Positive Reframes

This resource provides educators and caregivers alternative ways to describe seemingly negative behaviors or characteristics in a more positive manner. Author(s): Stacy Garcia, MA, LPC, NCC Topic(s): Positive Youth Development, School Discipline  Resource Type: Guide Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals, Caregivers and Education Champions  Click here to view: Positive Reframes

Genderbread Person

This resource serves as a tool to better understand gender concepts and identities. Author(s): Sam Killermann, it’s pronounced metrosexual  Topic(s): LGBTQ* Resource Type: Guide and Worksheet  Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals, Caregivers and Education Champions, Youth Click to Download: Genderbread Person

Build Your Active Listening Skills With Reflective Statements

This video provides an overview of how to use use reflective statements to show empathy, understanding, and active listening. Author(s): Eleanor Shakiba Topic(s): Positive Youth Development Resource Type: Video Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals, Caregivers and Education Champions  Click here to watch: Build Your Active Listening Skills With Reflective Statements

Sharing New Understandings About Culture

This video provides teachers with information on how they can increase their cultural understanding in the classroom. Author(s): EMBRACE Culture in Kindy, Griffith University, Queensland Council of Social Service  Topic(s): Academic Skills, Cultural Competence Resource Type: Video Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals, Caregivers and Education Champions  Click here to watch:  Sharing New Understandings About Culture

The Use of Silence

These two videos provide examples of effective uses and the importance of silence in different types of conversations. Author(s): Foundations for Community Health Workers, Health Education Department, City College of San Francisco in partnership with the Transitions Clinic Network Topic(s): Positive Youth Development Resource Type: Video Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals, Caregivers and Education Champions  Click here […]

Student – Led Meetings: Empowering Student Voice

This video and its accompanying worksheets provide educators and agency professionals an introduction to the benefits of empowering student voice. These resources also provide guidance to help implement this practice model. Author(s): George Lucas Educational Foundation Topic(s): Academic Skills, College Access, Career Success, Positive Youth Development,   Resource Type: Video and Worksheet Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals, Caregivers […]

Childhood Trauma: What Every Teacher Needs to Know Video

This video provides teachers with information on how to help their students who have experienced or are experiencing trauma. Author(s): Starr Commonwealth and The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC) Topic(s): Academic Skills, Foster Youth, Juvenile Justice, Trauma Resource Type: Video Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals, Caregivers and Education Champions  Click here to watch: Childhood Trauma: […]

Who are Foster Youth Students in California Schools?

This resource walks the reader through California’s child welfare process and notes which children are considered “foster youth” for the purposes of California’s foster youth education funding. Author(s): California Center for Research on Women & Families, Public Health Institute, FosterEd Topic(s): California, CA LCFF, Foster Youth,  Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals, Caregivers and Education Champions  Click […]

California Foster Care Education Law Fact Sheets

These fact sheets cover the following topics: Educational Rights and School Stability, Educational Decision-Making for Foster Youth, Early Care and Education, Special Education, School Discipline, Foster Youth Graduation Exemption Requirements and Transition Services to Support College and Career. Author(s): California Foster Youth Education Task Force Topic(s): Academic Skills, California, Career Success, College Access, Foster Youth, School Discipline, […]

Webinar: Education Support for System-Involved and Homeless Students Under New Mexico Law

New Mexico law has changed regarding system-involved and homeless students. This resource will help you learn more about these changes and what they mean for you. Author(s): National Center for Youth Law, New Mexico Public Education Department, New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department Topic(s): Academic Skills, Every Student Succeeds Act, Foster Youth, Juvenile Justice, New […]

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