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> Upcoming Trainings (You Shouldn't Miss)

> CNYD Looks at the Arts & Learning

> Announcing the Release of Youth Voices

> Latest from the Field

> The YDPN Corner

> Other Area YD Opportunities

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Upcoming Trainings (You Shouldn't Miss)
Youth Development 101
The first of two comprehensive trainings offered by CNYD this year, this 2-day training will lead youth practitioners through the foundations of the youth development framework for practice. The perfect training for new youth agency staff members, we will lead participants through a process on how to turn research-based theory into effective practice with young people.

This training will engage the Youth Development Guide, developed by CNYD as an easy-t0-use tool for creating challenging and engaging learning environments during out of school time. It provides specific and practical advice on strengthening individual staff practices and organizational policies in after school programs to support learning and young people's healthy development. Each chapter of the Guide offers descriptions of core youth development practices-what it looks and sounds like, provides hands on applications on how to encourage and deepen practice, and offers exercises and tools to use with staff members on site.

Youth Development 101 is a pre-requisite for any of the Making it Happen online courses (see information below).

Thursday, September 30 and Friday, October 1, 2004
9:00am - 2:00pm both days
Downtown San Francisco Location TBD
Trainer: Lynn Johnson

Cost: Sliding Scale of $75 - $125 depending on agency budget.   Cost includes breakfast, lunch, and materials.

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Making it Happen: Youth Participation
CNYD is proud to announce our latest innovative training series that incorporates online learning, in the room training, and individualized on the job coaching support!

Making it Happen : Youth Participation is designed to lead the direct youth service practitioner through an in-depth exploration into the practice of youth participation as defined by the youth development framework for practice .   By the end of the training, youth practitioners will have the skills to practically apply the concepts of youth leadership, decision-making, and belonging to their work in their programs.

This course consists of 25 hours of valuable and engaging work in a variety of learning styles:

• 10 hours of online learning activities that define key concepts, present case studies, and facilitate on-going virtual discussions
• 10 hours of in the room training that provide opportunities for practice and group process
• 5 hours of individualized on-the-job coaching that allow participants to implement an action plan to make real change in their programs*

Youth Development 101 is a pre-requisite for any of the Making it Happen online courses .   Participants of this course must have a computer with reliable access to the world wide web.

The process of the course is as follows:

• The course begins Wednesday October 13, 2004 with a 1-hour conference call from 1:00 - 2:00 pm.
• Self-Study 1 (self-paced work at the computer) runs October 13 - October 26 .
• Training Day 1 (in the room group work) is Wednesday October 27 at CNYD, 657 Mission Street (at 3 rd Street) in Downtown San Francisco, Room 402.
• Self-Study 2 runs October 27 - November 9 .
• Training Day 2 is Wednesday November 10 at CNYD .
• The course culminates in on-the-job coaching to complete the action plan.

The trainer is Lynn Johnson.   The cost of Making it Happen is $300 per person.   Each additional person from the same agency is $100.   Number of spots per agency is limited to 4.   Scholarships are available.

*Please note that 5 hours of coaching will be available to each agency, not to each person in an agency.

For further information and registration, contact Herna Cruz, Program Coordinator, at 415/495-0622 ex. 321 or herna@cnyd.org.

 

CNYD Looks at the Arts & Learning
This fall, CNYD offers opportunities for Bay Area youth practitioners, educators, and teaching artists to explore the connections between the arts, learning, and youth development both in and after school settings. These events continue the work we have done in the past in our social training series, Youth Development and the Arts, as well as successful events last year - A Speakers Forum featuring the nationally-acclaimed Eric Booth, an arts- based learning workshop presented by Sabrina Klein of Julia Morgan Center for the Arts and a Media Arts panel of innovative local practitioners.

Upcoming Arts Events
Arts& Learning: Visual Thinking Strategies with Philip Yenawine
Philip Yenawine, internationally renowned museum educator and co-founder of Visual Understanding in Education (VUE) will talk to Bay Area educators, teaching artists, and youth practitioners about his innovative curriculum, Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS).

