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

This training is designed for ELEMENTARY school staff.  The training for MIDDLE and HIGH school is on February 4, 2021.

An energetic and positive environment can greatly improve student learning, engagement, and overall program quality.  During this session, participants will:

   1) Gain knowledge and learn strategies for supporting engagement during online lesson delivery. 

   2) Participants will also learn about the Every Monday Matters (EMM) curriculum and will have an opportunity to practice with it.

Social scientists determined we all carry unconscious biases due to a lifetime of exposure to cultural attitudes about age, race, ethnicity, religion, social class, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, and other social constructs. Our brains are incredibly complex. We know implicit bias and micro-aggressions associated with it are activated involuntarily, without awareness or intentional control. Psychologists posit Implicit Biases we have formed can be gradually unlearned through a variety of de-biasing techniques.

We invite you to explore your own implicit biases as an individual and member of society at large. Diverse social groups are exposed to preconceived cultural attitudes that result in small gestures or comments leading to increased negative social-emotional impacts. Join us as we explore ways to suspend these unconscious judgments about ourselves and others. 

The same training will be offered on March 10, 2021.

This training is designed for MIDDLE and HIGH school staff.  The training for ELEMENTARY is on February 2, 2020.

An energetic and positive environment can greatly improve student learning, engagement, and overall program quality.  During this session, participants will:

   1) Gain knowledge and learn strategies for supporting engagement during online lesson delivery. 

   2) Participants will also learn about the Every Monday Matters (EMM) curriculum and will have an opportunity to practice with it.

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.

This training is designed specifically for Site Coordinators.

This cooperative learning workshop focuses on active participation in the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process to achieve high-quality programs at the programmatic, staff, and participant level. Participants will assess, plan, and improve the current state of their program, share promising practices, and create a plan to effectively increase the quality of their program.

This training is designed specifically for Site Coordinators.

How do you show up for yourself and your team? In this interactive session, we will determine what it means to be an after school/expanded learning professional, how we want to brand ourselves in the workplace and discuss promising practices to be accountable as a leader.

This training is designed specifically for Site Coordinators.

Create new possibilities in your organization and reinvent what the experience at work could be.  Learn the set of 4 simple, interconnected principles that are the foundation of FISH- Play, Be There, Make Their Day, and Choose Your Attitude! Join this interactive, hands-on workshop, and learn to motivate your team, increase engagement, how to show up as a leader, and be World Famous!

Applications due by January 21, 2021

https://expandedlearningr11.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/resource_files/195828872616083112055fdce1a54aaab.pdf 

This training is designed for ELEMENTARY school staff.  The training for MIDDLE and HIGH school is on March 2, 2021.

Social-emotional well-being is more important today than ever.  This training will help participants understand our current environment and how to support the social-emotional well-being of the adults and youth we work with.

Using the Every Monday Matters (EMM) curriculum, participants will be provided with resources and tools that will support SEL and quality programming.

The CDE's EXLD has a new 2020-21 Expanded Learning FPM Instrument which has some significant adjustments from previous FPM instruments due to our unique circumstances in schools this year. This training session for grant management teams will highlight the changes to the 2020-21 Expanded Learning Instrument and also share how compliance with the various fiscal and program requirements helps improve the quality of Expanded Learning Programs. This is in alignment with the Expanded Learning Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process. The CQI process requires programs to submit evidence of a data-driven program quality improvement process based on the CDE's guidance on program quality standards. 

This training is designed for MIDDLE and HIGH school staff.  The training for ELEMENTARY is on March 5, 2020.

Social-emotional well-being is more important today than ever.  This training will help participants understand our current environment and how to support the social-emotional well-being of the adults and youth we work with.

Using the Every Monday Matters (EMM) curriculum, participants will be provided with resources and tools that will support SEL and quality programming.

This training is designed specifically for Site Coordinators.

There is tremendous power in establishing partnerships between schools, expanded learning programs, and local community organizations. Community partners can make a huge impact on students and your program while meeting the needs of recruiting youth, increasing attendance, and contributing volunteers, and other valuable resources. Learn how to identify, connect, create, and cultivate community partners to take your program to the next level.

This training is designed specifically for Site Coordinators.

Create authentic relationships and meaningful ways to partner with youth, build leadership skills, and encourage youth voice and expression. Learn how to create opportunities for choice, engagement, and ways to plan, implement, and evaluate program activities through skill-building activities.

This training is designed specifically for Site Coordinators.

Become familiar with SEL core competencies to provide you and your team with a frame of reference as you begin to reflect on strengths and opportunities for growth and better outcomes for both you and your students.

This training is designed specifically for Site Coordinators.

Learn strategies and techniques to build connections with your students and enrich learning and engagement.

Applications due by January 21, 2021

https://expandedlearningr11.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/resource_files/195828872616083112055fdce1a54aaab.pdf 

This training is designed specifically for Site Coordinators.

Whether you are teaching a class or hosting a meeting, icebreakers and energizers can set the tone, focus participant’s attention, strengthen a team, and establish community.

Applications due by January 21, 2021

https://expandedlearningr11.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/resource_files/195828872616083112055fdce1a54aaab.pdf