute for Study of Resilience in Youth

The Institute for Study of Resilience in Youth (ISRY) is a research lab at McLean Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School. We conduct evaluations, carry out research projects, develop tools, and convene leaders across research and practice. ISRY’s research examines the factors that impact the social-emotional wellbeing of youth and also the connection between science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and the social-emotional competencies highlighted by the Clover model.

The research posted below is work that has been conducted by researchers with ISRY.

Extended Education through Summer Programming: Allen, P.J., & Noam, G.G. (2021). Building resilience in youth through summer experiences: structured summer programming promotes social-emotional growth and school preparedness. National Summer Learning Association.

https://www.summerlearning.org/knowledge-center/building-resilience-in-youth-through-summer-experiences-april-2022/

After School Extended Education: Allen, P.J., Chang, R., Gorrall, B.K., Fukuda, E., Little, T., & Noam, G.G. (2019). From quality to outcomes: A National study of afterschool STEM programming. International Journal of STEM Education, (37), 1-21, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-019-0191-2

Allen P.J. & Noam, G.G. (2021). Centering inclusivity and equity within family engagement in STEM [Internet]. NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub. Case Study 1, Impactful family engagement requires strategic visioning and planning: lessons from the STEM family engagement planning tool pilot; p. 4-7. on https://www.includesnetwork.org/viewdocument/centering-inclusivity-and-equity-wi

Upcoming Training Tool:

Virtual Training: Social Emotional Learning Framework: Clover Model - Nov. 16, 1-3 PM ET

Participants will:

Organize social emotional development in 4 accessible dimensions
Apply the Clover Model to themselves and their youth work
Discover how to use the Clover Model as a tool for promotion social-emotional balance

Target Audience:

This individual workshop is designed for teachers, after school educators, student support staff, and anyone interested in learning more about youth development.

Registration For The Training: Now Open!

To Register, Click Here:

https://pear-training.mykajabi.com/offers/Je4as9Bf/checkout

Additional Resources

The Clover Model: A Developmental Process Theory of Social-Emotional Development

Link to Paper Here:

https://www.pearinc.org/clover-model-overview

This overview is the first in a series of publications on the Clover Model, a Developmental Process

Theory (DPT) of social-emotional development, developed at The PEAR Institute: Partnerships in

Education and Resilience. The Clover Model is the fruit of decades of research in response to the

need for a simple model of development that is valid from birth through adulthood and not limited

to a linear, stepwise view. The Clover Model is simple, research-based, functional, and flexible enough to apply to all phases of human development. It is designed for use as a unified, clear framework of youth development that can serve as a common language for youth workers, educators, and families to talk about and understand youth development.

Additional papers are linked here:

https://www.pearinc.org/publications

New Professional Development for Educators During Times of Crisis

Educator Professional Development: Fall 2022

https://www.pearinc.org/educator-pd-2022

Created by leading mental health and education experts at Partnerships in Education and Resilience (PEAR) and incubated at Harvard and McLean Hospital, we offer these four workshop tracks as a response to the urgent needs of educators, youth, and their communities. All workshops can be taken as a one-time training or as part of a series and can fit into existing professional development time. Certificates and support for PDP applications are available.

STEM Family Engagement

A Planning Tool

Families play an essential role in their children’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. It has been established through research studies and practical experience that children are more likely to engage in STEM learning and see the value of STEM when their caregivers have positive attitudes toward STEM. Further, children are more likely to achieve in STEM when their caregivers are empowered in shaping their child’s STEM learning. While family engagement is important in all learning environments, caregivers who engage in informal programming outside of school are more likely to get involved in their children’s learning at home and in school, leading to more meaningful STEM learning and better outcomes for their children. This Planning Tool is only one of many resources for programs seeking to increase Family Engagement – additional resources are provided throughout the document, and a glossary of terms is available here. This tool is a living document. Throughout, we have provided examples from programs that have worked in collaboration with us. We recognize that there are many programs that are doing excellent work as well, and we look forward to updating this tool to add more examples as we continuously learn from the field.

https://stemnext.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/STEM-Family-Engagement-Planning-Tool_finalv1_Oct2021rev-2.pdf

Extended Education Materials

ISRY - The Institute for Study of Resilience in Youth

Upcoming Training Tool: Virtual Training: Social Emotional Learning Framework: Clover Model - Nov. 16, 1-3 PM ET

Additional Resources

Upcoming Training Tool:

Virtual Training: Social Emotional Learning Framework: Clover Model - Nov. 16, 1-3 PM ET