Y4Y TA Topics

An Introduction to 21^st CCLC

Objectives:

• Understand federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidance that dictate the administration of 21^st CCLC programs
• Describe the process of applying for a 21^st CCLC state request for proposal
• Identify the key strategies for designing a high quality 21^st CCLC program

Career Pathways for Students

Objectives:

• Utilize the career pathways framework to design a career readiness path for students of all ages
• Apply knowledge of career frameworks to engage in career awareness, exploration and preparation activities
• Identify resources to support career exploration and plan to maximize the utility of potential resources

Child and Adolescent Development

Objectives:

• Understand theories of development and developmental stages
• Identify when development falls outside of what is considered typical
• Create positive environments that facilitate developmental relationships with youth
• Employ strategies to enhance communication with stakeholders

Citizen Science

Objectives:

• Explore what citizen science is and why citizen science benefits students
• Develop strategies to implement this approach into your program
• Identify Y4Y citizen science resources that can be customized and used in your program

Civic Learning and Engagement

Objectives:

• Identify the institutions, participation and deliberation practices and rules and laws that are central for civic learning and engagement
• Describe and differentiate between civic virtues and democratic principles
• Dissect the key characteristics of a successful civic learning and engagement project
• Identify youth characteristics that promote civic and democratic engagement
• Address challenges to engaging multiple perspectives and identify methods for productive discourse

Continuous Education (formerly known as "Aligning With the School Day")

Objectives:

• Engage and reflect on the six core elements of continuous education
• Develop methods of improving continuous education in your program
• Identify Y4Y resources that support continuous education

Creating a Positive Learning Environment

Objectives:

• Assess program climate in relation to clearly defined values and culture
• Implement strategies to create and sustain a positive learning environment where students, families and program staff feel safe and supported
• Identify Y4Y resources that assist with facilitating positive relationships among staff and students

Digital Literacy

Objectives:

• Define digital literacy and identify risks of poor digital literacy skills
• Outline methods for evaluating online content
• Share practical ways to communicate to diverse audiences through multiple modalities

Drug and Alcohol Prevention

Objectives:

• Understand why drug and alcohol prevention can be effective within your programs
• Identify Y4Y resources that assist with drug and alcohol prevention
• Develop strategies to implement drug and alcohol prevention within your programs

Family Engagement

Objectives:

• Identify steps for planning, designing and implementing family engagement activities
• Explore how to design activities that meet family needs
• Identify strategies for effectively recruiting families

Financial Literacy

Objectives:

• Describe the five basic concepts of financial literacy
• Design and facilitate financial literacy activities aligned to student needs
• Identify resources and methods for implementing financial literacy in 21^st CCLC programs

Fiscal Management

Objectives:

• Understand and apply fiscal regulations and guidance
• Identify the basic components of a budget and learn techniques for fiscal management
• Utilize best practices to enhance accuracy in reporting and sustainability

Health and Wellness: Partnering With the School Day

Objectives:

• Build awareness of personal and professional health and wellness
• Build a health and wellness culture
• Plan for school-day alignment
• Implement health and wellness activities within a program

Human Resources

Objectives:

• Identify the skills and competencies needed for each staff position
• Develop an effective interview and selection process to recruit qualified and competent candidates
• Train and manage staff to enhance performance and achieve program success
• Retain staff by creating a positive work environment

Implementing Activities with Fidelity

Objectives:

• Design high-quality activities that accomplish program goals
• Understand and apply the fidelity of implementation process
• Utilize Y4Y tools and resources to support activity development

Including Students With Disabilities

Objectives:

• Describe the application of special education laws and regulations to 21^st CCLCs
• Modify program policies and procedures for inclusion of all students
• Evaluate the accessibility of program spaces for diverse student needs
• Create activity accommodations in response to individual student needs

Literacy

Objectives:

• Define the four components of literacy
• Design and facilitate literacy activities aligned to student needs
• Identify Y4Y tools to assist with literacy program implementation

Managing Your 21^st CCLC Program

Objectives:

• Apply project management knowledge and skills as you execute your 21^st CCLC project
• Describe the critical tasks within each project management process group
• Discover Y4Y resources that will help you create a project management plan

Organizational Culture

Objectives:

• Define organizational culture and climate
• Examine techniques and strategies for building positive culture and climate
• Review relevant Y4Y tools that can help you build a positive organizational culture

Planning for Continuous Improvement

Objectives:

• Review and apply the continuous improvement process
• Utilize Y4Y tools and resources for assessment, implementation and analysis

Project-Based Learning

Objectives:

• Explain components of the three phases of project-based learning
• Implement the steps to plan, define, implement and assess high quality project-based learning activities
• Use authentic resources and tools to develop and implement project-based learning activities

Recruiting and Retaining High School Students

Objectives:

• Devise recruitment strategies that center student voice and engage diverse populations
• Address the barriers and motivators for high school student out-of-school time participation
• Use Y4Y tools and resources to support high-school student recruitment and retention

Safety Planning

Objectives:

• Understand the basics of safety planning
• Adapt or create a safety plan that aligns with your program's needs and logistics
• Develop a plan to implement training and safety procedures in your program

Social and Emotional Learning

Objectives:

• Define social and emotional learning
• Examine techniques and strategies for implementing social and emotional learning in 21^st CCLC programs
• Review relevant Y4Y tools that can help you build a positive organizational culture

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math)

Objectives:

• Explore strategies for providing meaningful STEAM learning in out-of-school time
• Apply the Design Thinking Framework to understand and solve real-world problems
• Implement STEAM activities to improve students’ acquisition of 21^st century skills 

Strategic Partnerships

Objectives:

• Implement strategies to engage, develop and maintain strategic partnerships
• Explore the components of strategic partnerships
• Identify Y4Y resources that assist with establishing strategic partnerships

Structuring Successful Homework Help an Tutoring Sessions

Objectives:

• Identify key elements of successful homework help and tutoring sessions
• Develop practices and routines to build self-regulation and self-monitoring skills in youth
• Build communication pathways to support academic success

Student Voice and Choice

Objectives:

• Identify the value and unique contributions of students to activity design
• Modify and accommodate activity plans in response to student voice
• Respond to student feedback to improve program and activity quality

Summer Learning

Objectives:

• Explore and engage in the steps for planning, designing, implementing and assessing a summer learning program
• Develop strategies using planning and design tools and resources from Y4Y

Supporting English Learners

Objectives:

• Identify the different types of English learners
• Explore techniques used to engage English learners
• Develop activities to support language acquisition of English learners
• Create safe learning environments where English learners feel included

Trauma-Informed Care

Objectives

• Understand stress and trauma and practice prevention strategies for out-of-school time
• Identify and practice techniques to help children manage stress and trauma in out-of-school time
• Understand legal responsibilities as mandated reporters

If you have any questions or concerns regarding Y4Y technical assistance, please email y4yTA@seiservices.com.