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Lockwood Anne Turnbaugh |
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The principal's guide to afterschool programs, K-8 : extending student learning opportunities / / Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood ; foreword by Kent D. Peterson |
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Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2008 |
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©2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-4522-9306-6 |
1-4522-9665-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (144 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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After-school programs - United States |
Student activities - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1 - Why Afterschool Programs are Necessary ""; ""Principals and Afterschool Programs""; ""The Opportunity and the Mandate""; ""The New High-Stakes Climate: Building a Basis of Support""; ""Increasing Enrollments""; ""21st Century Community Learning Centers and Academics""; ""Changing or Creating a Program""; ""Engaged Learning Time""; ""Drawing Upon Existing Support and Building a New Base""; ""Making a Case for Academics""; ""Changing the Status Quo"" |
""Public and Student Expectations from Afterschool Time""""Chapter 2 - Building Your Afterschool Program""; ""First Steps""; ""Communicating with Staff about Teaching and Learning in the Afterschool Program""; ""Receiving Progress Reports""; ""Encouraging Professional Learning Communities""; ""High-Quality Professional Development""; ""Working with Parents and Community Members""; ""Engaged Learning""; ""Sound Leadership Strategies for Improved Student Proficiency Levels""; ""Not “The Same Thing, Only Louder�""; ""Leadership, Academic Achievement, and Afterschool Programs"" |
""The Afterschool Curriculum""""Starting the Program: Key Questions""; ""Chapter 3 - Overcoming Common Obstacles""; ""The Problem of |
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Myriad Goals""; ""The Issue of Qualified Staff""; ""The Hiring and Monitoring Process""; ""Hiring: Successful Practices""; ""Developing Staff Accountability""; ""Curriculum Materials and Other Resources""; ""Plans, Goals, and Implementation""; ""Planning for Program Sustainability""; ""Chapter 4 - Profiles of Successful Principals and Programs""; ""“If You Understand the Land, You Understand the Students�""; ""Pacific City: Collaborating for Success"" |
""A Program Built on Structure""""Chapter 5 - Evaluating Your Afterschool Program""; ""Hiring a Third-Party Evaluator""; ""Existing Evaluations: Strengths and Weaknesses""; ""Controversy Over Mathematica Findings""; ""The Harvard Family Research Project Evaluation Exchange""; ""RAND Adds to Mathematica Findings""; ""Standards for Afterschool Programs""; ""Chapter 6 - Sustaining Your Afterschool Program""; ""Beginning Your Plan""; ""Conclusion""; ""Resources for Afterschool Programs""; ""References""; ""Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Provides a step-by-step process for creating a sustainable afterschool program that incorporates a high-level curriculum, integrates standards, and improves achievement, particularly for students who are at risk. |
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