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What better way to celebrate the new year than to support the growth and learning of child and youth professionals? The �Թ��� team has been reviewing courses, updating content, and revising activities across the Training & Curriculum Specialist (T&CS) track to ensure that coaches can foster growth and learning with the most recent research and relevant information. Communication & Language Development, Creative Expression, and Self & Cultural Understanding are the latest foundational courses in the T&CS track that include newly updated content, resources, and activities. Some highlights include:

• New content in Lesson 3 of Communication & Language Development contains updated Language and Developmental Milestone charts across age groups and discusses how media literacy can be a useful tool for language development.
• A new Explore Activity, “Cultivating Creativity Self-Assessment”, added to Lesson 4 of Creative Expression asks you to reflect on how you promote and support creativity with staff members.
• New content in Lesson 2 of Self & Cultural Understanding includes reflection questions to use with staff to assess how their learning environments promote a healthy sense of self, as well as a list of practices that can help embrace diversity in programs.

Look for additional course updates in the T&CS track throughout this year to best enhance your role as a program leader, coach, and trainer.