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Learning In Afterschool & Summer Blog: March 2015
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Thursday, March 26, 2015. Saving 21st CCLC Funding. Members of the US Senate are, again, threatening funding for the 21st CCLC program. The funding would be consolidated into a block grant available to school districts to use for multiple purposes. To oppose this, the New York State Afterschool Network (NYSAN). Advises “Taking action is FREE and generates IMMEDIATE RESULTS! Call your two senators and your representative. All you have to say to the receptionist is 'Please maintain funding for 21. We reach...
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Learning In Afterschool & Summer Blog: May 2014
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Friday, May 23, 2014. Saving the Arts in Afterschool - Thank Goodness. Youth arts programming continues to be in the news. Just when we hear about new research of how arts programming supports academic progress and the development of important life skills, we hear about programs that are being cut out of schools because of budget woes and the over emphasis on literacy and math. Photo Credit: vimeo.com. I had the pleasure recently of watching a high school presentation of Spring Awakening at. Passionately...
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Learning In Afterschool & Summer Blog: HKL: Providing Thought-Provoking, Educational Opportunities
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Monday, May 11, 2015. HKL: Providing Thought-Provoking, Educational Opportunities. The Learning in Afterschool and Summer. LIAS) Project and Temescal Associates. Has sponsored an annual conference since 2012 under the banner of “How Kids Learn” (HKL). These gatherings were designed to provide youth workers and their educational stakeholders with thought-provoking, educational opportunities. HKL V: Preparing Youth for Work and Career Success. Special, free screenings of Finding the Gold Within. What it Me...
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Learning In Afterschool & Summer Blog: Digital Badges in Expanded Learning Programs
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Monday, May 18, 2015. Digital Badges in Expanded Learning Programs. What is a Digital Badge? 8220;Digital badges are an assessment and credentialing mechanism that is housed and managed online. Badges are designed to make visible and validate learning in both formal and informal settings, and hold the potential to help transform where and how learning is valued.”[1]. What are the Benefits of Digital Badges? The adult program staff members often acquire important knowledge and skills through professional ...
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Learning In Afterschool & Summer Blog: January 2015
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Thursday, January 29, 2015. NOW AVAILABLE: Presentation Videos from the How Kids Learn IV Conference! On December 11, 2014, Temescal Associates. And the Learning in Afterschool and Summer. Project sponsored our fourth How Kids Learn. Conference. This one day conference focused on character building, social emotional learning, and educational equity. On this channel, you can also view presentations from educational and afterschool thinkers from previous conferences. Diego Arancibia ( ASAPconnect. This 17-...
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Learning In Afterschool & Summer Blog: June 2014
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Friday, June 27, 2014. Central Valley Afterschool Programs Earn Digital Awards for Quality. Joined with Public Profit. In forming a Fresno Work Group to develop a digital badge project with local OST leaders. They included Fresno County Office of Education. The Central Valley Afterschool Foundation. California Teaching Fellows Foundation. And Johannes Troost from the After School Division at CDE. Roosevelt High School Afterschool Program. Earned the Active, Collaborative, Meaningful, and Supports Mastery...
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Links - Central Valley Afterschool Foundation
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Who We Are And What We Do. Mission & Vision. Events & Trainings. Tools & Resources. Publications & Reports. Program Quality Measurement Tools. Afterschool in the National News. County Offices of Education. The Afterschool Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs. ASAPConnect links after school programs with assistance providers so you can partner more effectively, expand capabilities and improve program quality. Harvard Family Research...
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Learning In Afterschool & Summer Blog: May 2015
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Friday, May 29, 2015. What it Means to be a Poor Child in America. Many of our afterschool and summer programs are serving youth from low-income communities. We believe that poverty is a major issue affecting the learning of these youth. Below, we repost a newsletter from the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education. BBA) on the topic of children in poverty. The BBA has been a strong supporter of the afterschool and summer movement, and of LIAS, specifically. Read the BBA Mission Statement. Indeed, music ed...
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Sign up for our Newsletter. Summer TA Network Project. Quality Counts of Alameda County. What are Digital Badges? CalSAC Digital Badging Projects. The California School-Age Consortium now offers digital badges for the OST field! We are proud to partner with Temescal Associates. The Learning in Afterschool and Summer Project. To bring this new resource to out-of-school time professionals across California. Who participate in CalSAC training or projects. What are digital badges? Capacity badges are designe...
