“As a junior in a Georgia high school, if this election is won by a candidate that has promised to defund the Department of Education, I’m not sure if we’ll even have a functioning educational system in four years,” Gen Z’s Education YR Media connectedlearning.news/move-beyond-528

“We need to be careful that the young people in our stories are not passive recipients but active agents in the experiences of mental health,” Is ‘Crisis’ Thinking About Youth Mental Health Doing More Harm Than Good? connectedlearning.news/crisis-thinkin… #YouthAgency #YouthMentalHealth

A learner-centered ecosystem is interconnected to create a holistic & supportive environment for #youngpeople. In "Ecosystems for the Future of Learning," we team up w/ Education Reimagined to explore the development of these ecosystems. Read the report here: thehistorycolab.org/ecosystems-for…

The Creative Communities research group at CU Boulder 🦬 recognized a need to engage younger learners AND their family! Their guide from last year models a method for engaging families using ScratchJr to tell stories through coding: connectedlearning.news/cla111422 #Storytelling

“[M]ost states are failing to provide accessible, transparent longitudinal performance data—at a time when parents, advocates, and the general public need it most to address continued pandemic learning loss.” New Report - State Secrets from @crpe_edu connectedlearning.news/state-secrets-…

Fellowship: Tech Policy Press is supporting 5 fellows to research and write on issues and questions related to AI policy, governance, and regulation. Selected fellows will receive $10k to support their work. Apply by October 15, 2024. connectedlearning.news/CFA-2025-Tech-… #Fellowship

Using #ConnectedLearning, libraries can: - consider how data collection and analysis could improve library programs - think through goals for program design, assessment, and evaluation - select the right tools for their needs - create an evaluation plan connectedlearning.news/EvalLibraryPro…

LOVE this #ConnectedLearning framework led by Kylie Peppler, an expert in arts learning, and her team Maggie and Mimi Ito. 🩵

“In [informal STEM learning programs] environments, youth described how relationships with educators and peers were a reason for their persistence in their STEM programs.” CLA Blog - Key Lessons from Informal STEM Learning Programs connectedlearning.news/cla070622

📢HEAR THEIR VOICES📢 We partnered with YR Media to ask teens about the PRESSURES they face. It's a must watch 👀 youtu.be/wIeZLb7Ii-Y🎥 ahead of our UNDER PRESSURE CHALLENGE applicant Q&A session tomorrow. Join us in making a difference in the lives of our teens!

✨NEW REPORT✨: Digital Childhoods in Australia draws on discussions from the Digital Childhoods Summit which focused on the themes of safety, inclusion, health & wellbeing, and futures of children in the digital world. ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child report here: connectedlearning.news/2024-Digital-C…

Thrilled to launch CSS's Teen Snapshot research on young people's views of the 2024 presidential election and American politics. The findings show a new political generation where diversity is the norm and being online is key. Check out key takeaways! shorturl.at/PLhA9

📨 Just out — the latest in #ConnectedLearning! Wellbeing by Design fellowship; Under Pressure funding challenge; Take This in danger of closing; kids who use ChatGPT to study do worse on tests and more in our newsletter: connectedlearning.news/Vol243

“What we know is that culturally responsive education involves connecting academics to students’ daily lives, cultural backgrounds, and concerns in ways that support engagement, achievement, and empowerment.” CLA Blog - When Learning is Irresistible connectedlearning.news/cla052223

Mobilizing Teen-Centered Research Findings for Teen-Oriented Storytelling - #ConnectedLearning buff.ly/3z0ll7d

“But even if we could prove a causal relationship, it wouldn’t change the fact that every family situation is unique and every teen’s needs different.” Work WITH not AGAINST your teen — great read by Kevin Dickinson connectedlearning.news/beyond-screen-… Prof Pete Etchells #ScreenTime

🚨Reminder to the #ConnectedLearning community — lend the authors and editors Carrie James and Mimi Ito a hand with their new essay collection! We’re looking for actionable, concrete, and candid feedback. More in CLA blog➡️connectedlearning.news/cla071924 #YouthWellbeingTech

“I don’t know any better way to teach [digital literacy] than to ask kids to construct media themselves.” - @Jordosh CLA Blog - The Importance of Bringing the Wisdom of Our Connected World to Education by Mathew Farber connectedlearning.news/cla042919 #ConnectedLearning #DigitalLiteracy

“Supporting the needs of families is directly connected to promoting their children’s educational and career trajectories.“ CLA Blog - A Holistic College and Career Readiness Practice connectedlearning.news/cla060523

“The focus needs to be on eliminating online harms, and equipping children and their caregivers to deal confidently with the digital world.” Instead of banning kids from online spaces, here’s what we should offer them instead connectedlearning.news/banning-kids-1… Amanda Third