- STEM IE
- Program Quality
- Resources
Resources and Further Reading about Program Quality
Professional Development Resources for Enhancing Quality Developed by the STEM IE Project
Materials for professional development are provided. PowerPoint slides and an accompanying Facilitator's Guide can be customized for professional development offered to STEM summer program staff or used individually for self-study.
General Resources and Further Reading
Huang, D., Cho, J., Mostafavi, S., & Nam, H. (2008). What works? Common practices in high functioning afterschool programs: The National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning final report. Austin, TX: SEDL.
In an effort to identify and incorporate quality practices into existing and future afterschool programs, this study examined high-functioning 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs.
McElvain, C. K., Moroney, D. A., Devaney, E. D., Singer, J. S., & Newman, J. Z. (2014). Beyond the bell: A toolkit for creating effective afterschool and expanded learning programs (4th ed.). Washington, DC: American Institutes for Research.
American Institutes for Research developed a toolkit for afterschool programs on what steps can be taken to develop a quality program.
Windschitl, M., Thompson, J., & Braaten, M. (2018). Ambitious science teaching. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
This new book discusses an approach broadly aligned with inquiry-based learning in science.
The National Association for Elementary School Principals (NAESP) maintains an inventory of Afterschool Tools & Best Practices Resources to help inform efforts to develop quality afterschool programming.
