Summer Learning and Beyond: Opportunities for Creating Equity.

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Out-of-School Time | Racial Equity

Summer Learning and Beyond: Opportunities for Creating Equity.

Publication Year:  2021  

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This report provides a set of six design principles, or stances toward learners and learning, that are essential for creating intellectually rigorous and equitable learning settings. These principles provide a holistic framework for designing goals, practices, and activities for summer learning and beyond.

By Spencer Foundation and Learning Policy Institute.

Supported by:
Spencer Foundation

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    A Playbook for Educators, Out-of-School Time Providers, and Advocates

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    Out-of-School Time | SEL

    A Playbook for Educators, Out-of-School Time Providers, and Advocates

    Publication Year:  2021  

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    The playbook is designed to help educators, providers, and advocates communicate about the value of OST programs. It can also inform the design of programs and policies that make high-quality OST opportunities equitably accessible to all children.

    By Learning Heroes.

    Supported by:
    The Wallace Foundation

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      Remaking Middle School Learning Series

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      K-12 | Out-of-School Time | Science of Learning & Dev | SEL

      Remaking Middle School Learning Series

      Publication Year:  2021  

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      This series explore key aspects of young adolescent learning and development through such topics as social-emotional learning, teaching and learning, school climate and culture, and out of school time. Featuring researchers and practitioners from across the country, the packages highlight the science and offer ideas for how to put the science into practice.

      By Remaking Middle School Project.

      Supported by:
      University of Virginia Youth-Nex Center to Promote Effective Youth Development, the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), the Altria Group, and the New York Life Foundation

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        Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning

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        Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning

        Publication Year:  2021  

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        Early findings and lessons from 38 sites working to implement social and emotional learning support for students across schools and out-of-school-time programs.

        By The Wallace Foundation.

        Supported by:
        The Wallace Foundation

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          National Character Initiative Final Retrospective

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          National Character Initiative Final Retrospective

          Publication Year:  2020  

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          Report by AIR on S.D. Bechtel Jr. FOundation’s $126 million Character Initiative.

          By American Institutes for Research (AIR).

          Supported by:
          S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation

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            Reclaim Social-Emotional Learning: Centering Organizing Praxis for Holistically Safe Schools

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            K-12 | Out-of-School Time | Racial Equity | SEL | Youth Voice

            Reclaim Social-Emotional Learning: Centering Organizing Praxis for Holistically Safe Schools

            Publication Year:  2020  

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            Highlights examples of SEL from organizing praxis, problematizes current SEL frameworks (especially when SEL is used as another form of policing), and illuminates the connections between holistic safety and SEL.

            By Communities for Just Schools Fund.

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              How Learning Happens: Lessons Learned from Five Communities

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              Adult Practice | K-12 | Out-of-School Time | Racial Equity | SEL

              How Learning Happens: Lessons Learned from Five Communities

              Publication Year:  2021  

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              Shares three major lessons of the How Learning Happens project: Lesson 1. Equity must be an explicit desired outcome of all social, emotional, and cognitive programming; Lesson 2. Shifting Adult Practice Requires Time and Space for Adult Self-Care; Lesson 3. Youth Voice is a Crucial Influence in Transforming Learning Environments.

              By America’s Promise Alliance.

              Supported by:
              Carnegie Corporation of New York, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, NoVo Foundation, Pure Edge, Raikes Foundation, and the Wallace Foundation

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                Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out

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                Out-of-School Time | SEL

                Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out

                Publication Year:  2020  

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                Looking Inside and Across 33 leading SEL Programs: A Practical Resource for Schools and OST Providers

                Updated and expanded guide to evidence-based SEL programs with information on 33 pre-K through elementary school programs, encompassing curricular content and program highlights. Practitioners from schools, early childhood education providers and out-of-school time can use this resource to look “inside and across” programs to better understand program content and assess program fit with their district or community needs.

                By the Wallace Foundation.

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                  Design Principles for Schools: Putting the Science of Learning and Development into Action

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                  Adult Practice | Out-of-School Time | Racial Equity | Science of Learning & Dev | SEL

                  Design Principles for Schools: Putting the Science of Learning and Development into Action

                  Publication Year:  2021  

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                  A playbook of design principles for K-12 schools to align with the science of learning and development, including recommendations for evidence-based structures and practices.

                  By Forum for Youth Investment, in partnership with Learning Policy Institute and Turnaround for Children and in association with SoLD Alliance.

                  Supported by:
                  S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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                    Million Coaches Challenge

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                    Adult Practice | Out-of-School Time | SEL

                    Million Coaches Challenge

                    Publication Year:  2021  

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                    Susan Crown Exchange announces 10 exemplary organizations chosen to train one million coaches by 2025 and build a future where all youth are equipped with the skills they need to thrive.

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