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Nominations Invited for 2010 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

Posted in Professional Development and Training on February 25, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Sponsor: Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize

Deadline: 3/19/2010

Amount: varies

Type: Education

Description: Now in its 23rd year, the annual Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education recognizes notable individuals in education who have mastered the art of “scaling up,” or building upon successful programs.

The McGraw Prize honors leaders from all three levels of education: elementary, secondary, and postsecondary. Winners must have developed programs exhibiting strong school-business partnerships, family engagement, use of cutting-edge technology, and data-driven decision making, among other practices.

Nominations are invited from the public. Only individuals who are presently committed to the cause of education and have been leading successful educational programs that have shown notable progress are eligible for nomination. Institutions, boards, organizations, or other groups are not eligible.

Recipients are honored at a dinner in New York City and each receives a $25,000 prize.

Nomination guidelines and forms are available at the McGraw-Hill Companies’ Web site.

Link to RFP

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Tucson Youth Development Coalition Launches “Quality Counts!” Program Improvement Project

Posted in Professional Development and Training on January 28, 2010| Leave a Comment »

The project will provide FREE professional development through a nationally recognized institution and partner in the Forum for Youth Investment’s Ready by 21 Partnership.  Between 10 and 12 sites will be selected to participate through an application process. Sites will learn how to use a nationally recognized self-assessment tool, develop quality improvement plans and carry out their improvement plan. The only eligibility criteria is that the program must operate at least 3 days a week and serve at least some youth in grades 4th through 12th. 

This strategy also requires getting individuals trained to be “External Assessors.” These individuals will be certified to gather research quality assessment data that will be compared to both our pilot site self-assessments and national baseline data. External Assessors will also be selected through an application process.

Please come learn more about how you can participate at our Quality Counts!

Information Session on Friday, February 5th from 9-10am at United Way, 330 N Commerce Park Loop.

Contact :

Amanda Kucich, MPA, CTRS
Director of Youth Development
United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona
520.903.9000 ext. 204

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New School-Age Care Staff Training Opportunties in Tucson

Posted in Professional Development and Training on January 20, 2010| Leave a Comment »

More New Trainings Available for School-Age Care Staff!

In collaboration with Child Care Resource & Referral ,  Sonoran Alliance for Youth, and Kellond Community School, Lisa Rice will provide the following professional development opportunities for school-age/afterschool staff in Tucson. Locations for each training are listed below. Each workshop is $12 per person.

Space is limited and classes fill quickly, please see the attached Registration Form or call Lisa Rice at 520-982-4032.

To register please call Lisa Rice at (520) 982-4032 or email lrice@innovativelearningaz.com.

 Creating and Using the School-Age Program Environment
Learn how to organize indoor/outdoor areas; select and arrange materials and equipment; plan and implement schedules/routines to meet children’s needs.

Date: February 16, 2010     Time: 6:45 pm              Length: 2 hours Cost: $12
Location: Child & Family Resources, 2800 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85716

Active Games for School-Agers – No Equipment Needed!
Now more than ever we need to help kids stay active. Learn fun, physically active games that you and the kids will want to play again and again but don’t require equipment.
Date: March 9, 2010     Time: 6:45 pm              Length: 2 hours Cost: $12
Location: Kellond Elementary School, 6606 E. Lehigh Drive, Tucson 85710

Designing Activities in School-Age Programs
Activities are the heart of your program and why kids love attending. Learn how to plan engaging, creative, and age appropriate activities for school-agers and take home new ideas.

Date: April 13, 2010      Time: 6:45 pm              Length: 2 hours Cost: $12
Location: Child & Family Resources, 2800 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson 85716

To register please call Lisa Rice at 520-982-4032, or email lrice@innovativelearningaz.com

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New Policy Brief: “Room to Grow: Tapping the After-School Workforce Potential”

Posted in Professional Development and Training, Resources on January 20, 2010| Leave a Comment »

More than a million people work in after-school programs throughout the U.S, including many for whom it’s their first job. In a recent policy brief, The After-School Corporation proposes ways to establish clear systems of professional development and easily navigable career pathways that link training and education with job advancement.
 
Good for programs and good for staff, creating a navigable career path for after-school educators is also a great job development strategy for related fields, including teaching. After-school educators are a highly diverse, motivated group of citizens who acquire valuable on-the-job training and experience in working with kids. Their participation in formal and informal training should build toward attainment of college degrees.
 
