Professional Development
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After a Disaster: A Lesson Plan for Youth Educators in T3 Format 
Description: Although originally entitled "After Hurricane Katrina," many of the tips used in this lesson plan can be adapted to fit other disasters or crises.
Objectives:
Develop empathy for youth displaced as a result of a hurricane or natural disaster
Practice decision-making skills you would use after a disaster
Identify feelings and actions encountered by children after a disaster or other life change including parents who have divorced. Children may be moved to new schools and new situations after such crises.
May be applicable for Gulf Oil Spill response or response to other catastrophic events such as flood, hurricane, earth quake, drought, wild fire, etc.
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Balancing Rigor and Reality: Effective Evaluation Designs for 4-H Youth Development Programs
Author: Arnold, Mary (1 more by this author)
Description: Many assume that a more rigorous evaluation design will always produce better and more useful results. In reality, however, the degree of rigor needed in an evaluation is determined by several factors, including stakeholder and audience needs, time, budget, and expertise. As such, choosing the best evaluation design is more of a balancing act of choices than it is selecting a design from a pre-determined hierarchy of rigor. Webinar participants will learn about the balancing act of evaluation rigor and design and be able to understand the implications of the choices they make when designing evaluations. This resource will allow users to: (1) Learn the different types of evaluation designs; (2) Understand the trade-offs inherent in each design; (3) Explore the impact of budget, time, data, and political constraints in program evaluation; and (4) Design an evaluation for a program they would like to evaluate.
Making Performance Management Happen
Description: Many organizations are developing a performance management infrastructure to improve outcomes and better allocate resources. Whether your organization is just embarking on the performance management journey or you are well on your way, consider joining us for a free webinar, Making Performance Management Happen. This webinar will provide guidance on building evaluation capacity, overcoming challenges, and maintaining performance management infrastructure within an organization. Thursday, February 7, 2013, 3:00-4:00pm ET
Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation, Tools for Action
Author: Geiger, Elke (1 more by this author); Brenda Britsch
Description: NWREL's Out-of-School-Time Program Evaluation helps program administrators know how their after-school program is working and if it's meeting the expectations of students, staff, parents, and community partners. Through surveys, focus groups, and other data sources, administrators are able to gain valuable information that not only influences program direction but also helps in fulfilling grant reporting requirements. The parent and student surveys are provided in a spanish.
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National Afterschool Association Code of Ethics
Description: The Code of Ethics is designed as a resource for afterschool professionals.
It covers responsibilities that the afterschool professional has towards children, families, colleagues and community.
National Survey of Children Exposed to Violence Infographic
Description: As the National Survey for Children Exposed to Violence has shown, children's exposure to home and community violence is prevalent in the U.S. Exposure to traumatic events is often unexpected and can leave educators with many uncertainties about what to do next. Faced with students struggling to cope and a community struggling to respond, schools need reliable information, practical tools, and pragmatic guidance.
Summertime Safety with Children
Description: During the warm summer months, children are involved in many physical activities. It is up to adults to identify potential hazards and act with safety in mind - to make changes to the environment, avoid hazards, and set rules for youth to follow. Read this month's Hot Topic for resources on: sun protection, heat stress, water safety, the hazards of insects, playground safety, safety on bicycles and other wheeled vehicles, and car and bus safety.
Tips for Teachers: Trauma-Informed Care for Children Exposed to Violence
Description: A tip sheet for teachers on how to deal with childern exposed to violence.
We Connect: An Opening to the World
Author: Skuza, Jennifer (1 more by this author); Maki Kawase; Jessica P. Russo
Description: Jennifer A. Skuza, Jessica P. Russo and Maki Kawase, University of Minnesota
How often do young people think about thinking - especially in a global context? Participate in this workshop and discover a new approach to build cultural responsiveness into middle school youth programs by focusing on the mind and leveraging 21st century learning skills.
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Culturally Responsive Youth Work Matters Webinar
Author: Landrieu, Josey; Cece Gran
Description: In this webinar, the presenters challenge participants to explore our own cultural biases and learn about how culturally responsive youth work practices can create a sense of belonging and empowerment in children and youth in our programs.
More Than Safe Spaces: Adolescent Development and Relationship Building in After-School Settings
Author: Deutsch, Nancy
Description: More than just keeping kids safe during the 3-6 pm "risk hours," after-school programs can be vibrant settings that promote positive youth development. Yet much research has focused on measuring specific outcomes, such as academic achievement or risky behaviors.
This 90-minute video presentation focuses on research that looks in-depth at what happens inside after-school programs.
MySpace, Facebook, and Youth: What Do Social Network Sites Have to Offer Youth Development?
Author: Greenhow, Christine (1 more by this author)
Description: Millions of youth spend time everyday learning, communicating and connecting in online social network sites such as MySpace or Facebook. Despite the media's mostly negative portrayal of youth activities in these spaces, social network sites can have positive and educational benefits. However, much of the research on this topic is still emerging or has taken place in fields other than education. This 90-minute video presentation focuses on emerging research that looks in-depth at youth activities, perceptions, and experiences in online social network sites and considers their implications for the field of youth development/youth education. Emphasis is placed on youth activities and relationships in these online spaces.
