Going from Good to Great: Tools for Becoming Asset-Rich. Hosted at Search Institute May 10-13, 2009 (follow-up Peer Coaching Network from May-November 2009)
Registration is now closed
We hope you join us next year!
Now that your program or organization has adopted the Developmental Asset framework or completed some training, what comes next? What does it take to go from good to great? Search Institute knows it takes effort, focus, and practice – and we want to help your site or program flourish. The Spring Institute is for program providers who want to build job-embedded professional development and program improvement into their day-to-day work. Participants will learn about three tools which strengthen asset building in programs:
• Youth and adult feedback surveys
• Program observation process walk-through
• Activity observation process
Participants will not only learn about each tool, but practice using it and discuss its application in their setting. At the end of three days, participants will also have learned a peer coaching model and be assigned to monthly phone conference call groups to support them in introducing and piloting the tools in their setting.
As a result of participating in this Institute and six peer coaching sessions, individuals responsible for staff development and program quality in both after-school and youth-serving programs will
• understand how to introduce the collection and use of data for improvement
• become familiar with three tools for obtaining asset data to celebrate progress and set goals for improvement
• learn techniques for getting staff excited and committed to using data to make improvements
• acquire coaching skills and receive coaching to assist you in attaining your specific goals
Hosted at Search Institute in Minneapolis, MN, the Institute includes on-site time at local practice sites.
Who Should Attend: Individuals or teams from youth-serving organizations, schools, after-school programs, and so forth, who need to embed Developmental Assets more deeply into their program(s)and link it to program quality.
Length: 3 days for the Institute and 6 months for the peer coaching network
Maximum Group Size: 20 participants
Price and Materials: Comprehensive $625 per participant fee includes training, materials, breakfast, lunch, snacks, and follow-up technical assistance.
Participants will receive a Tool Kit that includes Search Institute’s Good to Great Manual, a 3-ring binder and CD containing background information on continuous improvement and quality assurance processes, reproducible copies of the tools, and techniques for capturing best practices and analyzing data for areas of improvement, the Authenticity Circles Member Guide and Journal, and the book Getting Excited about Data (a $60 value).
Questions?
Email: training@search-institute.org
Phone: 877-240-7251
Mail: 615 First Avenue NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
