Trainings for ExpandED Schools Partner Sites
ExpandED Schools provides engaging, effective professional development for schools and community organizations on the following topics:
- Program Quality Development
- Staff Fundamentals
- Social-Emotional Learning
- STEM
- Literacy
These trainings are intended for after-school program staff members — from front-line workers to supervisors of multiple ExpandED Schools programs serving elementary, middle and high schools. These workshops are offered at no charge to staff serving in our ExpandED Schools Partner Sites as a benefit of your involvement.
If your program is not currently an ExpandED Schools Partner Site, you can still access our training for your staff for a nominal per-person fee. Register below.
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Winter/Spring 2021 Training
Videoconference: Character Building through Social Justice
The expanded day provides the perfect opportunity for supporting young people in developing character traits that will allow them to thrive. This is particularly important when the students we have the pleasure of working with are faced with a number of injustices that are not often discussed during the school day. In this workshop, you will gain the tools to support students’ character building process by providing examples of the many trailblazers and movements that have led to a more just society. Through these examples and activities, students gain actionable steps on their own character-building process through a lens of identity and empowerment.
Facilitator: Naa- Shorme Aidoo
Videoconference: Harmony ExpandED Overview
In this webinar, participants will receive a comprehensive overview of the Harmony model. Harmony is a social-emotional learning program for Pre-K-6 grade students designed to foster communication, connection, and community both in and outside the classroom and develop boys and girls into compassionate and caring adults. Attendees will be introduced to fundamental implementation practices for quality SEL for elementary and middle school students.
Facilitator: Barbara Browning
Videoconference: Youth Services Refresher
In this webinar, participants will learn about the YouthServices.net database management system used to collect enrollment/attendance data for internal/external review and research purposes. Attendees will learn to utilize the system functions, manage and interpret the data to make programmatic decisions, and discover ways to accurately reflect program schedules. This training will ultimately prepare users with the necessary skills to navigate efficiently through the system and manage their program data effectively.
Facilitator: Mark Herreros and Anyela Duarte
Videoconference: CS Unplugged
In this session, participants will explore computer science using hands-on activities that do not require computers. Participants will learn to facilitate activities while introducing computational concepts and vocabulary relevant for leading lessons.
Facilitator: Steve Roberts
Videoconference: Working with Students with Special Needs
What do you do when you find out a child in your program has an IEP or a paraprofessional during the school day? Activities in this workshop will cover brain differences, Individualized Education Plans (IEP’s), and the types of disability classifications. We’ll also practice making accommodations together so you can best support a child with special needs in your program.
Facilitator: Tiffany Perry and Anyela Duarte
Videoconference: Understanding and Supporting Multilingual Learners in the Afterschool Space (K-8)
How can you support Multilingual Learners (ELLs) in your afterschool program? Come learn about who Multilingual Learners are and how to meet their needs. This workshop will demystify some ideas about them and deepen your knowledge on best-practices that can be used to support their learning. You will leave this workshop with ideas for differentiated strategies and a resource packet to get started. This workshop is designed for everyone that works with multilingual learners and strongly recommended for staff in supervisory positions interested in creating a culturally-responsive classroom.
Facilitator: Tarilyn Little
Videoconference: STEM Support for Site Directors and Education Specialists
Wondering what you can do to support your staff charged with leading STEM activities? Feel like you already offer programmatic support to staff, but want to incorporate some STEM-specific coaching? Join us for this STEM support workshop! We’ll cover how to find STEM resources that can support your staff in implementing highly-engaging STEM activities. We’ll also talk about how to work with staff to prepare for successful STEM lessons, including planning time and logistical needs. Finally, we’ll focus on one of your most powerful tools as a supervisor: observation and coaching. How can you bring a STEM lens to the feedback and coaching you offer your staff?
Facilitator: Dan Levitt and Fran Agnone
Videoconference: CS 201- Diving Deeper with Computer Science
In this session, participants will take a deeper dive into CS activities by learning more advanced functions of Scratch. Attendees will also learn how to implement physical computing exercises by implementing MakeyMakey into their programming. (Participants should be comfortable with Scratch.)
Facilitator: Steve Roberts
Videoconference: Engineering Design Challenges for Summer
Looking to support learners in planning, building, and testing their own designs? Join ExpandED Schools for a session that outlines the engineering design process, design-based learning, and strategies to get kids moving, thinking, and building during STEM activities. Participants will receive access to a virtual toolkit with over 60 design challenges for middle schoolers and a resource guide to support virtual and summer learning experiences. Note: These design challenge activities are intended for middle school students. However, some may be modified to serve a broader audience. Finally, these lessons are suitable for use during summer programming.
Facilitator: Fran Agnone
Videoconference: Behavior Management: Conflict Resolution and De-Escalation
Even with proactive and positive behavior management practices in place, conflict is bound to arise when working with youth. The ability to intervene in and resolve conflict effectively is critical to maintaining after school spaces that are physically, mentally and emotionally safe and empowering for youth participants. In this session, Youth Development Workers will explore the sources and stages of conflict cycles when working with youth, strategies for intervening in the cycle before it escalates and steps for de-escalation when a young person has reached a state of crisis. Youth Development Workers will also practice engaging youth in coaching conversations to foster problem-solving and self-regulation skills.
