Registration Deadline: 9-17-20 at 12pm

This workshop is a follow-up to the Trauma-Informed Practices for Schools (TIPS) training that Expanded Learning staff received in the 2019-2020 school year. It is designed to provide participants with an understanding of how to use a trauma-lens to identify the needs of students impacted by trauma as a result of COVID-19 and other traumas as well as build resilience in youth. The workshop will address the needs of all students, however it will also highlight specific strategies that relate to improving outcomes for students in foster care and other marginalized groups. Participants will receive strategies and resources that can be used in distance learning or face-to-face settings.

The webinar link will be emailed to registered participants one (1) business day before the session.

The same training is offered on October 23rd, November 16th, and February 5th. 

Registration Deadline: 10-7-2020 at 12:00 pm

This workshop will provide participants with resources and best practices for helping students with challenging behaviors both virtually and face-to-face.

Facilitated by an expert in the field: Catherine Maldonado, M.S., BCBA 1-17-25598

Registration deadline: 10-6-20, 12pm 

How can we get those we work with and serve to be on the same page and go in the same direction? Effective communication is essential in this quest. Come learn the strategies and techniques necessary to build effective teams that communicate well and get things done. Learn to build the necessary communication skills that help us to be effective team members in the service of our communities and help manage difficult conversations.

Presented by Dr. Gale Gorke

The webinar link will be emailed to registered participants 1 business day before the session.

Learn how to utilize the online reporting system ASSIST for attendance and fiscal reporting. Walk through an actual tutorial on submission of budgets, attendance and expenditure reports in ASSIST. We will cover: How to enter budgets, budget revisions, attendance, submitting of expenditures, entering in-direct costs, use of 5100 line for sub-contracting. What to do if you lose your password for ASSIST, how to update your contact information, and how to pull your own reports for funding allocations per school, payments, and attendance reports.  

Intended Audience: ASSIST/Fiscal Coordinators, Grant Managers, and Program Directors

The Zoom link will be sent to registered participants at least 1 business day prior to the meeting.

This workshop is a follow-up to the Trauma-Informed Practices for Schools (TIPS) training that Expanded Learning staff received in the 2019-2020 school year. It is designed to provide participants with an understanding of how to use a trauma-lens to identify the needs of students impacted by trauma as a result of COVID-19 and other traumas as well as build resilience in youth. The workshop will address the needs of all students, however it will also highlight specific strategies that relate to improving outcomes for students in foster care and other marginalized groups. Participants will receive strategies and resources that can be used in distance learning or face-to-face settings.

The webinar link will be emailed to registered participants one (1) business day before the session.

The same training is offered on November 16th, and February 5th. 

Registration Deadline: 10-30-2020 at 12:00 pm

This workshop will provide participants with resources and best practices for helping students with challenging behaviors both virtually and face-to-face.

Facilitated by an expert in the field: Catherine Maldonado, M.S., BCBA 1-17-25598

The same training was offered on October 9, 2020.

Registration Deadline: 10-31-2020 at 12:00 am

Introduction to Project- Based Learning in Expanded learning Programs introduces project-based learning and its application in the expanded learning classroom. 

Participants Will :

-Gain an understanding of the essentials of project-based learning 

-Learn how to develop driving questions that will lead to successful projects 

-Learn how to incorporate the 21st Century Learning Skills in a project

Registration deadline: 10-30-20, 12pm

Develop an understanding of the various leadership styles. Discover personality traits that help or hinder leadership. Identify strengths in leadership skills and learn to accommodate for weaknesses. Learn various methods to help build teams that work effectively. Build cohesiveness and consistency in program quality, leadership, and staff expectations.

Presented by Dr. Gale Gorke

The webinar link will be emailed to registered participants 1 business day before the session.

This workshop is a follow-up to the Trauma-Informed Practices for Schools (TIPS) training that Expanded Learning staff received in the 2019-2020 school year. It is designed to provide participants with an understanding of how to use a trauma-lens to identify the needs of students impacted by trauma as a result of COVID-19 and other traumas as well as build resilience in youth. The workshop will address the needs of all students, however it will also highlight specific strategies that relate to improving outcomes for students in foster care and other marginalized groups. Participants will receive strategies and resources that can be used in distance learning or face-to-face settings.

The webinar link will be emailed to registered participants one (1) business day before the session.

The same training is offered on February 5th. 

Registration deadline: 12-1-20, 12pm

Learn various stages and theories of adolescent development and the characteristics of each. Understand the decision making process and how to effectively teach adolescents the importance of making healthy choices. Learn specific intervention strategies as they relate to the different stages of adolescence and gain an understanding of these "hormonally challenged" individuals.

Presented by Dr. Gale Gorke

The webinar link will be emailed to registered participants 1 business day before the session.

Learn how to utilize the online reporting system ASSIST for attendance and fiscal reporting. Walk through an actual tutorial on submission of budgets, attendance and expenditure reports in ASSIST. We will cover: How to enter budgets, budget revisions, attendance, submitting of expenditures, entering in-direct costs, use of 5100 line for sub-contracting. What to do if you lose your password for ASSIST, how to update your contact information, and how to pull your own reports for funding allocations per school, payments, and attendance reports.  

Intended Audience: ASSIST/Fiscal Coordinators, Grant Managers, and Program Directors

The Zoom link will be sent to registered participants at least 1 business day prior to the meeting.

This workshop is a follow-up to the Trauma-Informed Practices for Schools (TIPS) training that Expanded Learning staff received in the 2019-2020 school year. It is designed to provide participants with an understanding of how to use a trauma-lens to identify the needs of students impacted by trauma as a result of COVID-19 and other traumas as well as build resilience in youth. The workshop will address the needs of all students, however it will also highlight specific strategies that relate to improving outcomes for students in foster care and other marginalized groups. Participants will receive strategies and resources that can be used in distance learning or face-to-face settings.

The webinar link will be emailed to registered participants one (1) business day before the session.