Promising approaches are documented in this brief, which is available at: http://www.tascorp.org/content/document/detail/2818/.

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Conference for After School Professionals

Posted in General, Professional Development and Training on December 2, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The Sonoran Alliance for Youth is hosting its annual conference in Tucson, Arizona for out-of-school time professionals on Saturday, January 30, 2010.

New Year Know How – SAY It With Science

Choose from a variety of training workshops: integrating science in afterschool, behavior guidance, active games, collaborating with principals and much more.

Cost: $20 per person

Location: Empire High School, Vail School District, Tucson AZ

Registration forms available here: SAY Registration Brochure

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Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems – Webinar

Posted in Professional Development and Training, Research, Resources on December 2, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Join The Wallace Foundation for a Webinar on Monday, December 7, 2009
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/892489265

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/892489265

Join researchers and local leaders to explore Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems, a study of the investments six cities-Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, New York City and Seattle-made in building OST systems. The study, commissioned by The Wallace Foundation from The Finance Project and Public/Private Ventures, can inform OST system-building efforts across the country-by helping stakeholders understand the potential roles and functions of OST systems and the range of resources needed to build a solid infrastructure. The webinar will present lessons for the OST field and highlight the work of local initiatives focused on quality, data and access, and financing.

Title: Investments in Building Citywide Out-of-School-Time Systems
Date: Monday, December 7, 2009
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

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Designing Effective Homework Time

Posted in Professional Development and Training on November 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Webinar from Center for Afterschool Education @ Foundations, Inc.

Thursday, Nov. 12th at 1:00 PM EST

Corral your resources, set up your space, and organize the time to build study skills, positive work habits, teamwork, creativity, independent learning-and get things moving!

Event: Designing Effective Homework Time
Date: Thursday, Nov. 12th
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 EST
Duration: 1-hour
Small fee

To register:
http://www.foundationsinc.org/online-store/products/419

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Youth Work Core Competencies Review

Posted in Professional Development and Training, Resources on November 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »

As part of the Next Generation for Youth Organization, the National Institute on Out-of-School Time has co-authored this Youth Work Core Competencies Review.

http://www.niost.org/pdf/Core_Competencies_Review_October_2009.pdf

National Institute on Out-of-School time at the Wellesley Centers for Women
www.niost.org

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ACF Basics – Arizona Community Foundation

Posted in Events, Funding Opportunities, Professional Development and Training on October 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Join the Arizona Community Foundation’s programs staff for “ACF Basics,” a free, ongoing overview of ACF’s grantmaking procedures, current initiatives and funding opportunities. Workshop topics include: funding priorities, grant cycles, eligibility requirements, components of ACF’s online grant application, and the grant application review process. ACF Basics will be held November 18, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Workshops will be held in the ACF office, located at 2201 E. Camelback Road, Suite 202 in Phoenix. Seating is limited. RSVP to Mallory Holguin at 602-682-2062 or mholguin@azfoundation.org. Please remember to indicate the date of the session you plan to attend.

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Grant Writing 101 for Dummies® and Everyone Else!

Posted in Funding Opportunities, Professional Development and Training, Resources on October 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The Grant Writing Training Foundation
November 13 (Phoenix)

In this session, Dr. Bev Browning, author of Grant Writing For Dummies®, will give volunteers, board members, program staff, and others a detailed overview of how to research and write winning corporate and foundation grant proposals. Supportive instruction includes: How to find grant funding opportunities; how to write multiple types of grant request formats; how to craft a winning proposal narrative; what funders want to fund; in-kind and direct costs in your budget – what do they mean?; why grant proposals are rejected; follow-up expectations from funders, and 40 tips to winning a phenomenal grant award.

  • $99 per person
  • Includes Grant Writing For Dummies audio CD (Second Edition), coffee/tea/water and pastries!
  • Giveaways and handouts!
  • Register early, seats will fill fast!
  • Dr. Bev is a big draw!
  • If you have a laptop with your own wireless broadband connection, bring it to write your exercises on, and to check out Dr. Bev’s favorite Web sites for funding sources.

Date/Time: Friday, November 13, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: FIBCO Family Services, Inc. – The Hope Center
1141 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix
Register at: http://www.grantwritingbootcamp.us/. Click on Nov 13: PHX GWFD
Information: 480-768-7400.

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