Spring 2017 Afterschool Matters Journal focuses on key OST issues
The Spring 2017 issue of Afterschool Matters is now available, with articles focused on STEM, care work, and teen agency.
OST Resources
One of our guiding principles is to bridge research into practice. We do this by translating data into actionable resources for out-of-school time (OST) professionals. The following articles explore best practices, workforce development, program quality, equity and inclusion, and many other topics that are important to youth work fields.
For even more resources, browse our publications or articles from Afterschool Matters, our peer-reviewed journal that highlights the work of OST researchers and practitioners.
Kids Set the Pace for Family Health
Children who take part in BOKS influence their family attitude and behaviors towards physical activity and healthy eating.
Strengthening and Safeguarding Quality
Recent report highlights helpful lessons learned for continuous quality improvement systems.
Free Resource: After School Gets Moving
This media-based professional development intervention is available for free viewing and download.
New, Free Professional Development Resource for Out-of-School Time Physical Activity
A new, free professional development resource, After School Gets Moving, offers a media-based professional development intervention for afterschool practitioners.
Innovative Research Findings Help Meet Diverse Needs of Afterschool Programming
December 11, 2015
WELLESLEY, MA – The newest edition of Afterschool Matters, the national, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting professionalism, scholarship, and consciousness in the field of afterschool education, is focused on inventive programs that aim to engage youth and improve afterschool offerings to ultimately build better futures for young people and support their positive development.
Core Competencies
Wallace Foundation Releases Core Competencies
"The Wallace Foundation has made available the Strong Directors/Skilled Staff: Guide to Using the Core Competencies that NIOST put together for the New York Department of Youth and Community Development. This handbook outlines key skills - "core competencies" - needed by after-school program directors and those they supervise. It also offers guidance and tools on how to develop the skills, including questionnaires that managers and youth workers can use to determine their strengths and weaknesses." Read more here.
For Kids Only Builds Data Bridges with Schools
Published with permission from BOSTnet
by Susan Vinovrski
December 2012 issue of BUZZ
Expanded Learning: Opportunities for Partnerships with a New Twist and a New Name
A Commentary by Ellen Gannett, M.Ed.
Director, National Institute on Out-of-School Time at the Wellesley Centers for Women
