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EXTERNAL RESOURCE LIBRARY
Here you’ll find free resources from government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and others in the field, curated by our team with 21st CCLC professionals in mind. The external resource library includes videos, web pages, publications, and more to help you learn about and implement evidence-based strategies and best practices. All were screened for their relevance to out-of-school time, and many are specific to 21st CCLC programs.
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This comprehensive site visit checklist can help sites prepare for, implement, and follow up on site visits from stakeholders.
- Source: Sperling Center for Research and Innovation
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Leadership and Management Practices
- Year: 2021
This recorded webinar discusses the unique challenges and opportunities in rural afterschool and summer learning programs.
- Source: Temescal Associates, How Kids Learn Foundation
- Resource Type: Best Practices
- Year: 2023
This framework can be used to help communicate to students and families about the benefits of attending summer programs (e.g., to build routines, increase engagement, provide access to resources, and support learning).
- Source: Attendance Works
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2022
This toolkit includes a readiness assessment and automatic reporting so that out-of-school time programs can use their own data to develop their readiness to implement a program or practice. It also includes a readiness resource library.
- Source: American Institutes for Research
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
- Year: 2023
This web page describes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child approach in out-of-school time (OST) and includes links to numerous resources OST programs can use to support healthy behaviors.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies
This toolkit is for stakeholders seeking to develop or strengthen out-of-school time (OST) efforts in their community. It has tools and modules on building coalitions, engaging stakeholders, strengthening program quality, building a case for OST programming, and more.
- Source: United Way
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices
- Year: 2024
This web page describes and links to projects, resources, and publications specific to out-of-school time from the Education Development Center, a global nonprofit organization.
- Source: Education Development Corporation (EDC)
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
- Year: 2023
This web page provides information about a collaborative project to design and deliver STEM programs that engage youth in out-of-school time place-based citizen science and environmental monitoring. Free activity ideas and resources are available.
- Source: National Park Service, U.S. Department of Education, National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF)
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
This document provides guidance in selecting, using, and building evidence-based activities, strategies, and interventions, as defined in Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2023
This toolkit was created as a resource for State, local, and school leaders to support English learners and general education educators who directly serve immigrant and refugee students. Out-of-school time programs that serve these populations will also find it helpful.
- Source: National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2023
This web page provides ideas and resources to help integrate NOAA science into formal and informal education. It includes a special collection of STEM materials for distance educators or families working with students at home.
- Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2023
This toolkit was created to help families choose education services that meet their child’s needs. Schools and programs may share the toolkit as a resource for English learners and their families.
- Source: National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2023
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This comprehensive site visit checklist can help sites prepare for, implement, and follow up on site visits from stakeholders.
- Source: Sperling Center for Research and Innovation
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Leadership and Management Practices
- Year: 2021
This recorded webinar discusses the unique challenges and opportunities in rural afterschool and summer learning programs.
- Source: Temescal Associates, How Kids Learn Foundation
- Resource Type: Best Practices
- Year: 2023
This framework can be used to help communicate to students and families about the benefits of attending summer programs (e.g., to build routines, increase engagement, provide access to resources, and support learning).
- Source: Attendance Works
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
- Year: 2022
This toolkit includes a readiness assessment and automatic reporting so that out-of-school time programs can use their own data to develop their readiness to implement a program or practice. It also includes a readiness resource library.
- Source: American Institutes for Research
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
- Year: 2023
This web page describes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child approach in out-of-school time (OST) and includes links to numerous resources OST programs can use to support healthy behaviors.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies
This toolkit is for stakeholders seeking to develop or strengthen out-of-school time (OST) efforts in their community. It has tools and modules on building coalitions, engaging stakeholders, strengthening program quality, building a case for OST programming, and more.
- Source: United Way
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices
- Year: 2024
This web page describes and links to projects, resources, and publications specific to out-of-school time from the Education Development Center, a global nonprofit organization.
- Source: Education Development Corporation (EDC)
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Leadership and Management Practices, Research
- Year: 2023
This web page provides information about a collaborative project to design and deliver STEM programs that engage youth in out-of-school time place-based citizen science and environmental monitoring. Free activity ideas and resources are available.
- Source: National Park Service, U.S. Department of Education, National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF)
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies, Innovation and Best Practices, Research
This document provides guidance in selecting, using, and building evidence-based activities, strategies, and interventions, as defined in Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education
- Resource Type: Policy/Guidance Documents
- Year: 2023
This toolkit was created as a resource for State, local, and school leaders to support English learners and general education educators who directly serve immigrant and refugee students. Out-of-school time programs that serve these populations will also find it helpful.
- Source: National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
- Resource Type: Evidence-Based Practices, Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2023
This web page provides ideas and resources to help integrate NOAA science into formal and informal education. It includes a special collection of STEM materials for distance educators or families working with students at home.
- Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Resource Type: Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2023
This toolkit was created to help families choose education services that meet their child’s needs. Schools and programs may share the toolkit as a resource for English learners and their families.
- Source: National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition
- Resource Type: Best Practices, Implementation Strategies
- Year: 2023
This resource was developed by the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), funded under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and administered by Synergy Enterprises, Inc. under Cooperative Agreement No. 287E230009 with the Department’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the Department or the Federal government. The 21st CCLC NTAC project officers are Dr. La' Shawndra Scroggins and Ms. Andrea Jackson.
