Self-Paced Courses
Our courses build skills that help educators and youth professionals support all students to thrive.
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Boosting Engagement and Belonging
22 LessonsGain insight into the research and methods behind boosting youth engagement and belonging and walk away with strategies to spark a child’s passion for learning…
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Building a Restorative Practice
16 LessonsLearn relational strategies to heal harm and create a culture of connectivity.
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Building Healthy Relationships
24 LessonsDevelop skills for building strong, trusting relationships with youth, families, and colleagues.
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Building Trust in School Communities
21 LessonsBuild trustworthy relationships with colleagues and overcome challenges with difficult people.
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Child Safety Basics and Aligning With State Regulations
24 LessonsLearn fundamental safety and security procedures and explore the state regulations that govern many youth programs.
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Connecting Accessibility to Universal Design and Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
18 LessonsThis course will help you build a broad awareness of accessibility and an understanding of Universal Design for Learning strategies and Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
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Course Progression Course #2
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COVID-19: Impact and Opportunities for Education
29 LessonsUnderstand how COVID-19 has impacted the learning experience and the education system at large. Discover a collection of strategies that have emerged on how to…
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Culturally Responsive Practice in Person and Online
16 LessonsLearn strategies for understanding and integrating culturally responsive practice into youth programs.
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Early Childhood Ages + Stages Practicum: Conducting Observations
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Early Childhood Ages + Stages: The Science Behind Child + Youth Development
18 LessonsIdentify key developmental milestones for children and adolescents, explore major theories that relate to the study of human development, and understand how child development relates…
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Educational and Fun Project-Based Learning
24 LessonsLearn how to use project-based learning (PBL) to engage your students youth in meaningful, fun, and academically-aligned rigorous learning experiences.
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Effective Program Management
15 LessonsBuild and strengthen skills as a leader of a school- and/or community-based program serving children and youth.
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Equitable and Inclusive Approaches to Social-Emotional Learning
16 LessonsRecognize and avoid pitfalls when implementing SEL using an equity lens.
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Equitable Family Engagement
23 LessonsLearn about the central tenets of equitable family engagement and explore practices that strengthen family engagement in your school or program.
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Grants, Funding + Sustainability
24 LessonsThis course will help to build skills needed to support and lead fundraising and sustainability efforts in youth-serving programs and schools.
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High-Impact Communication
24 LessonsUnderstand how communication styles can influence relationship building, and learn skills to improve your professional interactions.
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Introduction to Antiracism in Organizations
25 LessonsUnderstand the history, context, and impacts of race, racial identity, and White Supremacy Culture in order to foster antiracism and equity in your work environment.
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Introduction to Equity and Inclusion
25 LessonsLearn about the central tenets of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and practices that promote social justice in your personal and professional life.
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Leading and Coaching Teams
28 LessonsTo support managers and aspiring managers to reflect on and deepen their leadership and coaching skills.
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Leveling Up Behavior Management
27 LessonsIn this course, you will level up your skills in behavior management by understanding challenging youth behavior, reflecting on your experiences, and implementing strategies and…
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Motivating Your Team to Action
23 LessonsUnderstand how to effectively communicate, build an organizational culture, and motivate your teams.
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OST Alignment – Part 1: Collaboration and Partnerships
21 LessonsStrengthen your capacity to develop and deepen relationships within your school community to support alignment between the school day and out-of-school time (OST) activities.
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OST Alignment – Part 2: Social Emotional Learning
21 LessonsStrengthen your capacity to strategically infuse strong, aligned SEL strategies across the school day and out-of-school time (OST) activities
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OST Alignment – Part 3: Academics
20 LessonsStrengthen your capacity to strategically deliver quality, engaging, and aligned academics in out-of-school time (OST) programs
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OST Alignment – Part 4: Curriculum + Lesson Plans
15 LessonsCreate a semester curriculum outline and lesson plan that are aligned with SEL.
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Positive Behavior Management
29 LessonsUnderstand challenging youth behavior, reflect on your experiences, and implement strategies and solutions to promote positive behavior among young people.
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Positive Youth Development
23 LessonsUnderstand positive youth development (PYD) frameworks, features of successful PYD programs, and ways to bridge these strategies into classrooms, programs, camps, and other learning environments.
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Self Care for Youth Champions
23 LessonsIn this course, you’ll learn how to identify signs of burn out and strategies to prevent it, how to set healthy boundaries, and mind and…
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Sexual Harassment Prevention
14 LessonsThis course aims to build and strengthen skills for all individuals to better understand, prevent, and mitigate sexual harassment.
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Sharing Power with Young People
23 LessonsTo develop strategies for sharing power with young people.
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Supporting English Language Learners (ELLs)
17 LessonsPositive youth development is directly linked to a young person’s ability to communicate in their native or emergent languages. As educators, we can ensure that…
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Supporting Students Who Are Newcomers
20 LessonsUnderstand who newcomer students and families are and identify ways to support them.
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The Basics of Restorative Circle Keeping
19 LessonsLearn how to design and lead safe and effective spaces to build community, have crucial conversations, and repair harm. Note: This course will guide you…
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Time Management for Youth Champions
18 LessonsEquip youth professionals with the tools and strategies needed to manage their time effectively, prioritize competing demands, maintain work-life balance, and enhance their overall well-being…
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Understanding Mental Health
22 LessonsExamine key terms and strategies to help students and staff understand, identify, and support mental health.
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Understanding SOGIE and LGBTQ+ Inclusion
17 LessonsYouth programs that are safe spaces recognize the diversity of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression (SOGIE) and affirm LGBTQ+ people. In this course,…
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Using Trauma-Informed and Healing-Centered Practices
21 LessonsUnderstand how trauma impacts youth, and learn asset-first strategies to support healthy youth development.
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Virtual Youth Engagement
18 LessonsLearn how to lead great virtual activities and how to maintain student engagement.