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2019 – 2020 STEM Mini Grants

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Post published:August 28, 2019
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STEM Focused Mini-Grants for After School Programs in Connecticut The Connecticut After School Network in collaboration with the NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium is offering mini-grants of $1000 each to…

Looking for Grant Readers

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:August 9, 2019
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Grant Readers Needed for After School Proposals The Connecticut State Department of Education is currently looking for a few good grant readers to help them evaluate grant proposals for after…

2019-2020 Professional Development Catalog Now Available

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:August 1, 2019
Post category:Conferences Events Featured General Interest Professional Development Programming Resources Social-Emotional Learning STEM Trainings

You asked for it and we delivered! The Network's 2019 - 2020 Professional Development Catalog is here. From Deep Dive Sessions, Fun Fridays and a new CLASP Cohort, this one stop…

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SEL Series – Resources!

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 31, 2019
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SEL Summer Program Resources I love a good find! I bet so do you. Recently I have found tons of excellent free SEL resources on Pinterest's website. These easy to…

SEL Series – Part 2: What is Bullying?

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 23, 2019
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What is an Ally? An ally is someone who acts to support those who are bullied. Empowering children to be advocates will help the culture of your program and it…

SEL Series – Part 1: What is Bullying?

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 16, 2019
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What is Bullying? I believe that the word Bully evokes different emotions and attitudes in each person because of the extensive variations of its effects on children. After reading several…

SEL Series – Ends Justifying the Means???

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 11, 2019
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A Cautionary Tale for Parents: Sometimes the Ends Do Not Justify the Means I walked into my apartment after a long day at work. Again, I caught my daughter lounging…

SEL Series – Disagreements

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 1, 2019
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Mediating Summer Camp Disagreements I remember standing between two school-age boys and blocking them from brutalizing each over a kickball game. The disagreement stemmed from a bad call on a…

SEL Series – Real Talk on SEL

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:June 12, 2019
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Interview with Edward Franklin at the Boost Conference I peered out into a large crowd of people sitting at tables eating lunch. I walk around for a few minutes trying…

SEL Series – Out Wit the Witty

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:June 7, 2019
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18 Diffusers That “Out Wit” the Witty Think about your students who love to chronically interrupt classroom activities. Do find yourself thinking "can you please let me finish my…