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School-Age Care as a Family Service: Emphasis on Relationship Building |
2.00 |
Strong, positive, cooperative relationships with parents and families are at the heart of quality school-age programs. Unfortunately, positive relationships with parents and families are not always easy to achieve because parents, like children, have widely varying personalities; some are easier to reach than others. Parents in school-age programs have different ideas, values, concerns, knowledge, pressures, lifestyles, plans, dreams, resources, and constraints. Staff who are successful in building positive relationships begin by recognizing the importance of accepting parents as the most important people in children’s lives, regardless of differences among them. They understand that staff attitudes toward parents can have a strong effect on whether or not staff can establish positive relationships with parents. Staff in quality programs make a commitment to learning as much as possible about parents’ needs, interests, wants, and concerns and develop effective strategies for making positive connections with parents. |
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The Role of the Site Leader |
2.00 |
Supervising adults is challenging under any circumstances, but in out-of-school time, supervision can be even more challenging because those supervised needs to be independent workers who are creative, energetic, enthusiastic and calculated risk takers. The afterschool site leader must have an arsenal of skills and strategies to be both a leader and a supervisor. This course offers a basic overview of the roles and responsibilities of the site leader or supervisor and how those roles support a culture of team excellence and mutual support. |
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Homework Assistance |
2.00 |
Supporting children and youth with their homework is a basic element of nearly all out-of-school time programs, yet it is something that can be challenging for many OST professionals. During this course, participants examine the importance of homework assistance, as well as strategies and skills to provide effective homework assistance. |
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Motivation: Identifying, Planning, and Implementing: The Core Four (Instructor Guide) |
1.00 |
Surrounding the positive mental attitude are the Core Four components. These key areas of focus are critical to your motivation and your success. The Core Four elements are health, competence, relationships, and organization. Each of these elements requires focused attention. Without attention to one area, your life will be out of balance. Each area complements the other and is powered by your positive attitude.
In this course you will learn to: strive for good health to foster a positive mental attitude, maintain your competence to nurture a positive mental attitude, improve your relationships to indirectly improve a positive mental attitude, and strive to be organized to encourage a positive mental attitude.
This Instructor's Edition of this course includes notes and suggestions to assist you in presenting the material, whether in an in-person classroom setting, or as an instructor-led online or distance-learning course. It also provides you with the answers to questions found in mid-lesson activities, as well as in the quiz that concludes the course. |
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Motivation: Identifying, Planning, and Implementing: The Core Four |
1.00 |
Surrounding the positive mental attitude are the Core Four components. These key areas of focus are critical to your motivation and your success. The Core Four elements are health, competence, relationships, and organization. Each of these elements requires focused attention. Without attention to one area, your life will be out of balance. Each area complements the other and is powered by your positive attitude.
In this course you will learn to: strive for good health to foster a positive mental attitude, maintain your competence to nurture a positive mental attitude, improve your relationships to indirectly improve a positive mental attitude, and strive to be organized to encourage a positive mental attitude. |
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Technology Coaching in Education |
0.75 |
Technology has become an integral part of education. This course covers the responsibilities, benefits, and challenges associated with technology coaching in education. It is designed to help teachers effectively integrate technology into the classroom to improve teaching outcomes. It is just one of the many K-12 education courses we offer. |
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Neurogenic Shock Reviewed |
1.00 |
Terms that are commonly heard, such as neurogenic shock and spinal shock often confuse EMS providers. Knowing the meaning of each term is only the beginning. In this overview, Dr. Jeremy Cushman offers a few pearls of wisdom that will assist EMS providers of all levels with the secondary assessment of patients who may have suffered life-threatening spinal trauma. Test: This multiple choice exam is designed to test your knowledge of the material you just reviewed. You have one attempt to gain an 70% or higher on this exam. Please take your time and answer each question carefully.
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Framing: Interviewing a Flight Medic |
1.00 |
The advent of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) has opened the door for care that is often superior to what can be done on the ground. Most providers will look to the speed of transport as the benefit that a helicopter can offer. This lesson is designed to allow the Ground Emergency Medical Service (GEMS) Provider a chance to think differently about HEMS. This interview sheds some light on how just one Flight Medic approaches her job. This enlightening talk will offer a GEMS provider the opportunity to value not just what HEMS can do for the patient but gain some insight as to how the people on the aircraft can make a difference to the persons in need of assistance. Final Exam: This multiple choice exam is designed to test your knowledge of the material you just reviewed. You have TWO attempts to gain a 70% or higher on this exam. Please take your time and answer each question carefully. |
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After School Improvement Series: Outdoor Environments |
0.50 |
The After School Improvement Series: Outdoor Environments course will:
Describe different types of outdoor environments, along with the opportunities and challenges each one offers.
Discuss the role outdoor environments play in encouraging children to be active, while promoting a range of different experiences.
Identify the steps you can take to ensure that the outdoor environment is safe and accessible for all children.
Explore how outdoor environments can be used to extend learning opportunities found in indoor environments.
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Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act |
0.50 |
The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination based on disability by protecting qualified individuals with disabilities from employment discrimination, and by requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations. The Americans with Disabilities Act also protects qualified persons with disabilities from discrimination in many areas of higher education, including admission, academics, and research. It applies to all post-secondary educational programs, whether or not they receive federal financial assistance. |
