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AIR’s Ready Resource Library connects you to widely available, research-based resources used across the OST field. Use the cascading filters below to find the resources that best meet your needs and goals.

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Title	Author	Gears	Readiness Elements	Audiences	Resource_Types	hf:tax:pillar	hf:tax:readiness_element
A Framework for Effectively Partnering With Young People	The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative®	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders	Youth	Staff	Tool	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders	youth
Afterschool Program Assessment System	The National Institute on Out-of-School Time	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth, Youth development practices	Leader, Staff	Tool	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth youth-development-practices
Applying an Equity Lens to Social, Emotional, and Academic Development	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation / Penn State University	Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Culturally competent practices, Plans for Implementation	Leader, Staff	Report	intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	culturally-competent-practices plans-for-implementation
Assessment of Cultural and Linguistic Competence for Organizations Serving Families	Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence	Intentional Practices - SEL	Culturally competent practices	Leader	Assessment, Tool	intentional-practices-sel	culturally-competent-practices
Coaching for Quality in Out-of-School Time: A How To Guide	National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST)	Strong Program Operations	Capacity for Implementation	Leader	Tool	strong-program-operations	capacity-for-implementation
Communications Toolkit for Out-of-School Time Systems	Every Hour Counts	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders	Family, Youth	Leader, Staff	Tool	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders	family youth
Community Agreements for Team Meetings	National Equity Project	Strong Program Operations	Positive Culture and Climate	Leader, Staff	Tool	strong-program-operations	positive-culture-and-climate
Considerations for Combating Implicit Bias and Structural Racism	National Equity Project	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Culturally competent practices, Family, Organizational Priorities , Positive Culture and Climate	Leader	Article	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	culturally-competent-practices family organizational-priorities positive-culture-and-climate
Creating High-Performance Afterschool Programs	National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST)	Strong Program Operations	Capacity for Implementation, Organizational Priorities , Positive Culture and Climate	Leader	Article	strong-program-operations	capacity-for-implementation organizational-priorities positive-culture-and-climate
Cultural and Linguistic Competence Assessment for Healthcare Organizations	Prepared by Covian Consulting for the National Technical Assistance Network for Children’s Behavioral Health under contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration	Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Culturally competent practices, Organizational Priorities , Youth development practices	Leader, Staff	Tool	intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	culturally-competent-practices organizational-priorities youth-development-practices
Developing Community Agreements	National Equity Project	Strong Program Operations	Collaborative Decision Making, Positive Culture and Climate	Leader, Staff	Tool	strong-program-operations	collaborative-decision-making positive-culture-and-climate
Early Lessons from Schools and Out-of-School Time Programs Implementing Social and Emotional Learning	Wallace Foundation / RAND	Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Capacity for Implementation, Culturally competent practices, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning	Leader, Staff	Report	intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	capacity-for-implementation culturally-competent-practices explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning
Elevate	Project for Education Research That Scales (PERTS)	Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills, Strong Program Operations	Capacity for Implementation, Collaborative Decision Making	Leader, Staff	Tool	staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills strong-program-operations	capacity-for-implementation collaborative-decision-making
Engaging Families in OST Programs	Harvard University	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders	Family	Staff	Peer-Reviewed Journal	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders	family
Facilitator Tips: Challenging Meetings for Team Meetings	National Equity Project	Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills, Strong Program Operations	Collaborative Decision Making, Openness to Change, Staff Well-Being	Leader, Staff	Tool	staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills strong-program-operations	collaborative-decision-making openness-to-change staff-well-being
Framework for Measurement and Continuous Improvement in Out-of-School Time Systems	Every Hour Counts	Strong Program Operations	Plans for Implementation	Leader	Tool	strong-program-operations	plans-for-implementation
