Dr. Ken Anthony on Making Partnerships Work in Education

The CT After School Network is so proud of our own Ken Anthony, who recently completed his Doctorate in Education at the University of Hartford.  His innovative research explores school-afterschool partnerships and identified ways to increase collaboration that help support children’s learning experiences, and it’s already turning heads! In fact, Ken was recently featured in AERA […]

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Everything you didn’t want to know about Poison Ivy

Poison ivy, the plant we love to hate.  How much do you know about it?  Could you identify it?  What makes it “poison”?  What happens when you get the oil (urushiol) on you skin or clothes? How do you treat it? The effects of poison ivy go back ages but the first published records date […]

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What’s the Eye Got to do with It???

So welcome back.  It’s been a very quiet summer.  Recently I heard a program on NPR about pupil shape.  You know, those dark holes in the center of your eyes.  They open up when it’s dark and they shrink when it’s bright.  Bet you never thought about the shape of those pupils. You already know […]

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Free, Innovative Afterschool STEM Program with Stipends Available

Innovative STEM programming is a great way to start the new school year!  Through My Window is free multimedia curriculum that combines engineering, technology, literacy, and arts for children and young teens in grades 4-8! The Through My Window learning environment (throughmywindow.org) includes the STEM mystery novel Talk to Me; online learning adventures (modules) that allow […]

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Introducing First Fridays and Deep Dive Sessions Training Workshops

Connecticut After School Network is switching it up! Now offering… First Fridays On the first Friday of each month, after school educators come together with content experts in a friendly and engaging conversation about one key area of after school program quality.  Explore tools and strategies, try new activities and games, share ideas, and network […]

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Call for…

Calling for exhibitors, advertisement and bag stuffers for our 2015 Fall Annual Conference Click here to access application.

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The School to Prison Pipeline Conference

The School to Prison Pipeline Conference is a day for students, teachers, administrators, activists, and law enforcement officials to come together and discuss the harsh policies and practices used by under-resourced schools that funnel students into the criminal justice system for minor violations of school rules. This forum will raise the consciousness of educators and […]

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Inspiring Greatness: New Resource Library Book

Inspiring Greatness in Education Inspiring Greatness in Education describes the 21st Century Schools program (21C), a whole-school reform model developed by Edward Zigler over 20 years ago and since then has been in a constant state of testing, implementation, and scaling up.

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New Membership Rate

As of today, July 1, 2015, we will no longer offer Organizational Memberships. Not to worry…If you renewed your organizational membership this past year, we will continue to honor all benefits for your organization until your expiration date. Going forward we now have one membership option – $50.00 per person. Benefits: Discount for the Connecticut […]

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Soft Skills Tip #1: Delayed Gratification

Soft Skills.  You’ve heard the phrase, but turning it into something meaningful and straightforward, something that impacts your day-to-day interactions with children, is another matter. Soft skills, sometimes called emotional intelligence or social-emotional learning, is a catch-all phrase for the kinds of non-academic skills that are linked to success in school and in life. It […]

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