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| 5th Annual PEAR Conference The Whole Child, The Whole Day Conference Resources: New School Models Full Service Schools | Best Practices Websites Massachusetts 2020: Extended-Time Schools Initiative National School Boards Association's Extended Day Learning Opportunities Online Resource Center A clearinghouse of information for school board members to build and sustain quality extended learning opportunities for the students in their communities. ECS Education Policy Issue Site on Extended Day Programs Information about what states are providing extended day programs as well as selected programs and practices. Books Reports Time for a Change: The Promise of Extended-Time Schools for Promoting Student Achievement (Mass 2020, 2005) Using NCLB Funds to Support Extended Learning Time Out-of-School Time Programs for At-Risk Students Making Out-of-School Time Matter (Rand, 2005) Southwest Educational Development Laboratory Harvard Family Research Project National Institute on Out-of-School Time Nellie Mae Education Foundation Promising Practices in Afterschool Rand Corporation: Making Out-of-School Time Matter Wisconsin Center for Education Research Go to http://www.pbskidsgo.org/fetch for free FETCH! resources (available May 11, 2006) including reproducible activity sheets for kids, facilitation tips for afterschool leaders, FETCH! Club materials, and hands-on science challenges that will keep kids exploring for weeks on end. Go to http://www.pbskids.org/zoom for free ZOOM resources including an online training for leading science activities, reproducible activity sheets for kids, and ClubZOOM Science and Engineering curriculums created specifically for afterschool settings |
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5th Annual PEAR Conference Schedule Advisory Board Mayor Thomas Menino Honorary Chair, Boston, MA Jonathan Abbot Senator Robert Antonini Alan Bersin Louis Casagrande Commissioner Elizabeth Childs Michael Contompasis William Dandridge Matt Fishman Gary French Chris Gabrieli Cinthia Haan Reverend Ray Hammond Milton Little, Jr. Stacey Lucchino Jill Medvedow Ronay Menschel Earl Phalen Commissioner Anne Reale Eric Schwarz Ellen Semenoff John Shattuck Commissioner Harry Spence Representative Marie P. St. Fleur Marylou Sudders Meg Vaillancourt |