Methods Workshop: Ask, Listen & Encourage
Feb
10

Methods Workshop: Ask, Listen & Encourage

Optional Professional Learning Workshop

In this Method Workshop, participants will:

  • understand the concept of positive, purposeful interaction with youth

  • learn the characteristics of effective questions

  • understand the concept of active listening

  • learn the characteristics of effective positive responses to youth and their work

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Methods Workshop: Planning and Reflection
Feb
20

Methods Workshop: Planning and Reflection

In this Method Workshop, participants will:

  • have the opportunity to explore new ways in which planning and reflection are done in their programs

  • gain experience utilizing planning and reflection strategies

  • understand the role that planning and reflection play in the experiential learning cycle

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Methods Workshop: Youth Voice
Feb
27

Methods Workshop: Youth Voice

Optional Professional Learning Workshop

In this Method Workshop, participants will:

  • have the opportunity to explore the ways they offer Youth Voice in their program

  • gain experience with Youth Voice strategies

  • understand the benefits of giving Youth Voice and how to offer meaningful opportunities for participation

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SEAL Methods Workshop: Facilitating Problem Solving
Feb
4

SEAL Methods Workshop: Facilitating Problem Solving

Optional Professional Learning Workshop

In this SEL Method Workshop, participants will understand the basics of how and where learning & problem solving occur in the brain, identify components of problem solving and practice supporting youth problem solving in the moment through guiding questions.

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SEAL Methods Workshop: Supported Struggle
Jan
27

SEAL Methods Workshop: Supported Struggle

Optional Professional Learning Workshop

In this SEL Method Workshop, participants will: Understand the characteristics of supported struggle and growth mindset, create encouraging language statements to support struggle and foster growth mindset, explore avoiding potential pitfalls of growth mindset by using an equity lens and create an implementation plan with strategies to help a youth in their program engage in supported struggle.

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Methods Workshop: Reframing Conflict
Jan
23

Methods Workshop: Reframing Conflict

Optional Professional Learning Workshop

In this Method Workshop, participants will:

  • have the opportunity to explore the roles they play in conflict situations in their programs

  • gain experience in Reframing Conflict using the High/Scope step-by-step model and the general principles for conflict resolution

  • understand how reframing conflict can turn conflict situations into opportunities for growth

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Methods Workshop: Building Community
Jan
17

Methods Workshop: Building Community

Optional Professional Learning Workshop

In this Method Workshop, participants will:

  • explore the ways in which they can build community with youth

  • explore ways to provide youth with opportunities to develop a sense of belonging

  • understand the difference between icebreakers, energizers, name games and bonding games

  • understand the stages of group development

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SEL Methods Workshop: Cultivating Empathy
Jan
14

SEL Methods Workshop: Cultivating Empathy

Optional Professional Learning Workshop

In this SEL Method Workshop, participants will build staff knowledge of empathy and be provided skills they will incorporate into program activities that foster youth program participants’ development of empathy.

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SEAL Method Workshop: Emotion Coaching
Jan
10

SEAL Method Workshop: Emotion Coaching

Optional Professional Learning Workshop

In this SEL Method Workshop, participants will build knowledge of emotion coaching and develop skills they will incorporate into program activities that teach youth to identify and safely manage their emotional experiences.

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SELPQA Basics (PART II)
Sep
18

SELPQA Basics (PART II)

Assessment Tool Training

This Weikart Center-led workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the SELPQA tool and how to use it. This session is part 1/2 and will be held virtually

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