Professional Development
NAA publishes fresh, new content every week covering a wide variety of topics related to the field of aftershool. In addition, NAA offers a variety of opportunities for virtual professional development (PD) through meaningful content, conversations and connections. Click here to see full descriptions of virtual PD offerings.
What You Need to Know About Trauma-Informed Practices: A Conversation with Dr. Jamie Freeny
Tuesday, 01 December 2020 00:00You've heard about trauma-informed practices, but you may not be sure of what they are, the benefits, and how to integrate them into your work. Recently, Dr. Jamie Freeny from the Center of School Behavioral Health at Mental Health of America Greater Houston joined Heidi Ham, Vice President of Programs and Strategy of NAA, to answer questions about supporting young people through use of trauma-informed practices.
Why SoLD Should Be at the Core of All PD
Monday, 23 November 2020 13:17When considering professional development topics for afterschool professionals, neuroscience probably doesn't rise to the top. It sounds like something best left to brain surgeons and psychiatrists, perhaps among the few roles afterschool professionals aren't expected to fill.
Making Juan Smile: A Profile in LEGO® Confidence
Monday, 23 November 2020 13:14The A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering is the fulfillment of a promise made almost 40 years ago to a community with a long history of poverty, crime and unemployment.
Member-to-Member Tip Off: Expressing Gratitude
Monday, 23 November 2020 13:12In NAA's Reopening Afterschool Facebook group, members have been asked questions covering a variety of relevant and helpful topics with the goal of offering an exchange of tips between leaders and professionals in the field.
Stacey Abrams: "You have the ability to be truth-tellers."
Monday, 23 November 2020 00:00Last spring, Stacey Abrams—one of the nation's leaders in voting rights whose work ahead of the 2020 election influenced record voter turnout in Georgia and beyond—joined NAA20 Reimagined Virtual Convention.
A Post-Election Message from NAA
Tuesday, 17 November 2020 21:47Like many of you, earlier this month we stayed up late looking at election maps, watching and reading the news, and doomscrolling social media.
Member-to-Member Tip Off: Building Partnerships with Schools
Tuesday, 17 November 2020 10:11In NAA's Reopening Afterschool Facebook group, members have been asked questions covering a variety of relevant and helpful topics with the goal of offering an exchange of tips between leaders and professionals in the field.
Coaching for Transformation
Tuesday, 17 November 2020 09:41For insight, Diego Arancibia interviews Julie Sesser of ASAPconnect. Coaching is a core technical assistance strategy for ASAPconnect. Coaching for transformation has been leveraged to support people and programs in California.
Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning
Tuesday, 17 November 2020 00:00A new report by the RAND Corporation is the most comprehensive study of social and emotional learning implementation to date.
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