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Resources

NAA is pleased to offer the afterschool professional a wide range of tools and downloads designed to both grow your career and strengthen your program.

Tuesday, 17 February 2015 00:00

Creating Program E-mail Standards: 10 Tips

When was the last time you thought about how employees' e-mails represented your program? With the increased use of social media, texting, and Google docs or other project management software, you may have allowed your or your employees' e-mail standards to slide. But be careful: E-mail is still the most used communication tool in business today, which is why sharing e-mail etiquette and format standards is critical.

Tuesday, 17 February 2015 00:00

EZ-CARE Solutions

EZCare online software is designed for todays after school professional. It eliminates administrative hassles, and makes enrollment, billing, scheduling and parent engagement easy.

The National Afterschool Association (NAA) has been awarded funding from the Noyce Foundation to develop the first-ever afterschool STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) credential. The investment centerpiece -- a STEM-related micro-credential and digital badge series -- offered by NAA and developed with Click2SciencePD, will serve as a validated, industry-wide indicator that afterschool staff have the requisite competencies to facilitate STEM learning across a variety of settings.

The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge is calling all students in grades five through eight for another year of groundbreaking science exploration.

Tuesday, 03 February 2015 10:12

Shannon Rudisill, MSW

Shannon Rudisill is Director of the Office of Child Care (OCC)— formerly the Child Care Bureau (CCB)—where she has focused on raising the bar on quality in childcare across the country, particularly for low-income children.

The #NAA2015 Exhibit Hall will be transformed into an Afterschool Learning Expo where Passionate Professionals have opportunities to share Powerful Stories, network, and learn about innovative ideas and products to help support quality and professionalism in out-of-school time.

Tuesday, 03 February 2015 00:00

Engage Readers at All Levels

Roleplay Reader and Playbooks® Reader's Theater Publishing provides innovative and engaging reading enrichment materials that provide growth and measurable results in reading fluency, comprehension, and confidence.

Thursday, 22 January 2015 15:10

NAA Response to State of the Union Address

"Building American Skills Through Community Colleges" Proposal Presents Huge Opportunity for Afterschool

Wednesday, 21 January 2015 00:00

NAA Quality Conversations

Each day, over 10 million children participate in afterschool programs. Working parents rely on these programs to keep their children learning, growing and safe during the gap hours—after the school day ends, but before parents come home from work.

Monday, 19 January 2015 13:30

Karen Pittman

Karen J. Pittman, president and CEO of Forum for Youth Investment, has made a career of launching organizations and initiatives that promote youth development—including the Forum for Youth Investment, which she co-founded with Merita Irby in 1998.

A sociologist and recognized leader in youth development, Pittman started her career at the Urban Institute, conducting numerous studies on social services for children and families.

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