Module 3A: Setting the Standard for High-Quality Programming
Learning Objective:
Students will be able to identify quality program standards used in California
Students will explain the importance of defining quality for program stakeholders.
Students will practice using a program assessment tool in their fieldwork.
WHY QUALITY IS IMPORTANT
WHAT DOES RESEARCH SAY ABOUT HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS?
Click HERE to find out!
Find out more by exploring this compendium of research on quality afterschool programming:
http://expandinglearning.org/research.html
READ
Vandell, D. (2013). Afterschool Program Quality and Student Outcomes: Reflections on Positive Key Findings on Learning and Development From Recent Research.
A LOOK AT HOW QUALITY IS DEFINED
CLICK HERE TO SEE CALIFORNIA’S 12 QUALITY STANDARDS
WATCH (TO 5:12, but you can start it at 2:07):
To access the video, please go to the following website to access the Quality Standards Mini-Webinar as a preview/overview for the CA standards (second link down once you get to the site).
EXPLORE:
California Department of Education Afterschool Division and Afterschool-School Network Quality Committee (2014). Quality Standards for Expanded Learning in California.
Optional: See what some other state standards look like by clicking HERE
READ
(only read pages 572 to the top of 574 -right before the Results section begins)
Wiecha, J. L., Hall, G., Gannett, E., & Roth, B. (2012). Development of healthy eating and physical activity quality standards for out-of-school time programs. Childhood Obesity (Formerly Obesity and Weight Management), 8(6), 572-576.
EXPLORE:
Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Standards adopted by the National AfterSchool Association
So, we have standards for what quality programming looks like, but how do we measure whether or not we are meeting those standards?
A LOOK AT HOW QUALITY IS MEASURED
LIAS TOOL RUBRIC
There are many tools available to measure the degree to which one or more quality standards are being achieved.
One popular tool used in California is the LIAS observation rubric that integrates research-based principles about what we know fosters learning among students. LIAS stands for Learning in Afterschool and Summer. It focuses on the ACTIVE AND ENGAGED QUALITY STANDARD.
LIAS says that students learn best when learning is:
ACTIVE
COLLABORATIVE
MEANINGFUL
BUILDS MASTERY
EXPANDS HORIZONS
WATCH:
OST leaders discussing LIAS principles (14:30 min): https://vimeo.com/79928963
Check for Understanding Question: Which quality standards “level” do the LIAS tool principles most closely align to? Point-of-Service or Programmatic?
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