Character Academy Launch Part II
Date
Location
Cost
No cost to attend.
CECs
3.00Join us for an online learning event highlighting the American Camp Association’s Character at Camp initiative and featuring keynote speaker Dr. Jennifer Urban. Brimming with critical education, actionable knowledge, and practical information about the grant application process, this event will help camps build an understanding of character development and the Character at Camp Initiative.
Learner Outcomes:
- Build awareness of the Character at Camp initiative, including how to access a complimentary membership offer, upcoming professional development events, and general character development education.
- Increase camps’ understanding of how character impacts their existing programs and how to develop new programs around character development.
- Connect to a community around the Character at Camp initiative and awareness of how to access character development resources and grant application resources.
Dr. Jennifer Brown Urban is Professor in the Department of Family Science and Human Development at Montclair State University where she also co-directs the Institute for Research on Youth Thriving and Evaluation. Dr. Urban is trained as a developmental scientist with specific expertise in youth character development and program evaluation. Her scholarship is encapsulated under the umbrella of systems science including both theoretical approaches and methodologies and consists of three strands: (1) Relational Systems Evaluation: the development, testing, and implementation of a relational systems approach to program evaluation and planning to enhance internal evaluation capacity particularly for youth program practitioners and evaluators; (2) Innovative Approaches to Advancing Developmental Science: by developing and promoting a social justice perspective, the use of innovative methods, and professional development resources; and (3) Building the Evidence-Base in Developmental Science: specifically to determine the key features of character development programs that promote positive youth development; and advance the application of character science in multiple contexts to enhance human flourishing across the life span.
Coming soon
- 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. — *Opening Remarks: Why Character Why Now?
- 1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. — Break
- 1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. — * Coming soon
- 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. — Break
- 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. — *Accessing Valuable Character Resources
- 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. — Break
- 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. — * Coming Soon
