Incorporating Academic Content in Afterschool

Training to Go

• Explain how all staff are responsible for supporting student learning

• Identify one or two techniques to use to better align programming with what students are learning in school

• Show how activities or projects can reinforce or practice learning tied to academic standards

Objectives

What can you teach someone in two minutes?

Two Minute Teach

• Take advantage of flexiblescheduling

• Use hands-on projects and activities

• Draw upon diverse skills, interests, and talents

• Blend subjects and objectives

• Foster connection, engagement, and relationships

All Afterschool Educators Can…

How Do You Know What Youth Are Learning in School?

• Teachers, parents, kids

• Homework assignments

• Bulletin boards, hallways,

newsletters

• Curriculum, textbooks

• Department of Education website

How Do You Know What Youth Are Learning in School?

• Review the worksheet

• Determine which category each falls into

• Discuss the “challenging” areas and how to overcome them

Alignment Strategies

• Review the academic standards

• Write them in your own words

• Brainstorm areas where you think youth may have problems

Understanding Academic Standards

Linking with Academic Content

• Alignment strategies to pursue

• Ideas for incorporating more academic content and skill-building into programming

• Timeline

Next Steps