Archive - 2016 Illinois 21st CCLC Spring Conference
Wednesday, May 3, 2016
Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Bloomington-Normal, IL
Description
This conference is designed to provide strategies, best practices, and program management guidance to assist 21st CCLC grantees with the implementation of their programs. The conference also provides a forum for grantees, their partners, peers, evaluators, and other afterschool professionals to network and share information. The conference is organized in three major strands comprising topics integral to our work of developing high-quality afterschool programs:
- Academics Afterschool
- Continuous Program Improvement
- Afterschool Enrichment
Conference Objectives
- To draw on the knowledge and experience of Illinois 21st CCLCs
- To share evidence-based practices and emerging promising practices that support 21st CCLCs in achieving their program goals and meeting state program requirements
- To create opportunities for networking and to increase communication across 21st CCLC programs
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| Next Generation Science Standards in Illinois
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| Designing Programming Aligned With School-Day Objectives
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| If You Build It…They Will Come!
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| The Role of Afterschool Programming in Educational Equity in Urbana School District 116
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| Illinois Transition to the SAT: Student Support Tools and Resources
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| Flying the Plane While You’re Building It: 21st CCLC – Years One and Two
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| Hip-Hop(e): Activating Social and Emotional Learning With a Culturally Relevant and Creative Approache
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