The resources on the pages listed below have been identified by adolescent literacy, publishing, and education experts. They are shared here to support instruction and support positive outcomes for participants of after school programs, and also stand as excellent resources for the day school classroom.
Want to spice up your after school classroom library, or just be able to recommend a book to program participants? Here's a place to start, with a list of recommended books that have been vetted by your Adolescent Literacy Specialist. Feel free to email any suggestions you'd liked to share with your colleagues.
Choose books for your learners using updated lists of highly and popular Middle Grade books including National Book Foundation Awards, Newbery Awards, Publisher's Weekly, Goodreads, and The New York Times.
Consider using short videos to preview or reflect upon a topic or a text. Work on developing digital stories with students. The innovative instructional approaches are a good fit for in-person and online classrooms.
There's no doubt about it...the last few years have been markedly challenging and stressful for schools, after school program staff, and the students and families they serve. This page pulls together some great health and wellness resources for caring professionals that will help your teams continue to build resilience and thrive despite uncertain and difficult circumstances.
The rapid shift to online and blended learning for schools and programs as of March, 2020 has proving to be a challenging experience for learners and educators alike. During this challenging time program directors and instructors have demonstrated remarkable resilience and the readiness to learn new ways of providing online instructional programming and support to learners and their families. The resources on this page provide an overview of best practices in online and blended instruction and access to tools.