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Appropriate Audience Level:  B=Beginner, I= Intermediate, A =Advanced

Working with Children and Youth
1.1.1    Developmental Trends 101  - B

1.1.2    Building Relationships With Children & Youth - B
1.1.3    Effective Communication with Children & Youth - B
1.1.4    Building Self-Esteem - B
1.1.5    Fostering Social Skills in Children & Youth - B
1.1.6    Professionalism - I
1.1.7    How and What to Observe in Children and Youth - I

1.1.8    Meeting the Needs of Children and Youth - I
1.1.9    Developmental Trends 20 - I

Creating Program Environments
1.2.1    The Elements of the Environment - B
1.2.2    Shared Space 101 - B
1.2.3    Messages from the Environment - B
1.2.4    Shared Space 201 - I

Behavior Guidance
1.3.1    Understanding the Behavior of Children & Youth - B
1.3.2    Developing Problem Solving Skills - B
1.3.3    The Role of the Staff in Behavior Guidance - B
1.3.4    Effective Supervision of Children and Youth - B

Delivering Quality Programs
1.4.1    Explorers Basics - B
1.4.2    Presentation Methods and Debriefing Strategies - B
1.4.3     Daily Schedules - B

Academic and Enrichment Programming

1.5.1    Integrating Academics and Enrichment - B
1.5.2    Homework Assistance - B
1.5.3    Focus on Language Arts - I
1.5.4    Focus on Math- I
1.5.5    Focus on Science - I
1.5.6    Focus on Social Studies/History - I
1.5.7    Focus on Healthy Living - I
1.5.8    Focus on Visual/Performing Arts - I

The Role of the Supervisor
2.1.2    The Role of the Site Leader - I

Supervising and Supporting Staff
2.2.1    Incentives and Motivation - I
2.2.2    Coaching Staff to Success - I
2.2.3    Making Meetings Work - I
2.2.4    Delegations Skills - I

Program Planning and Design
2.3.2    Using Theme Webs for Curriculum Planning - B

Assessing Your Program to Ensure Continuous Improvement
2.4.1    Strengthening Your Program Using Data - A

Including Children with Special Needs
3.1.1    Creating an Inclusive Program - I
3.1.2    Including Children and Youth with Disruptive Behaviors - I

Establishing Partnerships with Families, Schools and Communities
3.2.1    Communicating with Families - B
3.2.2    Understanding a Vision for Family Involvement - I
3.2.3    Listening and Responding To Families' Needs - I
3.2.4    Partnering with Schools - I
3.2.5    Partnering with Communities - I

Leading Afterschool Programs
3.3.1    Knowing Yourself as a Leader - B
3.3.2    Your Leadership Style - B
3.3.3    Building Leaders - I

Evaluating Afterschool Programs
3.4.1    Program Evaluation: What's it all about? - I
3.4.2    Evaluation: A Self-Study - A

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Oppression
3.5.1    Creating Safety - I
3.5.2    Going Deeper: Exploring Diversity - I
3.5.3    Exploring Privilege - A
3.5.4    Privilege, Power and the Ladder of Oppression - A
3.5.5    Exploring Cliques in Your Program - I
3.5.6    Becoming Allies with Children Youth and Families - I

Creating Culturally Sensitive and Equitable Programs
3.6.1    Cultural Diversity, Identity and Engagement - A
3.6.2    Cultural Conflicts and Strategies - A
3.6.3    Promoting an Understanding of Cultural Sensitivity - A