OST Alignment – Part 2: Social Emotional Learning
Strengthen your capacity to strategically infuse strong, aligned SEL strategies across the school day and out-of-school time (OST) activities.
Full Course Description
Elevate your educational impact with our OST Alignment – Part 2: Social Emotional Learning (SEL) online course. This 1.5-hour course is designed for teachers, site directors, education specialists, and school leaders focused on integrating SEL strategies across school day and out-of-school time (OST) activities. You’ll explore research-based SEL practices that foster social and emotional growth in youth while ensuring your initiatives are inclusive and equitable. The course guides you in identifying effective SEL activities for OST settings, aligning them with school day practices for a consistent experience. By the end, you’ll be equipped to develop an equity-driven SEL program that enhances student well-being. Enroll today to strengthen your ability to create a connected and supportive educational environment!
This course will take approximately 1 hour to complete.
This course satisfies these child care training requirements:
- National Afterschool Association Competencies: 1. Child and Youth Growth and Development
- National Afterschool Association Competencies: 2. Learning Environment and Curriculum
- : National
- National: National Afterschool Association Competencies
- Early Childhood - Continuing Education: 1. Child Development
- Early Childhood - Continuing Education: 2. Child Guidance
- Early Childhood - Continuing Education: 3. Child Abuse Prevention
- Early Childhood - Continuing Education: 6. Learning Activities
- Louisiana: Early Childhood - Continuing Education
- : Louisiana
- Early Care and Education Knowledge Base: 1. Child Development
- Early Care and Education Knowledge Base: 4. Teaching and engagement
- Early Care and Education Knowledge Base: 5. Curriculum and learning environment
- Montana: Early Care and Education Knowledge Base
- : Montana
- Childcare Program: Continuing Education: 1. Child development
- Childcare Program: Continuing Education: 3. Caring for children with exceptionalities
- Childcare Program: Continuing Education: 7. Behavior guidance
- Childcare Program: Continuing Education: 12. Child abuse and neglect
- New Hampshire: Childcare Program: Continuing Education
- : New Hampshire
- Child Care Training Regulations: 1. Child Development
- Child Care Training Regulations: 4. Positive behavior management
- Child Care Training Regulations: 5. Curriculum development policies and responsibilities
- Child Care Training Regulations: 6. Supervision of children
- Child Care Training Regulations: 21. Providing developmentally appropriate activities and experiences for children
- Vermont: Child Care Training Regulations
- : Vermont
- ECE Competencies: 1. Child Development and Learning
- ECE Competencies: 8. Learning Environments and Curriculum
- : California
- California: ECE Competencies
- Core Knowledge Areas from the Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies for the Early Care and Education Workforce: 1. Child development and learning
- Core Knowledge Areas from the Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies for the Early Care and Education Workforce: 5. Teaching and learning
- Core Knowledge Areas from the Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies for the Early Care and Education Workforce: 7. Interactions and guidance
- Michigan: Core Knowledge Areas from the Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies for the Early Care and Education Workforce
- : Michigan
- Teachers of Early Childhood Education Subject Matter Standards: 1. Child Development and Learning
- : Minnesota
- Minnesota: Teachers of Early Childhood Education Subject Matter Standards
- Early Care & Education Professional Development Content Areas: 1. Child Development and Learning in Context
- Early Care & Education Professional Development Content Areas: 4. Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Practices
- Early Care & Education Professional Development Content Areas: 5. Knowledge, Application, and Integration of Academics Content in the Early Childhood Curriculum
- Missouri: Early Care & Education Professional Development Content Areas
- : Missouri
- Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Staff: 1. Child development, including discipline, guidance, nutrition, injury control and safety
- Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Directors: d. Developmentally appropriate practices
- Georgia: Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Directors
- Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Directors: f. Advocacy for the Center, Parents, children and Staff
- : Georgia
- Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners: 1. Child growth and development
- Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners: 5. Learning environments and curriculum
- Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners: 6. Interactions with children
- Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners: 8. Professionalism and leadership
- Oklahoma: Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners
- : Oklahoma
- All Staff Annual Training: 1. Child growth and development
- Director Annual Training: 1. Curriculum
- All Staff Annual Training: 2. Social and Emotional Development
- All Staff Annual Training: 3. Child Guidance
- Director Annual Training: 4. Child Guidance
- Director Annual Training: 5. Professional Development
- All Staff Annual Training: 6. Professional Development
- South Carolina: All Staff Annual Training
- South Carolina: Director Annual Training
- : South Carolina
- Department of Social Services, Child Care Services (CCS): Pathway to Professional Development: 1. Child growth and development
- Department of Social Services, Child Care Services (CCS): Pathway to Professional Development: 3. Guidance and behavior management
- Department of Social Services, Child Care Services (CCS): Pathway to Professional Development: 11. Learning environments
- Department of Social Services, Child Care Services (CCS): Pathway to Professional Development: 12. Age-appropriate activities and planning
- Department of Social Services, Child Care Services (CCS): Pathway to Professional Development: 13. Professionalism
- South Dakota: Department of Social Services, Child Care Services (CCS): Pathway to Professional Development
- : South Dakota
- Early Childhood Education and Care Department: 1. Child growth, development, and learning
- Early Childhood Education and Care Department: 4. Developmentally appropriate content
- Early Childhood Education and Care Department: 5. Learning environment and curriculum implementation
- Early Childhood Education and Care Department: 7. Professionalism
- New Mexico: Early Childhood Education and Care Department
- : New Mexico
- Department of Children, Youth & Families: Child Care Provider Training Requirements: 1. Child/adolescent growth and development
- Department of Children, Youth & Families: Child Care Provider Training Requirements: 2. Learning environment and curriculum
- Department of Children, Youth & Families: Child Care Provider Training Requirements: 6. Interactions with children/youth
- Department of Children, Youth & Families: Child Care Provider Training Requirements: 9. Cultural competency and responsiveness
- Washington: Department of Children, Youth & Families: Child Care Provider Training Requirements
- : Washington
- Standards of Early Learning and Development: 1. Childhood Development
- : Alabama
- Alabama: Standards of Early Learning and Development
- Early Learning and Development Standards: 1. Early Childhood Education and Child Development
- : Connecticut
- Connecticut: Early Learning and Development Standards
- NYC DYCD Core Competencies for Youth Work Professionals: 1. Knowledge of the principles and practices of child and youth development and ability to use this knowledge to achieve the goals of the program.
- School Age Child Care: 1. Principles of Childhood Development
- NYC DYCD Core Competencies for Youth Work Professionals: 3. Ability to promote an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment that embraces diversity.
- School Age Child Care: 3. Child Day Care Program Development
- NYC DYCD Core Competencies for Youth Work Professionals: 4. Ability to foster academic and non-academic skills and broaden participant horizons.
- : New York
- New York: NYC DYCD Core Competencies for Youth Work Professionals
- New York: School Age Child Care
- Program Quality Practices: 1. Physical Environment, Curriculum, and Program Activities
- Program Quality Practices: 2. Assessment, Planning, and Improvement
- Program Quality Practices: 3. Relationships
- Program Quality Practices: 4. Child and Youth Engagement
- Wyoming: Program Quality Practices
- : Wyoming
- Child Care Centers Professional Growth and Development Training Requirements: 1. Planning a safe, healthy learning environment (includes nutrition)
- Child Care Centers Professional Growth and Development Training Requirements: 2. Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development
- Child Care Centers Professional Growth and Development Training Requirements: 3. Positive ways to support children’s social and emotional development (includes guidance and discipline)
- Iowa: Child Care Centers Professional Growth and Development Training Requirements
- : Iowa
- Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals: 1. Safe Environments
- Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals: 2. Healthy Environments
- Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals: 3. Learning Environments
- Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals: 5. Cognitive Learning
- Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals: 8. Self-Esteem
- Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals: 9. Social Development
- Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals: 10. Guidance
- Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals: 13. Professionalism
- Nebraska: Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals
- : Nebraska
- Department of Human Services Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education Child Care Licensing Unit: 2. Behavioral guidance practices
- : Arkansas
- Arkansas: Department of Human Services Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education Child Care Licensing Unit
- Core Knowledge and Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals: 2. Child and youth development
- West Virginia: Core Knowledge and Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals
- : West Virginia
- The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Training: 2. Child growth and development
- The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Training: 5. Guidance and discipline techniques
- : Mississippi
- Mississippi: The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Training
- Critical Competencies: 2. Curriculum
- Maryland: Critical Competencies
- : Maryland
- Early Childhood Educator Requirements: Birth to Second Grade: 2. Developmental curriculum planning/ environment and curriculum
- : Delaware
- Delaware: Early Childhood Educator Requirements: Birth to Second Grade
- Early Childhood Professional Learning Categories: 2. Leadership
- Early Childhood Professional Learning Categories: 5. Learning Designs
- Early Childhood Professional Learning Categories: 6. Implementation
- Tennessee: Early Childhood Professional Learning Categories
- : Tennessee
- Department of Early Education & Care Standards: 2. Planning Programs and Environments for Young Children
- Department of Early Education & Care Standards: 10. Supervision or Staff Development in Early Childhood Education
- Massachusetts: Department of Early Education & Care Standards
- : Massachusetts
- Early Learning and Development Standards: 2. Social and Emotional Development
- Early Learning and Development Standards: 5. Cognitive Development
- Rhode Island: Early Learning and Development Standards
- : Rhode Island
- Hawaii: 2.Learning and Development
- 2.Learning and Development: 2a. Youth Learning and Development
- 2.Learning and Development: 2b. Staff Professional Development and Leadership
- : Hawaii
- Quality Standards for OST Programs: 2: Relationships and Interactions
- Quality Standards for OST Programs: 3: Youth-Centered Program Design
- : North Dakota
- North Dakota: Quality Standards for OST Programs
- Department of Early Learning and Care: Training: 3. Human Growth and Development
- Department of Early Learning and Care: Training: 5. Learning Environments and Curriculum
- Department of Early Learning and Care: Training: 7. Special Needs
- Department of Early Learning and Care: Training: 8. Understanding and Guiding Behavior
- Oregon: Department of Early Learning and Care: Training
- : Oregon
- CO OST Quality Guidelines: 3. Human Relationships
- Competencies for Early Childhood Educators and Administrators: 6. Professional development and leadership
- CO OST Quality Guidelines: 6. Youth Development and Engagement
- Competencies for Early Childhood Educators and Administrators: 8. Teaching practices
- Colorado: CO OST Quality Guidelines
- : Colorado
- Colorado: Competencies for Early Childhood Educators and Administrators
- Family/Community Relations: 3. Transitioning
- Career Development: 4. Using child care tools
- Child Growth and Development: 6. Social/emotional development
- Career Development: 6. Strategic leadership and planning
- Child Growth and Development: 7. Challenging behaviors
- Ohio: Career Development
- Ohio: Child Growth and Development
- Ohio: Family/Community Relations
- : Ohio
- Core Knowledge and Competencies: 4. Learning Environment and Curriculum
- Indiana: Core Knowledge and Competencies
- : Indiana
- Early Learning eGuidelines Competencies: 4. Preparing for and Including Young Children in the Child Care Setting
- Early Learning eGuidelines Competencies: a. Introduction to Inclusive Child Care
- Early Learning eGuidelines Competencies: d. Preparing for and Including Young Children in the Child Care Setting
- Idaho: Early Learning eGuidelines Competencies
- : Idaho
- B-3 Continuum: 5. Joint Professional Development
- Illinois: B-3 Continuum
- : Illinois
- Early Childhood: Child Care Center Training Topics: 7. Principles of child growth and development, including brain development
- Utah: Early Childhood: Child Care Center Training Topics
- : Utah
- Child Care VA Standards: 13. Foundations of Child Development and Approaches to Learning
- Virginia: Child Care VA Standards
- : Virginia
- Department of Children and Families (Annual In-Service Training): 16. Guidance and discipline
