Through in-person or virtual training experiences, AIR staff can facilitate professional development sessions on a variety of topics covered in the Beyond the Bell Toolkit. You may choose from the following topics or contact us if a topic you are interested in isn’t listed below:
- Getting Started – A Beginner’s Workshop For New Program Directors
- The Basics of Program Management – Budgets, Boards, and Business Plans
- Staff Development – Building a Strong Team
- Program Delivery – Creating a Program Plan
- Conducting a market analysis and identifying assets and needs
- Making Sense of the Jargon – Understanding Theories of Change, Logic Models, Goals, Objectives, Outcomes, Outputs, and More!
- Program Leadership – Advisory Boards, Steering Committees, Boards of Directors
- Building School Partnerships
- Engaging Families
- Partnering with the Community
- Aligning Afterschool Programming with the Common Core
- What is Youth Development and How Can it Help Me With Behavior Management?
- Implementing the S.A.F.E. (Sequenced, Active, Focused, Explicit) Features in Your Program
- Creating Youth Surveys – Tips and Tricks
- Program Evaluation – The Basics
- Program Delivery – Developing Activities and Building Upon the Assets of Your Participants
- What is a Quality Improvement System and What Can it Do for My Program?
- Moving From Quality Assessment to Quality Improvement
- Data-Driven Decision Making
- Updated communication strategies using social media
- Additional program types: creative arts, health and wellness, and personal and social skills
