[YL] YouthLearn Newsletter, Issue 131

Tue Apr 22 12:21:27 EDT 2008

YouthLearn
Newsletter, Issue 131 - April 22, 2008

The YouthLearn Newsletter compiles the latest entries to the 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 feel free to share this resource with friends and colleagues, and visit the News Blog often! http://news.youthlearn.org <http://news.youthlearn.org/> 

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News 

Afterschool for All Challenge 2008
The Afterschool Alliance announces the 2008 Afterschool for All Challenge, bringing together "advocates from across the country in Washington D.C. on May 13th and 14th to help grow support for afterschool programs. This year's Afterschool for All Challenge will feature two days of activities, including a youth advocacy track, training and networking sessions, meetings with members of Congress and their aides, and a 'Breakfast of Champions' honoring congressional, state and local leaders. This year, the Afterschool Alliance will partner with the National League of Cities and its National City Afterschool Summit for the event." See the Alliance website for news about how, recently, afterschool programs and funding have been a "hot topic in Capitol Hill," as the huge public response to President Bush's 21st CCLC budget cuts "helped convince key congressional committees to hold hearings." 
URL: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/news_events.cfm#4000841 <http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/news_events.cfm#4000841> 

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Funding 

World of Children 2008 Founder's Award for Youth
"World of Children 2008 Founder's Award for Youth recognizes youth that are making extraordinary contributions to the lives of other children. Maximum Award: $25,000. Eligibility: Nominees must be under the age of 21 and have an existing non-profit organization in good standing that can receive grant funds if awarded. Deadline: April 30, 2008."
URL: http://www.worldofchildren.org/Awards.htm <http://www.worldofchildren.org/Awards.htm> 
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast

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Resources 

More Time for Teens-Frequency, Intensity and Duration-in Boys & Girls Clubs
"Mounting evidence suggests that sustained participation in structured out-of-school-time activities is key to healthy development and positive outcomes for youth. Thus, strategies for promoting and maintaining youth engagement, particularly as youth gain independence during the middle and high school years, are of increasing interest to program operators and funders. P/PV explores what it takes to involve teens in positive out-of-school-time activities in a new report, More Time for Teens, written midway through a three-year longitudinal evaluation of the role Boys & Girls Clubs play in the lives of the youth they serve." 
URL: http://www.ppv.org/ppv/youth/youth_publications.asp?section_id=8#pub231 <http://www.ppv.org/ppv/youth/youth_publications.asp?section_id=8#pub231> 
Referred by: HCHY List: Resources on assets and service-learning 

New Issue Brief Urges Leaders to Promote Equitable Technology Access and Innovative Applications
"The Children's Partnership released Information Technology Making a Difference in Children's Lives: An Issue Brief for Leaders for Children. The report provides research and case studies demonstrating how digital tools and applications can improve children's education, health, and opportunities for empoyment and civic engagement. The report encourages groups working on children's issues to include technology planks in their platforms and policy agendas. It also prompts children's leaders to work to ensure underserved children have equal access to digital tools and to promote the use of information and communications technology to increase the efficiency and accessibility of public programs."
URL: http://www.childrenspartnership.org/Report/InformationTechnology <http://www.childrenspartnership.org/Report/InformationTechnology> 

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Research 

Multimodal Learning Shown to Increase Achievement
"New research indicates that multimodal learning (using many modes and strategies that cater to individual learners' needs and capacities) is more effective than traditional, unimodal learning, reports Meris Stansbury for eSchool News. According to recent research, adding visuals to verbal instruction can result in significant gains in basic or higher-order learning. In addition, it has been proven that students taking part in a well-designed combination of visuals and text learn more than students who experience only text-based learning. This poses a direct challenge for schools, as they must figure out how to leverage learning environments, teaching practices, curricula and resources that conform to what is known about the limitations and capacity of human physiology."
URL: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=53243 <http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=53243> 
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast

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Activities 

Earth Day Activities
Today is Earth Day! "It's a special day to learn about our planet and how to take care of it! Be sure to visit our Earth Day crafts, coloring pages, and activities," at the Kaboose website. Of course, hands-on learning and lessons that promote environmental awareness are topical any of the 365 days of the year. Go green!
URL: http://holidays.kaboose.com/earth-day/ <http://holidays.kaboose.com/earth-day/> 

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