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YouthLearn Updates

YouthLearn continues training-of-trainers in Democratic Republic of Congo
Monica Biswas has just returned from a trip to the Democratic Republic of
Congo, where she continued a "training of trainers" on using "active learning"
methods. Approximately 60 administrators of primary schools are being
trained so that they can return to their schools and train teachers in these
methods. "Getting administrators excited about the methodologies will make
it easier for their teachers to feel supported as they experiment with the new
teaching techniques."
URL: http://news.youthlearn.org/archives/000144.html

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News

New Book Heralds the "Conceptual Age"
According to Dan Pink, contributing editor to Wired magazine, to "flourish
in this [new] age, we'll need to supplement our well-developed high tech
abilities with aptitudes that are 'high concept' and 'high touch.'" This article,
"Revenge of the Right Brain: Logical and precise, left-brain thinking gave us
the Information Age. Now comes the Conceptual Age - ruled by artistry,
empathy, and emotion," is adapted from his new book: A Whole New Mind:
Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age.
URL: http://wired-vig.wired.com/wired/archive/13.02/brain.html

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Funding

Applying for Grants at Grants.gov
Are you "ready to apply for a grant at Grants.gov?... Let the Federal
Government help! See the Spring Succeed Newsletter article titled, 'Why Apply
for Grants at Grants.gov?' with instructions and tips to share with potential
applicants including a step-by-step guide to getting started and some
common mistakes to watch out for when applying for Federal support. Learn
more about these and other developments in the latest issue of the
Grants.gov Succeed quarterly newsletter [see link below]."
URL: http://www.grants.gov/assets/GrantsSpringNewsletter2005.pdf
Referred by: CTCNet Discussion List

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Resources

New School Boards Association Report on Afterschool
"The National School Boards Association (NSBA) has released a report that
profiles ways school boards are supporting after-school and summer
programs. Building and Sustaining After-School Programs: Successful Practices
in School Board Leadership feature seight school districts whose boards are
providing strategic and innovative leadership for after-school programs
through policy and partnerships.... [The report] was produced through NSBA's
Extended-Day Learning Opportunities (EDLO) program, funded by the Charles
Stewart Mott Foundation."
URL: http://www.nsba.org/edlo

Sites to See: World History
"World History sites offer students, teachers, and the general public a wealth
of resources for teaching and learning about world history. Included are
primary documents, lesson plans, multimedia exhibits, Webcasts, teaching
strategies, and more. Included: Ten practical world history resources for
students and teachers."
URL: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/sites/sites059.shtml
Referred by: Education World Weekly Newsletter

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