21st Century Community Learning Centers

Resources and Links

Aligning with the School Day

The Afterschool Alliance

• The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children

• http://www.afterschool.org/home

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

• Financial pledges and technical assistance

• http://www.mott.org

National Center for Student Engagement

• Center with information, resources and research related to summer learning

• www.schoolengagement.org

Center for Summer Learning

• Center with information, resources and research related to summer learning

• www.summerlearning.org

CAQSAP

• Information on advocacy for program funding, leadership training, and quality programming in relation to Colorado standards

• http://www.caqsap.net

Structuring Out of School Time to Improve Academic Achievement, IES Practice Guide

• The five recommendations in this guide are intended to help district and school administrators, out-of-school program providers, and educators design out-of-school time programs that will increase learning for students

• http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide.aspx?sid=10

Colorado Legacy Foundation

• Extended Learning Opportunities

• http://colegacy.org/elo

You 4 Youth

• Advantages and Approaches

• Introducing the Core Elements

• The Six Core Elements

• Summing Up: It's All About Relationships

• http://y4y.ed.gov/Publish/CourseLanding.aspx?CourseMasterID=2

• Coaching Module

• http://y4y.ed.gov/Publish/CoachingChapter.aspx?CoachingModuleID=62&CourseMasterID=2&ChapterMasterID=69

Harvard Graduate School of Education Family Research Project

• Resources and publications on out of school time evaluation

• http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/resources

The National Institute for Literacy

• Using Research and Reason in Education: How Teachers can Use Scientifically Based Research to Make Curricular and Instructional Decisions

• http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/Pages/using_research_stanovich.aspx

US Department of Education and the National Endowment for the Arts

• How the Arts can Enhance After School Programs

• http://www.arts.gov/pub/ArtsAfterSchool/artsedpub.html

McRel

• Structuring Out-of-School Time to Improve Academic Achievement

• http://www.mcrel.org/products-and-services/products/product-listing/01_99/product-38

The Afterschool Alliance

• Lights on Afterschool

• http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/loa.cfm

Beyond the Bell

• http://beyondthebell.org

• Beyond the Bell Toolkit

• http://www.beyondthebell.org/page_toolkit.php

National Center for Educational Statistics

• Summarizes trends and developments in education

• http://www.nces.ed.gov

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

• Resources by academic achievement content area which can be applied during both after school and during the school day

• http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html

The Future of Children

• Journal Articles

• http://www.futureofchildren.org

 

For additional information please contact Tom Denning at: denning_t@cde.state.co.us or 303.866.6971

(Last Updated 1/3/2012)