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Lunch & Learn: Learning Pathways Fellowship

By brandon.mcknight

We all agree that valuable learning happens in many places – in schools, libraries, parks, museums, community centers, churches, homes and more. How can we help youth connect the skills they are building during out-of-school time (OST) to their pursuit of a college and career? To help answer that question, Big Thought has established the

State of Summer 2020 and beyond!

By Pholesha Johnson

2020 will be a year that we will long remember, as learning shifted online, out of school time professionals shifted their pedagogy and systems to remote delivery. We challenged ourselves to embed much needed social and emotional learning and academic tutoring into our efforts. And we found creative ways to retool our teams and our

Promise Champions Check In

By Pholesha Johnson

Join fellow Promise Champions to share glows and grows, as well as learn new tips to engage and keep your scholar on track! We will also share recent updates on the Champions Initiative, welcome new Champions and hear student and school highlights.  Champions Check In is the time and place to ask questions, share successes

Promise Champions Check In

By Pholesha Johnson

Join fellow Promise Champions to share glows and grows, as well as learn new tips to engage and keep your scholar on track! We will also share recent updates on the Champions Initiative, welcome new Champions and hear student and school highlights.  Champions Check In is the time and place to ask questions, share successes

Key Priorities for Evidence-Based SEL Practices Webinar

By brandon.mcknight

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 17, 1-2 pm Central As interest in social and emotional learning (SEL) grows, so does the commitment from educators nationwide to advancing high-quality implementation. To encourage practices in schools, communities, districts, and states, CASELpresents the Mary Utne O’Brien Award for Excellence in Expanding the Evidence-based Practice of SEL to practitioners that are leading SEL efforts