Getting the Right Fit: Designing a Professional Learning Community for Out-of-School Time

November 21, 2016 | Public Programs, Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks

A skilled workforce is critical in high-quality out-of-school time (OST) programs (Smith, Devaney, Akiva & Sugar, 2009). However, the workshops commonly used to train OST staff are not adequately preparing practitioners to deliver quality programs that can benefit youth(Durlak & Weissberg, 2007; Smith et al, 2009).

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Publication Name: Afterschool Matters

Volume: 24

Page Number: 21-32

Resource Type: Research Products

Discipline: Education and learning science

Audience: Elementary School Children (6-10) | Middle School Children (11-13) | Youth/Teen (up to 17) | Educators/Teachers | Museum/ISE Professionals

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