Curriculum & More

The Connect Your Community team has created and adapted community technology training materials and staff professional development training materials. All materials are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.


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Training materials assume the class is being held in a computer lab with all participants using an Internet enabled computer.

Professional development slides and webinars provided for CYC Staff.

Electives

Module – Learning Express Library

LearningExpress Library is an online library of interactive courses, tests, and eBooks to help students and adults build academic and workplace skills. LearningExpress Library includes: Skill–building courses in math, reading, [...]

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Helpful Links

CYC Instructors like to provide lists of helpful links to their program participants.When working with new Internet users, we recognize how important it is to help them find the truly [...]

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Customer Service Training

Jason Schroeder, Executive Director of the Appalachian Center for Collaborative and Engaged Learning (ACCEL) created and facilitated this professional development webinar for CYC staff. Use the slides to lead a [...]

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Program Administration

Strategies and Tips for Teaching Tech to Seniors

The content for this professional development webinar was developed and facilitated by Elaine Mason, Assistant Program Administrator for the Urban League of Lexington/Fayette County. Elaine is an expert at teaching [...]

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Program Administration

Teaching Adult Learners

This training session focuses on what motivates adults to learn and how they most enjoy learning. Topics covered include learning styles, effective presentation of material, and learner engagement strategies. Participants [...]

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Program Administration

CYC Professional Development Recordings Available

With 100 staff members spread across seven cities, we have found the best way to provide professional development training is via webinar. Webinar sessions are taught by CYC staff and volunteers, helping staff excel [...]

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Electives, Program Administration

LinkedIn 101 – How and Why

CYC staff include 75 Corps Members teaching and supporting new broadband adopters. CYC is committed to professional development to the CYC staff including helping the CYC staff prepare for future [...]

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Program Administration

Professional Communication Skills – Listening

Professional communication skills are viewed as vital by employers, yet they are often considered an overlooked element in workforce development. In this staff professional development module, participants learn techniques for [...]

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Electives

Module – Understanding netTrekker, For Parents

NetTrekker is an educational search tool created just for students, teachers, and parents. NetTrekker delivers safe, educator-selected resources. Some school districts have chosen to purchase netTrekker for use by their [...]

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Program Administration

Volunteer Led Professional Development Webinars for CYC Staff

CYC is recruiting volunteers to teach professional development webinars to CYC staff. Details are available in the attached document.

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