We are excited to share our newly developed 2015-16 Professional Development Catalog. This one stop resource lays out an entire year of professional development offerings for after school directors, supervisors, and front-line staff. In addition to some of our staples that include webinars and on-site training, several new additions have been added to meet your goals […]
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As you may know, the Network created a brand new Professional Development Catalog full of creative, exciting, and unusual learning activities for after school professionals. And today was our very first First Friday, Making Homework Time Work. We were expecting it to be fun, and it was even better than we’d hoped! We explored group […]
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REGISTER YOUR LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL EVENT TODAY On October 22nd, communities across the country will come together for Lights on Afterschool, the only nationwide celebration of afterschool. If you are a program provider, a parent, a community member or a program participant, you know there is a lot to celebrate. Afterschool programs across the country […]
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INTRODUCING …to this Fall’s After School Conference….Leslie Beller, your INTERACTIVE keynote speaker and founder of MHA Labs. (Means and Measure of Human Achievement) You will find her engaging and insightful; a speaker who practices what she preaches. In her hands-on workshop you will work in teams to create skill-building activities that are directly related to […]
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The CT After School Network is so proud of our own Ken Anthony, who recently completed his Doctorate in Education at the University of Hartford. His innovative research explores school-afterschool partnerships and identified ways to increase collaboration that help support children’s learning experiences, and it’s already turning heads! In fact, Ken was recently featured in AERA […]
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Poison ivy, the plant we love to hate. How much do you know about it? Could you identify it? What makes it “poison”? What happens when you get the oil (urushiol) on you skin or clothes? How do you treat it? The effects of poison ivy go back ages but the first published records date […]
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So welcome back. It’s been a very quiet summer. Recently I heard a program on NPR about pupil shape. You know, those dark holes in the center of your eyes. They open up when it’s dark and they shrink when it’s bright. Bet you never thought about the shape of those pupils. You already know […]
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Innovative STEM programming is a great way to start the new school year! Through My Window is free multimedia curriculum that combines engineering, technology, literacy, and arts for children and young teens in grades 4-8! The Through My Window learning environment (throughmywindow.org) includes the STEM mystery novel Talk to Me; online learning adventures (modules) that allow […]
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Connecticut After School Network is switching it up! Now offering… First Fridays On the first Friday of each month, after school educators come together with content experts in a friendly and engaging conversation about one key area of after school program quality. Explore tools and strategies, try new activities and games, share ideas, and network […]
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Inspiring Greatness in Education Inspiring Greatness in Education describes the 21st Century Schools program (21C), a whole-school reform model developed by Edward Zigler over 20 years ago and since then has been in a constant state of testing, implementation, and scaling up.
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