PrepareRI Fall 2020 Summit:

“Seize the Moment”

Saturday, October 24, 2020

10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Session #1: 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Session #2: 11:20 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.

Zoom Breakout Rooms

There will be two breakout sessions during the Fall‘20 Summit.

• The Neuroscience of Stress and Reciprocity of Wellbeing

  • Summary: This session focuses on how the how educator mindset influences student

    stress. You will walk away with practical tools that will assist you in identifying and mitigating stress levels.

  • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/94754575893?pwd=RjYvd3lmMThvcG45SHB5Zm42OS9tUT09   

    Meeting ID: 947 5457 5893 

    Passcode: s2r6r6  

• Reconciliation: The Power of Collective Accountability

  • Summary: This workshop will examine the need for taking accountability and provide strategies for reconciling harm done within a community. Participants will explore the ways in which taking accountability impacts systemic oppression, identify global communities who have used acknowledgement, transparency, and active healing to foster cultures of accountability and discuss barriers and strategies for reconciling harm done within a community.

  • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/97520740954?pwd=eHRZUDl5NnR6eTFzUXlsTmM4Ryt2QT09  

    Meeting ID: 975 2074 0954 

    Passcode: 938462 

• Leveraging Technology in the Classroom, Community, and Workplace to Support Executive Functioning Skills for All Learners

  • Summary: Do you have youth who struggle to focus, follow directions, manage time, handle emotions, among other things?  Join us as we provide an overview of executive functioning skills and how these skills impact the learners you support.  We will review a variety of technology, tools, and strategies to support executive functioning and increase independence for all youth in a variety of settings.

  • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/93177574943?pwd=SUx6dS9jZUw0aHU1NHZhbW8yZVdUQT09  

    Meeting ID: 931 7757 4943 

    Password: 0XDzMi 

• Supports for Secondary Schools in a Challenging Year

  • Kick-Off (ALL SESSION PARTICIPANTS)

    • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/92944342173?pwd=TUxnR245cisxR2xtUWk1ZVBmYUN5UT09

       Meeting ID: 929 4434 2173

      Passcode: 449141

  • CHOOSE THE BREAKOUT SESSION THAT YOU WANT TO ATTEND BELOW:

    • All Course Network Expansion: The All Course Network is designed to help districts and schools meet this need by creating opportunities for Rhode Island students to envision, pursue and realize their individualized graduation pathway outside of the traditional school day, by providing opportunities through dual enrollment, career credential, work-based learning, AP, and enrichment courses. Join us as we discuss the RIDE’s new federal grant award (RethinkRI) and the new opportunities that will come to the All Course Network beginning in January of 2021.

      • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/97930801654?pwd=SFhCNnQ3c3FMMEpOREh5YW1udVRIdz09  

        Meeting ID: 979 3080 1654 

        Password: 648966 

    • Career Exploration Grants: In January, 2019, RIDE launched a new Career Exploration Grant for interested Middle schools to support and accelerate the integration of career exploration activities with existing learning experiences for all students in grades 6 to 8. A goal of PrepareRI’s strategic plan is to support Rhode Island middle schools in embedding both comprehensive and industry-specific career exploration into students’ grade 6-8 experiences.  

      • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/95879289766?pwd=MHNHRGlQQldha2t5UDh2YWxGM2NiQT09 

        Meeting ID: 958 7928 9766 

        Passcode: 8kM9VG 

    • Early Warning System (EWS) 2.0: RIDE has created an Early Warning System (EWS) in collaboration with The Policy Lab at Brown University and DataSpark, a tool designed to help administrators and teachers identify 6th – 12th grade students who are at risk of not graduating from high school. Using a series of indicators, the dashboard provides color-coded risk “bands” to inform a multi-tiered system of support and keep students in school and on track to graduate. Join us as we dive deeper into the Early Warning System and its implications.

      • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/99477309122?pwd=MDJRd0JEZXVjaEhzS2NNeWFMMW00UT09 

        Meeting ID: 994 7730 9122 

        Passcode: 1k3LuR 

    • Guide to Advanced Coursework: With the start of the 2019/2020 school year RIDE wanted to be in touch about the advanced coursework options available to students in Rhode Island, including through the Advanced Course Network (ACN) and the PrepareRI Dual Enrollment Fund, which covers a variety of opportunities for earning college credit and other advanced coursework while in high school. Join us as we explore all thing pertaining to Advanced Coursework in the state! 

      • Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/8345306780

    • XQ + RI - Educational Opportunity Audit: XQ+RI is a unique partnership between XQ and the State of Rhode Island. All 64 public high schools in the state joined XQ Design Days, where state leaders, teachers, school leaders, students, families, and local partners dug into XQ’s Learner Goals and Design Principles. The challenge was designed with community, equity, and innovation at the core to authentically engage educators, families, and students in this process. Join us as we explore the transformative XQ+RI high school redesign experience! 

      • Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86069273401?pwd=NW9lS1JUUjF1cDNzbUhCdXd1N0huZz09 

        Meeting ID: 860 6927 3401 

        Passcode: 2GRiBn 

What is the Summit?

This Summit – jointly sponsored by the Governor’s Workforce Board, the Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner, and the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education – had a focus on strengthening the Ocean State’s capacity to provide our young people with the opportunities they need to be college and career ready.

• Build a network of champions committed to connecting secondary and postsecondary career pathways for in school and out of school youth in Rhode Island, especially youth from underrepresented populations.

• Highlight promising practices and programs in career pathways.

• Understand Rhode Island employers’ needs and hear their perspectives on high-quality work-based learning in key industries.

Thank you to the organizations whose funding has made this Summit possible!