GENERATOR Z	Jr. Foundation, Ralph C. Wilson	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Strong Program Operations	Collaborative Decision Making, Youth, Youth development practices	Leader	Article	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders strong-program-operations	collaborative-decision-making youth youth-development-practices
Getting Started With Market Research for Out-of-School Time Planning: A Resource Guide for Communities	Wallace Foundation	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Strong Program Operations	Collaborative Decision Making, Family, Youth	Leader	Tool	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders strong-program-operations	collaborative-decision-making family youth
Getting to Work on Summer Learning	Wallace Foundation / RAND	Intentional Practices - Summer	Evaluation, Plans for Implementation, Program Design, Staffing & Professional Development	Leader	Report	intentional-practices-summer	evaluation plans-for-implementation program-design staffing-professional-development
Guide for Building a Race Equity Culture	Equity in the Center (EiC)	Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Culturally competent practices, Organizational Priorities	Leader, Staff	Report	intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	culturally-competent-practices organizational-priorities
Guidebook for Integrating the Science of Learning and Development into Community-Based Settings	Science of Learning & Development Alliance (SoLD), The Forum for Youth Investment (Forum FYI)	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Culturally competent practices, Family, Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth, Youth development practices	Leader	Tool	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	culturally-competent-practices family plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth youth-development-practices
Guidebook for Measurement and Continuous Improvement in Out-of-School Time Systems	Every Hour Counts	Strong Program Operations	Plans for Implementation	Leader	Tool	strong-program-operations	plans-for-implementation
Hello Insight: Social and Emotional Learning	Hello Insight	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Alignment, Capacity for Implementation, Culturally competent practices, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth	Leader, Staff	Tool	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	alignment capacity-for-implementation culturally-competent-practices explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth
How to Talk About Race*	Stamey Street	Strong Program Operations	Collaborative Decision Making, Positive Culture and Climate	Leader, Staff	Tool, Video	strong-program-operations	collaborative-decision-making positive-culture-and-climate
Implications for Professional Learning for Using Social and Emotional Learning to Drive Equity	National Equity Project	Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills, Strong Program Operations	Capacity for Implementation, Plans for Implementation, Self-Efficacy Growth Mindset and Perceived Knowledge and Skills	Leader, Staff	Tool	staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills strong-program-operations	capacity-for-implementation plans-for-implementation self-efficacy-growth-mindset-and-perceived-knowledge-and-skills
Keeping it Equitable: Conducting Annual Performance Reviews– In a Pandemic	Stamey Street	Strong Program Operations	Organizational Priorities	Leader	Article	strong-program-operations	organizational-priorities
Logic Model Development Guide	W.K. Kellogg Foundation	Strong Program Operations	Alignment, Plans for Implementation	Leader	Tool	strong-program-operations	alignment plans-for-implementation
Organization Change		Strong Program Operations	Organizational Priorities	Leader, Staff		strong-program-operations	organizational-priorities
Out-of-School Time Cost Calculator	Wallace Foundation	Strong Program Operations	Capacity for Implementation	Leader	Tool	strong-program-operations	capacity-for-implementation
Overview of the Developmental Relationships Framework	Search Institute	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders	Youth	Leader, Staff	Tool	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders	youth
Power On Chicago!		Strong Program Operations	Organizational Priorities			strong-program-operations	organizational-priorities
Practical Insights to Power Up Your Program	The (Un)Learning Space	Strong Program Operations	Capacity for Implementation, Collaborative Decision Making, Positive Culture and Climate	Staff	Tool	strong-program-operations	capacity-for-implementation collaborative-decision-making positive-culture-and-climate
Preparing Youth to Thrive: Methodology and Findings from the Social and Emotional Learning Challenge	David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality	Strong Program Operations	Plans for Implementation			strong-program-operations	plans-for-implementation
Promising Practices for Social & Emotional Learning in Out-of-School Time Programs	David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality, Susan Crown Exchange (SCE), The Forum for Youth Investment (Forum FYI)	Strong Program Operations	Capacity for Implementation, Plans for Implementation	Leader, Staff	Tool	strong-program-operations	capacity-for-implementation plans-for-implementation
Promoting Protective Factors in California’s Afterschool Programs	WestEd and California AfterSchool Network	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth, Youth development practices	Leader, Staff	Report	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth youth-development-practices
