AfterWords Archive
In June, 2008,
AfterWords won the
Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational
Publishers (AEP).
Current Issue
Talking About Homework
(September 2008) PDF
- Afterschool News: Talking about Homework
- Recommended Resource:
Afterschool Curriculum Choice
- Stories from the Field: Bedford County 21st Century Community Learning Center Consortium (Bedford County, PA)
- Teaching Tip: Let Students Take the Lead
- Poll: How do you keep students engaged in their homework?
Past Issues
Learning by Asking: Investigating Science Through Inquiry
(August 2008) PDF
- Afterschool News: Learning by Asking, Investigating Science Through Inquiry
- Recommended Resource:
The Consumer's Guide to Afterschool Science Resources
- Stories from the Field: Vision Education & Media (New York, NY)
- Teaching Tip: Safety First
- Poll: What would give your afterschool science activities the biggest boost?
The Case for the Arts in Afterschool (July 2008) PDF
- Afterschool News: The Case for the Arts in Afterschool
- Recommended Resource:
Free Webinars on Technology and the Arts in Afterschool
- Stories from the Field: KidsQuest
(Englewood, CO)
- Training Tip: Community Involvement
- Poll: How does your afterschool program use arts instruction?
When Students Blog (June 2008) PDF
- Afterschool News: An Afterschool Guide to Social Media
- Recommended Resource:
Technology Lesson Plans
The Afterschool Lesson
Plan Database
- Stories from the Field: Chief Leschi School 21st CCLC
(Puyallup, Washington)
- Announcement: AfterWords Wins Top Publishing Award
- Poll: What types of activities do you use for math enrichment in your afterschool program?
Math Centers (May 2008) PDF
- Recommended Resource: Afterschool Lesson Plan Database
- Stories from the Field: Gateway to Success (Drew County, Arkansas)
- Poll: What types of activities do you use for math enrichment in your afterschool program?
Tell It Like It Is: Afterschool Communication Tools (April 2008) PDF
- Recommended Resource: Afterschool Curriculum Choice: Technology Resources
- Stories from the Field: The Cumberland Empowerment Zone (Cumberland County, New Jersey)
- Poll: How do you communicate about your afterschool program?
Improving Literacy Skills With Read Alouds (March 2008) PDF
- Recommended Resource: Afterschool Lesson Plan Database
- Stories from the Field: Ontario Middle School Success Afterschool Program (Ontario, Oregon)
- Poll: Which of these literacy activities do you do in your afterschool program?
Staff Development 15 Minutes at a Time (February 2008) PDF
- Recommended Resource: Afterschool Curriculum Guide to Math
- Stories from the Field: Bladen County 21st CCLC Program (Elizabethtown, North Carolina)
- Poll: Which topics do you think should be covered in professional development for afterschool?
- Announcement: Registration for the 2008 Summer Institute is open!
Engaging Students in Homework (January 2008) PDF
- Does Homework Improve Academic Achievement? If So, How Much is Best? By Harris Cooper, PhD
- Recommended Resource: Afterschool Training Toolkit for Homework
- Announcement: WGBH Wins CINE Award for Toolkit Videos
- Stories from the Field: Russian Jack 21st Century Community Learning Center (Anchorage Alaska)
- Poll: What role do you think homework help should play in an afterschool program?
Afterschool Choices for High School Students (December 2007) PDF
- Stories from the Field: YMCA Youth Institute (Long Beach, California)
- Poll: Why do you think high school students participate in afterschool programs?
- Training Tip: A place of their own
How to Increase Family Involvement in Afterschool (November 2007) PDF
- Featured Resources: Reaching Out to Diverse Populations: What Can Schools Do to Foster Family-School Connections?
and
Organizing Family and Community Connections With Schools: How Do School Staff Build Meaningful Relationships With All Stakeholders?
- Stories from the Field: Sparks Program (Coatesville, Pennsylvania)
- Poll: Do you have family nights in your afterschool program?
- Training Tip: Feed them and they will come
Using Project-Based Learning in Science (October 2007) PDF
- Featured Resource: Consumer's Guide to Afterschool Science Resources
- Stories from the Field: My House Center for Learning (New Orleans, Louisiana)
- Poll: Do you use project-based learning in your afterschool program?
- Training Tip: Using Technology for Project-Based Learning
Making Arts Matter in Afterschool (September 2007) PDF
- Stories from the Field: Arts Corps (Seattle, Washington)
- Poll: What kinds of arts activities does your afterschool program offer?
- Training Tip: Try It Before You Teach It
Including Everyone: Helping Special-Needs Students Participate in Afterschool (August 2007) PDF
- Stories from the Field: SMILE (Tallahassee, Florida)
- Poll: We think interest in afterschool is growing! How many students do you expect to have in your afterschool program compared to last year?
- Training Tip: Students on the Job
Afterschool Programs in Rural Areas: A Conversation With Claudette Morton (July 2007) PDF
- Stories from the Field: Kid Zone and BLAST - Best Learning After School Time (Keokuk, Iowa)
- Poll: How are you spending your summer months?
- Training Tip: Technology in Rural Areas
"Key Ideas" for Mathematics Enrichment in Afterschool (June 2007) PDF
- Stories from the Field: PASS Afterschool Program (Lake View, South Carolina)
- Training Tip: Making Math Relevant
Using Technology to Advance Your Afterschool Program (May 2007) PDF
- Stories from the Field: Reno Valley Middle School "Learning Academy" (Hutchinson, Kansas)
- Poll: What types of technology do you use in your afterschool program?
- Training Tip: Involving Family
Collecting "Good" Data for Your Evaluation (April 2007) PDF
- Stories from the Field: Cooperative for Afterschool Enrichment (CASE) (Houston, Texas)
- Poll: Some afterschool programs don't operate through the last day of school. How late in the school year do you think an afterschool program should continue?
- Data Collection Tip: Including Students in Your Data Collection
From Compliance to Quality: How to Make Evaluation Work for Your Program (March 2007) PDF
- Case Study: Colorado 21st Century Community Learning Centers
- Stories from the Field: LA's BEST (Los Angeles, California)
- In Your Words: What fun literacy activities have you done in your afterschool program that you might not be able to do during the regular school day?
- Training Tip: Presenting Evaluation Results
What the Research Says About Talking and Playing in Literacy Instruction (February 2007) PDF
- Stories from the Field: Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center, After School Learning Center (ASLC) (San Francisco, California)
- In Your Words: What creative ways have you found to use technology with the students in your afterschool program?
- Training Tip: Use your afterschool newsletter to promote both student literacy and your program.
Welcome to the first issue of AfterWords (January 2007) PDF
- Stories from the Field: Urban Gateways: Center for Arts Education (Chicago, Illinois)
- Training Tip: Research shows that high-quality afterschool programs have strong ties with the day school.
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