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Stages of Youth Development & Basic Teaching Strategies

February 8, 2020 By Apost Admin

Sat, February 8, 2020, 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM EST Got any free time on the weekends? Join APOST at United Way of Southwestern PA’s Pittsburgh Office for two of our original workshops; Stages of Youth Development (now updated with even more relevant content) and Basic Teaching Strategies! Stages of Youth Development reviews the four […]

Tagged With: APOST, Professional Development, teaching strategies, Training, United Way of Southwestern PA, Youth, youth development

APOST Fall Conference

September 20, 2019 By Apost Admin

Save the Date for the APOST Fall Conference! The APOST Fall Conference for Out-of-School Time (OST) is a professional development conference that shares best practices in youth development. The conference is open to youth practitioners who want to increase their skills in working with youth in out-of-school time programs or mentoring relationships. We have an exciting day […]

Tagged With: APOST, Free, Professional Development, Steel Smiling, Trust Arts Education Center, Workshops, youth development

Webinar: Assessment in School Age Care

February 20, 2019 By Apost Admin

Date(s): Feb. 13 & 20, 2019 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm As school-age care staff our goal is to implement experiences and activities that are carefully planned, developmentally appropriate, challenging, and engaging. But how do you know if you are making a difference and supporting youth development? Several assessment approaches and tools for assessing […]

Tagged With: afterschool programs, assessment tools, Outcomes, school age care, youth development

Webinar: Assessment in School-Age Care

February 13, 2019 By Apost Admin

Date(s): Feb. 13 & 20, 2019 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm As school-age care staff our goal is to implement experiences and activities that are carefully planned, developmentally appropriate, challenging, and engaging. But how do you know if you are making a difference and supporting youth development? Several assessment approaches and tools for assessing […]

Tagged With: assessment, data, learning, Outcomes, school age care staff, tools, youth development

2018 APOST Fall Conference for Out-of-School Time

September 21, 2018 By Apost Admin

Energy Innovation Center 1435 Bedford Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219 The APOST Fall Conference for Out-of-School Time (OST) is a professional development conference that shares best practices in youth development. The conference is open to youth practitioners who want to increase their skills in working with youth in out-of-school time programs or mentoring relationships. Click here […]

Tagged With: APOST Fall Conference, energy innovation center, Out of School Time, Youth, youth development, youth practitioners, youth work

APOST Training: Reframing Conflict

August 31, 2018 By Apost Admin

Fri, August 31, 2018, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT United Way of Southwestern PA 1250 Penn Ave 1st Fl Pittsburgh, PA 15222 What role do you play in conflict situations in your program? Do you know how to turn a conflict situation into an opportunity for growth? This interactive workshop introduces participants to a […]

Tagged With: conflict, David Weikart Center, Growth, HighScope, interactive, reframing conflict, Weikart Training, Workshop, youth development

OST Day of Innovation

May 22, 2018 By Apost Admin

Out of School Time (OST) Day of Innovation for Program Leaders Tuesday, May 22, 2018 9:00am-3:00pm Inventionland 585 Alpha Drive Pittsburgh, Pa, 15238 With Pennsylvania’s Intermediate Unit 1 (IU1) and Ohio’s EnvisionEd Plus This unique Day of Innovation is focused on bringing together out of school time professionals who are leading afterschool and summer enrichment/youth […]

Tagged With: Afterschool, Day of Innovation, EnvisionEd Plus, Inventionland, Ohio, OST, PA, PA Intermediate 1, STEM learning, summer enrichment, youth development

WEBINAR: Get Moving! Using Sports-Based Programming to Bridge Mentoring Gaps

September 21, 2017 By Apost Admin

Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series:  GET MOVING! USING SPORTS-BASED PROGRAMMING TO BRIDGE MENTORING GAP  Thu, Sept 21, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM EDT According to research, in the United States alone, more than 35 million children between the ages of 8 and 19 participate in some form of youth sports. This webinar will explore critical […]

Tagged With: mentoring, sports, Up2Us Sports, Webinar, youth development, youth sports

PSAYDN Annual Partners’ Retreat 2016

October 24, 2016 By Apost Admin

  PSAYDN Annual Partners’ Retreat 2016 October 24, 2016 Grantville, Pa. PSAYDN’s 2016 Annual Partners’ Retreat includes dynamic networking sessions sharing current work and accomplishments on afterschool and out-of-school time (OST) initiatives. This retreat provides an opportunity for staff, advocates, educators, policymakers and partners to hear OST education and youth development experts presenting best practices […]

Tagged With: Best Practices, networking, OST education, Out of School Time, policy, PSAYDN, quality, quality initiatives, retreat, sustainability, Workshops, youth development

APOST Professional Development Workshop: Ask-Listen-Encourage

October 6, 2016 By Apost Admin

Do you communicate with youth in a way that makes them feel supported and heard? This workshop introduces communication techniques that help you build more supportive, youth-centered relationships. Participants learn how to ask effective questions, to listen actively to youth, and offer youth encouragement rather than praise. Objectives of the workshop are: understand the concept […]

Tagged With: APOST, Ask, effective questions, Encourage, Listen, positive youth interaction, Professional Development, youth development, youth-centered

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