i4Y has compiled a list of valuable trainings and toolkits aimed at advancing youth equity initiatives.
To navigate down the page, click on one of the resources listed on the left below Trainings & Toolkits.
Youth Inquiry in Action (YIA)
The Youth Inquiry in Action series is a training video series designed to help youth use inquiry tools such as focus groups, observations and photovoice to foster change in their schools and communities. Each of the three inquiry methods has four short videos explaining the method and providing the steps to implement it. The videos are designed to be direct-to-youth training and provide youth with the skills to amplify their voices and be part of data-driven decision making.
This series was produced by Innovations for Youth (i4Y) in partnership with our YEDI scholars. The production was led by YouthBeat, an Oakland-based nonprofit organization that educates, empowers and employs Oakland youth through media arts training programs, internships, work experiences, school partnerships and more.
Preview the YIA series by visiting this link to the series trailer!
Access the full playlist of all 12 direct-to-youth microtraining videos by visiting this link to the i4Y YouTube channel. The individual videos are also featured below.
Focus Groups
1. Clarifying Goals & Purpose
2. Preparing for Focus Groups
3. Facilitating Meaningful & High Quality Discussions
4. Identifying Patterns & Planning for Impact
Photovoice
1. Clarifying Goals & Purpose
2. Capturing Photos
3. The SHOWeD Process (Reflecting, Analyzing & Describing)
4. Creating Photo Narratives & Planning for Impact
Observations
1. Clarifying Goals & Purpose
2. Choosing Types of Observations
3. Recording Descriptive & Reflective Field Notes
4. Analyzing Observation Notes & Planning for Impact
Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)
- YPAR Training Video Series
- Nine videos aimed at increasing the capacity of adults seeking to collaborate with young people for youth participatory action research (YPAR)
- Student Engagement and Absenteeism YPAR Toolkit:
- A resource seeking to guide efforts to promote K-12 student engagement and prevent chronic absenteeism
- Live Canva document
- PDF, viewable & downloadable
- Webinar on how to use the toolkit
- A resource seeking to guide efforts to promote K-12 student engagement and prevent chronic absenteeism
