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2. Developmental Studies Center
3hr ASKL Workshop Agenda
Developmental Studies Center
Non-profit organization located in Oakland, CA
Supports children’s academic, social, and emotional growth since 1980
Develops both in-school and out-of-school programs
Before we begin I would like to introduce myself….and the organization I represent.
Developmental Studies Center is a nonprofit organization.
The organization has been working with schools for the past 26 years.
For over a decade, DSC has been developing, refining, implementing, and evaluating programs in partnerships with after school programs around the country.
Introduce Developmental Studies Center (DSC)
• Introduce Developmental Studies Center (DSC) as the organization that developed both AfterSchool KidzLit and AfterSchool KidzMath.
• Explain that DSC is a nonprofit organization.
• Explain that DSC is mission-driven, working to meet the needs of the whole child by integrating his or her academic, social, ethical, and emotional development.
• Explain that DSC has been working with schools for the past 26 years.
• Explain that for over a decade DSC has been developing, refining, implementing, and evaluating programs in partnerships with after-school programs around the country.
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3. The Initiative Offers Any afterschool site in the United States:
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The Initiative Offers
Any afterschool site in the United States:
25% off purchase of KidzLit and /or KidzMath (for sites serving low-income youth), 10% for all other sites
Free online course for KidzLit and/or KidzMath
Free training for 2-3 staff from each site (applicable in areas where there are multiple sites participating)
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4. Academic Learning Social Development KidzLit and KidzMath
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KidzLit and KidzMath
Academic Learning
Correlate with national standards (NCTM, NCTE)
Foster intrinsic motivation
Engage children through questioning, discussion,
reflection
Social Development
Opportunities to work with others
Noncompetitive social interactions
Engaging, fun activities
Like all of the programs from DSC our after school programs integrate academic and social learning in a way that is appropriate for after school.
Like I mentioned, our programs work well during out-of-school time, because often social learning is a focus in after school programming.
Both programs take the skills and concepts that children are learning during the school day and present them in a different way after school to allow the children additional time to practice.
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6. KidzMath: Academic Focus
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KidzMath: Academic Focus
Concepts Covered in Stories:
Number
Measurement
Geometry
Math Covered in Games, K-2:
Counting
Number Relationships
Addition and Subtraction
Math Covered in Games, 3-6:
Number Sense
Multiplication and Division
Fractions, Decimals, Percents
AfterSchool KidzMath takes the math skills and concepts that are being taught in the classroom and presents them to children after school in a fun way.
The Games focus on number and the story guides focus on number , measurement, and geometry.
AfterSchool KidzMath not only focuses on the math skills children are learning in school but also the important social skills needed to work together.
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7. KidzMath: Social Focus
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KidzMath: Social Focus
Social Focus in Games and Story Guides
Making decisions
Giving and getting help
Playing/working responsibly
The social focuses for both the games and the story guides are the same.
We give children many opportunities to make decisions from who is going to go first to changing the rules of the game
We help children learn to ask for help when needed, wait to be asked to give help and most importantly how to give help without giving the answer.
Children also learn to play responsibly, taking care of the materials as well as others feelings.
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9. What is KidzLit? 180 trade books with individual guides for each
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What is KidzLit?
HOLD UP MATERIALS AND WALK THROUGH…
AfterSchool KidzLit is made up of 120 carefully selected children’s books and a Leader’s guide to accompany each book.
The leader’s guides are packaged in thematic sets of 10. There are 50 for K-3, 50 for 3-5 and 20 for 6-8. (SHOW 1 SET FROM EACH)
(UNPACK ONE SET…)
Each Leader’s Guide contains many activity choices for each of a five part process to introduce a story, read it and connect to it. Use one book as an example of each theme. (SHOW GUIDE)
Each set of 10 guides comes with a Quick Tips guide that has ideas to use with any of the books…ways to get children talking, activities to do with cool words, etc. (SHOW) The guides are organized so that they can be easilly shared.
There are also journals available that children can work in. These journals come with the larger combination sets of the program or can be purchased separately.
180 trade books with individual guides for each
80 K–3 titles
80 3–5 titles
20 6–8 titles
“Quick Tips Plus” booklet with each set of guides
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10. KidzLit: Five-part process
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KidzLit: Five-part process
Introduce
Read
Aloud
With partners
Talk
During and after story
Open-ended questions
Connect
Art
Music
Role-play
Writing
Physical activities
Vocabulary games
Wrap-Up
Each guide that accompanies each book follows a five part process. The are several choice of activities to choose from for each part of the process.
First the leader introduces the story with an activity.
Then the story can be read aloud or children can read independently with partners, cross-age buddies, or in book clubs. If using the guides for partner reading or book clubs, there is a section that can be copied from the guide and given to the children to work on in groups or pairs.
Then the children talk about the story using open-ended questions found in the guide.
After discussing the story, the children experience a connection activity. ..
And finally to wrap-up the book, a short activity often using the cool words from the story is experienced.
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12. Training Online Courses Introductory Workshop:
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Training
Online Courses
Interactive courses (embedded video, look in materials, etc)
Leaders go at their own speed
Certificate of Completion
Introductory Workshop:
Introduce KidzLit and KidzMath materials
Hands-on experience with the programs
Guidelines for successful implementation
Methods for building supportive peer relationships
Methods for building social and communication skills
Even though both programs were written to be used “off of the shelf,” we have found sites that offer staff development to their leaders have better success.
There is two option for Staff Development
A do-it-yourself option:
The on-site support kits contain videos and a handbook with agendas and ways to help your staff learn more about each program.
A second option:
We have trained Staff Developers across the country all who have much experience with Afterschool KidzMath and KidzLit who can come and do 3 and 6 hour hands-on workshop that allow staff to experience the programs.
What questions do you have before we close?
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13. What questions do you have?
Thank you!