Professional Development
NAA publishes fresh, new content every week covering a wide variety of topics related to the field of aftershool. Be sure to check in regularly.
Member-to-Member Tip Off: Socially Distanced SEL Activities
Tuesday, 03 November 2020 10:21In NAA's Reopening Afterschool Facebook group, members have been asked questions covering a variety of relevant and helpful topics with the goal of offering an exchange of tips between leaders and professionals in the field.
Member-to-Member Tip Off: Family Communication
Monday, 26 October 2020 15:30In NAA's Reopening Afterschool Facebook group, members have been asked questions covering a variety of relevant and helpful topics with the goal of offering an exchange of tips between leaders and professionals in the field.
Book Discussions to Further Your Anti-Racist Work
Monday, 26 October 2020 15:28Are you a reader who is looking for resources in your journey to understand historical systemic racial oppression and to become an anti-racist afterschool professional or leader?
The New First Aid We Should All Be Practicing
Monday, 26 October 2020 15:26Afterschool professionals and leaders have a responsibility for providing healthy and safe environments, for young people and those who work with them.
What Drives Learning: Young People’s Perspectives on the Importance of Relationships, Belonging, and Agency
Wednesday, 21 October 2020 11:24To better understand young people's perceptions of the conditions that support their social, emotional, and academic learning and development, the Center for Promise at America's Promise Alliance conducted a survey, for which findings are outlined in the new report What Drives Learning: Young People's Perspectives on the Importance of Relationships, Belonging, and Agency.
Member-to-Member Tip Off: Building Enrollment
Monday, 19 October 2020 22:42In NAA's Reopening Afterschool Facebook group, members have been asked questions covering a variety of relevant and helpful topics with the goal of offering an exchange of tips between leaders and professionals in the field.
Ways to Go Contactless to Support the Safety of Your Afterschool Program
Monday, 19 October 2020 22:38Beyond Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and health department guidelines, there are additional measures afterschool programs can take to help allay parents' worries and demonstrate their commitment to the well-being of the kids in their care.
Next Gen Leaders: Where Are They Now? Angel Gomez
Monday, 19 October 2020 00:00Angel Gomez says being honored as an NAA Next Generation of Afterschool Leader in 2015 has made a tremendous impact in his life, both personally and professionally.
‘We Are the Ones That We’ve Been Waiting For.’
Monday, 19 October 2020 00:00The National AfterSchool Association's immediate past chair of the board of directors, Tracey Lay, along with current chair Tommy Brewer II, recently joined Gina Warner, President & CEO, NAA, to discuss the ups and downs, crises, pivots, and transitions, that have recently transformed the field of afterschool.
Bringing Learning, Care and Compassion to Youth and Families
Tuesday, 13 October 2020 10:43Though the 2020 back-to-school season has looked unlike any other, afterschool professionals continue to offer their best to the youth and families they serve. Gina Warner, President and CEO of NAA, shared an uplifting message of thanks in the NAA Reopening Afterschool Facebook group.
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