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"Come As You Are" and Kick-off the 2022-2023 School Year With The DAA Collective!
The DAA Collective presents
"Come As You Are": A Connecting, Learning and Networking Event August 18th from 9am-12pm
Kick off the fall semester with keynote and professional learning with StandUP, networking opportunities, food, prizes and more!
WIN PRIZES! Enter to win 1 of 20 prizes, including:
Pizza Party for your team
Chromebook
Walkie Talkie set
$50 Amazon Gift Card
$25 Amazon Gift Card
It’s so easy to enter—just be listed on the Youth Program Locator! To be entered to win, your organization’s Program Schedule for the 22-23 schoolyear must be updated in DAAconnect and displayed on the Youth Program Locator byAugust 18, 2022! If your schoolyear Program Schedule is already up-to-date and listed on the Youth Program Locator, then you are already entered!
For help signing up on DAAconnect, email DAAconnect@denvergov.org Log in to DAAconnect here!
DAAconnect Reminders
Be sure your staff contacts are updated in DAAconnect, so that your organization receives important email updates and the correct contact information is displayed on the Youth Program Locator and the DAA Partner Directory. Visit the Organization Profile tab in DAAconnect to update the organization/main contact, focus area contact and site contact. Please reach out if you need assistance: DAAconnect@denvergov.org
Would YOU Like to Facilitate a Professional Learning Session This Fall?
The DAA Collective is finalizing the professional learning slate for the fall, and we are looking for new and innovative workshop/trainings to support the OST Community! If you are interested in facilitating a workshop, please complete this form. We look forward to hearing your great ideas! Questions? Please email Erma Cerda
Community Opportunities
City Year Denver is recruiting young adults to serve as mentors/tutors in Denver Public Schools. This opportunity includes a bi-weekly stipend, education award, access to scholarships, professional development, and direct access to job opportunities! Learn more and apply online at https://www.cityyear.org/apply-now/
Job Opportunities
DPS is invested in hiring staff that can help identify students and families in need and refer them to services that will help address those needs. Specifically, they have multiple openings for the following positions:
The Education & Community Engagement Department with Colorado Ballet is seeking motivated individuals for a position as a Teaching Artist!
Check out the job posting HERE. Application deadline is August 15th, 2022.
Please send your resume, cover letter, and sample lesson plan to Cassie Wilson at cassie.wilson@coloradoballet.org
Educators can use clips from the movie Turning Red to explore with youth and staff!
This Edutopia article breaks down huge emotions and the adolescent brain. It also offers a variety of ways to use clips from the movie with youth and staff to process and explore how everyone, adults and youth alike, can identify and regulate their emotions.
