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SEL Series: Creating a Culture of Empathy

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:December 13, 2018
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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…

SEL Series: Get Started with SEL

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:December 5, 2018
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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…

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

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:November 14, 2018
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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…

#GeoChallenge

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:October 30, 2018
Post category:Contest Featured General Interest Inspiration Leadership Programming Research Resources STEM

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…)

SEL Series: SEL at Home

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:October 17, 2018
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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…

19th Annual Lights On After School

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:October 4, 2018
Post category:Advocacy Events Featured Inspiration Leadership Programming Resources

Celebrate the 19th annual Lights On Afterschool Oct. 25, 2018! Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of…

Building Positive Staff Culture

Post author:Rose Dugas
Post published:July 6, 2018
Post category:Featured General Interest Inspiration Leadership
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I came across an article at Edutopia.com on building a positive staff culture. I thought back over my work lifetime and realized, as many people do, that there were some…

Teen Toddlers

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:May 22, 2018
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If you are an 80’s baby, you probably played with a toy kitchen set. I did. When I was four years old, Santa brought me a kitchen set for Christmas.…

Why Summer Matters to Me

Post author:Sarah Motta
Post published:March 23, 2018
Post category:Advocacy Featured General Interest Inspiration Summer Learning

With spring just around the corner, I cannot help but think forward to the summer. The summer often gets glorified for students as a time full of fun in the…