Stopping “Summer Slide”: Summertime Learning That Counts
Printer-friendly versionWant to boost academic achievement for low-income kids, who tend to tread water or lag behind peers in summer months? The Higher Achievement Program, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, has ideas. Find out about its Summer Academy, which moves beyond the usual remedial work to offer an advanced curriculum. It also trains its teachers to balance content and youth development. At this session, learn research-based methods for effective teaching, experience an academy lesson, study examples from case studies and videos, and team up with others to design your own summer school.
Presenters: Rachel Gwaltney, chief of programs; Sophie Huntington, director of curriculum and instruction; and Katherine Roboff, director of site operations, Higher Achievement, Washington, D.C.
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