Calling program leaders and staff! The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is developing a readiness survey and reflection toolkit that will help afterschool, summer, and other out-of-school time (OST) program leaders and staff understand how ready they are for new initiatives or changes. AIR is currently piloting the survey with a focus on social and […]
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Welcome back to this week’s segment of After School Tea Time! Get your tea cups ready because we have more to spill this week! Keep your questions coming because you could be helping someone who has similar questions! Question from New Haven County – Recently in our program we had a situation where a child […]
Read More Welcome back to After School Tea Time! Keep those questions coming because you never know who you could be helping. Grab a seat and get your teacups ready for this week’s question! Question from Fairfield County – In our program there has recently been an increase of children who are feeling upset and anxious about […]
Read More Welcome back to this week’s segment of After School Teatime! We’ve been receiving many questions about pandemic-related situations, and we want to let you know we are here to support you with advice in any way we can! Keep those questions coming in because you never know who else you might be helping out by […]
Read More Welcome back to After School Tea Time! We hope that you had an amazing holiday break. We are looking forward to spilling more tea with you this year and getting your questions answered. Get your teacups ready because you won’t want to miss out! Question from Fairfield County – “My child’s program just went virtual […]
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In support of January Mentoring Month, Million Women Mentors-CT & The Connecticut Afterschool Alliance invite you to attend this Virtual Coffee event about STEM Pathways. Virtual Coffee about STEM PathwaysWed. Jan. 12, 9:3010:30 am Learn about current and upcoming statewide programs for increasing career path awareness and exposure to STEM futures. Moderated by MWM CT […]
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Engineering Mindset 7 : Children evaluate designs and make improvements By Christine Cunningham As mentioned earlier, reflection and evaluation of ideas is critical to the engineering mindset. Children are rarely asked to evaluate their own work, and engineering provides a rich arena in which to practice these skills. Engineering designs can be tested to see […]
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Are you looking for an opportunity to explore and build comfort with sharing STEM learning as a regular part of your program? Are you a frontline educator and want to learn more about how to bring in cost-effective hands-on exploration of STEM ideas and how they connect with Social Emotional Learning skills. Do you want […]
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Did the picture fool you? We all know that’s what we are thinking but below is a lot closer to what REAL scientists look like. Myria Perez Fossil Preparator Myria Perez is a fossil preparator. She cleans and repairs fossils to make them suitable for study and display. Myria started volunteering in the paleontology department […]
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The Connecticut After School Network is seeking presenters for its 2021 Annual After School Conference on Friday, November 5th & Saturday, November 6th.
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