AfterWords

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