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The Best Practices Workbook is a companion to the book Best Practices: Guidelines for School-Age Programs. It contains the complete set of best practices checklists and practical guidelines for school-age programs.
The workbook includes the best practices checklists for:
- Relationships
- Diversity
- Environment
- Equipment and materials
- Inclusion of children with special needs
- Staff qualifications
- Professional development
- Behavior management plan
- And much more!
The book provides school-age practitioners with a detailed description of specific practices in a concise, easy-to-read format to help facilitate the positive development of children. These guidelines are based on cutting-edge research and established standards from a variety of sources.
This workbook is a self-assessment guide—a way for you to identify strengths, recognize weaknesses, and develop specific strengths for improving program quality. It is the perfect addition to your resource library. |
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Biography
- Mike Ashcraft is the CEO of Children's Choice Child Care Services in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He and his wife Chelsea are the co-founders and CEOs of the organization which provides school-age care programs in Albuquerque and staff training and technical assistant all across the country. They both provide training in the areas of afterschool environments, curriculum, behavior management, social development, brain development, leadership, and a course on brain-compatible staff training. Mike holds a master's of arts degree in education with an emphasis in school-age care from Concordia University. He is a doctoral candidate with Nova Southeastern University in organizational leadership with an emphasis in not-for-profit organizations. He has more than 18 years of experience in school-age care. He is an experienced trainer of trainers in the field of school-age care. He serves as an adjunct professor on the faculty of Concordia University, teaching college courses in school-age care programming. He is the current president of the New Mexico School-Age Care Alliance and the current secretary of the New Mexico Association for the education of young children. Mike's academic interests include science, leadership, brain-compatible learning, and adult learning. He acn be reached at ashcraft@childrens-choice.org.
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