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OST
Professional Development
Resources
from
Better Kid Care
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Poll Questions:
Who is in attendance?
Professional development resources for?
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3 New BKC OST Resources
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New Staff
Orientation
Licensed facilities
Launches July 1, 2016
Positive Youth
Development
Series
Click 2
Science
Series
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New Staff Orientation
• 8 hours on-line “NSO Get Started”
followed by 7 hours of age-specific content
• Applies only to licensed school-age
facilities in Pennsylvania
• Aligns with infant-toddler and preschool
systems already in place
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Poll Question:
Have you ever accessed
Better Kid Care On Demand?
Yes No
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• More than 200 On Demand
modules
• 2 hours of professional
development
• Certificate of completion issued
after assessment
• CEUs and ACT 48 credits
available
• Approved for professional
development credit in many states
• Users in all 50 states and military
installations (n=115,000)
• 500,000+ modules completed
Better Kid Care On Demand
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KSDI Framework for BKC
On Demand Module Development
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BKC Website
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Log into On Demand
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Create a Free Account
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Main Menu Options
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Lesson Series or Course
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Positive Youth Development
• Previous lessons in BKC
• New series of 10 modules newly
launched all begin with “PYD”
• Aligned with national and state
frameworks of competencies for OST staff
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Foundation Series
• Child and Youth Growth and Development
• Interactions with Children and Youth
• Cultural Competency and Responsiveness
• Safety and Wellness
• Youth Engagement
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Mastery Series
• Program Planning and Development
• Family, School, and Community
Relationships
• Professional Development and Leadership
• Learning Environment and Curriculum
• Child and Youth Observation and
Assessment
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Ages Covered
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Domains of Development
Self
Physical
Creative
Language
Social
Cognitive
Moral
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Video: Early Adolescence
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• Handouts
• Reference sheets
• Family resources
• Reflection
activities
• Youth activities
Other PYD
features
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Poll Question: Pick a misdeed
a. Youth runs through the
program space and knocks
down another youth
b. Youth leaves the program
when her parents arrives for
pick up, but has not cleaned
up her activity
c. Youth spills paint on another
child’s project
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Poll Question: Consequence
1. Time out
2. Lose outdoor play
3. Do a make up
4. Call parent or guardian
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Logical (or not) Consequences
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Poll Question: Respectful?
Does it show respect, and not shame or
humiliate the child?
Yes No
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Poll Question: Reasonable?
Does the consequence match the
degree of the misdeed?
Yes No
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Poll Question: Related?
Is the consequence related to the
misdeed?
Yes No
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Poll Question: Responsible?
Does the consequence help to teach
the child to be more responsible in the
future?
Yes No
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Video: Cultural Competency
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Click 2 Science Series
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Lesson Information Screen
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Click2Science
• Joint project with University of Nebraska-
Lincoln
• Click2Science website http://click2sciencepd.org/
• 20 STEM Facilitation Skills
• Crosswalk with nine National STEM
Quality Outcomes Instruments
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Click2Science
• Planning STEM Learning
Experiences
• Interacting with Youth During STEM
• Building STEM skills
• All modules available in Spanish
• Module recommendations
Nearly 4,700 participants,
completing more than
7,500 lessons for more
than 15,000 training hours
of credit
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Testing Testing 1-2-3
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• Interactive, reflective
components
• Hands-on experiences
• Video examples
• Lots of print materials
and resources
Embracing Active
STEM Learning
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Review Content: Reinforce Learning
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Questions?
Rebecca Escott rxw4@psu.edu
Eileen Wise esw13@psu.edu

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