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Trainings
| ON-DEMAND TRAININGS |
Make Digital Learning a Reality
Webinar: 47 minutes
We want to hear from you! In this interactive, idea-sharing session, we'll open the lines and ask attendees about where they are in their digital learning journey. We want to know:
- How are you integrating technology into afterschool?
- How is your program or organization using the Afterschool Tech Toolkit to support digital learning?
- What are your challenges?
- What are your successes?
Join us to learn from your colleagues in the industry about the process of making digital learning a reality in your program.
Fostering Responsible Screen Use
Webinar: 55 minutes
We know that too much screen use can be bad for kids, but when used thoughtfully as part of the teaching and learning in your program, you can help students build skills and level the digital equity playing field. In this webinar, we'll explore how programs are setting policies and procedures to ensure screen time is used effectively and safely in programs.
Presented by: Dave Crusoe, Senior Director of Digital Product & Systems Innovation, The Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Jennifer Brady, Chief Executive Officer, Development Without Limits
Access Technology and Devices for Your Program
Webinar: 51 minutes
If you want to facilitate digital learning in your program, you're going to need real devices and / or equipment for youth to explore. It can be challenging to decide what equipment and support you should invest in, and how to fit these into your budget.
In this session, we will walk through some steps to help you think about where to start. We will also discuss resources, discounts, and possible funding strategies to help you get what you need.
Presented by: Kim Bellio, Elementary Honors Academy Instructional Coach, Crocker Elementary School, retired, Jennifer Brady, Chief Executive Officer, Development Without Limits and Krista Galloway, Senior Consultant, Development Without Limits
Embed Technology Into Your Program
Webinar: 54 minutes
Digital learning happens when technology is seamlessly woven into the fabric of a great program - a powerful tool to help you get to positive youth outcomes; not an end in itself. In this session, you will learn how to match technology-based activities to your program's overall goals. You will leave with steps you can implement to intentionally embed technology into your current programming.
Presented by: Ronald James, Director of Digital Learning, LA's Best, Krista Galloway, Senior Consultant, Development Without Limits and Jennifer Brady, Chief Executive Officer, Development Without Limits
Train the Trainer Part 1 of 2
Webinar: 91 minutes
This 2-part webinar series prepares trainers, site leads, directors, or others in supervisory positions to support staff in using the Afterschool Tech Toolkit.
Promote Digital Learning in Afterschool
Webinar: 51 minutes
Implementing digital learning in meaningful ways requires the support and effort of all of your stakeholders. In this session, you will learn how to create a communication plan in order to promote and to gain support for digital learning in your afterschool program. In addition, you will practice creating or improving your messaging about digital learning in your program and learn to tailor your message to varied audiences.
Presented by: Krista Galloway, Senior Consultant, Development Without Limits, Jennifer Brady, Chief Executive Officer, Development Without Limits and Bob Cabeza, Vice President of Community Development, YMCA of Greater Long Beach
Train Staff to Use Technology in Your Program
Webinar: 53 minutes
Technology is a constantly changing field. In this session, we’ll explore ways to connect emerging and changing technology to your team’s daily goals and their work with students. We’ll help you create professional development for digital learning that allows staff to learn new material, practice skills and reflect on experiences. You’ll leave this session with an understanding of key digital learning competencies, a plan for capitalizing on existing staff expertise and experiences to build professional development and strategies to incorporate digital learning into your hiring processes.
Presented by: Hillary Kolos, Director of Digital Learning, The DreamYard Project, Rebecca Fabiano, Senior Consultant, Development Without Limits and Jennifer Brady, Chief Executive Officer, Development Without Limits
Vision Setting for Digital Learning in Your Program
Webinar: 59 minutes
Access to meaningful digital learning is a key component in preparing young people for academic and post-secondary success in the 21st century. In order to successfully integrate digital learning into afterschool activities, programs should identify a vision that drives planning and ongoing learning. Through hands-on activities and discussion during this webinar, afterschool practitioners will explore the process ofcreating a shared vision for digital learning in their afterschool programs. You will leave the webinar having identified the first step in a visioning process.
Presented by: Kevin Hinton, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Beacon House, Danielle Schmutz, Director of Programs & Operations, Beacon House, Jennifer Brevoort, Senior Consultant, Development Without Limits and Jennifer Brady, Chief Executive Officer, Development Without Limits
Bring Digital Learning Equity to Your Program
Webinar: 58 minutes
It has become imperative for youth to have access to digital resources and learning to fully participate in 21st Century social, civic and economic life. During this webinar you will learn about the digital divide, which describes the socio-economic disparities that arise from lack of access to digital resources and learning and how lack of equity impacts young people’s future outcomes. You will leave with steps you can implement immediately to bring digital learning equity to your school and program with help from strategies provided by the Afterschool Tech Toolkit, made possible by support from Google for Education.
