BOSTnet Training and Roundtable Calendar
BOSTnet 2012 - 2103 Leadership Roundtables
BOSTnet leadership roundtables include networking and professional development events that build a strong workforce and improve the quality of service for children and youth. Events include peer networking, EEC approved professional development, and fun and engaging activities that stimulate ideas and solutions.
This year's series will focus on the QRIS! Here is the topic schedule:
October Roundtables: Creating a Program Quality Improvement Plan (PQIP)
November Roundtables: Introduction to Program Manager
December Roundtables: Understanding and Using QRIS Self-Assessment Tools (This will be available in the Spring in Boston)
January Roundtables: EEC QRIS Application, An Exploration
For more information & to register, please email susan@bostnet.org with your PQR number.
Boston Series
Location: Cambridge Community Center
5 Callender Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Dates: October 15th, November 14th
January date and location TBD
North Shore Series
Location: Gregg Neighborhood House
106 Broad Street Lynn 01902
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Dates: October 16th, November 19th, December 12th, January 16th
South Shore Series (Morning and Afternoon Sessions)
Location: Fall River Boys & Girls Club
803 Bedford Street, Fall River, MA 02723
Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Dates: October 23rd, November 13th, December 10th, January 14th
Location: Old Colony YMCA Brockton
850 West Chestnut Street, Brockton, MA 02301
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Dates: October 23rd, November 13th, December 10th, January 14th
BOSTnet 2012 - 2013 Trainings
BOSTnet trainings provide support to select programs on key topics. Our talented and engaging training staff and research based strategies are renowned for providing fun, useful, and engaging training on a wide array of topics based on the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. You must register in advance for each training and will receive 5 EEC hours and be eligible for .5 CEUs upon completion.
You can view BOSTnet's trainings by region:
Region 1: Western
Region 2: Central
Region 3: North Shore
Region 5: South Shore
Region 6: Boston
The trainings are categorized in six different topics: Behavior Management, Inclusion: All Means All, STEM, Literacy, Leadership and Management, and Family Engagement. A brief description of each subject is listed below, as well as a link that will direct you to that specific subject's training calendar.
Behavior Management
All Means All
Project-Based STEM Learning: Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering & Math in Out-of-School Time! Not a fan of science or math? Great! Neither are most kids! Find the fun in these traditionally boring and intimidating topics!
Literacy
Strong Directors, Skilled Staff: Inspiring Yourself, Inspiring Your Team!
Engaging Families in Out-of-School Time Programs!
BOSTnet leadership roundtables include networking and professional development events that build a strong workforce and improve the quality of service for children and youth. Events include peer networking, EEC approved professional development, and fun and engaging activities that stimulate ideas and solutions.
This year's series will focus on the QRIS! Here is the topic schedule:
October Roundtables: Creating a Program Quality Improvement Plan (PQIP)
November Roundtables: Introduction to Program Manager
December Roundtables: Understanding and Using QRIS Self-Assessment Tools (This will be available in the Spring in Boston)
January Roundtables: EEC QRIS Application, An Exploration
For more information & to register, please email susan@bostnet.org with your PQR number.
Boston Series
Location: Cambridge Community Center
5 Callender Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Dates: October 15th, November 14th
January date and location TBD
North Shore Series
Location: Gregg Neighborhood House
106 Broad Street Lynn 01902
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Dates: October 16th, November 19th, December 12th, January 16th
South Shore Series (Morning and Afternoon Sessions)
Location: Fall River Boys & Girls Club
803 Bedford Street, Fall River, MA 02723
Time: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Dates: October 23rd, November 13th, December 10th, January 14th
Location: Old Colony YMCA Brockton
850 West Chestnut Street, Brockton, MA 02301
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Dates: October 23rd, November 13th, December 10th, January 14th
BOSTnet 2012 - 2013 Trainings
BOSTnet trainings provide support to select programs on key topics. Our talented and engaging training staff and research based strategies are renowned for providing fun, useful, and engaging training on a wide array of topics based on the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. You must register in advance for each training and will receive 5 EEC hours and be eligible for .5 CEUs upon completion.
You can view BOSTnet's trainings by region:
Region 1: Western
Region 2: Central
Region 3: North Shore
Region 5: South Shore
Region 6: Boston
The trainings are categorized in six different topics: Behavior Management, Inclusion: All Means All, STEM, Literacy, Leadership and Management, and Family Engagement. A brief description of each subject is listed below, as well as a link that will direct you to that specific subject's training calendar.
Behavior Management
- Topic areas include Promoting Positive Behavior, Understanding Triggers and Crisis De-Escalation and Understanding Bullying and Prevention Strategies
- Learn about child development
- Explore the connections between unmet needs and challenging behaviors
- Motivate positive behavior in children
- Make any situation an opportunity for learning, insight and growth!
All Means All
- We offer online and traditional trainings!
- Topic areas include supporting Children with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, children with emotional or behavioral challenges, survivors of trauma, abuse, and homelessness and children with physical disabilities
- Concrete strategies to support children with any of the above challenges
- Cultural perspectives and etiquette on inclusion
- Creating a shift in program culture towards inclusion
- Troubleshooting barriers and challenges
- Building and implementing a work plan to improve inclusion!
Project-Based STEM Learning: Promoting Science, Technology, Engineering & Math in Out-of-School Time! Not a fan of science or math? Great! Neither are most kids! Find the fun in these traditionally boring and intimidating topics!
- Learn about STEM for different learning types
- Connect to your sense of fun in STEM!
- Also - it's surprising, slightly messy, and great fun... guaranteed!
Literacy
- We offer online and traditional trainings!
- Topics include Literacy for ELL and Special Needs Learners and Sparking a Lifelong Love of Reading!
- Learn about stages of literacy
- Learn fun alternative ways to boost literacy
- Learn about Integrated Literacy and its value for all children in your program
- Envision literacy building as community building in your program and beyond
- Discover how to develop and implement exciting literacy activities
- Find out how you can make learning and literacy feel like playing!
Strong Directors, Skilled Staff: Inspiring Yourself, Inspiring Your Team!
- Build and strengthen leadership and management skills
- Explore ways to create the desired programmatic culture with your team
- Learn strategies for motivating and inspiring staff
- Develop a leadership self-improvement developmental plan
- Mentor staff in developing professional development plan
Engaging Families in Out-of-School Time Programs!
- Why good connections to families are important
- Troubleshooting barriers to connecting with families
- Considering culture in family engagement
- Considering special needs in family engagement
- Best practices and core competencies
- Building and implementing a work plan to improve family engagement!
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