# Youth Development **DESCRIPTION:** Explore how youth express themselves, communicate with each other, and locate and make use of information in the digital era. **ESTIMATED TIME REQUIRED:** 3.5 hours ## LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR THIS MODULE After completing the Youth Development module, you will be able to... * Identify major theories of human development and apply a developmental lens to understand youth’s motivations * Investigate the opportunities and challenges associated with particular features of digital media * Identify best practices for supporting youth’s digital media use * Develop and apply theoretical approaches to youth-centered programming --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://techandsc.gitbook.io/youth-development/master.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.