Presented by: Jennifer Brady, Chief Executive Officer, Development Without Limits, Jimena Quiroga Hopkins, Chief Program Officer, Development Without Limits and Ashley Teamer, Design Works Manager, Youth Empowerment Project
Be a Digital Learning Champion in Your Program
Webinar: 45 minutes
Meaningful digital learning is a critical component in preparing young people for civic, academic and post-secondary participation in the 21st century. Yet, there are wide disparities in digital access between young people from lower-income communities and their higher income peers. Join us for a lively panel discussion to learn about the importance of digital learning in increasing educational opportunities for young people and how afterschool programs can play a key role in increasing digital access and use.
You will also be introduced to an exciting new tool, the Afterschool Tech Toolkit, to assist you in starting, expanding, and/or deepening digital learning in your program. The Afterschool Tech Toolkit is made possible by support from Google.
Presented by: Amanda Del Balso, Senior Program Manager, Google for Education, Gina Warner, President & CEO, National AfterSchool Association, Christina Russell, Managing Director, Policy Studies Associates and Jennifer Brady, Chief Executive Officer, Development Without Limits
| TRAIN THE TRAINER |
Train the Trainer
Thursday, August 23 & August 30, 2018 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
*Attendees should plan to attend both sessions
This 2-part webinar series prepares trainers, site leads, directors, or others in supervisory positions to support staff in using the Afterschool Tech Toolkit.
Participants will:
- learn about the need for afterschool providers to offer youth access to technology in a meaningful, intentional way.
- explore the many free resources available within the Toolkit that will help staff enhance the activities they already provide, move them closer to their program's vision and shrink the digital divide.
In the first, 2-hour webinar, we will discuss the current gap and how afterschool programs can address it by intentionally and thoughtfully providing access to technology. We will give an introduction to the Toolkit and highlight some of the key messages and resources within. Participants will then have time on their own to explore all the resources in the Toolkit.
In our second, 1-hour webinar, we will discuss reactions to the Toolkit, make plans to present it to staff and discuss the logistics of being an official Toolkit Trainer.
Train the Trainer Part 1
More training opportunities will be announced soon! We're developing live and on-demand webinars, online/self-guided mini-trainings, a train the trainer webinar with materials, as well as on-site, in-person training and presentations.
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About
Sunday, 21 January 2018 00:00As the demands placed on the education system go beyond what teachers and schools can do alone, afterschool programs have become even more critical. Afterschool practitioners need tools, training and networks to create innovative, tech-integrated programs that support and amplify student learning.”
—Gina Warner, President & CEO, National Afterschool Association
| OUR PURPOSE |
Research released by the National AfterSchool Association and developed by Policy Studies Associates in Washington, D.C., took a close look at the experiences of the 10 million elementary, middle and high school students who participate in afterschool programs in school- and community-based settings. The research review, Empowering Afterschool Professionals for Digital Learning, reported that afterschool professionals play an especially important role in supporting learning for low-income students and eliminating gaps in achievement based on income.
The report also found that afterschool educators need support with the use of technology and developing the capacity to serve as facilitators in a digital environment that encourages students to explore and pursue topics of interest.
Afterschool programs have long been known as a solution to help students and families complete homework through positive relationships with adults and peers. With the right professional development, afterschool professionals can help students actively navigate technology to create deep learning experiences and develop digital citizenship and responsibility in a safe, facilitated setting.
Afterschool staff, you are skilled at using a wide range of tools to build relationships, set high expectations and ensure youth experience all kinds of age-appropriate opportunities—now you can confidently use technology to help students thrive.
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| OUR SUPPORTERS |
The National AfterSchool Association (NAA) is the national membership organization for professionals who work with and on behalf of children and youth during out of school time. NAA's mission is to promote development, provide education and encourage advocacy for the out-of-school-time community to further the afterschool profession. An estimated 10.2 million children participate in afterschool programs each year and the industry employs an estimated 850,000. Visit https://naaweb.org/ for more information about the association.
Google for Education is committed to directing their resources—their products, programs, philanthropy and people—towards creating a future where every student has access to the skills they'll need and the quality education they deserve. Building on the work of Google's Dynamic Learning Project, their support of NAA is part of their continued efforts to help provide educators–including those outside of traditional classroom settings–with the skills, trainings and resources they need to help benefit from the promise of technology. For more information about their work in education, visit edu.google.com and follow on Twitter at @googleforeducation.
