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.
Have You Registered for the 2015 NAA Conference?
Monday, 15 December 2014 09:46Join us March 8 – 11, 2015 in Washington, D.C., at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.
December 8 – 14: National Computer Science Week
Wednesday, 03 December 2014 04:31According to the Washington Post, in 2013, nearly fifteen million students in 167 countries completed a tutorial or other coding-based activity during Computer Science Education Week, with one in six American students taking part—more than half of which were girls. What will you do with your students to celebrate and encourage their interest in computer science?
STEM Resources for Afterschool Programs
Wednesday, 03 December 2014 00:00Advancing STEM education has been hailed as an effective strategy for training the workers of tomorrow, stoking interest in career fields where employees will be in demand and, of course, for increasing academic achievement. Try these resources for more ideas to expand your outside-of-school-time STEM programming:
What are You Planning for National Computer Science Education Week?
Tuesday, 18 November 2014 11:17National Computer Science Education Week is December 8 – 14, 2014.
Contact Fun Express for Your NAA Discount!
Tuesday, 18 November 2014 11:09It can be a real challenge each year to equip staff, impress parents, and, most important, excite and engage children. To make planning easier, we've created a guide full of products incorporating out-of-school time and STEM that are perfect for afterschool and summer programs of every type. Our products promote creativity, learning, and fun, while delivering the keepsakes children and parents love.
Six Steps to Good Digital Parenting
Tuesday, 18 November 2014 11:01Providing parents with good resources to help them in addressing their children's needs and providing appropriate guidance is a big part of most afterschool care programs' outreach.
Making It Easy to Help People Play and Learn
Tuesday, 18 November 2014 00:00For more than one hundred years, S&S Worldwide has been providing educators with fun, hands-on learning products such as Arts and Crafts; Educational Games; Classroom Supplies, Activities, STEM, and more!
Learn more at http://naaweb.org/marketplace. and http://www.ssww.com.
Afterschool Quality Briefs Available for Download
Tuesday, 18 November 2014 00:00New resource material is available for download.
Kirk Astroth and Dale Blyth Join NAA Board of Directors
Tuesday, 11 November 2014 00:00Kirk A. Astroth, director of the Arizona 4-H Youth Development program, and Dr. Dale Blyth, Professor and Howland Endowed Chair for Youth Development Leadership at the University of Minnesota, have joined the National AfterSchool Association's Board of Directors.
NAA, Youth Today to Partner for Webinars, Google Hangouts
Tuesday, 04 November 2014 08:39The National AfterSchool Association will partner with Youth Today to present a series of short webinars developed specifically to advance promising practices for Out-of-School Time (OST) practitioners in the next year. Click here to read more about this exciting new partnership!
National AfterSchool Association • 2961A Hunter Mill Road, #626 • Oakton, VA 22124 • info@naaweb.org