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Girl Scouts of Connecticut

Post author:Khadija Bshara
Post published:November 3, 2020
Post category:Featured General Interest Inspiration Quality Resources STEM

CT STEM OST Provider Feature Girl Scouts of Connecticut is part of the national organization Girl Scouts of America. As one of the best known out of school time providers,…

STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 3

Post author:Khadija Bshara
Post published:October 27, 2020
Post category:Featured General Interest Inspiration Leadership Professional Development Quality Research STEM
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Engineering Mindset #3: Children investigate the properties and uses of materials Exploring the Properties and Uses of Materials Our lives are filled with all sorts of lovely inventions that meet…

Million Girls Moonshot Blog 2

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:October 21, 2020
Post category:Featured General Interest Inspiration Leadership Professional Development Research Resources STEM

Technovation Online Design Challenges Over three hour-long sessions this fall with Technovation, you’ll become an expert in leading engineering design challenges online that help students develop engineering mindsets: 1) use…

STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 2

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:October 20, 2020
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How Do You Solve a Problem? Engineering Mindset #2: Children use a specific problem-solving process: Our lives are filled with all sorts of lovely inventions that meet our needs with…

STEM Beyond the School Day

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:October 13, 2020
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Thinking Like Engineers

We’re starting a new series focused on STEM Learning (Science Technology Engineering & Math) in out of school time programming.

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Million Girls Moonshot Blog 1

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:September 21, 2020
Post category:Featured Inspiration Leadership Quality Resources STEM Webinar

A three-part webinar series presented by Dr. Christine Cunningham & Shannon McManus

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CSDE Launches CT Learning Hub

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:July 2, 2020
Post category:Programming Quality Resources Social-Emotional Learning STEM Summer Learning

Provides All Students Access to Free High Quality, High Impact Resources to Accelerate Learning and Advance Equity The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) today announced the launch of the…

Workshop Spotlight – Deep Dives

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:September 16, 2019
Post category:Events Featured General Interest Professional Development Programming Quality Resources Social-Emotional Learning STEM Summer Learning Trainings

These intensive sessions blend fun, engaging content with a richer, more in-depth exploration of the most challenging issues facing after school program staff. Join us as we go deep, building…

Workshop Spotlight – Fun Fridays

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:August 30, 2019
Post category:Events Featured General Interest Professional Development Programming Quality Resources Social-Emotional Learning STEM Summer Learning Trainings

TGIFriyays! After school professionals will come together with context experts in a friendly and engaging conversation about one key area of after school program quality. Explore tools and strategies, try…

2019 – 2020 STEM Mini Grants

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:August 28, 2019
Post category:Featured Funding General Interest Grants Programming Resources STEM

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…