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AASA, The School Superintendent's Association, 2023
Tulsa (Okla.) Public Schools is a model for quality afterschool and summer out-of-school time. With pillars of capacity building, quality improvement of programs and creating a year-round engagement, its program structures have fostered familiarity, normalcy and whole-child support. TPS's education and out-of-school time values focus on the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, After School Programs, Summer Programs, Models
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Metzler, Michael W.; McKenzie, Thomas L.; van der Mars, Hans; Barrett-Williams, Shannon L.; Ellis, Rebecca – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2013
Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs (CSPAP) are designed to provide expanded opportunities for physical activity beyond regularly scheduled physical education time-including before, during, and after school, as well as at home and in the community. While CSPAPs are gaining support, currently there are no models for designing,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Curriculum, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
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DeVane, Ben; Durga, Shree; Squire, Kurt – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2010
Over the past several years, educators have been exploring the potential of immersive interactive simulations, or video games for education, finding that games can support the development of disciplinary knowledge, systemic thinking, the production of complex multimodal digital artifacts, and participation in affinity spaces or sites of collective…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Labor Needs, Leadership, Thinking Skills
Weiss, Heather B.; Little, Priscilla M. D. – Wallace Foundation, 2008
Heather B. Weiss and Priscilla D. Little of the Harvard Family Research Project suggest seven possible approaches to strengthening OST (Out-of-School) organizations, including methods to ensure that OST providers become stronger partners with other groups and more adept advocates for their field. Strategies discussed include: (1) Cultivate…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Nonprofit Organizations, Philanthropic Foundations, Educational Opportunities
Partee, Glenda L. – American Youth Policy Forum, 2003
The report, compiled from visits by groups of policymakers, discusses the challenges to out-of-school-time (OST) program implementation, including issues of going to scale, state and local roles and responsibilities, funding and sustainability, the role of intermediaries and advocates, and the relationship between OST programming and academic…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Leisure Time, Academic Achievement, After School Programs
Rohland, Mark, Ed. – Laboratory for Student Success (LSS), The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory, 2003
School-family partnerships (SFPs) have been the focus of research, policy, and practice efforts for several years. Increasing the interest in SFPs has been the finding that when schools and families cooperate closely, children benefit. The more supportive links there are between settings, the more potential there is for healthy development. Such…
Descriptors: Conferences, Politics of Education, Educational Change, Educational Improvement