Working in Youth Serving Organizations: The Sphere of Professional Education
Description: Today there is a clear understanding that ongoing training and education for professionals is not only a smart investment but a professional obligation. But, what should that training look like? Should it be grounded in youth, work, youthwork? Should it focus on the development of competencies, critical reasoning, new understandings? Who should participate and how should effectiveness be judged? Dr. Dana Fusco presents her current research on the sphere of youth work education in the United States. The sphere of youth work education is rotated geometrically to look at the places and spaces where it occurs; sliced anthropologically to examine the cultural traditions and influences; and lifted to see what human understandings of youth work lie underneath.
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Balancing Rigor and Reality: Effective Evaluation Designs for 4-H Youth Development Programs
Author: Arnold, Mary (1 more by this author)
Description: Many assume that a more rigorous evaluation design will always produce better and more useful results. In reality, however, the degree of rigor needed in an evaluation is determined by several factors, including stakeholder and audience needs, time, budget, and expertise. As such, choosing the best evaluation design is more of a balancing act of choices than it is selecting a design from a pre-determined hierarchy of rigor. Webinar participants will learn about the balancing act of evaluation rigor and design and be able to understand the implications of the choices they make when designing evaluations. This resource will allow users to: (1) Learn the different types of evaluation designs; (2) Understand the trade-offs inherent in each design; (3) Explore the impact of budget, time, data, and political constraints in program evaluation; and (4) Design an evaluation for a program they would like to evaluate.
Building Relationships with Children and Youth Who Challenge Us
Author: Horning, Lyn; Christine Belinda; Claudia Mincemoyer; Patricia Wells
Description: This train-the-trainer professional development program from Penn State Better Kid Care will help participants take an honest look at the children and youth in their programs and their feelings about them. What are the strengths and weaknesses of different temperaments? Explore what professionals can do to build positive relationships with all children - even the ones who challenge us!
Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting: A Self-Study Guide For People Working With Children
Author: Reilly, Jackie (8 more by this author); Sally Martin, Ph.D.
Description: The goal of this self-study guide is to help people who work with youth gain an understanding of child maltreatment and related implications. Also available in Spanish.
Author: Oesterreich, Lesia (35 more by this author); Michele Kostelecky
Description: Lesia Oesterreich and Michele Kostelecky, Iowa State University
Strengthen programs that work with vulnerable children, youth, and families by recruiting and hiring the right staff for the job. Learn how to use the new CYFAR professional competencies to develop effective job interview questions and position descriptions and nurture early performance. Discuss ideas that will help professionals get off to a good start and reflect on their own professional development.
CYFAR Professional Development 102: Guiding and Mentoring Professionals
Author: Oesterreich, Lesia (35 more by this author); Michele Kostelecky
Description: Lesia Oesterreich and Michele Kostelecky, Iowa State University
Strengthen your ability as a supervisor or team leader to work more effectively with staff. Learn how to assess different levels of understanding and motivation. Discover effective strategies that will help staff deliver positive outcomes for vulnerable children, youth, and families. Explore how to use the CYFAR professional competencies to encourage self-reflection and shared goal setting for professional development.
New Technologies for New Audiences: Twitter, Facebook and Other Social Media in Our Programs
Author: Chamberlin, Barbara (2 more by this author); Jeanne Gleason
Description: As consumers become more technology savvy, we must employ higher quality and more interactive delivery methods to reach them. This session will explore social media forums, such as Twitter and Facebook, and media repositories, such as YouTube, as ways to reach today's clientele with your program messages.
Positive Guidance and Discipline for Afterschool Programs
Author: Manglallan, Sue
Description: When is behavior part of normal child development and when is it a problem? How do afterschool staff redirect the child who is misbehaving? What can afterschool staff do to make a positive and engaging environment for children? Both child and adult behaviors figure into the equation of a positive afterschool program. Positive Guidance and Discipline for Afterschool Programs will look at behaviors and feeling, developmental domains, reasons for misbehaving, setting up a constructive environment, and using positive guidance and discipline techniques.
Author: Reilly, Jackie (8 more by this author); Sally Martin, Ph.D.
Description: La meta de esta guía de auto-estudio es ayudar a las personas que trabajan con menores a reconocer y entender el maltrato infantil y sus implicaciones. The goal of this self-study guide is to help people who work with youth gain an understanding of child maltreatment and related implications. Also available in English.
The Learning Process of Reaching Out and Programming to Hispanic Audiences
Author: Barker, Barb; Maria Gonzalez; Andrea Newby ; Jennifer Caravella Andr
Description: The Wisconsin Sustainable Communities Project in Waushara County reaches Hispanic youth and families with programs that will assist them in independently engaging in their communities. You'll learn about our needs assessment process and programs for youth, families and the community. We will share what we have learned relative to assumptions and realizations, staffing and program planning.
