New Directions for Youth Development Webinars
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Past Webinars
Each title links to a page describing the topic and presenters, with a link to the video recording of the webinar.
Time to Learn – Chris Gabrieli will discuss his recent book, How a New School Schedule is Making Smarter Kids, Happier Parents and Safer Neighborhoods (2008), co-authored with Warren Goldstein. They claim that the current school day – 6 hours and 180 days per year – is obsolete.
Presenters: Chris Gabrieli and Gil Noam
May 12, 2009
Youth Programs and Policies in the Nordic Countries: Lessons and Limits – Non-formal learning systems and support that Nordic countries have developed to support youth development.
Presenter: Dr. Lasse Siurala
April 29, 2009
Taking on Spiritual Development: Its Importance and Possible Pitfalls for Youth Development Field
Presenters: Dr. Peter Benson, Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Pam Garza
February 20, 2009
Academic Learning, Youth Development Learning, Therapeutic Learning: How can they come together so young people can succeed?
Presenters: Beth Bernstein-Yamashiro, Frank Grijalva, Bridget Hamre, Ph.D., and Diane Miller
December 4, 2008
Questioning Quality: Where Do We Go Now? — It’s time to reframe how we think about “quality” in youth development.
Presenters: Charles Smith, Nicole Yohalem, and Deborah Moore
July 16, 2008
Sports-Based Youth Development — Using sports to facilitate learning and life skill development in children and youth.
Presenters: Paul Caccamo, Suzanne Le Menestrel, Daniel F. Perkins
April 24, 2008
Global Insights on After School: Sharing Perspectives on Common & Unique Challenges — Innovative out-of-school programs in other countries.
Presenters: Ria Meijvogel, Fiona Mortlock, Christine Walter
March 19, 2008
Extended Day: Threat to the Future of Afterschool or Opportunity to Grow in the Field? — With more schools offering programs, who will control and support them?
Presenters: Jennifer Davis, Dale Blyth, Sam Phia
December 6, 2007
Whole Year Learning and Wellness: Should the Summer be Connected to the School Year? — Concrete and practical solutions to summer learning loss.
Presenters: Douglas B. Downey, Ron Fairchild, Earl Martin Phalen, Ruthellen Phillips
September 18, 2007
Rethinking Programs for Youth in the Middle Years — How can we respond to better meet the developmental needs of early adolescents in out-of-school time?
Presenters: Susan Nall Bales, Dale Blyth, Ann Lochner, Joyce Walker
May 24, 2007
PEAR Webinars
About the New Directions for Youth Development Webinar Series
These Webinars are quarterly online seminars linked to each issue of the journal, New Directions for Youth Development, a quarterly publication focusing on contemporary issues challenging the field of youth development.
A defining focus of the journal is the relationship among theory, research, and practice. In particular, NDYD is dedicated to recognizing resilience as well as risk, and healthy development of our youth, as well as the difficulties of adolescence. The journal is intended as a forum for provocative discussion that reaches across the worlds of academia, service, philanthropy, and policy.
The audience participates in “Action Dialogues” by listening to short talks, viewing PowerPoint slides, and emailing questions and comments to the panel in real time. During the Q & A, participants can also phone in questions. The conversation is shaped by all the participants.
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