Mobile, Alabama

7/22/2010 08:15 AM

Come and learn more about how to design or to improve out-of-school time programs based on research findings presented in the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) Practice Guide, Structuring Out-of-School Time to Improve Academic Achievement, and learn about free online resources for afterschool providers. The five recommendations in the guide will be explored and an interactive lesson integrating science and literacy will be shared and discussed. Out-of-School Time is defined as “an opportunity to supplement learning from the school day and provide targeted assistance to students whose needs extend beyond what they can receive in the classroom.” According to the Afterschool Alliance survey, America After 3 PM (2005), only 11% of Alabama’s K-Grade 12 youth participate in afterschool programs, and most of these programs are non-academic programs sponsored by YMCAs and Boys and Girls Clubs.

Presenters: Dr. Patricia McClure, Senior Program Specialist; Dr. Treana Bowling, Literacy Project Director—both with the SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Target Audience: All administrators and teachers.

Location: Battle House Hotel – Oakleigh Suite

For more information, download the Alabama MEGA Conference program.