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Youth Program Quality Initiative
All regions of the Washington Regional Afterschool Project (WRAP) are implementing the David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality’s Program Quality Intervention (PQI). Although the assessment component of this process required organizations to apply ahead of time, some of the Youth Work Methods workshops are open to the public. Please contact the WRAP specialistin your region to learn if you may attend.
These interactive and hands-on courses provide participants with practical skills that are geared to improve the quality of interactions with youth.
Use the chart below to decide which workshops you are interested in. Which region are you in? Click on the date to learn more and register
Central | Northwest | Southwest | Northeast | North Central | Southeast | |
Active Learning | ||||||
Ask, Listen, Encourage | ||||||
Building Community | ||||||
Cooperative Learning | ||||||
Planning and Reflection | ||||||
Youth Voice | March 16, Tacoma |
Workshop Description: Click on the title of the worksop to see a sample from the guidebook. To learn more about the Youth Work Methods series, click here to watch an interactive video.
Active Learning (Y/SA: II-H) – Do you know the difference between active learning and “hands-on” learning? Giving youth materials is just the beginning. This interactive workshop introduces the “ingredients” of active learning, explains the role that active learning plays in the experiential learning cycle, and helps participants create more powerful learning opportunities for youth.
Ask-Listen-Encourage (Y/SA: II-J) – Do you communicate with youth in a way that makes them feel supported and heard? This interactive workshop introduces various communication techniques that help you build more supportive, youth-centered relationships. Participants will learn how to ask more effective questions, to listen actively to youth, and offer youth encouragement rather than praise.
Building Community (Y: III-L, SA: III-M) – Do you know what it takes to build an emotionally and physically safe space for youth? Building an emotionally safe community of peers and adults is essential for youth to learn and develop as individuals. This interactive workshop will introduce participants to a variety of activities designed to support the community building process.
Cooperative Learning (Y: III-M, SA: III-O) – Do the youth in your program have opportunities to work together in groups, teaching and learning from each other? Cooperative learning is an excellent way to nurture youth leadership, build community, and keep things fun. This interactive workshop will equip participants with grouping strategies and ways to think about building cooperative learning into any program offering.
Planning and Reflection (Y: IV-P, IV-R, SA: IV-Q, IV-T) – Are you engaging youth in the critical life skills of planning and reflection? Are you ready to be more intentional about including planning and reflection strategies into your daily routine and activities but not sure where to start? This interactive workshop will introduce participants to powerful and easy to use methods that promote youth engagement in planning, implementing, and evaluating activities and projects.
Youth Voice (Y: V-C, V-D, III-N, SA: III-O, IV-S) – Are you providing young people with authentic, meaningful choices throughout your program? Does your program reflect the input of the youth involved? Research shows that quality programs incorporate youth input at both activity and organizational levels. This workshop will emphasize the importance of offering real choices and meaningful participation to youth, and nurturing youth leadership. This interactive workshop is focused on providing meaningful choice within activities and opportunities for youth input within the youth program itself.
(The text in this blog, except that describing SOWA or WRAP, comes directly from the Weikart Center's website).
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