[YL] YouthLearn Newsletter, Issue 135

Tue Jun 17 21:17:46 EDT 2008

YouthLearn
Newsletter, Issue 135 - June 17, 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 

Youth Producing Change Film Festival
"'Youth Producing Change' screening is the first ever program of youth-produced films on human rights at the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. As part of this exciting initiative we will be hosting the YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE World Premiere and a free video production workshop for teens. 10 young filmmakers will be traveling to attend the festival from as far as Boston, Brooklyn, Haida Gwaii Canada, Kentucky and South Africa. Please join us in celebrating the power of young people to make a difference: Friday, June 20th @ 6:30; Saturday, June 21st @ 1:30PM (Video Workshop @ 11AM with MNN Youth Channel). Founding Presenter: Adobe Youth Voices. All screenings will take place at the Walter Reade Theater @ Lincoln Center as part of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival."
URL: http://hrw.org/iff/2008/ny/films.html#24 <http://hrw.org/iff/2008/ny/films.html#24> 

Conference on Science & Technology in Out-of-School Time
The National Conference on Science & Technology in Out-of-School Time will be held September 17-19, 2008 at the Navy Pier in Chicago. "This first-ever conference will bring together a national cross-section of program providers, researchers, and policy-makers in the growing movement for science and technology in out-of-school time. Sessions will include research-based best practices, curriculum development and evaluation, with a particular focus on equity and access issues for underrepresented populations."
URL: http://www.scienceafterschoolconference.org <http://www.scienceafterschoolconference.org/> 

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Funding 

Grants for Projects Led by and Benefiting Women and Girls
"The Open Meadows Foundation funds projects that are led by and benefit women and girls; reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organization; promote community-building; promote racial, social, economic and environmental justice; and have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding. Maximum Award: $2000. Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations with an organizational budget no larger than $150,000. Projects must be designed and implemented by women and girls. Deadline: August 15, 2008."
URL: http://www.openmeadows.org/ <http://www.openmeadows.org/> 
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast

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Resources 

Immersion Presents Ocean Exploration - Multimedia Curricular Materials
Immersion Presents is a multimedia program designed for formal and informal settings that engages young people in the excitement and adventure of ocean exploration. It is one of the resources highlighted in the recently launched Technology Curriculum Database, developed by YouthLearn for the U.S. Department of Education-funded National Partnership for Quality Afterschool Learning at SEDL. Founded by oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard in 2002, Immersion Presents broadcasts live expeditions from places like the Black Sea and the site of the Titanic wreckage. Curriculum packages built around these expeditions consist of hands-on activities such as making model volcanoes and exploring the layers of the ocean. Related expedition resources such as mission logs, photo galleries, interactive features, and message boards, dramatically expand the learning experience for youth. 
URL: http://www.sedl.org/cgi-bin/mysql/afterschool/technology.cgi?resource=1 <http://www.sedl.org/cgi-bin/mysql/afterschool/technology.cgi?resource=1> 

A New Literary Hero: Comics Make for Colorful Learning
"First graders in the after-school program at the Bronx's PS 90 spent part of last school year working collaboratively to create a comic book called The Bionic Butterfly. The title character, infected with pollutants, turned into a very strong, intelligent superhero butterfly with a mission to warn insects -- and humans -- about the dangers facing Earth's environment. This year, groups of kindergartners, first graders, and fourth graders are writing and drawing comics on the topic of bullying. 'The kids get to color and draw, which they love to do anyway,' says Claudia Bostick, after-school coordinator at the school, whose program is funded by the After School Corporation and the Bronx's Citizens Advice Bureau. 'We can sneak in other art lessons in that context. And for literacy, it's great. This encourages them to tell stories, to write stories, and to listen better.'"
URL: http://www.edutopia.org/comic-books-teaching-literacy <http://www.edutopia.org/comic-books-teaching-literacy> 

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Activities 

Finding Inspiration in Literature & Movies
"What works to engage youth? Movies for one." A partnership of the National Collaboration for Youth and Heartland Truly Moving Pictures, this site "offers free youth curriculum that uses movies to promote literacy, learning and service. The newest addition centers on the Disney movie Prince Caspian and includes discussion prompts, activities and service projects." Many other films are represented, such as Charlotte's Web, Freedom Writers, Gracie, and Ratatouille, etc. 
URL: http://www.youthfilmproject.org <http://www.youthfilmproject.org/> 
Referred by: Connect for Kids

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