AFTERSCHOOL RESOURCES 

       

"Better Together: A Resource Directory for Afterschool System Builders," is intended to serve as a comprehensive directory that identifies over 50 organizations offering resources and tools on afterschool system building. We recognize it is difficult to know and stay on top of the ever-evolving list of national organizations and their work, thus we have attempted to catalog the leading tools, information, and resources.

Inclusive Out-of-School Time
Research has recognized that "High-quality afterschool, out-of-school time, and summer programs promote positive child and youth development, support in-school learning and facilitate the growth of a skilled workforce. Yet, millions of children, especially the neediest; including youth with disabilities, miss out on opportunities to be in a safe, enriching environment before and after school and in the summer." Read more HERE.

Sustainability Calculator
Below is a tool from the Institute for Working Families.  They have developed a tool through a Duke Energy Grant to aid Case workers in helping adults get out of the poverty cycle.  They are now looking at revising it for High School student and Counselors. Try it - it is easy!  http://www.indianaselfsufficiencystandard.org/ 

Angels & Doves is a nationwide 501(c)(3) non-profit charity dedicated to bringing awareness, education and prevention of bullying, bullying injuries and bullying suicides.  Angels & Doves speaks professionally to students and staff in all grade levels nationwide.  The program is offered year round and can be given at schools, youth clubs & organizations, detention centers, parks, libraries and more.
www.angelsanddoves.com 

The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently released its newest report, "Creating Opportunity for Families: A Two-Generation Approach." The report makes the case for addressing the needs of paren ts and children at the same time to help families create stability. Read the report  to learn how an Indiana organization, as well as organizations from across the country, implement these strategies.

My Brother's Keeper Community Challenge
The My Brother's Keeper Community Challenge is a call to action for cities, Tribal Nations, towns, and counties to build and execute robust plans to ensure that all young people-no matter who they are, where they come from, or the circumstances into which they are born-can achieve their full potential. http://www.mbkchallenge.org/ 

Youth Development and Attainment Certification Program at Harrison College
Through innovative online course delivery, taught by Harvard educated child psychologist and anthropologist Andrew J. Schneider-Munoz, Ed.D.,  CYC-P, you will have the opportunity to increase your knowledge of positive youth development across different practice settings. The Youth Development and Attainment certification program meets both today's demand for flexible schedules and the core competencies needed for successful completion of the national certification examination. Visit www.cyccb.org to learn more about national certification requirements.

DCODIA is an Indianapolis-based company that has created an application aimed to help students living with dyslexia read. DCODIA works with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad and gives the user the ability to select a single word in a body of text and have it read aloud. If you or your student would like to try DCODIA, you can do so for free for a limited time. Signup at www.dcodia.com

PRISM is a free website that provides collections of online resources for Indiana educators in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The primary collection of digital teaching materials is indexed according to the Indiana Academic Standards and Common Core Standards for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade and secondary education courses.  We have also added the new College and Career Ready Standards to our database, along with most K-12 content areas (outside of Science, Technology and Math).    Since our launch in 2003, our web-based collection of digital resources has grown to over 4,200 highly interactive materials.  We feature non-text teaching resources (such as simulations, scientific visualizations, virtual labs, collaborative skills builders, process modelers, serious gaming, and access to live data) that mirror the digital tools available in the modern workplace. We also freely offer the Moodle Learning Management System. Teachers (and afterschool providers) can create an online classroom environment where they can store their course's digital material for their students to access as well as administer assignments and quizzes.      Teachers (and afterschool providers) can share materials across this platform.  http://www.rose-prism.org/moodle  

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections provides a continually updated, free, and easily searchable collection of research on child care and early education for researchers and policymakers. The Web site, www.researchconnections.org  , provides access to more than 25,000 resources, including original scholarly research, government reports, factsheets and briefs, data sets, and instruments.