[YL] YouthLearn Newsletter, Issue 156

Tue May 26 23:49:20 EDT 2009

YouthLearn
Newsletter, Issue 156 - May 26, 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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YouthLearn Updates 

Inside ITEST - Showcasing STEM Learning Experiences
YouthLearn staff have been a part of the National Science Foundation-funded ITEST (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) Learning Resource Center at EDC since its inception in 2003. Recently, a media showcase called Inside ITEST debuted online. It was produced by WGBH in Boston with assistance from YouthLearn Director and ITEST LRC Co-PI Tony Streit. The website features video clips and profiles of several ITEST projects and people from across the country. Check out these great examples of hands-on activities designed to cultivate the next generation of STEM leaders.
URL: http://itestlrc.edc.org/inside_itest <http://itestlrc.edc.org/inside_itest> 

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Funding 

American Legion: Grants for Child Welfare
"American Legion Child Welfare Foundation Grants to Help Children fund proposals that contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth. Maximum award: $70,000. Eligibility: 501(c)3 organizations. Deadline: July 15, 2009."
URL: http://www.legion.org/cwf/grantseekers/overview <http://www.legion.org/cwf/grantseekers/overview> 
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast

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Resources 

Opportunity in Hard Times: Building Out-of-School Time Learning Systems that Last
"A number of U.S. cities have been building high-quality citywide after- and out-of-school time systems. This Wallace Foundation conference report suggests forging closer ties with schools, using new data systems to inform budget decisions and making the recession an opportunity for bold changes to make sure these systems endure."
URL: http://www.wallacefoundation.org/KnowledgeCenter/KnowledgeTopics/CurrentAreasofFocus/Out-Of-SchoolLearning/Pages/opportunity-in-hard-times-building-OST-learning-systems-that-last.aspx <http://www.wallacefoundation.org/KnowledgeCenter/KnowledgeTopics/CurrentAreasofFocus/Out-Of-SchoolLearning/Pages/opportunity-in-hard-times-building-OST-learning-systems-that-last.aspx> 
Referred by: Connect for Kids

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Research 

A comprehensive look at the opportunities to learn in the U.S.
"The Schott Foundation for Public Education has released a new 50-state report on the opportunity to learn in America. 'Lost Opportunity' is a state-by-state analysis of student performance data reported by state departments of education that determines the opportunity to learn in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The Schott Foundation used resource models to identify the four core minimum resources that are necessary if a child -- regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status -- is to have a fair and substantive opportunity to learn: high-quality early childhood education; highly qualified teachers and instructors in grades K-12; college preparatory curricula that will prepare all youth for college, work, and community; and equitable instructional resources. As the nation observes the 55th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision, the study shows that minority and low-income students have half the opportunity to learn in public schools that their white, non-Latino peers do."
URL: http://blackboysreport.org/otlwebsite/ <http://blackboysreport.org/otlwebsite/> 
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast

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Activities 

Parents' Choice Award-winning Websites
Are you or the parents of kids in your program looking for great websites that young people can explore? The Parents' Choice organization has been reviewing children's media and toys for more than 30 years. They've selected a variety of websites, appropriate to different age groups, that offer entertaining and educational content. Among their top picks are Reading Rockets, Cogito.org, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and Design Squad.
URL: http://www.parents-choice.org/award.cfm?thePage=website&p_code=p_web <http://www.parents-choice.org/award.cfm?thePage=website&p_code=p_web> 

We welcome your feedback!

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