Afterschool Resources

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Afterschool Resources

• Margit Myers
• 21st CCLC Coordinator
• Pennsylvania Service-Learning Alliance
• http//21CCLC.paservicelearning.org
• 215.573.6535
• margitamyers_at_yahoo.com

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Overview

• PA 21st CCLC Assistance
• Afterschool Grants
• Program Resources
• Curriculum Resources
• Professional Development
• National and Regional Links

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PA 21st CCLC Assistance

• The Pennsylvania Department of Education holds
  contracts with the Pennsylvania Service-Learning
  Alliance and the Center for Schools and
  Communities to provide training and technical
  assistance to PA 21st Century Community Learning
  Centers.
• Center for Schools and Communities
• http//www.center-school.org
• Pennsylvania Service-Learning Alliance
• http//www.paservicelearning.org

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PSLA Training and Technical Assistance

• PSLA Workshops Numerous professional
  development opportunities
• Message Board Post ideas, ask questions,
  connect with other 21C sites!
• Teleconference Calls - Semi-monthly conference
  calls addressing 21st CCLC needs and interests
• Grant Resources Grant listings and grant
  writing tips
• Newsletters Monthly e-newsletters
• Afterschool Links - Listing of national and local
  programs and resources
• Network Meetings - Opportunities for 21st CCLC
  program coordinators, staff, and other
  stakeholders to gather and talk informally
• Peer Consultants - Ready to assist 21st CCLC
  staff with service-learning
• Technology - Trainings, implementation of
  programs, and support for educational tech
  programming.
• Character Education Resources - Character
  Education and Afterschool Programs Easy ways to
  develop students of good character!
• Service-Learning Resources - PSLA acts as a
  "think tank" for service-learning projects and
  curriculum integration ideas
• Monitoring Form (MS Word) - Used to conduct
  2004-2005 monitoring visits.
• Professional Development Listings Online
  resources and upcoming events, including national
  conferences.

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Afterschool Grant Information

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• Grantwriting Tips from SchoolGrants.orghttp//www
  .schoolgrants.org/grant_tips.htm
• Pennsylvania Service-Learning Alliance
  Grantwriting Tipshttp//www.paservicelearning.org
  /PSLA/GrantWriting.html

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Grant Opportunities

• Department of Education Forecast of Funding This
  document lists virtually all programs and
  competitions under which the Department of
  Education has invited or expects to invite
  applications for new awards for FY 2005
  http//www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.
  html
• After School GrantsA review of federal, state
  and local funding sources that can support after
  school activities. http//www.afterschoolalliance.
  org/funding_main.cfm
• GrantsAlert Helps nonprofits, especially those
  involved in education, secure the funds they need
  to continue their important work.
  http//www.grantsalert.com/
• The Finance Project Federal funding listings
• http//www.financeproject.org/irc/ost.asp

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Program Resources

• Best Sample Forms for Educational Systems
  http//www.nccenet.org/Grantees/ToolKit/BestForms.
  cfm
• Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation
  http//www.nwrel.org/ecc/21century/publications/os
  t_tools.pdf
• National Coalition for Parent Involvement in
  Education http//www.ncpie.org/

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Program Resources Cont.

• Strategies for Attracting and Sustaining
  Participation in After-School Programs
  http//www.aasa.org/publications/sa/2005_05/conte
  nts.htm
• Tutoring Toolkit for AmeriCorps Program
  Applicantswww.nationalserviceresources.org/filema
  nager/download/AC_TutoringToolkit.pdf
• MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership How to
  Build a Successful Mentoring Program Using the
  Elements of Effective Practice www.mentoring.org/e
  eptoolkit

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Curriculum Resources

• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
• http//www.ed.gov/free
• Hurricane Katrina Curriculum and Resources
• http//www.paservicelearning.org/Resources/katri
  na.htm
• Justice Learning
• http//www.justicelearning.org/
• Impact of Service-Learning on Participating K-12
  Students, July 2005 http//www.servicelearning.o
  rg/resources/fact_sheets/k-12_facts/impacts/index.
  php

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Curriculum Resources Cont.

• Promising Practices in Afterschool
• http//www.afterschool.org/text/resources.cfm
•  
• Bringing Education to Afterschool
• http//www.ed.gov/pubs/After_School_Programs/index
  .html
• Safe and Smart What Works
• http//www.ed.gov/pubs/SafeandSmart/chapter2.html

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Professional Development

• Concept to Classroom's free online workshops
• http//www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/ind
  ex.html
• PSLAs Teleconference Calls!

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PSLA Workshops

• Advisory Boards
• Evaluation Basics
• Connecting Academic Standards to Service-Learning
• Digital Miracles Project
• Service-Learning 101
• Grant Writing
• Character Education
• Community Connections
• Service-Learning as a Tool to Bridge the Digital
  Divide
• Special Education Partnerships

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21st CCLC Links

• Pennsylvania Department of Educationhttp//www.pd
  e.state.pa.us/
• US Department of Education --
• 21st CCLChttp//www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/i
  ndex.html

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National Links

• Afterschool Alliancehttp//www.afterschoolallianc
  e.org
• Afterschool.govhttp//www.afterschool.gov/cgi-bin
  h/home.pl
• The After-School Institutehttp//www.afterschooli
  nstitute.org
• Afterschool Investments Project State
  Afterschool Profiles
• http//nccic.org/afterschool/statep.html
• Coalition for Community Schoolshttp//www.communi
  tyschools.org/index.php

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More National Links

• Corporation for National and Community Service
  Afterschool Resourceshttp//www.nationalservice.o
  rg/areads/resources/cnsresources.html
• The Forum for Youth Investmenthttp//www.forumfyi
  .org
• Foundations, Inc.http//www.foundationsinc.org
• Harvard Family Research Projecthttp//www.gse.har
  vard.edu/hfrp/
• YouthBuild USAhttp//www.youthbuild.org/
• YouthLearn Afterschool Technology
  http//www.youthlearn.org/afterschool

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Pennsylvania Links

• Kids Around Townhttp//www.palwv.org/kat/
• Out-of-School Time Resource Centerhttp//www.ssw.
  upenn.edu/ostrc/
• Philadelphia Higher Education Network for
  Neighborhood Development
• http//www.upenn.edu/ccp/PHENND.html

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More Pennsylvania Links

• Philadelphia Safe and Sound Program Finder
• www.philasafesound.org
• Teen Philly Resource Guidehttp//www.wwscholars.o
  rg/guide/index.php
• Urban Nutrition Initiativehttp//www.urbannutriti
  on.org
• United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvaniahttp//www
  .uwsepa.org/communityimpact/initiatives.html

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Networking

• What are your best practices and resources?
• On what area of programming would you like more
  information?