Major
Content
"The
Road to Evidence-Based Excellence"
Janet Collins, PhD.
Dr.
Collins will share her national perspective on the importance of
implementing evidence-based programs to create healthy youth. She
will answer the questions:
- Why
are evidence-based programs crucial now?
- What
can we learn from the successful implementation of evidence-based
programs to date?
- How
do we assure excellence in our implementation of evidence-based
programs?
- What
trends in government funding might affect evidence-based programming
in the future?
Dr.
Collins will present a continuum of effective implementation and
challenge participants to aspire to higher levels of excellence
in evidence-based curricula training and implementation. Her presentation
is sure to be educational and inspirational.
Smart
Adaptations: Making Adaptations while Maintaining Fidelity
This
presentation will discuss how to make smart adaptations to evidence-based
curricula to address the unique needs of youth in diverse settings.
The
session will answer these questions:
- What
does curriculum fidelity really mean?
- What
if the curriculum isn't the perfect fit for the youth I teach?
- What
adaptations strengthen a curriculum's effectiveness and what kind
sabotage it?
Success
in Schools and Communities: Curriculum Perspectives
A
panel of TimeWise and Reducing the Risk developers
and educators will share their unique perspectives and their inspiring
success stories of these two curricula. Interested in being an educator
panel presenter? Go to Call for Educators.
Culturally
Grounded Approaches: Curriculum Perspectives A
panel of Keepin' It REAL and Becoming a Responsible
Teen developers and educators will share their unique perspectives
and inspiring success stories on these two curricula tailored for
ethnic and multicultural communities. Interested in being an educator
panel presenter? Go to Call for Educators.
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Skills-Based
Trainings for Educators
Skills-based
trainings will be provided for teachers and community-based educators
in four concurrent tracks for each of the four chosen evidence-based
curricula: Keepin' It REAL, TimeWise, Becoming a Responsible
Teen, and Reducing the Risk.
Each
two-day, interactive training will prepare Institute participants
to effectively facilitate the evidence-based curriculum with the
youth they serve. Training participants will:
- gain
a theoretical grounding in the curriculum
- learn
how the key student skills and lessons are sequenced
- learn
crucial health content needed to support the curriculum
- learn
and practice the curriculum's key instructional skills, such as
answering sensitive questions or managing roleplays, and
- learn
how to apply the "smart adaptation" guidelines for tailoring
the curriculum to the needs of their youth while maintaining curriculum
fidelity.
Training
of Trainers The
one-day interactive Training of Trainers (TOT) trainings prepare
educators and trainers to confidently train/prepare other educators
to facilitate one of the four evidence-based curricula. TOT participants
will:
- gain
a deeper understanding of the research and theory which support
the curriculum
- learn
and practice key trainer facilitation skills, and
- gain
a deeper grounding in the "smart adaptation" guidelines
for curriculum fidelity.
The
TOT is required for educators and trainers interested in joining
ETR's Training Cadre.
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Evidence-Based
Curricula
When
a curriculum is deemed "evidence-based," that means the
curriculum has been rigorously evaluated and has produced positive
health outcomes for youth. In other words, the curriculum works!
ETR's
Summer Training Institute provides a chance to focus on the importance
of evidence-based curricula and strategies to maximize the likelihood
of success in producing positive health outcomes in youth.
Collaborative
Learning through Learning Communities
In
order to facilitate group and individual learning during the Institute,
participants will periodically work in small groups to share their
insights and questions about what they are learning.
This
theme of "collaborative learning" will continue after
the Institute by the creation of an online Learning Community. Participants
will be invited to join the ETR facilitated Learning Community to
maintain connections and develop new relationships with other educators
and administrators. The online Learning Community can be used to:
- share
success stories and challenges
- get
assistance regarding implementation challenges
- gain
new motivation, and
- be
seen and acknowledged for the good work that you do
Learn
more about ETR's online Learning
Community Foundation.
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