[YL] YouthLearn Newsletter, Issue 151

Tue Mar 17 16:59:21 EDT 2009

YouthLearn
Newsletter, Issue 151 - March 17, 2009

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 

March is Women's History Month
"The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of women whose commitment to nature and the planet have proved invaluable to society." Features include images, audio/video, profiles, and resources for teachers. How will you celebrate women's history this month?
URL: http://womenshistorymonth.gov/index.html <http://womenshistorymonth.gov/index.html> 

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Resources 

Keeping Kids in School
"The America's Promise Alliance has released its updated edition of Grad Nation, a comprehensive guidebook with supporting tools on the best evidence-based practices on keeping students in school, graduating and prepared for college."
URL: http://www.americaspromise.org/APAPage.aspx?id=11796 <http://www.americaspromise.org/APAPage.aspx?id=11796> 
Referred by: Connect for Kids

BBC Blast Film Tips and Tools
Designed for young people, this BBC portal offers a wealth of resources on filmmaking. The Tips and Tools page includes interactive filming tools, tips on turning ideas into movies, and more information about careers and education, genres, equipment, and techniques. Note that there's a number of links to external content. Young people can also view galleries of youth media, and upload their own films. Other BBC Blast Tips and Tools sites include Art and Design, Music, Writing, Games, and Fashion.
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blast/film/tipsandtools/ <http://www.bbc.co.uk/blast/film/tipsandtools/> 

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Research 

Selecting, Training, and Coaching Out-of-School Time Staff
"Research on successful out-of-school time programs repeatedly has found that the caliber of a program's staff is a critical feature of high-quality programs that achieve positive outcomes. Three new Child Trends briefs present findings and effective strategies for selecting, training, and coaching frontline staff in the effective implementation of out-of-school time programs." The research briefs are as follows: Staff Selection: What's Important for Out-Of-School Time Programs?; Training Out-Of-School Time Staff; Using Coaching to Provide Ongoing Support and Supervision to Out-Of-School Time Staff.
URL: http://childtrends.org/_docdisp_page.cfm?LID=05D17514-9153-4C82-86C75FC4B61FDEB5 <http://childtrends.org/_docdisp_page.cfm?LID=05D17514-9153-4C82-86C75FC4B61FDEB5> 

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Activities 

Request for Submissions from Student Filmmakers
"The Teacher Salary Project is inviting all Americans to help build a movement to honor teachers. We are excited to announce an expansion of our endeavor! We know that students are the true experts about the teachers who have the greatest impact on their lives. In this spirit, we are inviting students to use their creativity and submit first-hand stories about their teachers. All types of submissions are welcome-write a letter telling us about a teacher's impact and why they should be valued more than they are, put together 'a day in the life' footage, film commercials about a favorite teacher, or do something else that we haven't even though of. While we certainly still want home videos from teachers as well, we know that by broadening the scope of the stories and perspectives we receive, we will be able to create an even stronger community-built movement. This movement will tell the true stories of hardworking teachers in order to change the public perception, support, and financial rewards that accompany the invaluable work of teaching. To learn more about submitting stories to us, go to our student submissions web page or email us at vanessa at theteachersalaryproject.org." 
URL: http://www.theteachersalaryproject.org/studentvideo.html <http://www.theteachersalaryproject.org/studentvideo.html> 

You Oughta Be in Pictures: YouthLearn's Intro to Making Videos
Video can be one of the most powerful forms of communication, and it offers a tremendous vehicle for learning. Experiencing video production, even in its most basic form, can open new career opportunities and avenues for personal expression. It teaches kids about multimedia communication with action and motion, and it helps them reinforce a variety of other skills, including critical thinking, literacy, interpersonal communication, collaboration, public speaking, composition, storytelling and group decision making. Working with video isn't something you can just jump right into, however. Children must be prepared for it with preliminary excursions into concepts like storyboarding and photography. Each stage can be made fun and educational, and at the end of the project, the children will understand how all the pieces come together to make a video they're proud to show parents, friends and the world by putting it on the Internet. Children as young as age five can make a video with the proper guidance and preparation.
URL: http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/multimedia/video.asp <http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/multimedia/video.asp> 

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