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

[Ellis, Ursula M]

Hi Haejung,
You might want to check with the National Community Education Association, the group instrumental in bringing about the 21st Century Community Learning Center legislation. Many of their members run or oversee after-school programs. You can e-mail the director, Starla at ncea.com.
Ursula Ellis
 

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From: youthlearn-bounces at milhouse.edc.org [mailto:youthlearn-bounces at milhouse.edc.org]On Behalf Of Hae Jung Chung
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 6:58 PM
To: youthlearn at milhouse.edc.org
Subject: [YL] Seeking information about model afterschool activities that integrate technology



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 

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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   
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