Professional Development Planning Template time (OST) professionals may participate. Below is a sample planning tool There are many different “types” of professional development activities in which out-of-school based on the types of professional development common to the , & . Networks, Workshops Conferences/ Qualification Mentoring, Observation Self-Guided (e.g. on subject Communities of Seminars Program Observation, Visits to Other Study matter or methods (e.g. at which OST (e.g. a degree or (e.g. reading Practice, Professional Coaching OST Programs and/or other youth professionals and/or certification program) professional Learning (e.g. as part of a formal development, researchers present literature) OST program Communities education, and/or research results and best arrangement) (e.g. formed specifically OST-related topics) practices) for professional development of OST professionals) Agenda for Children OST offerings Communities of Practice Training OST Symposium Quality Improvement Youth Worker, Staff 2-3 hours/ workshop, 1.5 hour/ workshop, System (QIS) Leaders, Quality Stewards 12 workshops workshops 10-30 hours 7-8 sessions x 2 hours Executive Directors 4 sessions x 2.5 hours Middle School Network 8 sessions x 2 hours EL Steam Network 2 sessions x 2 hours
Professional Development Planning Template There are many different “types” of professional development activities in which out-of-school time (OST) professionals may participate. Below is a sample planning tool based on the types of professional development common to the , & . Networks, Communities of Practice, Professional Learning Communities (e.g. formed specifically for professional development of OST professionals) Workshops (e.g. on subject matter or methods and/or other youth development, education, and/or OST-related topics) Conferences/ Seminars (e.g. at which OST professionals and/or researchers present research results and best practices) Qualification Program (e.g. a degree or certification program) Mentoring, Observation, Coaching (e.g. as part of a formal OST program arrangement) Observation Visits to Other OST Programs Self-Guided Study (e.g. reading professional literature) Agenda for Children OST offerings Communities of Practice Youth Worker, Staff Leaders, Quality Stewards 7-8 sessions x 2 hours Executive Directors 4 sessions x 2.5 hours Middle School Network 8 sessions x 2 hours EL Steam Network 2 sessions x 2 hours Training 2-3 hours/ workshop, 12 workshops OST Symposium 1.5 hour/ workshop, workshops Quality Improvement System (QIS) 10-30 hours
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