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Deborah Donnelly, PhD, Product Development Coordinator
Jerry Elder, Training Coordinator
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Coaching Your Staff to Success Using theAfterschool Training Toolkit
2006 Summer InstituteJuly 10, 2006
San Diego, California
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Goal of the Partnership
Literacy
Mathematics
Science
The Arts
Technology
Homework Help
Help afterschool programs improve academic content,teaching, and training in six areas:
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Studying the characteristics and instructional practices of high-quality afterschool programs at sites across the U.S.
Creating a Web-based, interactive, staff development toolkitusing
– data from afterschool site studies
– input from content area specialists
Providing technical assistance to SEAs on how to infuse high-quality content into afterschool programming.
Sharing information about our findings with afterschoolprograms across the U.S.
– National Summer Institute
– 8 Regional Conferences
by:
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U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary andSecondary Education (OESE)
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL)
National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and StudentTesting (CRESST)
Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL)
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL)
SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro(SERVE)
WGBH Educational Foundation (WGBH)
Partners
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During this session, participants will:
Consider different conceptsof afterschool staffdevelopment.
Learn about the purpose ofthe Afterschool TrainingToolkit and find out how it isorganized.
Explore ideas for using thetoolkit as a resource forhelping staff more about howto create academicenrichment activities.
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Regular staff meetings
Informal conversations
Planned workshops
School-day staffdevelopment
Training Event
Other…
How do you help your staff develop?
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Overview of the Afterschool Training Toolkit
What it IS– Free, online resource for staff development– Built on promising practices– A theory-to-practice model focused
on academic enrichment
What it is NOT
– A curriculum for afterschool
– A Web site for students
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Purposes of the Afterschool Training Toolkit
Build– common knowledge– common language– staff capacity
Provide– models for instruction– Resources
Support
– student achievement
ToolkitHome Page
ToolkitHome Page
About the Toolkit
Content AreaResources• Arts• Literacy• Math• Science• Technology• Homework Help
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Exploring Promising Practices in Science
About Science in Afterschool
Promising Practices
– Investigating Science Through Inquiry
– Exploring Science Through Projects and Problems
– Integrating Science Across the Curriculum
– Engaging Families and Communities
– Tutoring to Enhance Science Skills
– Integrating Science Across the Curriculum
About Sciencein Afterschool
ScienceHome Page
ScienceHome Page
Science Home___________________________
About Sciencein Afterschool
Resources andReferences
Science Credits
State Standards
The 5Es
Science Home___________________________
About Sciencein Afterschool
Resources andReferences
Science Credits
State Standards
The 5Es
Science Home___________________________
About Sciencein Afterschool
Resources andReferences
Science Credits
State Standards
The 5Es
Science Home___________________________
About Sciencein Afterschool
Resources andReferences
Science Credits
State Standards
The 5Es
Science Home___________________________
About Sciencein Afterschool
Resources andReferences
Science Credits
State Standards
The 5Es
Science Home___________________________
About Sciencein Afterschool
Resources andReferences
Science Credits
State Standards
The 5Es
Science Home___________________________
About Sciencein Afterschool
Resources andReferences
Science Credits
State Standards
The 5Es
Science Home___________________________
About Sciencein Afterschool
Resources andReferences
Science Credits
State Standards
The 5Es
Science Home___________________________
About Sciencein Afterschool
Resources andReferences
Science Credits
State Standards
The 5Es
Science Home___________________________
About Sciencein Afterschool
Resources andReferences
Science Credits
State Standards
The 5Es
About Sciencein Afterschool
ScienceHome Page
ScienceHome Page
PromisingPractice Integrating Science Across the Curriculum
What is it?
What is thecontent goal? standards refresher
What do I do? technology tip
Why does itwork?
Let’s watcha video about thebutterfly mosaicproject atMoralesElementarySchool inHouston, TX
View video online at:
http://www.sedl.org/afterschool/toolkits/science/pr_integrating.html
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How is this similar to or different from yourcurrent afterschool science practice?
Can you identify what skills or conceptswere being worked on?
What kinds of strategies did you notice being used?– student engagement
– student grouping
– content integration
– classroom management
Video Debrief: A Staff Development Simulation
What impressed you most about the video?
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Are there any other comments or questions you haveabout the video related to your practice?
Video Debrief
What more would YOUR staff need to know tosuccessfully implement this practice?
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Individual development– concerned with job
expectations
Staff developers as “trainers”– telling others what to do
Fragmented, occasional, “frill”– one-shot conferences
Organizational development– concerned with program
outcomes
Staff developers as facilitators– developing shared expertise
Systematic, on-going, essential– Job-embedded coaching
Staff Development Paradigm Shift
moving from: to:
In a high-quality program, staff development is anessential component for promoting student success.
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Rethinking Staff Development Approaches
Short, frequent, informal sessions
15 minutes
30 minutes
60 minutes
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Toolkit Reflections
What did you see that would help instructors plan andimplement high-quality academic enrichment?
What part of the toolkit could you use to provide staffdevelopment with your staff tomorrow?
What staff development method could you use tointroduce the toolkit to your staff?
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Toolkit Reflections
Will you go to the toolkit to learn more?
Will you use the toolkit with your staff?
Visit the Toolkit at the National Partnership Web sitehttp://www.sedl.org/afterschool/
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Contact Us
Deborah Donnelly
(800) 476-6861 x 265
Jerry Elder
(800) 476-6861 x 215
http://www.sedl.org/afterschool/
