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EVENTS
January 24
Twitter Chat: Has ELT’s Moment Arrived? Where Is the Movement Going?
Collaborative for Building After-School Systems
Online
January 24
Expanded Learning Times and Opportunities: The Community Schools Way
Coalition for Community Schools
Online
January 24
E-Learning Goes Global
Education Week
Online
January 27
How Kids Learn
The Learning in Afterschool Project
Berkeley, CA
February 1
Digital Learning Day
Alliance for Excellent Education
National
February 15-18
Beyond School Hours XV
Foundations, Inc.
Burlingame, CA
February 27-29
Green Schools National Conference
Green Schools National Network
Denver, CO
March 16-17
The Celebration of Teaching and Learning
WNET
New York, NY
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JOBS
Policy Coordinator
The After-School Corporation
New York, NY
Program Data Specialist (Part-Time)
The After-School Corporation
New York, NY
Educational/Site Director
Union Settlement Association
New York, NY
Kids Creative Site Director
Child Center of NY
New York, NY
Drama Teacher
Community Association of Progressive Dominicans
New York, NY
Math, Science and English Tutors for High School Students
CUNY
New York, NY
For more job openings and training opportunities in the after-school field, visit www.afterschool
pathfinder.org.
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Been to the Library Lately?
Virtually every New York City neighborhood has a public school. Typically there’s another public institution nearby and full of treasure: a branch library. Through a TASC initiative called Reading Partnerships, supported by the Charles H. Revson Foundation, eight schools are building stronger connections with their local branches of the New York and Brooklyn public libraries. Visit the library with New York students via this slide show.
Kids take time out from expanded school days and after-school programs to regularly explore the library. They familiarize themselves with online and print resources and carry customized passports to record what they’re reading and learning. Schools work with branch librarians to guide students to books on classroom reading lists and curricular themes, as well as high-interest fiction and nonfiction.
How ExpandED Works: School Leaders Speak
Baltimore Principal Khaleel Desaque and Child First Authority Executive Director Carol Reckling discuss relevance and motivation in this Op Ed in The Baltimore Sun. Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School Principal Dawn DeCosta credits the ExpandED Schools approach with student advances in science, math and English in this Q&A with Getting Smart.
Tweet Your Questions on Expanded Learning Time
Join @CBASS_National (the Collaborative for Building After-School Systems) on Twitter on Tuesday, January 24, 2 PM to 3 PM EST to grapple with ideas and questions raised by The Wallace Foundation report Reimagining the School Day: More Time for Learning. Elena Silva, Education Sector Senior Policy Analyst and co-author of the report, will answer your questions during this Twitter chat. To join, use the hashtag #timechat. Click here for more info about the chat and how to participate.
WHAT'S LUCY READING?
TASC President Lucy N. Friedman catches you up on her list of must-reads:
The New America Foundation’s Ed Money Watch blog highlights interesting new data about pathways into teaching for Hispanic and African-American men. It seems that alternative rather than traditional teacher training programs do a better job of attracting these prospective teachers. Many young men of color have their first work experiences in camps and after-school programs. What lessons can we apply to help more men become teachers?
In Richard F. Elmore’s new book of essays on reforming education, I Used to Think…and Now I Think…, the piece I found most thought-provoking was Elmore’s own. Here’s how he begins: “I used to think that policy was the solution. And now I think that policy is the problem.”
February 1 is Digital Learning Day, and TASC’s contribution will be a paper and video on technology-enabled learning through school-community partnerships. Even before our Mayor pledged to learn to code I set a 2012 goal for myself: to become more technologically literate.
 U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on how expanding the learning day helps kids:
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Yesterday New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo released his state budget plan for the coming fiscal year. Proposals include:
• A $500,000 reduction for Advantage After School programs, currently funded at $17,225,300
• No change to annual funding of Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention programs, now $24,344,000
The Executive Budget would provide $20.3 billion in School Aid for the upcoming school year, a 4% increase over the current year. The governor proposes to reduce by 4% state education funding to school districts that do not implement a new teacher evaluation system by January 17, 2013.
In other New York State news, the State Education Department (NYSED) reports that organizations will have a chance to apply for 21st Century Community Learning Center (21CCLC) funding this spring. Look for a new competitive Request for Proposals to be issued, with program awards expected to begin on September 1 and to last for 4.75 years.
NYSED may also apply to the US Department of Education for a waiver from current regulations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This could include a request to use 21CCLC and Supplemental Education Services funds to support additional hours of learning time, collaborative planning time, and professional development for teachers and their community partners. We'll keep you posted on developments.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Summer Learning Pilot Program
Deadline: February 10
The Fund for Public Schools, NYC DOE and NYC DYCD invite schools and youth development organizations to form partnerships to deliver creative, engaging and fun summer learning programs designed to prevent summer learning loss and promote learning gains. Public elementary, middle and K-8 schools located in Community School Districts 7, 9 and 12 in the South Bronx are eligible to apply.
Young Naturalist Awards
Deadline: March 9
The American Museum of Natural History recognizes students in grades 7-12 for their inquiry-based research in the areas of biology, earth science, ecology and astronomy. Two cash awards ranging from $500 to $2,500 are given for each grade level, and teachers of the top twelve winners receive resources for their classrooms.
The National STEM Video Game Challenge
Deadline: March 12
E-Line Media and The Joan Ganz Cooney Center present this challenge to students and educators in order to foster interest in STEM learning through video games. Each winner’s sponsoring organization will receive cash prizes and educational software.
Youth Service Improvement Grants
Deadline: March 14
The William T. Grant Foundation offers funding to organizations serving youth age 8 - 25 that have achieved success but lack the funds to make improvements in service quality. Direct-service New York City community-based organizations are eligible to apply for grants of $25,000.
For the most up-to-date funding opportunities, be sure to visit TASC's Youth Funders Database.
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