Summer Institute for Educators Registration

Growth Mindset and Social Emotional Learning Summer Institute

CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Oregon State University

August 11-13, 2015

Who should attend?
Individuals or teams from GEAR UP schools who are interested in learning how to integrate growth mindset and social emotional learning into educational programs to positively impact student success and wellness should attend. GEAR UP encourages schools to send teams of at least two participants, but individuals may register. Clusters may register up to three participants, and have a wait list of up to two.

Agenda
Tuesday, August 11: 10:00 – 5:30 with a break for lunch
Wednesday, August 12: 9:00 – 5:30 with a break for lunch
Thursday, August 13: 9:00 – 1:00 lunch to follow

Lodging

• Workshop participants who are also chaperones at the GEAR UP Student Leadership Event will stay with their students in dorms on the Oregon State University campus. Chaperones will have single rooms. Linens will be provided.  
• Participants who are not chaperoning students are responsible for their own lodging. GEAR UP is working on reserving a small block of rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn Corvallis which is located on campus, close to CH2M Hill Alumni Center. More details to come.

What will GEAR UP provide?

• Meals in the campus dining hall (lunch on day one through lunch on day three)
• $600 Stipend
• Lodging in the dorms for participants also serving as chaperones

Registration Deadline is Friday, May 15, 2015: oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1YXc6QSXLS5hM1f

For more information, download the Q&A document.

Questions: Contact Anne Stephens at anne.stephens@oregonstate.edu or 541-968-7189

Student Leadership Event Registration 2015

This year’s GEAR UP Student Leadership Events will be held August 11-13, 2015 at Oregon State University. There will be three sessions:

• Middle School Session for current 6th and 7th graders, facilitated by Gear Up for Excellence. This camp will focus on leadership, communication, motivation, responsibility, goal attainment, relationships, and learning to learn.
• Skills Summit Leadership Camp for current 8th and 9th graders, facilitated by FOCUS Training. This camp is an opportunity for students to enhance lifelong employability skills and attitudes for future success in both college and the working world.
• College Matters Camp for current 10th and 11th graders, facilitated by FOCUS Training. This camp is designed to improve the college readiness of upperclassmen by focusing on planning for academic success, learning what it takes to enter and afford college, and refining personal leadership skills.

Each cluster is invited to register up to 4 students and list up to 4 alternates for each level. If we do not fill the event with the initial registration, students from the alternate lists will be admitted.  An optional application form has been included in the event materials; clusters may choose to use the application to assist in their selection process.

**Note: Priority schools can only register students for the two high school level camps.

Register students by May 15: oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8dJM1w07qH6fBGd

Each attending student must submit a signed liability waiver signed by their parent or guardian. Signing the photo release is optional, however we love to feature students in our GEAR UP publications whenever possible so we encourage signed photo releases as well.

More information and forms can be downloaded here:

• Handout for students (available in Spanish)
• Q&A Sheet 
• Chaperone Guidelines
• Agenda

Register for the 2015 SUCCESS Retreat

GEAR UP is pleased to host the SUCCESS Retreat on May 3-5, 2015 at The Riverhouse in Bend. We will begin at 4:00 in the afternoon on Sunday, May 3 and end around 1:00 PM on Tuesday, May 5.

The SUCCESS Retreat is a combination of team planning time, breakout sessions, and keynote presentations. This year’s sessions will include topics such as: Understanding the Teenage Brain, Parent Engagement, Growth Mindset and Social Emotional Learning, College Fit and Selection, Technology in the Classroom, Understanding Poverty, Teaching Financial Literacy, and more.

Each cluster is invited to bring a team of eight participants to the retreat. You may, of course, attend with a smaller team. Think carefully about who attends the retreat; consider including key GEAR UP staff, key school personnel (administrators, lead teachers, counselors, etc.), key decision-makers and implementers, higher ed partners, parents, partners, or community members.

GEAR UP will provide:
• Meals (dinner on the 3rd through lunch on the 5th, not including Monday dinner)
• Room and tax (will be charged to a master account) on Sunday and Monday nights.
• Sub costs for Monday and Tuesday
• Materials

Registration:
Register online at: http://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0wfJR9bYOurQ0a9

The deadline for registration is Tuesday, March 31st.

Room Reservations:
A block of rooms has been held at The Riverhouse for Sunday, May 3 and Monday, May 4. Room and tax will be charged to a master account; individuals are responsible for all incidental charges.

GEAR UP will use the online registration form to create a rooming list for the Resort, so please make sure the correct nights are checked for each attendee. Contact us as soon as possible with any changes. Attendees of the same gender from the same cluster will be assigned to double rooms in most instances. Please write down roommate preferences in the corresponding “Attendees” field on the registration page.

Any room cancellations after April 3rd may result in charges to your school.

Driving Instructions:
http://www.riverhouse.com/bend-hotel/directions

Questions:
Contact Anne Stephens at anne.stephens@oregonstate.edu or 541-968-7189.

Statewide Meeting Evaluation Infographic

We wanted to share a few of the results from your evaluations of the Statewide Meeting a few weeks ago. Overall, the results were extremely positive, with most participants agreeing that each element of the meeting was useful and informative. We’ll use your feedback for continuous improvement, just like we hope you do with your plans.

See our one-page infographic as an example of how you might choose to display data in different ways for more visual learners.