Resources

This summer, families are invited to blast off to space with the help of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry (MSI).

For many, summer vacation brings thoughts of sun, relaxation, and cookouts with friends and family—and, if you're like many educators and students, summer reading lists!

The Power of Afterschool—The Power of You! March 20 – 23, 2016, in Orlando, Florida

The NAA board of directors welcomes new faces into leadership roles:

• Shelley Lambert, Chair
• Gretchen Yeager, Vice Chair and Treasurer
• Jaime Garcia, Secretary

ABDO′s Reading Is A Superpower! program includes graphic novels from Marvel and Star Wars, along with a curriculum that includes lesson plans, discussion questions, and vocabulary guides.

STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) affects every aspect of our lives. High-quality STEM experiences develop critical thinking skills, increase science literacy, and enable the next generation to be innovators. By helping youth develop science attitude, identity, and engagement, we can have a positive and lasting impact on youth.

Did you know that in addition to improved health, physical activity actually supports better learning in school? When kids are physically active, they perform better academically, have better attendance, and their behavior improves. Awesome, right?

Episode 5 of NAA Quality Conversations, "Evaluation IS a Quality Improvement Process and Strategy," is now live!

June 19, 2015, is Summer Learning Day—the annual kickoff to summer where The National Summer Learning Association recognizes the high-quality summer learning opportunities across the country that are making a difference in stemming summer learning loss and closing the achievement gap.

According to a 1999 Wallace Foundation report, libraries play a key role in "supporting the informational, educational, and literacy needs of young people in their community."

Libraries can be an important multipurpose dedicated space for youth to engage in self-directed learning that is generated by youth's interests and needs and what is most useful and compelling.