21st Century Community Learning Centers

Resources and Links

 

Service Learning

Promising Practices in Afterschool

• Staff Development Tool with downloadable worksheets

• Enrichment activities database searchable by academic content area and age level

• http://www.afterschool.org/aea/index.html

SEDL

• Resource Guide for Planning and Operating After School Programs, broken down with resources for each section: management, communication, programming, school day integration, community building, and evaluation

• http://www.sedl.org/pubs/fam95/introduction.html

National Institute on Out of School Time

• Numerous publications online including research, policy papers, trainings and a clearinghouse of projects and iniatives

• http://www.wcwonline.org/Publications/featured-niost-publications

STEM

Promising Practices in Afterschool

• Resources and links around community education

• http://www.afterschool.org/aea/index.html

National Community Education Association

• Resources and publications around community action

• http://www.ncea.com

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

• Financial pledges and technical assistance

• http://www.mott.org/

• Moving forward: A Framework for Afterschool Programs

• http://www.publicengagement.com/Framework/images/framework_61505.pdf

You 4 Youth

• Enjoyable ways to build on your existing knowledge as you help your students see that STEM is everywhere and for everyone

• http://www.y4y.ed.gov/Publish/CourseLanding.aspx?CourseMasterID=3

Family Engagement

Promising Practices in Afterschool

• Staff Development Tool with downloadable worksheets

• Enrichment activities database searchable by academic content area and age level

• http://www.afterschool.org/aea/index.html

SEDL

• Resource Guide for Planning and Operating After School Programs, broken down with resources for each section: management, communication, programming, school day integration, community building, and evaluation

• http://www.sedl.org/pubs/fam95/introduction.html

• Emerging Issues in School, Family & Community Connections

• http://www.sedl.org/pubs/catalog/items/fam32.html

• A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement

• http://www.sedl.org/pubs/catalog/items/fam33.html

• Thriving Together: Connecting Rural School Improvement and Community Development

• http://www.sedl.org/pubs/catalog/items/fam22.html

You 4 Youth

• Involving families in 21st CCLC programs can be challenging. Explore common challenges and potential solutions to engage families

• Create a culture in your program that enables you to get to know families of the students you serve

• Key activities can support family involvement. Learn how to tailor activities to meet families’ needs while helping students achieve academically

• You provide services to families in your community, but to know what you achieve, you need to collect and make sense of data that can guide your next steps

• http://www.y4y.ed.gov//Publish/CourseLanding.aspx?CourseMasterID=5

• http://www.y4y.ed.gov/Publish/CoachingChapter.aspx?CoachingModuleID=67&CourseMasterID=5&ChapterMasterID=89

Sustainability

The Finance Project

• Resources related to funding

• http://www.financeproject.org/all_pubs.cfm?cat=4&p=1

• Financing and Sustainability Strategies Resources

• http://www.financeproject.org/all_pubs.cfm?cat=6&p=1

• Finance Project Workbook

• http://www.financeproject.org/specialengage/workbook.cfm

The Afterschool Alliance

• Innovate, maintain and strengthen your afterschool programs
• http://www.afterschool.org/newfunding

The Logic Model

• Program Implementation Fidelity Technical Manual - word
• Sustainability Logic Model - ppt
• Qualtrics Survey

Evaluation

Cooperative Extension Publications

• Easy to use guides designed to help Extension faculty better plan and implement credible and useful evaluations, which may also be useful to agencies or funders who are seeking assistance with realistic evaluation strategies
• http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/evaldocs.html

NWRL                                   

• Out of School Time Program Evaluation: Tools for Action
• http://educationnorthwest.org/webfm_send/148

The Colorado Trust

• Toolkit for Evaluating Positive Youth Development
• http://www.coloradotrust.org/attachments/0000/2849/ASIToolkitJun04.pdf

ServeCenter

• Study of Alabama
• STEM Initiative Finds Positive Impacts
• http://www.serve.org

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/using_research_stanovich.cfm

Collaborative Communications Group

• Instruments for various after school needs including evaluations, surveys, and observation instruments.
• http://www.publicengagement.com/ AfterschoolResources/rande/rande.html#inst

Literacy

• Coming Soon!

Guidance

21CCLC Legislation
ESEA, Title IV, Part B
http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg55.html

21CCLC Guidance
Department of Education Guidance
http://www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc/guidance2003.pdf

Waiver

Council of Chief State School Officers

• CCSSO provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues including extended learning

• http://www.ccsso.org

Colorado Legacy Foundation

• Extended Learning Opportunities

• http://colegacy.org/elo

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

Community Partnerships

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

• Financial pledges and technical assistance

• http://www.mott.org/

You 4 Youth

• Recognize the value of partnerships

• Find potential Partners

• Create and Keep Partnerships

• Share data and Make Decisions

• http://y4y.ed.gov/Publish/CourseLanding.aspx?CourseMasterID=4

• Coaching Module

• http://y4y.ed.gov/Publish/CoachingChapter.aspx?CoachingModuleID=66&CourseMasterID=4&ChapterMasterID=85

US Department of Education

• Compact for Reading Guide: A Reading Partnership Kit

• http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/content.html

NWREL

• After School Programs: Good for Kids, Good for Communities

• http://educationnorthwest.org/webfm_send/462

SEDL

• Emerging Issues in School, Family & Community Connections

• http://www.sedl.org/pubs/catalog/items/fam32.html

• A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement

• http://www.sedl.org/pubs/catalog/items/fam33.html

• Thriving Together: Connecting Rural School Improvement and Community Development

• http://www.sedl.org/pubs/catalog/items/fam22.html

Coalition for Community Schools

• Making the Difference: Research and Practice in Community Schools

• http://www.communityschools.org/default.aspx

Beyond the Bell

• http://beyondthebell.org
• Beyond the Bell Toolkit
• http://www.beyondthebell.org/page_toolkit.php

 

For additional information please contact Tom Denning at: denning_t@cde.state.co.us or 303.866.6791

(Last Updated 1/3/2013)