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.
Whatever the Obstacle
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 10:02Every day, youth and adults alike face obstacles in various forms. Stacie Sather, program director and long-time coach for Girls on the Run (GOTR) Sonoma County, shares her perspective on teaching youth that despite challenges, we must move forward.
Build up Your Program with Lights on Afterschool
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 09:55The 19th annual Lights on Afterschool, the only national celebration of afterschool programs, takes place on October 25.
Sharing Power With Youth
Tuesday, 04 September 2018 11:28Attitudes have changed in recent years about how to best engage youth (particularly older youth) in out-of-school programs.
NAA Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Standards Streamlined in Version 2.0
Tuesday, 28 August 2018 09:32Studies show that healthy, active children learn better, perform better academically and experience fewer behavioral problems.
Enrichment Management Made Easy With 6crickets
Tuesday, 28 August 2018 00:00When Helen Wang launched 6crickets.com in 2014, her goal was to help parents like herself find the best enrichment for their children during the out-of-school time hours.
Giving Youth More Voice and Choice: Simple Strategies, Significant Results
Tuesday, 21 August 2018 11:35What happens when educators and leaders give youth the opportunity to use their voices and make choices? Perrin Chick, STEM Education Specialist and ACRES Project Manager for Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, offers her perspective.
Visual-Spatial Possibilities in Afterschool Spaces
Tuesday, 21 August 2018 10:44As a young person, I didn't feel smart in school. Each day I struggled with auditory-sequential instruction in the classroom—unable to articulate the internal frustrations that created.
Get Geared Up: Financial Planning Resources from The Wallace Foundation
Tuesday, 14 August 2018 11:07As a new school year approaches, planning ahead financially is usually in the front of every afterschool leader's mind—though finding helpful resources can sometimes be a challenge.
Diving Into the Unknown
Tuesday, 14 August 2018 11:02Running head-first into the new school year can be a stressful time for the whole family. See what Erika Petrelli, The Leadership Program's Vice President of Leadership Development, has to say about confronting the unknown and the fear of "what if."
4 Tips for Afterschool Program Cultivation
Tuesday, 07 August 2018 10:49Whether your 21st Century Community Learning Center (21CCLC) program is funded for the foreseeable future or not, it can still be a challenge to expand on current program offerings or keep lights on due to budgetary limitations.
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