Training and
Professional Development Services

Co-nect:
Through professional development and resources delivered online and onsite by a nationwide staff of educators, Co-nect works with schools and districts to integrate technology into teaching and learning, enhance the quality of student work, and integrate real-world projects into a standards-based curriculum. Co-nect's website hosts descriptions of programs and projects (with links to schools) and program evaluation and results (including school success stories and test scores).
www.co-nect.org

Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development:
The Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development works to unleash the potential of youth, adults, organizations and communities to engage together. Innovation Center professionals are skilled in organizational development and planning, community and youth development, and meeting facilitation and decision-making processes.
www.theinnovationcenter.org/default.asp

National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA):
NICWA provides services to communities and professionals in child welfare and related fields. Our goal is to improve the well being of Indian children through conferences, technical assistance, training, and various special initiatives. Our services increase child abuse prevention efforts and build a local community's ability to serve Indian families.
www.nicwa.org/services/index.asp

National Resource Center for Youth Development (NRCYD):
The NRCYD values the unique strengths, needs and resilience of adolescents, and challenges agencies to do the same. The NRCYD is available to assist states and tribes to incorporate positive youth development/involvement approaches into all areas of programs and services.
www.nrcys.ou.edu/NRCYD/aboutus.htm

Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL):
Staff provides training and technical assistance regionally and nationwide on aspects of youth development, school-to-work, project planning, work readiness, and curriculum integration. Need assistance designing and delivering training, planning and managing institutes, conferences, workshops, study tours, and site visits?
www.nwrel.org/ecc/youthdev/training.html

YouthLearn:
All training activities are rooted in effective practices, helping trainees immediately apply lessons learned in their daily work. YouthLearn training programs weave face-to-face sessions with online follow-up support and apply a peer-to-peer approach.
www.youthlearn.org/resources/trainings.html

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