[YL] YouthLearn Newsletter, Issue 57

[Wendy Rivenburgh]

YouthLearn
Newsletter, Issue 57 - February 1, 2005

The YouthLearn newsletter compiles the latest entries to the new
YouthLearn News Blog. This innovative service to the YouthLearn
community highlights youth, education, and technology news, tools,
and resources. We hope this assists you in your important work! Please
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Funding
Corning Foundation Grants
"The Corning Inc. Foundation, established in 1952, develops and 
administers projects in support of educational, cultural, and community 
organizations. Over the years, the foundation has contributed more than 
$83 million through its grant programs. Each year, the foundation fulfills 

approximately 225 grants totaling some $2.25 million. Corning's areas of 
involvement have included community service programs for students, 
curriculum enrichment, student scholarships, facility improvement, and 
instructional technology projects for the classroom. The foundation also 
supports youth centers, YMCAs, and local chapters of Girl Scouts and 
Boy Scouts of America. All requests for support must be made in writing."
URL: http://www.corning.com/inside_corning/foundation.asp
Referred by: eSchool News Online 
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Resources
Dr. King's Words Into Actions
"Two nonprofit organizations working for equity in education -- Teaching 
for Change and the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC) -- 
have joined forces to create a thought-provoking quiz on the Civil Rights 
Movement that motivates and inspires students of all ages. Instead of 
offering easy answers, the questions are crafted to inspire discussion and 

further inquiry. Supplemental chapters and lessons are available during 
the month of February, giving families, schools, and church groups the 
option to delve deeper into these empowering stories."
URL: http://www.civilrightsteaching.org
Referred by: PEN 
How to Establish Service-Learning In Your After School Program
By Robert Schoenfeld
"Service-Learning is a method of teaching and learning that enriches the 
student's life by engaging the student in meaningful hands on service to 
the community while gaining valuable knowledge and skills that connect 
with classroom studies. Today there are over four million students, K-12, 
who are improving their lives and the lives of people in their community 
through Service-Learning."
URL: http://listserv.aed.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0501&L=ppas&F=&S=&P=8493 
Referred by: Promising Practices in Afterschool (PPAS) 
Wireless Solutions for Education
"Today's wireless technologies open many doors for learning. No longer 
tied down to available ethernet ports, students can work at anytime or 
anywhere on school grounds. The editors of eSchool News have 
assembled a collection of news, information, and resources that will help 
you connect to the brave, new world of wireless."
URL: http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/wirelesssolutions/index.cfm
Referred by: eSchool News Online 
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Activities
EXCEL-lent Middle School Math Lessons!
"Can a computer program motivate math students weary of "drill and kill"? 
Teachers all over the country use Microsoft Excel in ways that excite 
students about the power of math in everyday life. Education World talks 
with Illinois middle school teacher Kelly McMahon about three important 
roles Excel plays in her seventh- and eighth-grade classrooms."
URL: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech079.shtml
Referred by: Education World Newsletter 


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