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Enhancing After-School Programs Through Academic Alignment Strategies

This guide outlines how all staff can support student learning in after-school programs. It explores techniques for aligning programming with in-school learning, reinforcing academic standards through engaging activities and projects. Participants will learn to take advantage of flexible scheduling, incorporate hands-on projects, and leverage diverse skills to foster connections and engagement. Key strategies for understanding academic standards and identifying alignment opportunities with curriculum content will also be discussed, ensuring students receive a cohesive educational experience.

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Enhancing After-School Programs Through Academic Alignment Strategies

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  1. Content After School Training to Go

  2. Objectives • Explain how all staff are responsible for supporting student learning • Identify one or two techniques to use to better align programming with what students are learning in school • Show how activities or projects can reinforce or practice learning tied to academic standards

  3. Two Minute Teach What can you teach someone in two minutes?

  4. All Afterschool Educators Can… • Take advantage of flexiblescheduling • Use hands-on projects and activities • Draw upon diverse skills, interests, and talents • Blend subjects and objectives • Foster connection, engagement, and relationships

  5. How Do You Know What Youth Are Learning in School? • Teachers, parents, kids • Homework assignments • Bulletin boards, hallways, newsletters • Curriculum, textbooks • Department of Education website

  6. Alignment Strategies • Review the worksheet • Determine which category each falls into • Discuss the “challenging” areas and how to overcome them

  7. Understanding Academic Standards • Review the academic standards • Write them in your own words • Brainstorm areas where you think youth may have problems

  8. Linking with Academic Content

  9. Next Steps • Alignment strategies to pursue • Ideas for incorporating more academic content and skill building into programming • Timeline

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