The Ten-Minute Trainer
From author, trainer and veteran teacher Sharon Bowman, comes The Ten-Minute Trainer. An awesome guide for anyone who wants to spark engagement and learning in the right amount of time.
Farmers Insurance – Thank a Million Teachers
Thank A Million Teachers: School Supplies and PD Grants Deadline: October 30, 2014 Farmers Insurance is offering a huge pool of grants to thank teachers. Through the website ThankAMillionTeachers.com, thousands…
Be Media-Smart
An engaging and exciting curriculum to help youth understand the complex media world around them. Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think and Be Active! is a fully equipped curriculum with Facilitator’s Guide, a companion DVD and Video with pre and post curriculum activities.
How Wolves Can Save an Ecosystem
This amazing video describes how the wolves brought balance back to the environment...they actually changed a river! In 1995, 14 gray wolves were released into Yellowstone National park amid…
Charter Oak 2014 Fall Textbooks
Members enrolled in the Credential in After School Education courses at Charter Oak State College, can save on this Fall semester’s courses. The following titles are available for both the first and second, 8 week terms in our Resource Library.
Using Self-Control
This resource is one of four books in the “Social Skills Curriculum Activities Library”. The CT After School Network houses the Ready-to-Use, Social Skills Lessons and Activities for Grades 1-3 and for Grades 4-6.
Bullying Stops Here
Bullying is a big problem in schools today. 77% percent of students are bullied mentally, physically or verbally. 1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4% of the time.
In The Bully Free Classroom, Allan Beane spells out more than 100 prevention and intervention strategies (more…)
The World Around Us
Interested in Global Education for your after school program? The Global Education Resource Kit from Heifer International is a FREE resource for educators (more…)
Summer Learning Fun
Summer can be a challenging time for staff and students, so why not make it easier using great resources available to you straight from the network.
Everything After School…
…all in one place!
A great addition to our resource library is Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success Compendium. This groundbreaking series includes reports, commentaries and studies from more than 100 leaders from elected officials, educators, researchers, advocates, and other authors.