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Women as Mentors?

Women as Mentors?

Here at the Network, 5 out of 6 staff are female.  Well, there are only 6 of us really.  Ken Anthony is awash in females.  I don't think he sees it that way though.  Michelle has mentored Ken since he arrived.  Here we work as a team trying new ideas...
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SEL Series: Mini SEL Lesson

SEL Series: Mini SEL Lesson

Healthy Relationships take time and effort to mature.  It is important to teach youth the key elements of creating positive relationships with friends, family members and people they may encounter throughout their life. Respect, Trust, Honesty and Communication are required when developing good relationships. What makes a healthy relationship? ...
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SEL Series: Creating a Culture of Empathy

SEL Series: Creating a Culture of Empathy

  What is Empathy?  Empathy is the ability to understand another person’s feelings, thoughts, and point of view. One day, I was asked to observe a first-grade teacher. She was taking off for a couple of days, and I was asked to cover her class in her absence.  She...
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Grant Opportunity

Grant Opportunity

The New York Life Foundation is seeking applicants for its Aim High local grant program to support afterschool, summer, or expanded learning programs serving middle schoolers. A total of 26 grant awards will be made nationwide. Take a look to see which grant category is a good fit for you, and apply! Three...
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SEL Series: Get Started with SEL

SEL Series: Get Started with SEL

Get Started with SEL: #SELFORCT, #CTAfterschoolNetwork #We love SEL You need resources, well here you go? I created this list to help educators GET STARTED WITH SEL. These resources are easy to integrate into your busy after school schedules.  In addition to getting started, we want to see SEL in...
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SEL Series: SEL Assessment Tools – The DESSA

SEL Series: SEL Assessment Tools – The DESSA

When finding the right assessment tool to measure students' social and emotional learning skills after school, professionals will run into a few challenges.  Adhering to SEL standards will ensure accountability and assist with helping educators plan, assess and support student learning. However, with so many assessment tools to pick from...
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SEL Series: Girls and Boys Brains Learn Differently

SEL Series: Girls and Boys Brains Learn Differently

In Arizona this past weekend,  I presented at workshops in a conference called "Excellence, 2018 School’s Out, Make It Count". Along with presenting, I attended an excellent workshop called " Boys and Girls Learn Differently." The seminar centered on brain-based educational research and techniques that can be used in classrooms...
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SEL Series: SEL Snack Attack- Kid President’s 25 Reasons to Be Thankful!

SEL Series: SEL Snack Attack- Kid President’s 25 Reasons to Be Thankful!

Simple mini SEL lessons to make afterschool snack time fun Teaching children gratitude can be trick thing. Even adults have a rough time remembering to be grateful. We get caught up in our daily lives and forget to be thankful for what we have. Watch- Kid President’s 25 Reasons to...
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#GeoChallenge

#GeoChallenge

What Will You Do to Save the Planet? Take the #GeoChallenge!   Did you know that 500 million plastic straws are used every day? Eight million tons of plastic flow into the ocean every year? We need creative and actionable ideas from young people to literally save the planet. (more…)
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SEL Series: SEL at Home

SEL Series: SEL at Home

Have you ever heard something that shifted your perspective? While away at an afterschool conference, I acquired one of the most valuable pieces of wisdom on parenting that continues to guide me now. When I attended the workshop at the conference, I was a young single parent raising a seven-year-old daughter....
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