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News
U.S. Kids Need Media Literacy
Education
According to the new report "Thinking Critically About Media: Schools
and Families in Partnership" by Cable in the Classroom, the U.S. must do
more to educate children as media consumers. The authors assert that
efforts to teach media literacy in the U.S. are lacking in comparison to
other English-speaking countries, with various consequences for children
and the public at large. To develop more informed, savvy consumers of
electronic media, schools and parents can use strategies to integrate
media education into life at school and at home. [ENC]
http://www.ciconline.org/uploads/CIC_Media_Literacy_Report.pdf
Poll Finds Voters Overwhelmingly
Support Afterschool
The Afterschool Alliance has just released
poll numbers showing that
voters consider afterschool programs important and want more
government funding for these programs. Nine out of ten voters support
afterschool programs for providing a safe environment and offering
educational opportunities that promote achievement.
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/poll_reports.cfm
New Partnership to Form Reading
Information Centers
The U.S. Department of Education and
the National Urban League are
partnering to educate families about the importance of reading and
literacy to children's achievement. With a $500,000 grant from the Fund
for the Improvement of Education, the Urban League will open centers in
4 cities, with particular emphasis on serving African-Americans and other
minority youth.
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/10-2002/10112002.html
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Grants and Awards
Progressive Technology Project Grant
The Progressive Technology Project is funding 10-15 organizations to
enhance their grassroots community and social change efforts by
incorporating information technology. Individual awards will be made up
to $10,000. Deadline: November 20. [NPTalk]
http://www.progressivetech.org/Program/GrantMaking/guidelines.htm
Ms. Foundation's Safety Program
Grant
The Ms. Foundation is looking for community-centered
programs working
to prevent violence against women. Twelve 2-year grants of $20-40K
per year will be awarded to qualifying organizations. Deadline for letter
of inquiry is November 8.
http://www.ms.foundation.org/programs-guidelines-choices.html
Make a Difference Day Awards
October 26 is Make A Difference Day, a national
day of volunteering
sponsored by USA Weekend Magazine. Individuals and groups who plan
and implement projects to help their local communities on October 26th
can apply for awards up to $10,000, to be donated to a charitable
cause. Deadline for entry form is November 16. [Foundation Center]
http://makeadifferenceday.com/
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Info
Women's Equity Digest on Girls
and Technology
Addressing
the technology gap between boys and girls, this issue of
the Women's Equity Resource Center Digest shares relevant research,
perspectives, and resources. Articles include discussions of girls'
ambivalence to technology and ways to attract girls to computers and
IT careers.
http://www.edc.org/WomensEquity/pdffiles/tech_dig.pdf
Kauffman Foundation Reports
on Developing Youth Board
The Kauffman publication "Like Now, Like How:
Changing the Future
Today with Youth Advisory Boards" shares the goals, experiences, and
lessons learned in starting a youth advisory board, with views and
comments from the youth participants.
http://www.emkf.org/pages/296.cfm
Top Tips for Afterschool from
U.K. Education Extra
Hundreds
of schools in the United Kingdom contributed their ideas for
successful out-of-school time programs. Education Extra, the charity
that supports afterschool learning, published these bright ideas on
organization, participation, funding, standards, and more. Follow the link
for "Publications" then scroll down to "Reports" to see what your
European
colleagues shared.
http://www.educationextra.org.uk/
United Way Guide for Using
Outcomes as a Service Provider
For
professionals involved in human services, this step-by-step guide
helps users define, measure, and employ appropriate outcomes in their
programs. This is a rich online resource and a valuable professional
development opportunity if you're seeking to expand your facility with
outcomes management. [Best Practices Forum]
http://www.uwscc.org/member7.htm
NCEA 2002 Conference, Nov.
13-16
The
37th annual National Community Education Association Conference,
"Pardners in Community Education," will be held November 13-16, 2002
in Austin, Texas. Conference program and registration are online.
[Afterschool
Advocate]
http://www.ncea.com/conferences/
Technology Tools Conference,
Dec. 8-11
The
Council for Opportunity in Education and the ASPIRA Association
host this year's conference for educators and administrators on
Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning. The conference will take
place December 8-11, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Register by November 1.
http://www.technologytools.org/
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Ideas
Get Inspired with Education
World Special Activities
With
Halloween approaching, these lesson plans may give you and your
kids some creative ideas to celebrate the holiday.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson283.shtml
Election Day is November 5, and these lesson plans can help you
develop fun, educational activities that promote civic engagement.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson284.shtml
Bookmark Top Picks for Math
and Science
Looking for websites that bring Math
and Science alive? Each month the
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse picks a "Digital Dozen" of high
quality,
content-rich websites for students. Sign up for convenient email
notification and receive the annotated list of choice sites every month--
or just visit
the
archive.
http://www.enc.org/weblinks/dd/archive
Highlights from the YouthLearn Website
* Community-Building Activities
See this page for a variety of sound, action, and language games that
can
pull together a group of young people.
http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/teaching/community.asp
* Teaching Media Literacy
Here's a collection of activities and other resources that can help
you
make
savvy media consumers of your kids.
http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/multimedia/medialit.asp
We welcome your feedback!
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