Promising Practices – Proven Strategies
2012 Extra Learning Opportunities Conference
Working Together for a Brighter Tomorrow
March 7-9, 2012; Harrisburg, Pa.
The conference will focus on advancing the systems that support and promote collaboration and youth success and on key elements of high-quality extra learning opportunities: Academic Achievement; Child Well-being and Resiliency; Community and Family Involvement; Financing; Global Learning; Management and Administration; Policy and Advocacy; Quality Programming; Research, Evaluation and Knowledge Base; Staffing and Training. These key elements will provide the backdrop for participants to learn about the development, implementation and sustainability of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by schools, youth, parents and the community at-large. Click here for more information.
Pennsylvania Bullying Prevention Toolkit
The Pennsylvania Bullying Prevention Toolkit was developed by the Center for Safe Schools with funding from the Highmark Foundation. It provides information about the issue of bullying and the role of adults and professionals in supporting children who are affected by it. This toolkit was developed with input from an interdisciplinary group of stakeholders. It is part of a mult-tiered strategy to promote coordination of bullying prevention efforts across the state of Pennsylvania and to encourage local communities to develop effective, collaborative approaches to bullying prevention and intervention. Click here to download the Toolkit.
Safe Kids Pennsylvania Raises Injury Prevention Awareness at 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show
Fun, interactive exhibit reminds caregivers how to keep kids safe at home, at play and on the way
Safe Kids Pennsylvania is exhibiting at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show January 7-14, 2012 and will reach thousands of parents and caregivers with information about preventing childhood injuries. The games for children, engaging activities, curricula for teachers, and resources for parents will offer a multifaceted experience to increase awareness for child passenger safety, poison prevention, sports safety, fire and burn prevention, safe sleeping habits, toy safety, fall prevention, gun safety and much more. Visit the exhibit in the Family Living section, near stage #2 at the Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, located at North Cameron and Maclay Streets, Harrisburg, Pa. For more information about child injury prevention, visit www.PaSafeKids.org or call 1-800-683-5100.
Strengthening
Families
Toolkit for Educators
Strengthening Families is an approach to working with families to prevent child abuse and neglect that builds upon family strengths, rather than focusing on deficits. It is not a curriculum or a program, but instead offers a framework of five research-based Protective Factors that give parents what they need to parent effectively, even under stress. Click here to access the Toolkit.
Promising Practices – Proven Strategies
2012 Extra Learning Opportunities Conference
Working Together for a Brighter Tomorrow
March 7-9, 2012; Harrisburg, PA
The conference will focus on advancing the systems that support and promote collaboration and youth success and on key elements of high-quality extra learning opportunities: Academic Achievement; Child Well-being and Resiliency; Community and Family Involvement; Financing; Global Learning; Management and Administration; Policy and Advocacy; Quality Programming; Research, Evaluation and Knowledge Base; Staffing and Training. These key elements will provide the backdrop for participants to learn about the development, implementation and sustainability of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by schools, youth, parents and the community at-large. Click here for more information.
Bullying and Suicide: What Educators Need to Know
Recorded Presentation
Presenters Dr. Sue Limber and Dr. Mary Margaret Kerr, experts in bullying and crisis prevention/response, address issues of adolescent suicide and bullying experiences. This session was recorded live and hosted by the Center for Safe Schools with funding provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education and the Highmark Foundation.
For more information and to view the session, click here.
Engaging Youth in Career Programming
During Out-of-School Time:
Lessons for Program Design from a Study of Experienced Out-of-School Time Programs
This detailed study of 26 out-of-school time programs in Pennsylvania includes a review of challenges, creative solutions and best practices for career exploration and interest assessment, job search skills,
supervised work experience, and skills development. Click here to download the program design resource.
