Tue, September 10, 2024
9:00 am - 10:30 am

Integrating Signature Practices in OST Activities – VIRTUAL

Wondering how to make meaningful life learning connections while maximizing community-building opportunities in a variety of settings? This training offers simple and effective strategies to achieve resiliency and life skill-building by integrating signature practices such as welcoming rituals, engaging practices, brain breaks, and optimistic closures in any OST activity. Participants walk away with a signature practices toolkit containing sample activities, lesson planning templates and practices for both adult and youth interactions.

Upon successful completion of this training, the participant will earn 1.5 clock hours (.2 CEUs) of training.

Training Objectives 

Participants will:

  1. Explore and practice simple signature practices that can be used in OST activities.
  2. Create a plan to integrate signature practices in OST activities

Core Knowledge, Skills and Competencies Addressed (CKSCs): 

Learning Environments and Curriculum

Physical Environment and Activities

Apply – C. Employs schedules, routines, and structured transitions, D. Creates engaging, physically, emotionally safe, and inclusive environments to encourage play, exploration, and learning across developmental domains.

Physical, Social/Emotional, and Cognitive Development 

Apply- B. Implements strategies to develop young people’s self-awareness, social awareness, self-management, relationship-building and responsible decision-making skills, C. Models healthy interactions and guides children and youth in self-awareness, social awareness, relationships, and responsible decision making, D. Incorporates activities promoting cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development,

Relationships and Interactions with Children and Youth 

Individual Child / Youth Guidance

Apply – D. Practices positive, healthy interactions and guides children and youth in self-awareness, social awareness, relationship building, and responsible decision making.

Enhancing Group Experiences 

Apply – D. Observes and evaluates group activities and transitions and adjusts to enhance experiences.

Primary QIS Scales Addressed 

I. Safe Environment

I-E. Creating Safe Spaces

III. Interactive Environment 

III-K. Sense of Belonging

III-N. Cultivating Empathy

IV. Engaging Environment 

IV.O. Furthering Learning

IV.R. Reflection