Youth Today
All posts tagged "learning ecosystem"
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7.4KFrom the FieldAfterschool STEM: Turning curiosity into careers and citizenship
A growing body of evidence shows that high-quality afterschool STEM programs excite and engage youth.
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1.8KOpinionUnexpected mentors: Every new positive connection really does count
How can we look for ways to expand or deepen youth-adult relationships?
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3.0KFrom the FieldExpanding horizons, essential relationships: The evidence of afterschool impacts
We learn and grow through relationships — and when these are paired with high quality learning and leadership opportunities, real transformation happens.
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2.2KOpinionShared advocacy and sustainable financing: Making a “big picture” case for community supports
Communities are intertwined and organic, blending funding into a web of community supports.
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4.4KFrom the FieldQ&A: How service learning, done well, changes lives
Karen Pittman speaks with YSA's Scott Ganske about the current state of service learning.
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2.1KOpinionThe path blazed by Karl Dennis — “Father of Wraparound”
Karl Dennis was a foundational thinker, key architect and persuasive advocate for wraparound services.
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1.7KOpinionWe don’t have to choose which adolescent challenge to tackle. They are all linked to the same five non-negotiables for optimizing development.
Direct interactions with youth need all five elements to optimize impact.
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1.8KOpinionUniting in defense of the ecosystem
The Trump Administration abruptly announced that it's withholding ~$7 billion in federal education funding.
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2.3KOpinionCan you legislate a collaborative, youth-centered vision of education? Iceland did.
Iceland passed the Wellbeing Act mandating that all youth-field professionals collaborate across sectors.
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2.3KNewsIn Dallas, a Big Thought is brewing about how cities can help their children grow
Big Thought provides youth with opportunities to learn how to think and act creatively.
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1.8KOpinionIn learning ECOsystems OST must be a champion of positive youth development
OST and youth development are not interchangeable. One is about place, one about approach.
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3.1KOpinionTrust, time and training: Unlocking the potential of learning ECOsystems
A new tool seeks to improve learning ecosystems by connecting educators to community partners.
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1.9KOpinionTrust-based changemaking may change the world, but can it change institutions?
Imagine if learning ecosystems across the country and around the world adopted trust-based changemaking.
