AfterWords

AfterWords was a monthly e-newsletter published by the National Center for Quality Afterschool from Jan. 2007 to Dec. 2008. The award-winning newsletter provided up-to-date research on high-quality afterschool and expanded learning practices and methods that instructors and site coordinators could use to implement the practices in their own programs.

Each issue of AfterWords included the following features:

• Afterschool News: A summary of current afterschool issues
• Stories From the Field: A profile of one of the high-quality afterschool programs that the National Partnership has visited
• In Your Words: A monthly survey and your responses
• Teaching Tip: Advice on how to improve your afterschool program based on our own research
• Calendar and Announcements: News about afterschool events and other items of interest to the afterschool community

Past Editions

• December 2008
  What Does Your High School Afterschool Program Look Like? | PDF
• November 2008
  Exploring the Art of Storytelling | PDF
• October 2008
  SEDL Ships Free Resources to 21st CCLCs | PDF
• September 2008
  Talking About Homework | PDF
• August 2008
  Learning by Asking: Investigating Science Through Inquiry | PDF
• July 2008
  The Case for the Arts in Afterschool | PDF
• June 2008
  When Students Blog | PDF
• May 2008
  Math Centers | PDF
• April 2008
  Tell It Like It Is: Afterschool Communication Tools | PDF
• March 2008
  Improving Literacy Skills with Read Alouds | PDF
• February 2008
  Staff Development 15 Minutes at a Time | PDF
• January 2008
  Engaging Students in Homework | PDF
• December 2007
  Afterschool Choices for High School Students | PDF
• November 2007
  How to Increase Family Involvement in Afterschool | PDF
• October 2007
  Using Project-Based Learning in Science | PDF
• September 2007
  Making Arts Matter in Afterschool | PDF
• August 2007
  Including Everyone: Helping Special-Needs Students Participate in Afterschool | PDF
• July 2007
  Afterschool Programs in Rural Areas: A Conversation With Claudette Morton | PDF
• June 2007
  "Key Ideas" for Mathematics Enrichment in Afterschool | PDF
• May 2007
  Using Technology to Advance Your Afterschool Program | PDF
• April 2007
  Collecting "Good" Data for Your Evaluation | PDF
• March 2007
  From Compliance to Quality: How to Make Evaluation Work for Your Program | PDF
• February 2007
  What the Research Says About Talking and Playing in Literacy Instruction | PDF
• January 2007
  Welcome to the first issue of AfterWords | PDF