Ellen S. Gannett, M.Ed.
Director
National Institute on Out-of-School Time
Ellen S. Gannett is Director of the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) at the Wellesley Centers for Women. NIOST is a national action/research project which for the past 30 years has provided technical assistance, consultation, and specialized training to schools and other educational organizations throughout the U.S. In this capacity Ellen directs a national team of ten Education and Training Associates who travel across the country to lead workshops for out-of-school practitioners and directors. She previously held the position of Education and Training Coordinator with the Project from 1981 through 1989 and is celebrating her 25th anniversary working with NIOST.
As a national speaker and trainer, Ellen has conducted hundreds of seminars throughout the country. Her recent work has focused on workforce issues and professional development. In that capacity, she advises numerous groups, such as Achieve Boston, Next Generation Youth Work Coalition, National Collaboration for Youth, National Association of Elementary School Principals, Council for Professional Recognition, National Afterschool Association, and NAEYC’s National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development.
Ellen co-authored NIOST’s publications, Links to Learning: A Curriculum Planning Guide for Afterschool Programs; City Initiatives in School-Age Child Care, and chapters in the following books: Employer-Supported Child Care: Investing in Human Resources, by Burud et al, published by Auburn House, Boston, and Yearbook in Early Childhood Education, Vol. 5: Issues in Child Care, edited by Spondek and Saraho, published by Teachers College Press. She also co-authored the 1998 edition of ASQ: Assessing School-Age Child Care Quality as well as the Project’s publication, School-Age Child Care: A Policy Report.
Ellen has recently co-authored a web-based training curriculum on afterschool programming for a New York City television station. She has been featured in numerous local and national television and radio news and talk shows.
Ellen has served as a board member of the National Afterschool Association (NAA, formerly NSACA) and as a member of the Professional Development Division. She is currently serving as a member of NAA’s Accreditation Council and is the co-chair for the Annual NAA Conference Professional Development Systems Building Forum. She is also the former Board Chair and Founder of the parent-run afterschool program which was attended by her two daughters, now young adults.
Education:
M.Ed. Lesley College, Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA, 1974
B.S. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1972
Merrill-Palmer Institute, Detroit, MI, 1971-1972
Selected Presentations
World Forum on Early Care and Education, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (5/17/05-5/20/05)
National 21st Century Community Learning Centers Summer Institute, Washington, DC (6/22/03)
Fifteenth Annual Spring School-Age Child Care Conference, Chicago, IL (3/16/01-3/17/01)
MSAC Justice for All Children: Strengthening Community Leadership for Quality Out-of-School Time Programs (3/24/01)
Finding Better Ways Workforce Conference, Dallas, TX (5/7/01-5/9/01)
Building a Skilled and Stable Workforce for After School Programs: A Leadership Institute (7/9/01-7/11/01)
National Elementary Schools and Principals Association
Massachusetts Elementary Schools Principals Association
American Association of School Administrators
National School-Age Care Alliance
National Community Education Association, National Center for Community Education
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National League of Women Voters
Scottish Out-of-School Care Network
New Zealand Out of School Time National Conference
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