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Professional Development

NAA publishes fresh, new content every week covering a wide variety of topics related to the field of aftershool. In addition, NAA offers a variety of opportunities for virtual professional development (PD) through meaningful content, conversations and connections. Click here to see full descriptions of virtual PD offerings.

STEM Gems are Here!

STEM Gems are short discovery-based experiences designed to engage young people in active experiential learning. They involve little or no materials and may be easily implemented by educators who are not STEM specialists.

The experiences begin by setting up connections to prior knowledge. Then, a hands-on activity provides new concepts and the opportunity to design experiments to answer any questions the kids discover. Finally, a connection to a different scenario for the concept is provided to help cement and evaluate the learning.

For more information about STEM Gems, click here.

A new STEM Gem will be available monthly, this month's Mini Ice Rink may be accessed here.

Enjoy this unique learning experience.

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