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Utilizing After School Programs to Connect the Dots

Utilizing After School Programs to Connect the Dots. Mary Jo Ginty, After School Technical Assistance Regional Lead Region 11: Los Angeles County December 9, 2011 Ginty_Maryjo@lacoe.edu. What are afterschool programs?. Who has afterschool funds in LA County?. Types of funds available

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Utilizing After School Programs to Connect the Dots

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  1. Utilizing After School Programs to Connect the Dots Mary Jo Ginty, After School Technical Assistance Regional Lead Region 11: Los Angeles County December 9, 2011 Ginty_Maryjo@lacoe.edu

  2. What are afterschool programs?

  3. Who has afterschool funds in LA County? • Types of funds available - ASES: elementary and middle school only - 21st CCLC: elementary and middle school only - 21st CCLC ASSETs: high school only • Grantees are Districts, Charter Schools and Community Based Organizations

  4. Who participates and benefits of being involved? • Students at PI schools, not the lowest hanging fruit • Benefits • opportunity to build skills through deeper learning experience focused on something personally relevant • increased attendance during instructional day • build relationships with instructional day staff and other caring adults • gain 21st century skills: critical thinking

  5. How does the link/connection occur? • Math Connections • Opportunity to expand upon concepts covered during the instructional day • Opportunity to practice the procedural skills associated with the concepts in non traditional ways • Practice applying mathematical ways of thinking to real world issues and challenges

  6. Links and Connections Continued • 21st Century Skill Sets - Critical thinking - Communication - Collaboration - Creativity

  7. Links and Connections Continued • Digital Citizenship • Access: to technology not available at home • Commerce: buying and selling • Communications: how/when/what- appropriately • Literacy: how to use it to learn and how to use • Law: responsibility for actions and deeds • Etiquette: appropriate conduct • Rights and responsibilities: defining what these are • Health and wellness: understanding challenges and developing strategies to address these • Security: how to protect self from harm

  8. Elementary example in practice Elementary: Math Center Games The key goals of Math Centers are to engage students in different math-related activities, build their problem-solving and collaboration skills, increase their desire to learn, and ultimately extend their understanding of math.

  9. Putting it practice: elementary

  10. One more elementary example Math Games: Moving with Math

  11. Middle school in practice Charts, Maps and Graphs: Finding Treasure

  12. Putting it into practice: middle school

  13. High school in practice http://www.afterschoolalliance.org

  14. Putting it into practice: high school

  15. Where can you get more information? • After School In Region 11 website • http://aspire.lacoe.edu • email list via Constant Contact • resources in folder • California After School Network • http://www.afterschoolnetwork.org • Quality Self Assessment Rubric •  Learning in Afterschool • http://www.learninginafterschool.org • Great video, lesson plans for elementary and middle school • http://www.sedl.org/afterschool

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