The principal's guide to afterschool programs, K-8 : extending student learning opportunities /

Provides a step-by-step process for creating a sustainable afterschool program that incorporates a high-level curriculum, integrates standards, and improves achievement, particularly for students who are at risk.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lockwood, Anne Turnbaugh (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, [2008]
Temas:
After-school programs > United States.
Student activities > United States.
Garde des enfants d'âge scolaire > Activités > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
After-school programs
Student activities
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Tables
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • Chapter 1
  • Why Afterschool Programs are Necessary
  • Principals and Afterschool Programs
  • The Opportunity and the Mandate
  • The New High-Stakes Climate: Building a Basis of Support
  • Increasing Enrollments
  • 21st Century Community Learning Centers and Academics
  • Changing or Creating a Program
  • Engaged Learning Time
  • Drawing Upon Existing Support and Building a New Base
  • Making a Case for Academics
  • Changing the Status Quo
  • Public and Student Expectations from Afterschool TimeChapter 2
  • Building Your Afterschool Program
  • First Steps
  • Communicating with Staff about Teaching and Learning in the Afterschool Program
  • Receiving Progress Reports
  • Encouraging Professional Learning Communities
  • High-Quality Professional Development
  • Working with Parents and Community Members
  • Engaged Learning
  • Sound Leadership Strategies for Improved Student Proficiency Levels
  • Not “The Same Thing, Only Louderâ€?
  • Leadership, Academic Achievement, and Afterschool Programs
  • The Afterschool CurriculumStarting the Program: Key Questions
  • Chapter 3
  • Overcoming Common Obstacles
  • The Problem of Myriad Goals
  • The Issue of Qualified Staff
  • The Hiring and Monitoring Process
  • Hiring: Successful Practices
  • Developing Staff Accountability
  • Curriculum Materials and Other Resources
  • Plans, Goals, and Implementation
  • Planning for Program Sustainability
  • Chapter 4
  • Profiles of Successful Principals and Programs
  • “If You Understand the Land, You Understand the Studentsâ€?
  • Pacific City: Collaborating for Success
  • A Program Built on StructureChapter 5
  • Evaluating Your Afterschool Program
  • Hiring a Third-Party Evaluator
  • Existing Evaluations: Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Controversy Over Mathematica Findings
  • The Harvard Family Research Project Evaluation Exchange
  • RAND Adds to Mathematica Findings
  • Standards for Afterschool Programs
  • Chapter 6
  • Sustaining Your Afterschool Program
  • Beginning Your Plan
  • Conclusion
  • Resources for Afterschool Programs
  • References
  • Index

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