Description: Tips for working with children exposed to violence.
Description: Tips for working with children exposed to violence with respect to immigrant families.
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A Practitioner's Guide: Building and Managing Quality Afterschool Programs
Description: A Practitioner's Guide: Building and Managing Quality Afterschool Programs shares practices that can help extended-learning professionals cover it all—great programming, terrific staff, positive relationships, and plenty of resources to lead and sustain successful afterschool programs. The practices are organized into the following four focus areas: program organization; academic programming practices; supportive relationships in afterschool; and, achieving program outcomes.
Baby Boomers and Beyond: An Untapped Resource for Volunteers in Out-Of-School Time Programs
Description: How many baby boomers could potentially volunteer in programs serving at-risk children and youth? How large is the need for volunteers?
Child Care Center Financial Planning and Facility Development Manual
Description: Child Care Center Financial Planning and Facility Development Manual guides the prospective childcare provider through facility selection and management through the basics of financial management of a child care service program.
Healing the Invisible Wounds: Children’s Exposure to Violence--A Guide for Families
Description: Tips for working with children exposed to violence.
How Program Administrators Can Support Out-Of-School Time Staff
Author: Collins, Ashleigh; Allison J. R. Metz
Description: Research on out-of-school time programs has found that effective program managers--referred to as facilitative administrators--promote high-quality implementation in multiple ways: by providing organizational leadership; selecting program staff; ensuring that staff receive training and supervision; and identifying and addressing implementation problems. This brief presents effective strategies for facilitative administration in out-of-school time programs. Ashleigh Collins, M.A., and Allison J. R. Metz, Ph.D.
Q&A: Keeping Up With Youth Culture
Description: Discussion about how professionals who work with youth keep abreast of trends, and why adults who work with youth should follow popular culture.
The Ring of Valor: Bullying Facts
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author)
Description: Bullying Facts is the third in a series of one-page fact sheets on bullying. It specifically outlines statistics related to the number of children bullied, those doing the bullying and parent’s view of bullying acts.
The Ring of Valor: Bullying Fundamentals
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author)
Description: Bullying Fundamentals is the first in a series of one-page fact sheets on bullying. It defines bullying and differentiates it from other child conflict. An introduction section is provided on solutions.
The Ring of Valor: From Teasing to Bullying
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author)
Description: From Teasing to Bullying is the second in a series of one-page fact sheets on bullying. It discusses peer control groups and then identifies the difference between teasing and bulling.
The Ring of Valor: From Victim to Target
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author)
Description: From Victim to Target is the fifth in a series of one-page fact sheets on bullying. It describes the difference between a victim and a target. Targets are selected for being different. The targeted child can take action to avoid being the victim of bullying.
The Ring of Valor: Responding to Those Who Bully
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author)
Description: Responding to Those Who bully is the fourth in a series of one-page fact sheets on bullying. It discusses the origins of bullying behavior and identifies strategies for involvement by parents and schools to stop the negative behavior.
The Ring of Valor: The Role of Schools
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author)
Description: The Role of Schools is the seventh in a series of one-page fact sheets on bullying. It discusses strategies that school administrators and teachers can implement to reduce the rate of bullying behavior.
Working with School-Age Children, Part 1: Preventing Misbehavior
Author: Ferrer, Millie (29 more by this author); Ann Fugate; Ingrid Rivera
Description: It is easier to prevent misbehavior than to deal with it afterwards. Preventing misbehavior enables children to succeed in the program. This fact sheet provides strategies for developing positive behavior in children.
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Child and Youth Victimization Known to Police, School, and Medical Authorities
Description: Considerable efforts have been made during the last generation to encourage children and their families to report victimization to authorities. Nonetheless, concern persists that most childhood victimization remains hidden.
Integrating developmental assets into your programs
Author: Johnstad, Kristin
Description: Presentation on use of the developmental asset framework as a lens for assessing and increasing program quality, reflecting on critical elements of programming and the continuum of program practice. Examine relationships, program practice, activities, program policies and environment through as asset lens. Use Search Institute tools and share stories, examples and wisdom. CYFAR 2003 workshop.
Issue Brief #1: Understanding Children’s Exposure to Violence
Description: Issue Brief #1, Understanding Children’s Exposure to Violence, describes core concepts--gleaned from research and program practice--used in designing and implementing programs that address children’s exposure to violence.
The Child Indictaor: Spring 2012
Description: This Spring 2012 newsletter issue highlights current challenges to the collection of survey data; provides descriptions of new data tools in the areas of justice statistics, employment data, and health; and summarizes several new international indicators reports.
The Safe Start Center Series on Children Exposed to Violence Issue Brief #3: Schools
Description: Issue Brief #3 translates emerging research and program practice into action steps for school staff to design and implement programs that meet the needs of children and youth who are exposed to violence. The goal is to build the capacity of schools to offer sensitive, timely, and appropriate interventions that ensure students’ well-being while
supporting academic achievement.