Below you will find a schedule of the 1-hour education session offerings for 2021 NRPA Annual Conference. Session titles and information are subject to change.
| Tuesday, September 21 |
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| 1:30-2:30 p.m. CDT | |||
| Pod A |
Pod B |
Virtual | |
| Accountability: The Cornerstone of Success | Demystifying Land Dedication and Development Fees Methodology | *Programming for the Future: Connecting the Dots Between Equity, Program Planning and Priority-Based Budgeting | |
| Got Birds? Bird Conservation and Birding in City Parks | We’re All Mad Men: Shifting to a Marketing-First Mindset | *Adult Recess- How to Actively Engage Xennials and Millennials | |
| Leadership Therapy — A Safe Place | It Was Business as Usual, With a Few Tweaks | *Creating a Culture of Listening and Service Excellence in the Midst of a Pandemic | |
| Arts Programming Celebrating Diverse Cultures | The Battle Over the Baton Rouge Zoo | Providing Adaptive Aquatic Services to Your Community | |
| Thiwahe kičhičho skal upi kte (Families Come Together to Play) | The 4 R’s of Seasonal Staffing: Recruit, Refine, Retain, Repeat | We Need an Intern! Creating a Quality Internship Program: Part 1 | |
| Elevating Parks in the Policy Debate Over the Next Five Years | *Programming for the Future: Connecting the Dots Between Equity, Program Planning and Priority-Based Budgeting | What Now? Transcending Old Park Management Traditions | |
| Healthy Food, Healthy Bodies: Using Food Service Guidelines in Park and Recreation Departments | *Adult Recess — How to Actively Engage Xennials and Millennials | ||
| ‘Bond...Park Bond.’ | *Creating a Culture of Listening and Service Excellence in the Midst of a Pandemic | ||
| Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes | |||
| 3:30-4:30 p.m. CDT | |||
| Pod A |
Pod B |
Virtual | |
| Community Outreach and Engagement with an Equity Lens | Certification - It’s the Professional Thing to Do! | *Lean In! Navigating and Eliminating Imposter Syndrome | |
| Iteration, Innovation, and Collaboration: Supporting Food Access Through Community Wellness Hubs | Leadership Therapy — A Safe Place | *Show Me the Money! Federal Resources Available for Your Departmen | |
| Events for Everyone! Ensuring Equity in Your Events | Making the Measure: Participatory Research in Urban Forests & Gardens |
*Supporting Healthy Aging Among LGBTQIA+ Adults | |
| Engaging Teens Through Unconventional Sports and Events | Programming for Inclusive Public Space | Bringing Anti-Racist Caucusing Practices to Your Agency | |
| Looking at Your Customers in a New Light | Got Birds? Bird Conservation and Birding in City Parks | Climate.Park.Change: An Interactive Toolkit for Creating Resilient Parks | |
| Telling the Story of Parks for Influence, Advocacy and Equity | Arts Programming Celebrating Diverse Cultures | Commissioners and Staff and Volunteers, Oh My! Building Your Team to Pass Park and Conservation Ballot Measures | |
| Training Lifeguards Like True First Responders | *Lean In! Navigating and Eliminating Imposter Syndrome | ||
| A Custodian's Tale | *Show Me the Money! Federal Resources Available for Your Department | ||
| Escape the Audit — Data Retention from an Escape Room Activity! | *Supporting Healthy Aging Among LGBTQIA+ Adults | ||
| Wednesday, September 22 |
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| 1:30-2:30 p.m. CDT | |||
| Pod A |
Pod B |
Virtual | |
| Making the Measure: Participatory Research in Urban Forests and Gardens | Accountability: The Cornerstone of Success | *The FitNOLA Method: Fitness Equity Through Parks and Recreation | |
| Shark Attack: Take a Bite Out of Your Community by Creating Your Own Summer Swim League | Thiwahe kičhičho skal upi kte (Families Come Together to Play) | *Searching for the Fourth Pillar | |