Quality Improvement Process for Summer Learning	Sperling Center for Research and Innovation (SCRI)	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders	Youth	Leader	Report	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders	youth
Questions to Ask Youth to Incorporate Their Culture into Programs	National Equity Project	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL	Culturally competent practices, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth	Staff	Tool	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel	culturally-competent-practices safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth
Racial Equity Impact Analysis Tool*	Stamey Street	Strong Program Operations	Collaborative Decision Making, Organizational Priorities	Leader	Tool, Video	strong-program-operations	collaborative-decision-making organizational-priorities
Recognizing the Role of Research and Evidence in Out-of-School Time	American Institutes for Research (AIR)	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Alignment, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth	Leader, Staff	Tool	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	alignment explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth
Relationships Check Tool for Self-Reflection and Conversations with Peers and Families	Search Institute	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL	Family, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth	Staff	Tool	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel	family safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth
Resource for Out-of-School Time Providers to Navigate Social and Emotional Learning Programs	THE EASEL LAB @ THE HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION WITH FUNDING FROM THE WALLACE FOUNDATIO	Intentional Practices - SEL	Culturally competent practices, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building	Leader, Staff	Tool	intentional-practices-sel	culturally-competent-practices explicit-and-embedded-skill-building
Resources for Youth-Adult Partnerships	Youth.gov	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders	Staff Well-Being , Youth	Leader, Staff		engaged-and-informed-stakeholders	staff-well-being youth
SEL Check-in Templates for Youth and Staff	Panorama Education	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Capacity for Implementation, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation, Youth	Staff	Tool	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	capacity-for-implementation explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation youth
SEL to the Core: Building From Foundational Youth Development to Support Social and Emotional Learning	National AfterSchool Association (NAA)	Intentional Practices - SEL, Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills	Culturally competent practices, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Self-Efficacy Growth Mindset and Perceived Knowledge and Skills	Leader, Staff	Article	intentional-practices-sel staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills	culturally-competent-practices explicit-and-embedded-skill-building safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning self-efficacy-growth-mindset-and-perceived-knowledge-and-skills
Self-Care Strategies for Afterschool Professionals	National AfterSchool Association (NAA)	Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills, Strong Program Operations	Organizational Priorities , Staff Well-Being			staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills strong-program-operations	organizational-priorities staff-well-being
Simple Interactions Tool for Reflecting on and Improving Adult-Youth Interactions	Simple Interactions	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth	Staff	Tool	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth
Social & Emotional Learning Program Quality Assessment: An Overview of Items & Scales (SEL PQA)	David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality at the Forum for Youth Investment	Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth development practices	Leader	Tool	intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	explicit-and-embedded-skill-building safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth-development-practices
Social and Emotional Learning in Out-of-School Time Settings:	The Wallace Foundation	Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation	Leader, Staff		intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation
Social Emotional Learning Methods	The Forum for Youth Investment / David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality	Intentional Practices - SEL, Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills	Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Self-Efficacy Growth Mindset and Perceived Knowledge and Skills	Leader, Staff	Tool	intentional-practices-sel staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills	explicit-and-embedded-skill-building safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning self-efficacy-growth-mindset-and-perceived-knowledge-and-skills
Standards for Social and Emotional Learning Practices in School-Age Settings	David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality at the Forum for Youth Investment	Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building, Plans for Implementation, Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth development practices		Report	intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	explicit-and-embedded-skill-building plans-for-implementation safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth-development-practices
