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EXTERNAL RESOURCE LIBRARY
Here you’ll find free resources from government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and others in the field, curated by our team with 21st CCLC professionals in mind. The external resource library includes videos, web pages, publications, and more to help you learn about and implement evidence-based strategies and best practices. All were screened for their relevance to out-of-school time, and many are specific to 21st CCLC programs.
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This quick overview of information about bullying (available in English and Spanish) can be used by out-of-school time programs to support the development of program policies around bullying.
- Source: CDC
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices
See above for our Featured External Resource in this focus area.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
This article summarizes findings around active learning and its benefits for students of all ages. It includes insights into how and when various active learning approaches could be effective and engaging.
- Source: Science (journal)
- Resource Type: Research
- Year: 2021
This webpage includes free resources to help you bring NASA's Afterschool Universe astronomy program to the middle-schoolers in your out-of-school time program.
- Source: NASA
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies
This webpage collects resources related to a recurring national survey on afterschool and summer program demand and supply. The reports and data gathered here show a clear need for out-of-school time programs across the country.
- Source: Afterschool Alliance
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices, Research
This webpage describes possible opportunities to engage AmeriCorps volunteers to help grow or sustain your out-of-school time program. AmeriCorps supports educational, health, Native Nations, and rural efforts with "people power" (and some funding).
- Source: AmeriCorps
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices
This guidance document and a Dear Colleague letter discuss myths and facts surrounding the use of assistive technology for students with disabilities based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Out-of-school time programs might wish to integrate these materials into their staff training on supporting students with disabilities.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2024
This guide provides resources to support students' behavioral health and well-being. It is a learning resource to deepen understanding of various challenges affecting youth today, including bullying and self-harm, as well as ways to identify and help youth cope with these issues.
- Source: Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2022
This one-hour training module examines the ABC (antecedent-behavior-consequence) model for understanding student behavior, which illustrates how environmental factors can influence behaviors before and after they occur.
- Source: IRIS Center at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2024
This 38-page guide identifies Federal funding streams that providers, districts, summer and afterschool intermediaries, municipal government leaders, and State government leaders can tap to support equitable access to high-quality programs.
- Source: Wallace Foundation
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices
- Year: 2022
This article provides bullying prevention strategies for coaches, instructors, and extracurricular activity leaders. Out-of-school time professionals can find strategies to help them recognize, understand, prevent, and respond appropriately to bullying behaviors.
- Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
See above for our Featured External Resource in this focus area.
- Source: The Wallace Foundation
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents, Research
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This quick overview of information about bullying (available in English and Spanish) can be used by out-of-school time programs to support the development of program policies around bullying.
- Source: CDC
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices
See above for our Featured External Resource in this focus area.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, What Works Clearinghouse
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
This article summarizes findings around active learning and its benefits for students of all ages. It includes insights into how and when various active learning approaches could be effective and engaging.
- Source: Science (journal)
- Resource Type: Research
- Year: 2021
This webpage includes free resources to help you bring NASA's Afterschool Universe astronomy program to the middle-schoolers in your out-of-school time program.
- Source: NASA
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies
This webpage collects resources related to a recurring national survey on afterschool and summer program demand and supply. The reports and data gathered here show a clear need for out-of-school time programs across the country.
- Source: Afterschool Alliance
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices, Research
This webpage describes possible opportunities to engage AmeriCorps volunteers to help grow or sustain your out-of-school time program. AmeriCorps supports educational, health, Native Nations, and rural efforts with "people power" (and some funding).
- Source: AmeriCorps
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices
This guidance document and a Dear Colleague letter discuss myths and facts surrounding the use of assistive technology for students with disabilities based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Out-of-school time programs might wish to integrate these materials into their staff training on supporting students with disabilities.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2024
This guide provides resources to support students' behavioral health and well-being. It is a learning resource to deepen understanding of various challenges affecting youth today, including bullying and self-harm, as well as ways to identify and help youth cope with these issues.
- Source: Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2022
This one-hour training module examines the ABC (antecedent-behavior-consequence) model for understanding student behavior, which illustrates how environmental factors can influence behaviors before and after they occur.
- Source: IRIS Center at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2024
This 38-page guide identifies Federal funding streams that providers, districts, summer and afterschool intermediaries, municipal government leaders, and State government leaders can tap to support equitable access to high-quality programs.
- Source: Wallace Foundation
- Resource Type: Leadership and Management Practices
- Year: 2022
This article provides bullying prevention strategies for coaches, instructors, and extracurricular activity leaders. Out-of-school time professionals can find strategies to help them recognize, understand, prevent, and respond appropriately to bullying behaviors.
- Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
See above for our Featured External Resource in this focus area.
- Source: The Wallace Foundation
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Policy/Guidance Documents, Research
This resource was developed by the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), funded under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and administered by Synergy Enterprises, Inc. under Cooperative Agreement No. 287E230009 with the Department’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the Department or the Federal government. The 21st CCLC NTAC project officers are Dr. La' Shawndra Scroggins and Ms. Andrea Jackson.