| Mental Health First Aid: An Overview Look of Today's Emerging Mental Health Concerns | Urban Nature and Intentionality: Elevating Eco-literacy, Urban Biodiversity and Equity | *Inclusion Matters: Creating Conditions of Possibility in Outdoor Play Environments | |
| Return to Play: Post-COVID-19 Challenges | Healthy Food, Healthy Bodies: Using Food Service Guidelines in Park and Recreation Departments | Improving Access and Use of Trails Among Youth From Under-Resourced Communities | |
| Show Me the Money! Federal Resources Available for Your Department | Telling the Story of Parks for Influence, Advocacy and Equity | Online or On-Site: Conducting Equitable Community Engagement Across Digital and Analog Platforms | |
| Say Her Name: The Role of Black Female Leaders Post Breonna Taylor | ‘Bond...Park Bond.’ | We Need an Intern! Creating a Quality Internship Program: Part 2 | |
| The Secret Language of Seniors: Marketing to the 55+ Population | *The FitNOLA Method: Fitness Equity Through Parks and Recreation | ||
| It Was Business as Usual, With a Few Tweaks | *Searching for the Fourth Pillar | ||
| It Takes a Village: Partnering With Nonprofits to Maximize Your Credibility and Prove Essentiality | *Inclusion Matters: Creating Conditions of Possibility in Outdoor Play Environments | ||
| 3:30-4:30 p.m. CDT | |||
| Pod A |
Pod B |
Virtual | |
| Championing Parks and Rec Using NRPA’s Research and Evaluation Resources | Grit and Gravel | *Positioning Yourself to Win: Networking With Intentionality | |
| The 4 R’s of Seasonal Staffing: Recruit, Refine, Retain, Repeat | Iteration, Innovation, and Collaboration: Supporting Food Access Through Community Wellness Hubs | *A Custodian's Tale | |
| Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights: A Lever for Action | Creating Safe and Inclusive Parks and Recreational Facilities Through Aquatic Programming | *Genius or Insanity? Three Proven Examples Of Why It’s Worth The Effort To Build Engaging, Meaningful and Inclusive Cross-Park Programs | |
| How Does A Bill Become A Law? | Building a Well-Defined Organizational Culture | Digital Access in Parks and Recreation — Break IT Down | |
| How to Meet the Standard of Care in Aquatics Through the Use of the Model Aquatic Health Code | Unique Continuous Funding Ideas for Park and Recreation Departments | Managing Your Community, Your Agency and YOU Through Discussions on Racial and Cultural Equity | |
| Programming for Inclusive Public Space | Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes | Next Practices for the Post-Pandemic 2020s | |
| Building an Effective Park Officer Program | *Positioning Yourself to Win: Networking With Intentionality | ||
| Young Professionals: Little Fish, Big Pond | *A Custodian's Tale | ||
| Adult Recess — How to Actively Engage Xennials and Millennials | *Genius or Insanity? Three Proven Examples Of Why It’s Worth The Effort To Build Engaging, Meaningful, and Inclusive Cross-Park Programs | ||
| Thursday, September 23 |
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| 12-1 p.m. CDT | |||
| Pod A |
Pod B |
Virtual | |
| Creating a Culture of Listening and Service Excellence in the Midst of a Pandemic | Escape the Audit — Data Retention from an Escape Room Activity! | *Working Toward Racial Equity | |
| Career Development Bootcamp — How to Stand Out | Looking at Your Customers in a New Light | *Training Lifeguards Like True First Responders | |
| Park Master Planning for Climate Resilience | Customer and Community Service: Now Is Your Time to Make a Difference | *Solving Pickleball Problems 2.0 | |
| Accessibility to Public Facilities for the Transgender Population | Engaging Teens Through Unconventional Sports and Events | Parks as Critical Infrastructure: How to Quantify and Message Their Equity, Health, Climate and Economic Benefits | |
