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The Program in Education, Afterschool, and Resiliency Dedicated to the "whole child--the whole day," PEAR continuously integrates research, theory, and practice for lasting connections between youth development, school reform, and mental health. PEAR creates and fosters evidence-based innovations so that increasingly "young people can learn, dream, and thrive." PEAR is located at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Its programs and projects are a part of a number of Boston schools replicated in other parts of the country. |
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WEBINARS •Upcoming Action Dialogues• Please check for our 2010- 2011 webinar schedule, coming soon. HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS Use PEARweb to stay informed about events related to you in Boston and nationally... June 6-8, 2010 - Creating the Foundation for Comprehensive School Climate Reform (more info...) FEATURED WEBSITE OF THE MONTH InformalScience.org is a growing online community site that strives to support knowledge-sharing, collaboration and the growth of innovation among diverse professionals in the field of informal science education. In addition to being a rich information resource, the site seeks to connect research, practice and evaluation work to a living collection of informal learning projects. The site's recent redesign was based on extensive user studies (focus groups, surveys, phone interviews, server log files, anecdotal feedback) and in consultation with our advisors. From these findings we developed Creating a Vision for InformalScience.org with LotterShelly to guide the design process.We continue to build and iterate on this vision in response to community needs and developments in the broad field of informal science education. InformalScience.org is an ongoing project of the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Learning in Out-of-School Environments (UPCLOSE) at the Learning Research and Development Center. HIGHLIGHTED READINGS Where Youth Development Meets Mental Health and Education: The RALLY Approach A New Day for Youth: Creating Sustainable Quality in Out of School Time Toward a Systematic Evidence-Base for Science in Out-of-School Time: The Role of Assessment |
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News PEAR Impact
After two years of preparation, planning and curriculum development, PEAR launched a significant initiative in October. PEAR Impact is an innovative consultation, training and certification program. School and afterschool leadership staff are participating in this two-year train-the-trainer course that simultaneously helps reorganize the system of student support in each setting. PEAR IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR INFORMAL SCIENCE PROGRAMMING!!!
The ATIS – Assessment Tools in Informal Science – Website is a new resource for evaluating science programming in museums, schools, afterschool and summer programs. ATIS was developed based on recommendations from a PEAR report funded by the Noyce Foundation. In a yearlong study, PEAR conducted an extensive critical review of available assessment resources. ATIS is the product of this report; a resource designed to help practitioners, evaluators, researchers and policymakers understand and select appropriate tools to assess the quality of science learning and child outcomes in out-of-school time programs. Find descriptions, ratings and reviews for informal science assessment tools! Explore ATIS (www.pearweb.org/atis) now!
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