|
Academic Content, After-School Style: A Notebook and Guide (ACAS)
A guide providing information, tips, tools and references to help experienced and novice teachers, administrators, program designers, youth workers and afterschool educators at all levels merge academic content with afterschool projects and activities. (292 pages)
|
|
|
After School Issues: From Contrast to Concrete, Issues in Building a Stable Out-of-School Time Workforce
An issue paper providing a general overview of the major issues involved in building a skilled and stable workforce in the field. (6 pages)
|
|
|
After School Issues: New Roles are Emerging - Will Practitioners Have a More Expanded Career Menu?
A brief featuring in-depth information on strategies for addressing staffing issues. (7 pages)
|
|
|
After School Time
An article on history, philosophy and professionalization of afterschool. (4 pages)
|
|
|
After-School Homework Help
A resource brief presenting both the promises and challenges of ways TASC afterschool programs can support homework help and meet the homework goals of their host schools. (4 pages)
|
|
|
Afterschool Training Toolkit
A staff development toolkit designed to help practitioners enhance afterschool learning through activities in literacy, math, art and science that students already enjoy.
|
|
|
Afterschool: A Powerful Path to Teacher Recruitment and Retention
This brief illustrates ways in which the afterschool field can be utilized to promote teacher recruitment and teacher retention. (4 pages)
|
|
|
Beyond the Bell
A suite of products designed to help afterschool directors, coordinators and staff create and sustain high-quality, effective afterschool programs.
|
|
|
Bringing Yourself to Work—A Guide to Successful Staff Development in Afterschool Programs
A for-purchase only publication helping directors and staff create healthier learning environments for children and youth in afterschool programs.
|
|
|
Cornerstone for Kids Survey: Human Resources Capacity of CBOs
A survey sample intended to gather information by practitioners who work in local and regional non-profits and year-round programs on human resource services in afterschool programs and youth serving organizations. (4 pages)
|
|
|
Growing the Next Generation of Youth Work Professionals: Workforce Opportunities and Challenges
This report uses the results from several studies of youth work professionals to suggest policy and practice strategies that will strengthen the field of youth work, which includes those working with after-school programs. (42 pages)
|
|
|
Guidelines for After-School Physical Activity and Intramural Sport Programs
A guide providing teachers, school activity directors and administrators and program leaders with basic information for planning and implementing physical activity and intramural programming for children in grades K-12. (4 pages)
|
|
|
Guidelines for Appropriate Physical Activity for Elementary School Children
A report providing meaningful physical activity guidelines for parents, physical education teachers, classroom teachers, youth leaders, health professionals and others. (29 pages)
|
|
|
How to Build a Successful Mentoring Program Using the Elements of Effective Practice
A tool kit offering step-by-step instructions for implementing and adhering to the four components of the elements of effective practice—program design and planning, program management, program operations and program evaluation. (204 pages)
|
|
|
Human Resource Capacities Survey Results: Community-Based Organizations and Afterschool
An overview and results from the Cornerstone for Kids Survey on human resources. (4 pages)
|
|
|
Identifying Staffing Needs and Recruiting Qualified After-School Staff
A resource brief presenting methods for identifying and recruiting qualified staff for TASC-supported afterschool programs along with presenting examples of promising practices from TASC sites. (4 pages)
|
|
|
Leading After-School Learning Communities: What Principals Should Know and Be Able To Do
A guide helping principals to collaborate and form effective partnerships with after-school programs to maximize learning, discussing principles of quality programs, methods to advocate for programming, involving the community, infrastructure and evaluation. (16 pages)
|
|
|
Matching After-School Staff to Project Needs and Activities
A resource brief exploring ways that TASC Program Directors can help program staff to become active and effective problem solvers. (4 pages)
|
|
|
Moving Beyond the Barriers: Attracting and Sustaining Youth Participation in Out-of-School Time Programs
An issue brief focusing on OST information from several implementation and impact evaluations to develop a set of promising strategies to attract and sustain youth participation in OST programs. (16 pages)
|
|
|
Recruiting and Training Staff for Out-of-School Time Programs
A resource brief outlining key strategies for recruitment and training. (8 pages)
|
|
|
Research Review: School Improvement
An annotated bibliography of educational research such as: behaviorism, brain-based learning, control theory, experiential learning, learning styles, multiple intelligences, Piaget's developmental theory among others. (22 pages)
|
|
|
S3 - The Foundational Elements of After-school Learning: Creating a Stimulating Learning Environment for Youth
A PowerPoint presentation identifying youth development concepts. (7 slides)
|
|
|
School Wellness Policy and Practice: Meeting the Needs of Low-Income Students
A guide designed to help schools respond to the special nutrition concerns of low-income students in their wellness policies. It addresses family and community involvement, increasing access to school meals, establishing nutritional guidelines for all school foods, addressing cost concerns about changing competitive food policies and increasing physical activity and recreational opportunities. (69 pages)
|
|
|
Strategic Plan: Building a Skilled and Stable Out-of-School Time Workforce
A strategic plan focusing on three recommendations for systemic change toward building a field where people choose to work and choose to stay. (7 pages)
|
|
|
The Evaluation Exchange: Professional Development
An issue brief focused on professional development in four key sectors affecting children, youth and families: K-12 education, early childhood education, child welfare and youth development. (24 pages)
|
|
|
Voices and Choices: Illinois Youth Work Professionals Discuss Opportunities, Challenges and Options for the Profession
This report comes from focus groups in eight communities around the state, discusses themes that emerged from the focus groups, and highlights front-line workers' perspectives on the field of youth work and out-of-school time. (28 pages)
|
|
|
Youth Programs in the Community Context
A report comprised of essays focusing on afterschool programs, partnerships and community engagement. (64 pages)
|
