The CalSAC Trainer Network

The CalSAC Trainer Network
Deepening Skills, Growing Leaders
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Diversifying your PD: eLearning
for OST Professionals
Presented by:
Amelia Alexander, Program Manager, CalSAC
Lionell Daggs III, Program Assistant, CalSAC
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The California School-Age Consortium
The California School-Age Consortium (CalSAC)
provides training and advocacy for afterschool,
school-age care and out-of-school time professionals
throughout California.
Since 1982, CalSAC has been working to advance the
needs of professionals. Through our focus on
Connections, Competence and Community,
CalSAC can meet the needs of programs and
professionals in the out-of-school time field.
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Today’s Objectives
By the end of this module, participants will:
Be exposed to the benefits of eLearning as a
Professional Development tool
Learn how to access CalSAC’s eLearning system
Explore ways to make eLearning more meaningful for
staff
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Today’s Agenda
Getting Started
PD: What do you do now?
CalSAC eLearning System
Taking a Course: Knowing Yourself as a Leader
Extending the Learning
Closing and Evaluations
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Group Agreements
Choose to be present and engaged in learning
Phone off or on vibrate
Avoid side bar conversations
Agree to disagree
Be aware of diversity in the group
(culture, age, sexual orientation, privileges, gender and experience)
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Professional Development: What do
you do now?
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Professional Development: What do
you do now?
eLearning can help you with your PD needs
for:
New Staff
Veteran Staff
Volunteers
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CalSAC eLearning System
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Taking a Course
Knowing Yourself as a Leader
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Benefits of elearning
Easy to accommodate different
schedules
Accessible on demand
Low Cost
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Extending the Learning
Hold Staff
accountable
Make connections
to everyday
programming
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Review of Today’s Objectives
Be exposed to the benefits of eLearning as a
Professional Development tool
Learn how to access CalSAC’s eLearning system
Explore ways to make eLearning more meaningful for
staff
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www.CalSAC.org
Closing
Please share
something you
learned in this
session
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Get Involved with CalSAC:
Join a Chapter in your area!
Attend CalSAC’s Afterschool Challenge @ the
State Capitol
Apply to be a CalSAC Trainer!
Join us online:
Twitter,
Facebook
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Thank You and Evaluations
Please take a few minutes to complete the evaluation
for this module. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your participation!
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The Role of the Site Leader
Discussion Guide
This guide is designed for use after taking The Role of the Site Leader online, and can be used to guide a
discussion amongst a full staff team, with a supervisor, or to deepen an individual’s reflection. TRAINING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this module, participants will:
Identify the four roles of the site leader or supervisor.
Learn strategies to get staff members on the “same page."
MODULE REVIEW
Roles of a Site Leader
The role of the site leader or supervisor can be hard to define, although job descriptions list many of the
duties they must do. As site leader or supervisor, you will have a variety of roles, including that of the:
Pathfinder: As the Pathfinder, you are always looking for a way to accomplish the program’s vision and goals.
Manager: As the manager, your site leader or supervisor job is about removing the barriers that
keep staff from doing their best work.
Coach: As a site leader or supervisor, you are also the “team” coach. You should expect that
there will be glitches in staff performance, and respond by continuing to hold your staff in
unconditional, positive regard as people, while helping them to improve what they do.
Steward: As the steward, you are the conscience that asks if the program and staff are doing
things correctly and make educated decisions for any changes that need to be made.
Building Your Team
It is critical as a site leader that you get your staff working as a team. Three strategies that will help you
to do this are:
Having a shared vision and expectations
Continuously building relationships
Communicate, communicate, communicate
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. How did the roles and responsibilities of a site leader align with your experience as a site leader?
What was different?
2. Did you have any “aha” moments during this module? What were they?
3. How will you use this information in the future?
4. What more support (resources, training, more information, etc.) do you need to implement the
strategies you learned to strengthen your team?
California Department of Education/Early Education and Support Division and the California School-Age Consortium
School-Age Training Project
1440 Broadway, Suite 501 ~ Oakland, CA 94612 Ph: 510.444.4622 Fax: 510.444.4623 www.CalSAC.org
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