During VTS lessons, students are asked to articulate their views, find evidence in images to support their claims, listen to and consider the viewpoints of their peers, and debate possible interpretations. This inquiry-based, student-centered methodology will invigorate any youth program and bring excitement and discourse into art education. The VTS curriculum is designed for elementary aged students, but can be used for all ages!

Wednesday, September 22
10am-12:30pm
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission Street @ 3rd, San Francisco
$10 Registration Fee
Breakfast will be provided!

TO REGISTER: Log on to www.cnyd.org and find out how to register online or contact Herna Cruz at 415/495-0622 ex. 321 or herna@cnyd.org.

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Arts in Afterschool: Rethinking Enrichment
CNYD trainer Lynn Johnson will lead after school practitioners, teaching artists, and arts organizations in considering the role that the arts play in the school-based after-school setting in contributing to young people's overall learning and academic success. The workshop will also explore how to build successful partnerships between after-school staff and community arts organizations and highlight some local examples of quality work.

Tuesday, November 16
9:00am - 2:00 pm
At CNYD, 657 Mission Street (at 3 rd Street), Suite 410
Cost: Sliding Scale of $40 - $90 depending on agency budget

CNYD is proud to be a part of Teaching Artists Organized (TAO), a local collection of organizations and individuals sharing a passion for the important work that teachings artists do in schools, communities, and institutions.   We are interested on sharing information and quality professional services, expanding awareness about the value of teaching artists, and creating networks for employers and teachings artists to find each other.   The other "Founding Members" of TAO are California Shakespeare Theater, Theatre Bay Area, Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, and Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

For more information about TAO, and CNYD's arts-based offerings, contact Lynn Johnson, Youth Development Specialist, 415/495-0622 ex. 319, lynn@cnyd.org.  

To register for workshops and speaker's forums visit www.cnyd.org or contact Herna Cruz at 415/495-0622 ex.321 or herna@cnyd.org.

 

Announcing the Release of Youth Voices
This report is very important for some reason and Jen Fornal will tell you all why.   Please join us as Milbrey McLaughlin of Stanford University's John Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities will talk about why it is so important.   Friday, October 15 from 10am - 12noon at CNYD. Cost: $10.

Latest from the Field
Routes to Learning Initiative
Sam to revise this section - As part of United Way and the Koret Foundation's Routes to Learning Initiative, and in partnership with SRI International (SRI), CNYD is developing a series of three technical assistance workshops for all Routes to Learning grantees.   These workshops are aimed at helping Routes to Learning grantees strengthen and improve their academic programs in ways that are consistent with both youth development principles and learning sciences research. http://www.koretfoundation.org/initiatives/routes.shtml

The YDPN Corner
Youth Development Peer Network (YDPN) is a community of practitioners and organizational leaders, committed to positive youth development, who provide professional support to local youth development practitioners.

For more information on the YDPN or to find out how you can get involved, please contact Jen Fornal, Project Manager at 415.495.0622 x302 or at jenfornal@cnyd.org

You can also join the action by registering onto Youth Development On Line at www.cnyd.org/ydol_beta to join the YDPN discussion board, stay up-to-date on job announcements and the latest events, and share activities and ideas with other practitioners.

 

Other Area YD Opportunities
California School-Age Consortium (CalSAC) and the California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program (CANFit) are co-sponsoring this year's National Middle School Conference, "Take Your Job and Love It!" November 4-6 in San Francisco.   CNYD trainer, Lynn Johnson will lead a pre-conference workshop on November 4 th entitled "Encouraging Youth Participation and Supportive Relationships" and the Youth Development Peer Network (YDPN) will present a panel on Friday November 5 th on "Building Successful Coalitions with Youth Workers." http://www.calsacconference.org/Conference/default.asp

 

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