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Introducing Our Exciting New Podcast:
Inside Out-of-School Time
Evaluating and Extending Learning in OST
Episode 6 of Inside Out-of-School Time is here! Hosts Karin Wolfe and Cappella Brown conclude their three-part conversation with Johanna Friedel, former 21st CCLC project director at Greenville ISD in Texas, focusing on the "Evaluate" and "Extend" phases of the 5E instructional model.
Learn how OST programs can measure growth, celebrate progress, and extend learning through family and community connections. Whether you're assessing outcomes or designing activities that spark real-world application, this episode offers practical strategies to support lasting impact.
🎧Tune in and take away:
- Reflection tools to help students evaluate their learning
- Ways to extend knowledge beyond the program
- Partnership strategies that connect families and communities to learning
Missed Johanna’s first and second podcasts?
No worries — we’ve got you covered! You’ll find the full episodes in our Knowledge Network Podcast Group — Inside Out-of-School Time | Podcasts from the Field.
To see more Inside Out-of-School Time podcast episodes, click here.
Discover the Best Practices Shared by OST Professionals at the North Carolina 21st CCLC Foundations Conference
Spotlight on Johnston County: Serving Rural Communities
Sherry Moore, from Selma, North Carolina, talks about giving back to the rural community where she was raised through her 21st Century Village Community Learning Center. As the founder and director of this program, she is proud to focus on closing student academic achievement gaps.
👉 Watch now to hear Sherry talk about giving back to her community.
Spotlight on Polk County: Aligning With the School Day
Tiffany Dennis is program director for PEAK After School in Polk County, North Carolina, which serves students from preschool through 12th grade. She highlights the importance of using school-day curriculum and school-day staff to help her program — and its students — succeed.
👉 Watch now as Tiffany tells how carry-over from the school day makes her program great.
Spotlight on Pender County: Data as a Stepping Stone
La Tonya Miles shares her enthusiasm for working with the students in her 21st CCLC afterschool program in Pender County, North Carolina. She loves seeing them learn and watching their "light bulbs" go on. La Tonya also discusses using data and collaborating with school-day staff as an integral part of program planning.
👉 Watch now to learn about meeting students’ needs rather than repeating concepts they’ve mastered.
Spotlight on Polk County: Meeting Students Where They Are
According to Wendi Owens, site director for PEAK After School in Tryon, North Carolina, "If you don’t know where they are, you can’t help them in the best way that they need." Wendi explains the importance of using data for continuous improvement, meeting students where they are — academically and non-academically — to address their individual needs.
👉 Watch now for ideas on using data to drive instruction.
