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11:00am MDT

Ask, Listen, Empower: Shifting from Control to Connection

Friday October 9, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm MDT

Limited Capacity seats available

Explore how small, intentional shifts away from directive, compliance-based strategies to open-ended, curious facilitative communication approaches can strengthen staff-youth relationships, amplify youth voice, and create environments where young people feel encouraged and empowered to contribute to their learning and development. Appropriate for all youth development professionals, this interactive workshop will leverage ideation, reflection, discussion, and practice. Learn to listen deeply, collaborate boldly, and design interactions with intention that nurture competence, appropriate risk-taking, persistence, and joy in youth. Leave with simple, effective, and immediately implementable tools and frameworks designed to create more responsive, engaging, and youth-centered experiences.

Speakers

Hailee Moehnke (she/her)

Community Engagement + Experiences Manager, Mizzen Education

Mizzen Education is a completely free platform offering 1500+ plug-and-play lesson plans for grades K-12 across 10 content areas, at your fingertips. Plus, find free team collaboration tools to keep program planning simple! Whether you're at a camp, classroom, community center, or... Read More →

Kristin Stayer (she/her)

VP of Engagement + Educator Experiences, Mizzen Education

Kristin Stayer, Mizzen’s VP of Engagement + Educator Experiences, is dedicated to creating inspiring experiences for youth learning and staff development.

Kristin previously served as the National Manager of Curriculum and Content Development for After-School All-Stars, empowering students for 21st-century learning. Prior, she spent a decade at Park Place Community Center in Anderson, Indiana, addressing educational, health, and food... Read More →

Friday October 9, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm MDT
Meeting Room 102

Developing High Quality Programs, Youth Engagement Voice and Choice

STRAND Developing High Quality Programs
Program Serving Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
NAA Core Knowledge Skills and.... Youth Engagement Voice and Choice
NAA Core Knowledge Skills & Co... Relationships and Interactions with Children and Youth

Jump Start 2026

11:00am MDT

Hailee Moehnke (she/her)

Kristin Stayer (she/her)

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