Virtual PD

Self-care is often something that gets put on the back burner for many afterschool professionals. But that shouldn't be the case! Recently, NAA asked afterschool leaders in its Reopening Afterschool Facebook group for their best tips for practicing and prioritizing self-care.

The Afterschool Guide to Building Relationships and Routines eBook was created to help afterschool professionals create safe, supportive environments for young people - which the Science of Learning and Development (SoLD) tells us facilitates healthy development -- through program activities that build relationships and routines.

Because physically safe environments are also a necessary component of quality programs, in response to the pandemic and related health and safety recommendations, the eBook has been revised. The Afterschool Guide to Building Relationships and Routines Version Two eBook includes activity variations to account for physical distancing.

Within this guide, you will find a variety of activities that support SoLD and focus on fostering relationships as well as ideas for implementing program procedures to build routines all with the intent of supporting afterschool professionals in creating physically and emotionally safe environments.

The Guide supports NAA Core Knowledge and Competencies for Afterschool Professionals Content Areas 2–Learning Environments and Curriculum, 4–Interactions with Children and Youth, and 5–Youth Engagement.

The revised eBook is an Executive member benefit and is accessible on the Leadership Resources page of your membership profile..

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If someone throws you a ball, you'll probably catch it. You'll probably at least reach for it. Even if there's no real reason for you to, you probably will.

What if opportunities for children and young people's learning and development were a much higher priority in our country and communities? What if we were more intentional about how opportunities to learn and develop were offered and by whom?

In response to the outcry about systematic racism and police violence against Black people in the US, many educators and afterschool professionals are wondering what they could do to create a more just society.

Recently, Gina Warner, President & CEO, NAA, shared a message regarding the status of the NAA21 Convention and connectivity during the pandemic.

Recently, Gina Warner, President & CEO, NAA, shared a message regarding the status of the NAA21 Convention and connectivity during the pandemic.

In 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.

January 28, 2021 | February 4, 2021 | February 11, 2021 | February 18, 2021
1:00 - 2:00 PM ET (12 PM CT, 11 AM MT, 10 AM PT)
For all NAA members

NAA is pleased to offer this complimentary four-part virtual strategy session that will provide participants with an overview of key components of what it takes to create an equity strategy. Throughout the four sessions, participants will be provided with tools and resources to begin or continue to deepen their equity and anti-racist efforts.

If you are interested in influencing change within your organization, are an organizational leader who is looking for tools and resources to create a strong equity strategy or perhaps you’ve committed to equity but not sure where to go next, this series is for you!

Registrants will receive access to all four virtual strategy sessions, supporting tools and resources and will be invited to a private Facebook group where additional dialog and discussion will take place.

January 28, 2021 | 1:00 - 2:00 ET

What Does it Take to Create an Equity Strategy and Discovery?
This session will focus on what it takes to create the conditions for getting started with the development of an equity strategy, as well as, identifying the key elements of the discovery phase.

ACCESS RECORDING

February 4, 2021 | 1:00 - 2:00 ET

Planning an Equity Strategy
This session will guide participants through creating a plan and identifying components for a multi-year equity strategy. We will explore considerations for prioritizing areas of focus.

ACCESS RECORDING

February 11, 2021 | 1:00 - 2:00 ET

Implementation of the Equity Plan
Review examples of what it can look like to begin implementation of equity-centered practices in different areas of a program/organization.

Supplementary Tool: Sample Professional Development Plan

ACCESS RECORDING

February 18, 2021 | 1:00 - 2:00 ET

Sustainability of the Equity Plan
In this session, participants will explore the structures and practices needed for an equity strategy to ultimately become ingrained in the fabric of an organization/program.

ACCESS RECORDING

Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning presents findings from the first two years of the Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative (PSELI), a multiyear effort exploring whether and how children can benefit from partnerships between schools and OST programs focused on building social and emotional skills.