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 | Together We’re Better: Solidarity & Inclusion: Women in Parks and Recreation (WIPAR) | ||
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 |
*Accountability: The Cornertsone of Success
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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 | *Searching for the Fourth Pillar | ||
It Was Business as Usual, With a Few Tweaks | *Inclusion Matters: Creating Conditions of Possibility in Outdoor Play Environments | ||
It Takes a Village: Partnering With Nonprofits to Maximize Your Credibility and Prove Essentiality | |||
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 | ||
Together We’re Better: Solidarity & Inclusion: Women in Parks and Recreation (WIPAR) | *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 | |
Urban Nature and Intentionality: Elevating Eco-literacy, Urban Biodiversity and Equity | 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 | ||
*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.