POSTPONED: Hands-on, Brains on, Hearts on! Experiential Learning

Facilitator: Alicia Christensen, Outreach Programs Manager, Denver Zoo

Description: What makes the difference between a fun craft, game, or field trip, and one that creates meaningful experiences and memories that your students talk about for years to come? Join Denver Zoo Outreach Programs in learning concrete strategies to help you craft quality experiential learning programs about anything from Aviation to Zip Lining! In this 3-hour training, you will learn about key elements of experiential learning, learn how to develop experiential programs that actually achieve your goals, see examples of simple yet high-impact changes Denver Zoo has recently made to our own afterschool programming, and understand the impact these strategies can have on your own programs. Site leadership and front-line staff are welcome, and both will gain new insight into how to elevate your current programming practices. Come prepared with an upcoming lesson/activity/trip in mind, and leave with it elevated!

Takeaways:

• Participants will learn about key elements of experiential education
• Participants will see and discuss examples of experiential education
• Participants will be able to develop an outline for an experiential learning experience

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NOTE: If attending this session, please come prepared with either a lesson plan you want to make more experiential, or ideas for a new lesson/experience you would like to facilitate with your youth.

Session Style: Interactive workshop

Recommended for: Direct service/site staff; Managers or site leads; New to youth development

DQUAC is dedicated to creating a safe and accessible space for everyone who participates in our trainings and events. We welcome persons of all abilities and will attempt to provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you need a specific accommodation for this event, please contact Melanie Kartzmer, at Melanie_kartzmer@dpsk12.org or 720-423-1803 as soon as possible so we can make arrangements.

DQUAC No-Show Policy:

We truly value our facilitators’ time, and we always want to make sure that we can give them an accurate count of registrations in advance of the training, as it impacts material preparation and facilitation styles.

We expect all registered participants to attend the training. If you are unable to attend, we ask that you cancel your registration through Eventbrite or notify us at least 24 hours in advance.

If you do not show up to three trainings that you registered for, the DQUAC Leadership Team reserves the right to revoke your privileges to attend DQUAC trainings and may reach out to the leadership of your organization if a pattern of no-shows occurs.