Browsing by Subject "Youth workers"

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    Building Your Programs 20 Minutes at a Time: Book 3
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2014) Stevenson, Anne; Harris Hering, Anita; Olson, Betsy
    This is the third book in a collection of tools for building reflection into learning settings. This “sequel” offers 28 new activities that will help users intentionally plan for enhancing program quality through reflection, participatory evaluation, engagement and leadership skill building. Research on youth program quality, brain-based learning, and social-emotional learning all point to the importance of reflection as essential to the learning process. This resource book will help you build skills for facilitating reflection with youth and adult groups through an experiential learning model. It offers a brief overview of experiential learning and youth program quality research, along with facilitator tips and additional resources.
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    Building Your Programs 20 Minutes at a Time: Leadership & Reflection Activities You Can Use
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2010) Stevenson, Anne; Harris Hering, Anita; Piehl, Barb; Skelly, Carol
    Research on youth program quality and brain-based learning give us scientific proof that time for reflection and the use of a variety of reflective techniques facilitate learning. This resource booklet will help you build skills for facilitating reflection and building leadership skills with youth or adult groups. It offers a brief overview of experiential learning and youth program quality research, facilitator tips, and 27 short activities to help create quality experiential learning.
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    Even More! Building Your Programs 20 Minutes at a Time: Leadership & Reflection Activities You Can Use - Book 2
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2011) Stevenson, Anne; Harris Hering, Anita; Skelly, Carol; Gilbertson, Anna; Moore, Anna
    This “sequel” offers 22 additional activities to use with groups. Research on youth program quality and brain-based learning give us scientific proof that time for reflection and the use of a variety of reflective techniques facilitate learning. This resource booklet will help you build skills for facilitating reflection with youth or adult groups. It offers a brief overview of experiential learning and youth program quality research, facilitator tips, and 22 short reflection tools to help create quality experiential learning.
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    Quality Matters Toolkit: Reflection
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2007) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Activities that can be done with staff and young people for the Youth Program Quality Initiative.
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    Quality Matters Toolkit: Voice and Engagement
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2007) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    Activities that can be done with staff and young people for the Youth Program Quality Initiative.
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    Readiness Inventory
    (University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, 2017) University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development
    This is an informal inventory designed to help programs evaluate how well their current practices support social and emotional learning. The inventory will help identify program practice strengths as well as areas for improvement. While all four strategies do not need to develop sequentially within your program, all areas are important components of programs that are intentionally supporting social and emotional learning in youth.