Educator Power Hours are monthly, virtual, FREE professional development for educators. Our goal is to provide tools for the classroom that focus on entrepreneurship and life skill-building. Our Power Hours focus on a variety of topics including marketing, financial figuring, creativity, and so much more. Register  

Explore the power of surface tension as you try out a variety of wands, build bubble sculptures, create bubble art, and observe colors in bubbles. Gain ideas on how to integrate literature and science. You'll immediately be able to use the ideas with your students! Register here *Virtual. Zoom link sent day before* Register by […]

School breakfast is associated with positive social, emotional, and academic outcomes; however, far too many secondary students skip this essential morning meal. Join FRAC and a panel of school nutrition professionals as we discuss the unique breakfast challenges and opportunities in middle and high schools. We will identify common barriers to breakfast participation, best practices […]

Excited about 3D printers but not sure where to start? Join us for 3D printing basics and learn how to print parts for Sphero robots. Take away ideas and activities you can immediately use with your students! Register

Spring Lunch & Learn Series: What to Expect when you’re Expecting to be a Supervisor, Presented by Katherine Spinney Less than half of those in supervisory roles receive training and support on how to do their jobs effectively. This results in frustration, burnout, and turnover for supervisors, staff, and students. The goal of this session […]

Please join the Board on Children, Youth, and Families on May 1, 2025, from 2-3 pm ET for the release of its new report, The Future of Youth Development: Building Systems and Strengthening Programs. This report provides information to policymakers, funders, and youth development practitioners on the role out-of-school time (OST) programs play in child and youth […]

Welcome to the Afterschool Policy Pulse! Every second Friday at noon ET, our own Senior VP of Policy, Erik Peterson, will recap the latest policy developments, what we know (or don’t know!) about how they may impact afterschool and summer programs, and what may be coming up next. Submit your questions in advance so we […]

Get practical strategies for supporting English learners in STEAM classrooms, focusing on language development while fostering deep engagement with content. Leave with lesson plans on space science you can implement immediately in your classroom! Register

Join us for our next webinar showcasing the four new units set to be released this summer. Whether you teach in-school or enrichment settings, we have engaging, student-tested, and educator-approved resources designed for YOU! Our new units are anchored by our YES framework for engineering learning that builds students’ problem-solving skills through real-world design challenges. […]

A national alliance of afterschool networks supported by the STEM Next Opportunity Fund are partnering to host a two-day virtual conference, shining a spotlight on resources, strategies and inspiration to boost out-of-school-time (OST) STEM programming.  Sessions will highlight resources and programs that support the unique afterschool STEM program models and provide actionable steps for OST […]