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My Journey from an AmeriCorps Volunteer to a Professional Public Servant
GenDIY is all about the young people following their own unique passion. In many cases that passion is to create positive change. There are few programs as robust, successful and impactful in providing opportunities for young people to make a difference while earning career experience than AmeriCorps.
El Paso Adopts Active Learning with Plan That Powers Innovation
El Paso ISD elected trustees have officially turned the corner from a decade of test prep to a new era of “Active Learning” by adopting a strategic plan called EPISD 2020 that includes expanding dual-language education, adding technology and providing active learning environments and stronger support systems.
Schools Need to Master the Art of Community Engagement
The omnipresence of technology in our daily lives has created new expectations for school districts. Parents also want their schools to be connected to their communities—and to be personally connected to them.
Realizing the Potential of Blended Learning: Beyond Personalized to Active Learning
This paper is designed to highlight how the intersection between active and personalized learning yields an engaging and relevant experience that increases student achievement and address the common misconception that active learning is only “hands-on offline,” and personalized learning stays “online.”
Making the Shift from Community Engagement to Community Collaboration
By Christina Jean & Lisa Duty. The new Community Collaboration for School Innovation toolkit developed by The Colorado Department of Education, The Colorado Education Initiative, and The Learning Accelerator outlines the shift from traditional community engagement to active community collaboration in four stages.
Building Habits of Success and Measuring What Matters
Good habits are at least as important as basic skills when it comes to success in college and work. The ability to apply creative know how in new situations is at least as important as historical and technical knowledge.
Feed My Starving Children: Community Comes Together for Global and Local Impact
A local community in Minnesota is coming together to take on one of the biggest issues of our time and they’re doing it in a thoughtful and collaborative way. Further proof that communities can connect kids and citizens to broader causes. In doing so, we help students reach broader goals.
8 Ways to Teach Empathy and Cultivate Community
As current new stories indicate, more schools, teachers and parents are looking for tools and tips to teach empathy. We bring you eight proven strategies for any educator to teach empathy and cultivate community in the classroom.
Why Letting Youth “Run the Store” is Important for their Development & Life Success
By: John Weiss. Giving young people voice, choice and decision-making opportunities is critical to support their healthy development and life success. They need to make decisions, act on their intentions and work collaboratively in school, in after-school programs and in family structures.
Better than Prep: Experiencing Success In What’s Next
Ten experiences high school students should leave the secondary system with so they are able to plan next steps with knowledge and confidence.