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YouthLearn Updates

Project-Based Learning Workshop at the South Carolina Afterschool
Alliance Conference
Monica Biswas and Haejung Chung facilitated two training sessions at the
South Carolina Afterschool Alliance Conference on "Project-based Learning:
How-to tools to Get Started." At these sessions on April 19th, 2005, two
groups of local South Carolina afterschool educators and administrators
experienced how to implement fun and engaging project-based learning
activities in their afterschool programs...
URL: http://news.youthlearn.org/archives/000168.html

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Funding

Make every day National Youth Service Day with Youth Venture and
Youth Service America
"Turn your NYSD 2005 project into a sustainable community service venture
or create new sustainable projects for NYSD 2006, April 21st-23rd. YSA and
Youth Venture are offering funding to enable young people to engage in
community service and make a difference in their world. Twenty awards of up
to $1,000 in start-up funds will be available to young people (ages 12-20)
who want to create sustainable new, civic-minded organizations, clubs or
businesses ("Ventures"). These Ventures must be youth-led and designed to
be a lasting asset to the community. YSA Youth Venturers are required to
host a NYSD event. Applications must be received by 12:00 noon on June 13,
2005."
URL: http://www.youthventure.org/ysa
Referred by: Youth Venture National Update

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Resources

New Resource Kit Available
"Involving youth with adults in evaluation and action planning: The Youth and
Adult Leaders for Program Excellence: A PrACTical Guide for Program
Assessment and ACTion Planning: (YALPE Resource Kit) developed by a team
led by Linda Camino and Shepherd Zeldin at University of Wisconsin Extension
is designed for groups that are seeking to promote positive youth
development through strategies of youth participation, civic engagement,
youth voice and youth-adult partnership across a full range of contexts..."
URL: http://www.actforyouth.net/?yalpe
Referred by: EVALTALK - American Evaluation Association (AEA) Discussion List

COMMUNITY PARTNERS ENHANCE LEARNING
"To learn at high levels, students need supports that schools alone cannot
provide. Educators increasingly recognize that schools must form links with
community partners to enhance student learning opportunities, but how can
this be done effectively? The new issue of the Annenberg Institutes quarterly
journal, Voices in Urban Education, looks at the latest thinking about
community partnerships, with compelling examples of how partners can
enhance learning opportunities for young people."
URL: http://www.annenberginstitute.org/VUE/index.html
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast

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Research

COMPARING EDUCATION TO SIX OTHER PROFESSIONS
"'Preparing and Training Professionals: Comparing Education to Six Other
Fields,' published by The Finance Project and funded by The Ford Foundation,
addresses the critical issue of how K-12 educators are prepared and trained.
The comparison illuminates similarities and differences in the approaches
taken to preparation and in-service training and also highlights important
areas for further study and possible policy development. The report compares
professional development -- both pre-service preparation and in-service
training -- in education to six other professions: law, accounting, architecture,
nursing, firefighting, and law enforcement...."
URL: http://www.financeproject.org/publications.asp
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast

Three Out-of-School Time Publications by Harvard Family Research
Project
"We edited the Spring 2005 issue of the "New Directions for Youth
Development" journal which focuses on Participation in Youth Programs:
Enrollment, Attendance, and Engagement. We also have an article in the April
2005 issue of "The Prevention Researcher" journal entitled "Engaging
Adolescents in Out-of-School Time Programs: Learning What Works." Finally,
we also have an article entitled, "Finding the Right Hook: Strategies for
Attracting and Sustaining Participation in After-School Programs" in the May
2005 issue of "The School Administrator" magazine.
URL: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/news1.html
Referred by: Harvard Family Research Project's out-of-school time updates

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Activities

New Youth Web site! : What is Youthhood.org?
"What is Youthhood.org? Youthhood.org (also known as The Youthhood) is a
free, dynamic Web-based curriculum and tool to help youth set goals and plan
for the future. Although the site addresses youth directly, it is intended to be
used in classrooms, community programs, or any other settings where adults
work with youth. The Youthhood includes information, interactive activities,
and a wealth of other tools to help youth connect their future goals to their
academic learning."
URL: http://www.youthhood.org
Referred by: SafeYouth Listserv

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