- Department of Children and Families (Annual In-Service Training): 19. Age-appropriate lesson planning
- Department of Children and Families (Annual In-Service Training): 22. Developing special interest centers/spaces and environments
- Florida: Department of Children and Families (Annual In-Service Training)
- : Florida
- Department of Education: Standards for Professional Development: a. Child development and learning
- Nevada: Department of Education: Standards for Professional Development
- Department of Education: Standards for Professional Development: g. Classroom management, which must include, without limitation, positive discipline and guidance and social, emotional, and academic development
- : Nevada
- Child Care Facilities: Staff Development Topics: a. Planning a safe, healthy learning environment
- Child Care Facilities: Staff Development Topics: b. Steps to advance children's physical and intellectual development
- Child Care Facilities: Staff Development Topics: c. Positive ways to support children's social and emotional development
- North Carolina: Child Care Facilities: Staff Development Topics
- Child Care Facilities: Staff Development Topics: i. Learning activities that promote inclusion of children with special needs
- : North Carolina
- Kansas: Afterschool Program Quality Guidelines
- Afterschool Program Quality Guidelines: I. Child/Adolescent Growth and Development
- Afterschool Program Quality Guidelines: III. Child/Adolescent Observation and Assessment
- : Kansas
- Afterschool Program Quality Guidelines: VI. Interactions with Children/Youth/Others
- Afterschool Program Quality Guidelines: VIII. Professional Development and Leadership
- Early Childhood Education: Professional Development Areas: Annual Training (1) Child growth and development
- Early Childhood Education: Professional Development Areas: Annual Training (2) Guidance and discipline
- Early Childhood Education: Professional Development Areas: Annual Training (3) Age-appropriate curriculum
- Early Childhood Education: Professional Development Areas: Annual Training (4) Teacher-child interaction
- Texas: Early Childhood Education: Professional Development Areas
- Early Childhood Education: Professional Development Areas: Pre-Service 1. Developmental stages of children
- Early Childhood Education: Professional Development Areas: Pre-Service 2. Age-appropriate activities for children
- Early Childhood Education: Professional Development Areas: Pre-Service 3. Positive guidance and discipline of children
- Early Childhood Education: Professional Development Areas: Pre-Service 4. Fostering children’s self-esteem
- Early Childhood Education: Professional Development Areas: Pre-Service 5. Supervision and safety practices in the care of children
- Early Childhood Education: Professional Development Areas: Pre-Service 6. Positive interaction with children
- : Texas
- Maine: Child Care Training & Education
- : Maine
- Child Care Training & Education: Standard 1: Learning Environment/Developmentally Appropriate Practice
- New Jersey: Department of Children & Families: Staff Training Requirements for Childcare Centers
- Department of Children & Families: Staff Training Requirements for Childcare Centers: i. Child growth and development
- Department of Children & Families: Staff Training Requirements for Childcare Centers: ii. Positive guidance and discipline
- : New Jersey
- Department of Children & Families: Staff Training Requirements for Childcare Centers: vi. Creating a classroom environment
- Wisconsin: Division of Early Care and Education: Staff Development
- Division of Early Care and Education: Staff Development: i. Child growth and development
- Division of Early Care and Education: Staff Development: k. Guiding children’s behavior
- : Wisconsin
- Kentucky: Early Childhood Professional Development Framework
- : Kentucky
- Early Childhood Professional Development Framework: Standard I: Designs/Plans Instruction
- Early Childhood Professional Development Framework: Standard II: Creates/Maintains Environments
- Early Childhood Professional Development Framework: Standard III: Implements Instruction
- Early Childhood Professional Development Framework: Standard V: Reflects/Evaluates Teaching/Learning
- Early Childhood Professional Development Framework: Standard VII: Engages in Professional Development
- : Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania: Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (PA PSCECE)
- Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (PA PSCECE): Standard 1: Child Development and Learning in Context
- Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (PA PSCECE): Standard 4: Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Practices
- Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (PA PSCECE): Standard 5: Knowledge, Application, and Integration of Academic Content in the Early Childhood Curriculum