Policy Studies Associates (PSA) provides research and program evaluation services that are rigorous, policy-relevant and have practical applications. For over 35 years, PSA experts have applied lessons learned about the quality, implementation and effectiveness of initiatives in education and afterschool to help leaders make sound decisions.
The team at Development Without Limits (DWL) believes that children and young people should be at the center of their own learning. DWL works with youth serving organizations nationally to build capacity for youth-centered programming by mirroring and modeling effective, research-based practices that build upon strengths and respond to individual needs. DWL offers professional learning, technical assistance and materials development to out-of-school time programs. Visit www.developmentwithoutlimits.org for more information.
American Institutes for Research (AIR) is one of the world's largest behavioral and social science research and evaluation organizations. AIR’s afterschool and expanded learning group works with education agencies, schools and districts, foundations, and other stakeholders to ensure young people’s educational experience fosters positive growth and development. AIR conducts research on afterschool program quality, youth engagement, and program impact; delivers professional development to help afterschool program leaders and staff create, improve, and maintain excellent programs; monitors and conducts multi-method evaluations at state and local levels to assess the quality and effectiveness of afterschool and expanded learning programs; and provides state and national leadership in promoting policies that will create broader access to and support for high-quality afterschool and expanded learning programs. Learn more at www.air.org.
| NATIONAL ADVISORY GROUP |
4H, Tony Carrell · 4H National Council, Janet Golden · Afterschool Alliance, Melissa Ballard & Charlotte Steinecke · Afterschool AllStars, Carlos Santini · Beacon National Network, Pam Pradachith-Demler · BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life), Brenda McLaughlin · Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Dave Crusoe · Champions, Dan Figurski · Education Development Center, Tony Streit · Every Hour Counts, Jessica Donner · Girls Inc., Penn Sheppard · Higher Achievement Program, Mike DiMarco · Horizons National, Dara Rose · IMLS, Reagan Moore · LA's BEST, Eric Gurna · MANY, Kristen Truffa · National Dropout Prevention Center, John Gailer · National Girls Collaborative, Karen Peterson · National League of Cities, Bela Shah Spooner · National Parks and Recreation Association, Allison Colman · National Science Teachers Association, Dennis Schatz · National Summer Learning Association, Matthew Boulay · National Urban League, Michelle Mitchell · Right at School, Michele Wilkens · STEM EcoSystems, Julie Stolzer · United Way · Urban Libraries Council, Jen Blenkle · Westat, Shawn Petty · YMCA, Barb Roth · Young Adult Library Services Association, Beth Yoke
ADVISORY
| CONTRIBUTORS |
Special thanks to programs and people who have supported the development of this project including:
DC Beacon House LA’s BEST · Wide Angle Youth Media · YMCA Long Beach · Youth Empowerment Project · Techbridge Girls · Educational Video Center · Crocker Elementary Afterschool Program · Dreamyard · Maine’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers · Amber Stowe, Children's Programs Supervisor, Foothills Park & Recreation District · Marina Fradera, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey · Martha Sierra · Danielle Schmutz and Kevin Hinton, Beacon House · Emily McLeod and Tania Tauer, Techbridge Girls · Breanna Harvey, Northside Neighborhood House · Nancy Peter, Philadelphia Education Fund · Alexandrea Matthews, New Bedford Parks, Recreation and Beaches · Kate Ramlow Meyer, Be Free Pima · Jodi Ahrendson Miller, Kids Inc. · Todd Coffey, Boston OST Network · Richard Leary · Tracey Horton, Georgia Afterschool Network · Sarah Zeller Berkman, CUNY Youth Studies Program · Raja Ridgway, Relay GSE · Laura Scheiber, Educational Video Center · Hilary Kolos, Dreamyard · Amanda Bickerstaff, CE Credits Online · Brett Turner, Tennessee SCORE · Heather Bender, Asst. Supt, Huntsville City Schools (AL) · Kevin Smetak, Principal, Yough School District (PA) · Teresa Engler, Coach, McGuffey School District (PA) · Connie Rodriquez, Principal, San Ysidro School District (CA) · Sylvia Mayer, Coach, San Ysidro School District (CA) · Matt Warnock, Principal, Carrollton Farmers Branch (TX) · Khristie Goodwin, Asst. Supt, Oxford · Angelique Benjamin, Coach, Pittsburgh Public Schools (PA) · Kelli Coons, Technology Coach, Landrum Middle School (SC)
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