[YL] Seeking information about model afterschool activities that integrate technology

[Bill Albert]

Hello Haejung,

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Thanks,

Bill Albert
PCS Edventures
800-429-3110 ext. 109
bill at edventures.com




Hae Jung Chung wrote:

>
> Hello, everyone.
>
> My name is Haejung Chung, the Research Assistant whom Tony introduced 
> to you just before. I am very pleased to be one of the YouthLearn 
> staff and to be joining this discussion list. I look forward to 
> sharing with you and receiving valuable ideas for making youth 
> education hopeful, pleasurable and responsible.
>  
> As Tony mentioned in his note earlier today, I'm looking for ideas 
> from the list on the role that technology is playing in the growing 
> afterschool movement.  Specifically, over the next month or so I'd 
> like to collect information about model programs and showcasing them 
> via a new section on our website.  We'd like to highlight some of the 
> unique strategies that have made these programs successful, and 
> hopefully articulate ways that technology is helping afterschool 
> programs increase student learning outcomes.
>
> This new section of the website will:
>
> - provide practitioners with exemplary models and concrete examples of 
> technology integration in afterschool programs;
> - identify ways that technology can help afterschool providers promote 
> student-centered learning and support academic achievement;
> - offer a space where practitioners and other afterschool leaders can 
> share their own expertise, tips, tactics, and lessons learned;
> - foster new linkages between the community technology movement, 
> afterschool and the broader youth development world.
>
> If your program or one that you know of has demonstrated success at 
> harnessing technology afterschool, please contact me.  We're 
> especially interested in identifying new programs supported through 
> the Department of Education's 21st Century Learning Center Program, 
> and those that are functioning within a school environment.  We're 
> also very interested in models that demonstrate community-school 
> partnerships.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you.  You can reach me via email 
> (_hchung at edc.org_) or phone (617-618-2730). We can also chat through 
> instant messaging: please add me to your contact list (AOL, Yahoo, 
> MSN) by using my email address, _hchung at edc.org_.
>
> Thank you very much. I look forward to hearing from you!
>
> Sincerely,
> Haejung Chung
>
> ============================================
> Haejung Chung
> Research Assistant, The YouthLearn Initiative
> Education, Employment and Community Programs
> Education Development Center, Inc.
> 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458
> [Phone] 617.618.2730 [Fax] 617.332.4318
> hchung at edc.org
> YouthLearn Website: http://www.youthlearn.org