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AfterWords (2009) AfterWords is the monthly e-newsletter of the National Center for Quality Afterschool. The award-winning newsletter provides up-to-date research on high-quality afterschool and expanded learning practices and methods that instructors and site coordinators can use to implement the practices in their own programs.

The National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning Randomized Controlled Trial Studies of Promising Afterschool Programs: Summary of Findings (2009) SEDL provided analytic and technical support to three large-scale randomized controlled trials (RCT) assessing the effect of promising literacy curricula in afterschool settings on student academic achievement. This research brief, the last in a three-part series, presents an overview of the studies and a summary of the implementation and findings across the 2 years of funding.

Afterschool Curriculum Choice: Literacy Resources (2008) This online database provides access to high-quality literacy resources related to afterschool and expanded learning.

Afterschool Curriculum Choice: Mathematics Resources (2008) This online database provides access to high-quality mathematics resources related to afterschool and expanded learning.

Afterschool Curriculum Choice: Technology Resources (2008) This online database provides access to high-quality technology resources related to afterschool and expanded learning.

Afterschool Lesson Plan Database (2008) This online database contains fun and enriching lesson plans for afterschool projects in the arts, literacy, mathematics, science, and technology. Expanded learning practitioners can also submit their favorite lesson plans for consideration.

Afterschool Training Toolkit: Building Quality Enrichment Activities (2008) This online toolkit provides resources for developing fun, innovative, and academically enriching activities for afterschool and expanded learning programs. The toolkit includes promising practices and sample lessons in the arts, literacy, math, science, technology, and homework help.

Price: $0 Afterschool Training Toolkit DVD: Short Videos of Promising Practices in Afterschool (2008) Brief videos illustrate promising teaching techniques in six key areas: the arts, homework, literacy, math, science, and technology. Use these free videos with afterschool staff to explore new ways to embed academics in fun afterschool activities.

Consumers Guide to Afterschool Science Resources (2008) The Consumers Guide to Afterschool Science Resources was created to provide information about sources of high-quality, hands-on science content for afterschool programs. After identifying nominations that seemed most promising, we engaged a panel of afterschool and science content experts to review the resources and provide the commentary presented in the guide.

Implementing Randomized Controlled Trial Studies in Afterschool Settings: The State of the Field (2008) SEDL provided analytic and technical support to three large-scale randomized controlled trials assessing the effect of promising literacy curriculum in afterschool settings on student academic achievement. This research brief is the first in a series intended to provide the field with insights culled from this collaborative effort.

Instructor’s Guides to the Afterschool Training Toolkit (2008) For use with the online Afterschool Training Toolkit, these print guides help instructors master research-based teaching techniques that engage students and improve academic achievement.

Key Issues and Strategies for Recruitment and Implementation in Large-Scale Randomized Controlled Trial Studies in Afterschool Settings (2008) SEDL provided analytic and technical support to three large-scale randomized controlled trials (RCT) assessing the effect of promising literacy curricula in afterschool settings on student academic achievement. This research brief is the second in a series intended to address some of the key challenges faced during the studies to provide insights to the research and practice community.

Professional Development Guides for the Afterschool Training Toolkit (2008) For use with the online Afterschool Training Toolkit, these print guides give program directors and site coordinators resources for leading professional development courses on building engaging afterschool activities.

Resource Guide for Planning and Operating Afterschool Programs (3rd Edition) (2008) The purpose of this guide is to provide a description of resources to support afterschool programs.

SEDL Letter, Volume XX, Number 2 (Aug. 2008): Afterschool, Family, and Community (2008) This issue of SEDL Letter is devoted to topics centered around afterschool and family and community involvement, with a focus on what the latest research shows.

The Arts and Afterschool Programs: A Research Synthesis (2008) This research synthesis examines the intrinsic and extrinsic value of arts instruction in afterschool programs and the extent to which arts instruction enhances overall learning and academic achievement.

SEDL Letter, Volume XVIII, Number 1: Time for Achievement - Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (2006) Afterschool and out-of-school programs across the country are providing students with more than a place to hang out after school. In this issue of SEDL Letter, read about promising practices and new research findings related to afterschool programs.

The Evaluation of Texas 21ST Century Community Learning Center Projects: Common Features of Promising Afterschool Programs in Texas Executive Summary (2006) SEDL and Academic Information Management, Inc., conducted case studies and cross-case analyses to evaluate Texas 21st CCLC grantees in their second year of implementation. The evaluation study was designed to provide qualitative data that would contribute to a larger quantitative study of the grant program being conducted by the Texas Education Agency. SEDL identified and profiled promising 21st CCLC projects across Texas and examined common characteristics across the afterschool programs they implemented.

Shared Features of High-Performing After-School Programs: A Follow-Up to the TASC Evaluation (2005) This study examined high-performing after-school projects funded by The After-School Corporation (TASC), to determine what characteristics, if any, these projects shared. Evaluators reanalyzed student performance data collected during the multiyear evaluation of the TASC initiative to identify projects where the TASC afterschool program was especially likely to have contributed to improvements in students' academic achievement.