"Knowledgeable, prepared professionals are key to making afterschool a time for dynamic, engaged learning that helps children develop skills and talents, build essential relationships, expand their horizons, and succeed in school," says Claudia Weisburd, Executive Director of the Center for Afterschool Education. "Our goal is to help build systems of professional development nationwide so that afterschool leaders and providers truly become afterschool educators. This pioneering partnership with Arcadia University will significantly expand and deepen professional learning opportunities at all levels, and will strengthen the entire field of afterschool as an additional educational setting."

The purpose of the North Carolina Grade 3 Practice Activity is to provide students with an opportunity to become familiar with the standardized multiple-choice testing format prior to the administration of the North Carolina Pretest—Grade 3    Click Here