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Motivation and Goals

Kristen Elmore

2019

In this Positive Youth Development Network webinar, Kristen Elmore discusses motivational theories, characteristics and beliefs related to motivation, and how we can design contexts that support motivation.

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youth work professionals, webinars, adolescent development, program planning

Attention Please!

Jutta Dotterweich

2018

In this presentation to the Positive Youth Development Network in NYS, Jutta Dotterweich explored what research has to say about our ability to pay attention, and how youth workers can help young people focus.

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youth work professionals, brain development, adolescent development, webinars, videos

Strengthening Self-Regulation

Jutta Dotterweich

2018

In this Positive Youth Development Network webinar, Jutta Dotterweich introduces the co-regulation model and concrete strategies for helping youth strengthen self-regulation.

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youth work professionals, webinars, adolescent development, program planning, social and emotional learning, SEL

Fair Weather Ahead: Coping with Adolescent Stress

Janis Whitlock

2017

This webinar on stress in adolescence was presented to the Positive Youth Development Network in 2017.

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adolescent development

Encouraging Growth Mindsets

Practice Matters

Kristen Elmore

2016

Growth mindsets support learning, while fixed mindsets can make us reluctant to challenge ourselves. How can youth work professionals encourage growth mindsets among adolescents?

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program planning, adolescent development

Impact of Social Media

ACT for Youth Center of Excellence and Cornell University Social Media Lab

2016

What is the impact of social media on young people? In this video, we discuss both negative and positive effects on adolescent well-being, identities, and relationships.

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technology, new media, adolescent development, videos

Mindset and Motivation in Adolescence

Research Facts and Findings

Kristen Elmore

2016

"Growth" and "fixed" mindsets have an impact on our levels of achievement and how we feel about failure and learning. In this article, Kristen Elmore introduces the research on mindsets.

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adolescents, learning, Carol Dweck, adolescent development, youth development

"Who Am I?" — Identity Formation in Adolescence

Rachel Sumner

2015

This handout provides a brief overview of adolescent identity development.

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adolescent development

Etapas del Desarrollo en Adolescentes

PYD Resources in Spanish

ACT for Youth Center of Excellence

2015

This chart summarizes the stages of adolescent development. Spanish translation of Stages of Adolescent Development (summary chart).

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adolescence, puberty, youth development, teenagers, teens, en Español

Cultivating a Sense of Purpose in Youth

Janis Whitlock

2014

Presentation at the 2014 NYSDOH Provider Day

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adolescent development, positive youth development