Summer Learning Program Evaluation Guide	Sperling Center for Research and Innovation (SCRI) and BellXcel	Strong Program Operations	Plans for Implementation	Leader	Tool	strong-program-operations	plans-for-implementation
Supporting and Strengthening Racial Equity in Afterschool Leadership	National AfterSchool Association (NAA)	Strong Program Operations	Organizational Priorities	Leader	Report	strong-program-operations	organizational-priorities
Supporting the Out-of-School Time Workforce in Fostering Intentional Social and Emotional Learning	Journal Article by Jessy Zadrazil Newman (2020)	Strong Program Operations	Alignment, Plans for Implementation			strong-program-operations	alignment plans-for-implementation
The Leadership Challenge®	John Wiley & Sons Inc.	Strong Program Operations	Organizational Priorities , Positive Culture and Climate	Leader, Staff	Assessment	strong-program-operations	organizational-priorities positive-culture-and-climate
The Promise of Summer as a Time for Teacher Professional Learning: Findings from a National Survey and Implications from the BellXcel Program	BellXcell, RAND Corporation	Strong Program Operations	Capacity for Implementation, Plans for Implementation, Self-Efficacy Growth Mindset and Perceived Knowledge and Skills	Leader	Report	strong-program-operations	capacity-for-implementation plans-for-implementation self-efficacy-growth-mindset-and-perceived-knowledge-and-skills
The Roadmap to Intercultural Competence Using the IDI	Hammer Holdings Incorporated	Intentional Practices - SEL	Culturally competent practices	Staff	Assessment	intentional-practices-sel	culturally-competent-practices
This is What Youth-Led Looks Like	Youth.gov	Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Collaborative Decision Making, Explicit and Embedded Skill-Building	Leader, Staff	Article	intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	collaborative-decision-making explicit-and-embedded-skill-building
Tips and Strategies for Working with Funders and Navigating Financial Crises	Afterschool Alliance	Strong Program Operations	Capacity for Implementation	Leader	Article	strong-program-operations	capacity-for-implementation
Tool for Identifying an Equity Challenge	National Equity Project Adapted from the Dalmau Network Group, www.dalmau.com	Strong Program Operations	Alignment, Openness to Change, Organizational Priorities , Positive Culture and Climate	Leader, Staff	Tool	strong-program-operations	alignment openness-to-change organizational-priorities positive-culture-and-climate
Tools to anchor your equity work	Stamey Street	Strong Program Operations	Organizational Priorities , Positive Culture and Climate , Youth development practices	Leader	Tool	strong-program-operations	organizational-priorities positive-culture-and-climate youth-development-practices
Understanding Youth Worker Job Stress	Alexandra DeMand, and Thomas Akiva (2020), Gina McGovern, Journal Article by Anne White	Staff Well-Being Beliefs and Skills	Staff Well-Being	Leader, Staff	Peer-Reviewed Journal	staff-well-being-beliefs-and-skills	staff-well-being
Using Liberatory Design to Integrate Equity Into Organizations	National Equity Project	Strong Program Operations	Organizational Priorities , Positive Culture and Climate	Leader, Staff	Tool	strong-program-operations	organizational-priorities positive-culture-and-climate
Using the Prosci Methodology for Change Management	Prosci	Strong Program Operations	Openness to Change	Leader	Article	strong-program-operations	openness-to-change
Virtual Facilitation Guidelines & Resources for Equity-Focused Conversations	National Equity Project	Strong Program Operations	Collaborative Decision Making, Positive Culture and Climate	Leader, Staff	Tool	strong-program-operations	collaborative-decision-making positive-culture-and-climate
What Scholars Say about Social-Emotional Skill Development while Learning Remotely	Sperling Center for Research and Innovation (SCRI)	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders	Youth	Leader	Article	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders	youth
What’s Race Got to Do With It?*	Stamey Street	Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Culturally competent practices, Organizational Priorities	Leader, Staff	Tool, Video	intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	culturally-competent-practices organizational-priorities
Youth Ally-Engagement Training Videos+Materials	Terrence Pruitt and Steven Rosado	Engaged and Informed Stakeholders, Strong Program Operations	Collaborative Decision Making, Youth	Staff	Tool, Video	engaged-and-informed-stakeholders strong-program-operations	collaborative-decision-making youth
Youth Program Quality Assessments	David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality at the Forum for Youth Investment	Intentional Practices - SEL, Strong Program Operations	Safe and supportive conditions for learning, Youth development practices			intentional-practices-sel strong-program-operations	safe-and-supportive-conditions-for-learning youth-development-practices

Act using resources aligned to your readiness

AIR’s Ready Resource Library connects you to widely available, research-based resources used across the OST field. Use the cascading filters below to find the resources that best meet your needs and goals.

To begin, select a gear:

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