YouthLearn
Newsletter, Issue 61 - March 29, 2005

The YouthLearn newsletter compiles the latest entries to the new
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
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News

After-School Programs Focus of National League of Cities Report
"A new report released by the D.C.-based National League of Cities
(http://nlc.org/home/) argues that engaged leadership on the part of mayors
and city council members can yield big results through improvements in the
quality of after-school programs."
URL: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1076/nlc/afterschool
Referred by: Philanthropy News Digest

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Funding

2005 Community Grants Program: The Beaumont Foundation
"The Beaumont Foundation of America is dedicated to enriching the lives of
individuals by providing technology to historically underserved schools and
communities. The 2005 Areas of Focus include: affordable housing; children's
hospitals; college and university scholarship programs; faith-based initiatives;
foster care and mentoring programs for children; homeless persons; people
with disabilities; restart programs for released offenders; and senior citizens.
Eligible applicants include city or township governments, county governments,
independent school districts, special district governments, state governments,
public, private, parochial, and charter schools, as well as hospitals, and
nonprofit organizations."
URL: http://www.bmtfoundation.com/bfa/us/public/en/grants/community
Referred by: DIGITALDIVIDE Discussion Group

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Resources

Service-Learning and Violence Prevention in Schools
"In light of the recent tragedies at the school on Red Lake Indian reservation,
the National Service-Learning Clearinghouse would like to draw your
attention to these materials on the topic of using service-learning as a tool to
help reduce and prevent violence in schools and communities...
Service-learning provides both the social structure and the emotional support
that can help counter youth violence. It helps young people develop
academically, socially and emotionally. It also provides an important way for
young people to connect with their communities by giving them a stake in
creating positive changes where they live." (ECS Issue Paper, 1999).
Referred by: National Service-Learning Clearinghouse Resources Mailing List
More details: http://news.youthlearn.org/archives/000142.html

Virtual manipulatives aim to engage students in math education
"Created by a team of researchers and educators at Utah State University
with support from the National Science Foundation, this new online library of
interactive manipulatives is intended to help educators accomplish the often
challenging task of engaging students in daily math lessons."
URL: http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html
Referred by: eSchool News

Workforce Opportunities Launched on NYDIC site
"A 'map' designed for youth workers to find staff development opportunities
in their geographic area is just being launched. Find out where there are
youth worker certificate, degree, practitioner apprenticeship programs and
more on the new 'map' of professional development opportunities on the
nydic.org website. The information on the site is just the beginning and we
invite you to complete the short form and add your own information."
URL: http://www.nydic.org/nydic/staffing/profdevelopment/prof_dev_search_form.cfm

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Activities

What Does Your Neighborhood Mean To You?
National Neighborhood Day Short Film Contest
"To promote National Neighborhood Day's mission and vision, they are
hosting a short film contest for both professional and amateur filmmakers to
illustrate, through a 5-minute or less film, what their neighborhood means to
them. This call for entries in the National Neighborhood Day Short Film
Contest is open to K-12 students and adults. There is no entry fee for the
Youth Category and the Grand Prize is $2000. The deadline for entries is June
1, 2005. For contest rules, entry form or to download a poster with further
information for K-12 students," visit the website.
URL: http://www.neighborhoodday.org/film.asp
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast



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