| Sponsorship Success for Your Special Events | Championing Parks and Rec Using NRPA’s Research and Evaluation Resources | Parks Build Community Even During a Pandemic | |
| Positioning Yourself to Win: Networking With Intentionality | Return to Play: Post-COVID-19 Challenges | Play Equity: Community Driven Solutions, Partnerships and Permits | |
| Practical Planning With Equity at the Center | *Working Toward Racial Equity | ||
| Certification — It’s the Professional Thing to Do! | *Training Lifeguards Like True First Responders | ||
| *Solving Pickleball Problems 2.0 | |||
| 2-3 p.m. CDT | |||
| Pod A |
Pod B |
Virtual | |
| Genius or Insanity? Three Proven Examples Of Why It’s Worth The Effort To Build Engaging, Meaningful, and Inclusive Cross-Park Programs | Shark Attack: Take a Bite Out of Your Community by Creating Your Own Summer Swim League | *Practical Planning With Equity at the Center | |
| The FitNOLA Method: Fitness Equity Through Parks and Recreation | Building an Effective Park Officer Program | *The Secret Language of Seniors: Marketing to the 55+ Population | |
| Inclusion Matters: Creating Conditions of Possibility in Outdoor Play Environments | Young Professionals: Little Fish, Big Pond | *Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights: A Lever for Action | |
| Lean In! Navigating and Eliminating Imposter Syndrome | Mental Health First Aid: An Overview Look of Today's Emerging Mental Health Concerns | Coaching With a Mentoring Mindset | |
| We’re All Mad Men: Shifting to a Marketing-First Mindset | Sponsorship Success for Your Special Events | Employee Engagement Comes Before Customer Engagement | |
| Creating Safe and Inclusive Parks and Recreational Facilities Through Aquatic Programming | Accessibility to Public Facilities for the Transgender Population | Parks in Process: Creating Learning Landscapes That Have Educational, Social, and Civic Impact | |
| Demystifying Land Dedication and Development Fees Methodology | *Practical Planning With Equity at the Center | ||
| Building a Well-Defined Organizational Culture | *The Secret Language of Seniors: Marketing to the 55+ Population | ||
| Urban Nature and Intentionality: Elevating Eco-literacy, Urban Biodiversity and Equity | *Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights: A Lever for Action | ||
| 4-5 p.m. CDT | |||
| Pod A |
Pod B |
Virtual | |
| Working Toward Racial Equity | Elevating Parks in the Policy Debate Over the Next Five Years | *It Takes a Village: Partnering With Nonprofits to Maximize Your Credibility and Prove Essentiality | |
| Solving Pickleball Problems 2.0 | Say Her Name: The Role of Black Female Leaders Post Breonna Taylor | *How to Meet the Standard of Care in Aquatics Through the Use of the Model Aquatic Health Code | |
| Supporting Healthy Aging Among LGBTQIA+ Adults | Community Outreach and Engagement With an Equity Lens | *Events for Everyone! Ensuring Equity in Your Events | |
| Programming for the Future: Connecting the Dots Between Equity, Program Planning and Priority-Based Budgeting | How Does A Bill Become A Law? | How to be Heard (Without Screaming!) | |
| The Battle Over the Baton Rouge Zoo — Turning Loss into a Victory for the Community | Park Master Planning for Climate Resilience | Misery Loves Company! | |
| Customer and Community Service: Now Is Your Time to Make a Difference | Career Development Bootcamp — How to Stand Out | Tried and True Tools for Enhancing Park Access | |
| Searching for the Fourth Pillar | *It Takes a Village: Partnering With Nonprofits to Maximize Your Credibility and Prove Essentiality | ||
| Unique Continuous Funding Ideas for Park and Recreation Departments | *How to Meet the Standard of Care in Aquatics Through the Use of the Model Aquatic Health Code | ||
| Grit and Gravel | *Events for Everyone! Ensuring Equity in Your Events | ||
* Denotes sessions that will be live-streamed to the virtual platform.