ASAPconnect eBulletin - January 15, 2010
In this e-bulletin:
- The Buzz at ASAPconnect!
- Upcoming ASAPconnect Seminars and Trainings!
- Additional Training Opportunities!
- Check Out This Resource!
The Buzz at ASAPconnect!
Assistance Provider Directory Tip of the Month
Have you looked at your directory profile from the public viewpoint lately? Take some time to see what details you have on your profile. Remember, this is free advertising for your services. The more information you provide, the more likely it will be that an after school program will contact you for assistance.
Upcoming ASAPconnect Seminars And Trainings!
ASAPconnect is excited to offer the Training of Trainers (TOT) series for all assistance providers to after school programs. These low-cost, high quality trainings are open to all trainers, coaches, mentors, resource brokers, and consultants to after school programs.
Our last scheduled training of trainers for the 2009-10 school year is coming February 9th in Los Angeles. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Listen to what some recent TOT participants said about this series:
“It is exciting to have a learning community for trainers.”
“Thank you so much for putting this together. It is a huge benefit to the field. I also enjoyed the opportunity to connect with others.”
“First time such a high caliber presenter has been scheduled for TA providers, which is a reason why ASAPconnect should be in existence to support TA statewide.”
We are pleased to offer two workshops about presentation skills in one day by nationally recognized author and speaker Andy Goodman. Andy will be presenting Storytelling as Best Practice and Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes. More information on Andy, and a sneak peek on the workshop, is available at www.agoodmanonline.com.
Jennifer Peck, Executive Director of the Bay Area Partnership for Children and Youth, has this to say about Andy Goodman’s trainings:
“Andy Goodman’s training on effective presentations was probably the most fun I’ve ever had in a workshop. He is engaging, funny, and has incredibly important tips and strategies for the right and wrong ways to relay information to audiences big and small. I think about his anecdotes and information every time I’m preparing a speech, a powerpoint, or an update to my board. I highly recommend attending his training for anyone who does presentations in front of groups. If more people attended Andy’s workshops, we’d all suffer less from boring presentations!”
This TOT only costs $60! If you are an assistance provider providing support to after school programs, then register today!
Workshop descriptions, fliers, and registration information is located on our website at
www.afterschoolconnect.org/provider_resources/seminars_and_trainings/
Save the Date: BOOST Connect Up!
Content Focus: Consulting
ASAPconnect will be hosting a Connect Up! seminar for all assistance providers during the pre-conference day at the BOOST conference on April 28, 2010.
Connect Up! brings together after school assistance providers to network and share strategies for positively impacting after school programs throughout California. This quarterly session will focus on the strategy of consulting. We will roll out our latest Self- Assessment Tool identifying indicators for consulting and discuss:
- What are high impact strategies for assessing and addressing the core needs of after school programs and organizations?
- What techniques and tools can consultants use to really create change?
Plan to join us!
Additional Training Opportunities!
CalSAC Training of Trainers Institute
The California School-Age Consortium is now accepting applications from qualified candidates to become CalSAC Trainers and attend the 2010 Training of Trainers (ToT) Institute. They are offering three ToT's this year in Southern, Northern and Central California to a total of 120 candidates.
The CalSAC Trainer Network is a professional development and training project serving out-of-school time professionals across California. The goal of the Trainer Network is to build the training and facilitation skills of professionals in the field who, in turn, provide training to afterschool and school-age care program staff, volunteers and administrators.
CalSAC Trainers have the opportunity to:
- Participate in a 3-day intensive training institute.
- Complete a 1-year certification process with support from CalSAC mentors.
- Learn to provide high-quality trainings on a variety of topics.
- Join a statewide community of professionals.
- Earn $50 an hour for trainings conducted.
To access the application, visit the CalSAC website at http://www.calsac.org. The deadline to submit an application is January 22, 2010.
If you have any questions, please contact the CalSAC office at 415-957-9775.
Webinar: Summer Program Planning
The National Summer Learning Association will be hosting the first in a series of webinars on January 21, 2010 from 12:00-1:00 pm PST. Lead by the Association's Director of Professional Development, Erin Ulery, this webinar will draw upon the forthcoming publication Summer Starts in September: A Strategic Program Planning Guide. She’ll review the program planning timeline, what tasks program planners should address in January, and which tasks are upcoming. They will also briefly discuss plans for Summer Learning Day 2010.
Register at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/331531224.
Check Out This Resource!
New Policy Brief: "Room to Grow: Tapping the After-School Workforce Potential"
Communication from Lucy N. Friedman, TASC President
December 18, 2009
I encourage you to read and send me your thoughts on "Room to Grow: Tapping the After-School Workforce Potential," a new policy brief from The After-School Corporation. We propose creating a sequenced, articulated system of professional development for the after-school workforce. Good for programs and good for staff, creating a navigable career path for after-school educators is also a great job development strategy for related fields, including teaching. After-school educators are a highly diverse, motivated group of citizens who acquire valuable on-the-job training and experience in working with kids. Their participation in formal and informal training should build toward attainment of college degrees.
Promising approaches are documented in this brief. I look forward to working with you as this initiative evolves.
