AfterWords
Author: Laura Shankland (editor)
Price: Online only
• Published: 2009
Available online: text
AfterWords is the monthly e-newsletter of the National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning. The newsletter shares up-to-date research on high-quality afterschool practices and explains how instructors and site coordinators can implement the practices in their own programs.
In each issue of AfterWords, you’ll find 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
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