Another great resource for those after school teachers looking for ways to resolve conflict in their after school program. Is peacekeeping becoming the focus of your program instead of your day to day planned activities? Are children working together and you would like to continue the trend?
CONTINUE READING. . . For Now . . . On Thursday, November 20, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy announced $54.6 million dollars in cuts to state agencies in an effort to help close a $99.5 million budget deficit for the current fiscal year. The primary state funding for after school grants remains untouched. It remains to be […]
CONTINUE READINGThis is a wonderful video to watch with your students (has a learning component). The youtube video also has links to other reaction videos.
CONTINUE READINGChallenging Behavior in Young Children, Understanding, Preventing, and Responding Effectively provides in-depth background information and strategies to help pre-service and practicing teachers understand, prevent, and address the behavior problems found often in after school programs.
CONTINUE READINGI’m sure most of you may know the word “crowdfunding”. For those of you who don’t, Wikipedia defines it as “the practice of funding a project or venture by raising monetary contributions from a large number of people, typically via the internet”. Generally it would be the same as if you did a call tree […]
CONTINUE READINGWHEN: Thursday, December 4, 2014, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm WHERE: Best Western Executive Hotel 490 Sawmill Rd, West Haven, CT 06516 WHO: Program Managers, Directors and Site Supervisors, as well as Program Staff who want the skills needed for advancement COST: $75.00 – Members $100.00 – Non Members Registration Deadline: November 24, 2014
CONTINUE READING(and other intentional Marketing Strategies for successful afterschool programs) This is the fifth of an occasional series about “The Business of Before and After School.” Look for other posts on this topic by selecting Business from the category list below right. To maintain, strengthen and grow a thriving organization, program directors and administrators must always be […]
CONTINUE READINGDo you want the State of Connecticut to expand state funding for summer and after school programs? We do too! Now that the election is over, we need to finalize our 2015 legislative agenda, and we need your input. The Connecticut After School Network will have a series of conference calls over the coming weeks […]
CONTINUE READINGLooking for new games and activities for your after school program? Great! We always have a resource for that. Everyone Wins! Cooperative Games and Activities is packing with over 150 games and activities for children in our programs.
CONTINUE READINGQuill’s Coolest Classroom Chair Ever! Giveaway Sponsor: Quill.com Enter by November 20 No. of Winners 4 Selection: 12/1/2014 Prizes Four lucky teachers will each receive one Safco® Runtz™ 4755BL Ball Chair designed with an anti-burst exercise ball. No more flash cards! How do you use e-learning to boost student achievement? Sponsor: Benesse America […]
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