Mon, September 02, 2024
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Integrating Signature Practices in OST Activities – VIRTUAL

Wondering how to make real and tangible social and emotional connections in a variety of settings? This training offers simple and effective strategies to integrate Social and Emotional Learning skills in any virtual session using signature practices such as welcoming rituals, engaging practices, brain breaks, and optimistic closures. Participants also walk away with templates for integrating signature practices in OST lesson plans.

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.

Training Outcomes

Participants will:

  1. Plan and facilitate signature practices (welcomes, engaging practices and transitions, closings) in at least one OST activity with youth or in a staff interaction within one week of the training.
  2. Create or support staff in the creation of one week of lesson plans that integrate signature practices using the toolkit and the lesson planning template in at least one rotation for at least one OST youth group within one week of the training.