[Michlib-l] Youth Driven Spaces

[Lancaster, Catherine (MDE)]

Below is information from The Neutral Zone for an upcoming 2-day training on Youth Driven Spaces.  If you'd like to apply for Library Continuing Education Program funds to attend you need to apply for those before June 30th.  http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan/0,2351,7-160-18668_63014-359559--,00.html Keep in mind that you can apply for these funds once-a-year; this training is $195 for two days.
Youth thrive when they have a voice and engage in genuine decision-making.  Come join Neutral Zone's<http://neutral-zone.org/youth-driven-spaces/> summer Youth Engagement Institute on August 22-23 in Ann Arbor. This 2-day training will prepare your organization to integrate youth-driven practices into your programs and increase youth engagement to support development of 21st century skills. We design our workshops to be active, engaging and focused on practical strategies and practices that can be directly applied in schools, libraries, community organizations or health centers.  As a result of the training participants will:
*         Identify meaningful roles youth can play in programs
*         Learn the components and stages of Neutral Zone's Teen Advisory Council
*         Examine participatory research processes as a way to engage youth
*         Learn and use planning strategies that can be applied to involving students in projects
*         Understand the components of youth-adult partnerships (YAP) and how to support YAP
*         Practice strategies, including scaffolding and divergent questioning to effectively support youth-driven initiatives

Info & Registration at http://goo.gl/QzKoO2 or contact John Weiss for questions weiss at neutral-zone.org<mailto:weiss at neutral-zone.org>


Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator
Library of Michigan
517-335-8129
517-373-5700 f
LancasterC5 at michigan.gov<mailto:LancasterC5 at michigan.gov>

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