Implementation
Resource Links for Program Implementation
- Focusing on the actual classroom experience: key principles of developing an afterschool curriculum, before the planning begins, and a step-by-step guide to planning activities - Thirteen-New York Public Media
- Afterschool general quality strategies, assessment and evaluation, and lessons learned—The Wallace Foundation
- Academic enrichment, support for leaders, fun for participants, and the importance of community building—Developmental Studies Center
- Implementation quality and positive experiences in after-school programs—National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Advantage After School Programs (AASP) quality youth development for school-age children and youth—New York State Office of Children and Family Services
- Micro Society Implementation evaluation report: summer and after-school program conducted by Renton/Skyway Boys and Girls Club—Burst for Prosperity
- Evolutions After School Program for students interested in science, school, and the possibility of attending college—Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University
- Tool index of documents, tip sheets, and resources from the Council on Accreditation Standards for Afterschool Programs
- Quick reference Implementation Manual for After School Site Coordinators to implement ExCEL start-up policies and procedures—Student Support Services Department San Francisco Unified School District
- Ongoing community-based program implementation, successes, and obstacles: The National Youth at Risk Program Sustainability Study—Virginia Cooperative Extension Publications and Educational Resources
Curriculum
- Your best friend or your worst enemy: Youth popular culture, Pedagogy, and curriculum in urban classrooms—article by The Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies
- School Programs and Teacher Practices of Parent Involvement in Inner-City Elementary and Middle Schools—The Elementary School Journa
Literacy
- What Is After-School Worth? Developing Literacy and Identity Out of School (starts on page 20)
- Adolescent Literacy: A Position Statement—Journal of adolescent and adult Literacy
Language Arts
- Literacy and Reading in Afterschool Programs—The Afterschool Alliance
- The arts and afterschool programs: a research synthesis—U.S. Department of Education
Math
- AfterSchool KidzMath program uses cooperative games and storybook-based activities to promote mathematical understanding and social development
- School Mathematics Reform, Constructivism, and Literacy: A Case for Literacy Instruction in the Reform-Oriented Math Classroom—The International Reading Association
Arts
- YouthARTS gives community-based organizations detailed information about how to plan, run, provide training, and evaluate arts programs for at-risk youth
- Wide awake to the world: The arts and urban schools, conflicts and contributions of an afterschool program
STEM
- Increasing underrepresented minorities in STEM—American Forum Youth Policy
- STEM Out-of-School Time Programs for Girls—Harvard Family Research Project
Environmental Education
- Education for strategic environmental behavior—Environmental Education Research
- Afterschool and the Environment: A Natural Fit (2009)—The Afterschool Alliance
Health Education
- Let’s Move: America’s move to raise a healthier generation of kids—website resource for nutritional information and education
- The effects of a 2-year physical education program (SPARK) on physical activity and fitness in elementary school students—American Journal of Public Health
Experiential Learning
- Experiential Learning Programs for Youth—Chicago Journals
- The Learn-By-Doing Approach to Life Skill Development—quick guide, Rutgers University
