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Greetings!
Welcome to spring! Along with the flowers, there is a lot growing in afterschool. Check out the April edition of the AfterschoolPGH.org newsletter for all the great news blooming in the out-of-school time community!
The AfterschoolPGH Team
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APOST Developing Best Practice Series "Career Exposure and Development"
Join your fellow OST providers as we kick-off the "Developing Best Practices Series" with the topic of Career Exposure and Development.
Date: Monday, April 18, 2011
Time: 9:00-11:00 AM
United Way of Allegheny County
1250 Penn Avenue
APOST, featuring the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and the agencies involved in a JHF/United Way partnership, invites YOU to be a part of developing the best practices that will guide what we consider to be quality career exposure and development program practices in Allegheny County. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and work with among OST Colleagues!
A hot breakfast will be provided.
RSVP to: Gina Harms at gharms@uwac.org
For more information about the event contact Aimee LeFevers at 412.456.6876 or alefevers@uwac.org
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APOST Symposium Series "The Power of Professional Development for Youth Workers in Afterschool"
**Adjacent parking in Soldiers & Sailors Garage**
RSVP to Angie Cheyne at cheyne@pitt.edu
APOST (Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School Time) In partnership with the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh, presents the evidence-based Out-of-School afterschool Initiatives of Dr. Gil Noam who founded the Program in Education After-School & Resiliency at Harvard. (www.pearweb.org). Noam and his team have developed training and technical assistance for high quality afterschool programs across the country. We will also be joined by the nation's leaders of youth worker professional development, including:
· Karen Vander Ven, University of Pittsburgh (author and afterschool advocate)
· Paul Young, President, National Afterschool Association
· Frank Eckles, President, National Certification Board
· Jean Carpenter--Williams, President, Association of Child and Youth Care Practice
· Dale Curry, Kent State University (expert on training transfer in youth work)
Highlights:
8:00 - 8:20 Professional networking, and continental breakfast
8:20 - 8:30 Welcome and remarks
8:30 - 9:15 Keynote presentation, and questions.
9:15 - 10:00 Panel discussion, and questions
Optional Afternoon Panels & Celebration
Starting at 1pm there will also be two panels on the future of youth work and professional development in honor of Karen Vander Ven. Karen has been at Pitt for more than 50 years and has written over 400 articles in the field of youth work. More than 100 leading experts in youth work professional development from across the country and around the world will attend. All from APOST are welcome to join us.
Questions about this event? Contact Aimee LeFevers at alefevers@uwac.org, and Andy Munoz amunoz@pitt.edu |
Basic Child & Youth Care course at the Summer Institute This summer, with the generous support of the United Way, the University of Pittsburgh, along with the Sarah Heinz House Center of Excellence, is hosting the Basic Child & Youth Care course at the Summer Institute. The course starts May 26 and ends June 10th with a few days off in between. All days run 9 to 4, and most sessions will be held at Pitt. Scholarships for afterschool workers are available. Questions can be directed to Jennifer Engel at engel@sarahheinzhouse.com. If interested, you can also take this training for college credit.
Please click here for the flyer with more information.
Please click here for details about the Child & Youth Care Basic Course.
Pleaseclick here for the Scholarship Application.
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Attend the 10th Annual Afterschool for All Challenge You are encouraged to attend the 10th Annual Afterschool for All Challenge where you will join hundreds of afterschool advocates from across the United States. The Challenge will be held May 16-17, 2011 in Washington, D.C. and the theme of this year's conference is Expanding Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) After School. Please click here for more information and to get involved.
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New Afterschool Research and Publications
NYSAN releases Afterschool Professional Development: Resources, Outcomes, and Considerations. Click here for more information.
New Research from Harvard Family Research Project: OST Programs in Rural Areas Click here for more information.
The National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) Introduces the New After-School Quality: The Process of Program Improvement (ASQ) - a guide for facilitating a five-step, team-based approach to improving program quality. Click here for more information.
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Latest News
Want to know the latest and greatest in what's happening in afterschool in our region?
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February 16, 2011
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Upcoming Events
Time is of the Essence, Act Now!
4/13 Pathfinders 2011 Youth Workforce Development Conference
4/14 PSAYDN Conference Call: Spotlighting Youth Development
5/16 - 5/17 Afterschool for All Challenge
Please click here to learn about these and other exciting upcoming afterschool events in our region. |
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Contact Us
We look forward to hearing from you! Please click here to contact us. If you would like to submit something for consideration for an upcoming newsletter, please email us at support@afterschoolpgh.org by the last Tuesday of the month. |
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Inspiration
"When you come to the edge of all the light you have, and must take a step into the darkness of the unknown believe that one of two things will happen. Either there will be something solid for you to stand on or you will be taught how to fly."
Patrick Overton - Author, poet, teacher
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