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EXTERNAL RESOURCE LIBRARY
Here you’ll find free resources from government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and others in the field, curated by our team with 21st CCLC professionals in mind. The external resource library includes videos, web pages, publications, and more to help you learn about and implement evidence-based strategies and best practices. All were screened for their relevance to out-of-school time, and many are specific to 21st CCLC programs.
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This web page describes possible opportunities to engage AmeriCorps volunteers to help grow or sustain your out-of-school time program. AmeriCorps supports educational, health, Native nations, and rural efforts with "people power" (and some funding).
- Source: AmeriCorps
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices
- Year: 2023
This guidance document and "Dear Colleague" letter discuss myths and facts surrounding the use of assistive technology for students with disabilities, based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Out-of-school time programs may wish to integrate these materials into their staff training on supporting students with disabilities.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2024
This toolkit includes messages and tips that multiple stakeholders can use to help improve student attendance in school and in out-of-school time programs.
- Source: Puget Sound Educational Service District
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2019
This 1-hour online module examines the ABC (antecedent-behavior-consequence) model for understanding student behavior, which illustrates how environmental factors can influence behaviors before and after they occur.
- Source: IRIS Center at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2024
This guide provides resources to support students' behavioral health and well-being. It is a learning resource to deepen understanding of various challenges affecting youth today, including bullying and self-harm, as well as ways to identify and help youth cope with these issues.
- Source: Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2022
This website provides hundreds of free K-12 activities for out-of-school time programs. Categories include math, science, literacy, art, engineering, culture, and health,
- Source: Boston Children's Museum
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies
This 38-page guide identifies federal funding streams that providers, districts, summer and afterschool intermediaries, municipal government leaders, and state government leaders can tap to support equitable access to high-quality programs.
- Source: Wallace Foundation
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices
- Year: 2022
This article provides bullying prevention strategies for coaches, instructors, and extracurricular activity leaders. Out-of-school time professionals can find strategies to help them recognize, understand, prevent, and respond appropriately to bullying behaviors.
- Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
- Year: 2021
This web page provides a collection of research, articles, videos, and resources to connect career and technical education (CTE) to out-of-school time programs.
- Source: Youth Today
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
This brief article describes four elements of readiness for program leaders to consider before implementing a new practice and explains that if an evidence-based practice isn't working in your out-of-school time program, lack of readiness may be the reason. Links to relevant tools and resources are included.
- Source: Wallace Foundation
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
- Year: 2023
This web page includes links to research on youth-serving programs. Topics specific to out-of-school time (OST) programs include integrated student supports and conceptual frameworks for understanding how OST programs benefit children's well-being.
- Source: Child Trends
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
- Year: 2023
This paper provides information about the impact of student absenteeism, explains how afterschool programs can positively impact this crisis, and offers resources for afterschool and organizational leaders.
- Source: Temescal Associates, How Kids Learn Foundation
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2023
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This web page describes possible opportunities to engage AmeriCorps volunteers to help grow or sustain your out-of-school time program. AmeriCorps supports educational, health, Native nations, and rural efforts with "people power" (and some funding).
- Source: AmeriCorps
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices
- Year: 2023
This guidance document and "Dear Colleague" letter discuss myths and facts surrounding the use of assistive technology for students with disabilities, based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Out-of-school time programs may wish to integrate these materials into their staff training on supporting students with disabilities.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2024
This toolkit includes messages and tips that multiple stakeholders can use to help improve student attendance in school and in out-of-school time programs.
- Source: Puget Sound Educational Service District
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2019
This 1-hour online module examines the ABC (antecedent-behavior-consequence) model for understanding student behavior, which illustrates how environmental factors can influence behaviors before and after they occur.
- Source: IRIS Center at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2024
This guide provides resources to support students' behavioral health and well-being. It is a learning resource to deepen understanding of various challenges affecting youth today, including bullying and self-harm, as well as ways to identify and help youth cope with these issues.
- Source: Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2022
This website provides hundreds of free K-12 activities for out-of-school time programs. Categories include math, science, literacy, art, engineering, culture, and health,
- Source: Boston Children's Museum
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies
This 38-page guide identifies federal funding streams that providers, districts, summer and afterschool intermediaries, municipal government leaders, and state government leaders can tap to support equitable access to high-quality programs.
- Source: Wallace Foundation
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices
- Year: 2022
This article provides bullying prevention strategies for coaches, instructors, and extracurricular activity leaders. Out-of-school time professionals can find strategies to help them recognize, understand, prevent, and respond appropriately to bullying behaviors.
- Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
- Year: 2021
This web page provides a collection of research, articles, videos, and resources to connect career and technical education (CTE) to out-of-school time programs.
- Source: Youth Today
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
This brief article describes four elements of readiness for program leaders to consider before implementing a new practice and explains that if an evidence-based practice isn't working in your out-of-school time program, lack of readiness may be the reason. Links to relevant tools and resources are included.
- Source: Wallace Foundation
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
- Year: 2023
This web page includes links to research on youth-serving programs. Topics specific to out-of-school time (OST) programs include integrated student supports and conceptual frameworks for understanding how OST programs benefit children's well-being.
- Source: Child Trends
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
- Year: 2023
This paper provides information about the impact of student absenteeism, explains how afterschool programs can positively impact this crisis, and offers resources for afterschool and organizational leaders.
- Source: Temescal Associates, How Kids Learn Foundation
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2023
This resource was developed by the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC),funded under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and administered by Synergy Enterprises, Inc. underCooperativeAgreementNo. 287E230009 with the Department’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the Department or the federal government. The 21st CCLC NTAC project officers are Dr. Janell Wood and Ms.Andrea Jackson.
