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YES Mentoring and STEAM Career Development. Dennis Floyd Jones Ph. D West Virginia University AAHPERD Conference St. Louis Mo, April 1, 2014 Floyd.jones@mail.wvu.edu. How Do We Recreate This in Your Community?. Commitment Investment of Stakeholders Partnerships
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YES Mentoring and STEAM Career Development Dennis Floyd Jones Ph. D West Virginia University AAHPERD Conference St. Louis Mo, April 1, 2014 Floyd.jones@mail.wvu.edu
How Do We Recreate This in Your Community? Commitment Investment of Stakeholders Partnerships Must Know What You Are Doing Mentor Philosophy
Steps You Take Identifying a Critical Mass of Believers Must Be Able to Connect With Community, School, and Family Must Have an Indelible Love for All Kids Need to Be Able to Identify With Those in the PE/Sport Community
Cost: Paying For It Always an Obstacle Schools and Housing Authority, City Office, Foundations CSR Funding National Charities Fee Paid Federal and State Government Grants
Who Directs and Who Leads Corporate Leadership Structure Mainly Community Organizations Lead Due to Most Flexibility i.e. Non-profits, Boys/Girls Clubs, Juvenile Justice, United Way, Sport Teams, AAU, Boys/Girls Scouts, Churches, Community Centers, Schools, College/University Extensions, Sport for Development, etc.
Partnerships Collaborators vs. Partners Collaborators: Rarely Effective, Only Serve as Long as They Receive Benefit, “Corporate Raiding” Partners: Highly Effective, Show More “Skin in the Game”
Identifying the Youth There Must Be Leverage Sport Teams are Best for This Because They Have a Mission More Than Basketball Article
Measures of Success and Outcomes 1. Establish What Those Are at Beginning 2. Clearly Identify What is Doable 3. Evaluations on Process, Not the Outcome
Measures of Success and Outcomes • Process is a Day to Day Measure, Showing Improvement • Outcomes Usually Speak for Themselves • Evaluate Every Step of the Process
Breakout Groups Groups of 4 One Person Talks About a Project in Their Community They Would Like to Initiate Identify All the Pieces