MediaBreaker -- Talk Back to Media!
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
This past school year, ExpandED Schools, in partnership with The LAMP (Learning About Multimedia Project), implemented Connect2Tech with MediaBreaker to equip teams of educators with the skills and confidence to lead technological activities that engage middle school students in digital media activities. Today, we share playlists and resources to facilitate MediaBreaker activities. Read full post
My Morning with the Great Debaters
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Last week, Junior Board member Danielle Kennedy served as a volunteer judge for the Middle School Quality Initiative (MSQI) Debate Championship. This initiative, a partnership between MSQI and the New York City Urban Debate League, provides students with an opportunity to compete in a series of four tournaments each year. Read full post
Impact That Matters: Deloitte Volunteers Visit an ExpandED School
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Imagine over 20,000 people around the U.S. dropping everything on the same day to engage with local nonprofits and make an impact that matters to the communities in which they live and work. On June 10th, Deloitte member firms did just that with their annual Impact Day, a national day of service and celebration of their year-round commitment to volunteerism. Here in New York City, our Junior Board member and Deloitte consultant, Omar Njie, initiated a partnership so that one of our schools, PS 188/The Island School, could host an Impact Day for 23 enthusiastic young professional volunteers. Read full post
High School Students: Apply for Summer Apprenticeships Today!
Monday, June 20, 2016
The application deadline has been extended for ExpandED Options summer apprenticeships! ExpandED Options offers rising 10th and 11th graders a chance to earn a credit learning a skill and how to teach that skill to younger kids. Students will work with artists, filmmakers and engineers. Teens who complete the program will earn a paid job teaching after school in the fall of 2016. Read full post
Meet Dana Gethers, MS ExTRA Tutor
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Dana Gethers is a beloved tutor at one of our MS ExTRA schools whose inspiration for working with students came from her own experience as a child learning to read. Read full post
What Factors Spark STEM Engagement?
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Recently, colleagues from Nashville After Zone Alliance (NAZA) trio made the trek to New York City with a specific aim in mind: to figure out how ExpandED Schools creates opportunities for students to engage in high-quality science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning after school, specifically through partnerships with formal (school day) and community (out-of-school) educators. Read full post
Calling All High School Teachers: Spend Your Summer with ExpandED Options!
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
We are looking for certified, high school level (grades 7-12) Department of Education teachers to co-teach the visual arts, STEM and computer sciences programs part of our ExpandED Options high school initiative. Read full post
A Tale of Two Programs: When Gentrification Meets Expanded Learning Time | Dear Rashida...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Dear Rashida,
My 10-year-old son goes to school in a gentrifying neighborhood. We like most things about the school, including its free afterschool program. But recently, a group of parents decided to start their own afterschool program, which charges a considerable fee. With the cooperation of the principal, the new program offers foreign language, ballet, chess and piano to children whose parents can afford the fees. It seems to me that afterschool should be where all kids come together and have equal opportunities to experience new things. But we now have two programs in the same building, side-by-side: one for “rich” parents and one for poorer parents.
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You May Be Wrong Though You May Be Right
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Spring is in the air, and that can only mean one thing for the ExpandED Schools research team: Spring site visits! As the largest external evaluator of 21st Century Community Learning Center grantees across the city, we visit over 30 sites twice a year throughout New York City. Observing activities in the field is always a pleasure for research team members, like me. Read full post
What's Lucy Reading?
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
I'm reading a new report from Boston After School & Beyond on how youth leadership can positively impact community, and Angela Duckworth's new book, "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perserverance." Read full post
