Edutopia: How YES Prep Helped a Dropout Student Find His Passion as a Graffiti Artist
November 22, 2011
Kicked out of YES Prep as a sophomore, senior Erick Gonzalez returned to face the challenges and receive the support the school has offered him. For more videos, articles, and resources from our Schools That Work package on YES Prep North Central, visit http://www.edutopia.org/houston-college-bound-schools-that-work.
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_HEsMjiSbk&feature=digest_fri
The United States in 2050: Charting a New Vision and Future Together
Center for American Progress
The United States is undergoing a tremendous demographic shift. According to the 2010 Census it is projected that by the year 2050, if not sooner, there will be no ethnic majority in our nation. That future has already arrived in various communities and states across our nation. What are the implications of this demographic shift? How are the communities that have experienced this shift in the last decade managing this change? What are the opportunities and challenges of a more diverse society? And most importantly what is our collective vision for the year 2050 and what do we need to do today to make that vision a reality?
VIDEO: http://www.americanprogress.org/events/2011/10/2050.html
Men are Finished, Intelligence Squared
In a modern, post-industrial economy that seems better suited to women than men, many are wondering if men have been permanently left behind. Education and employment statistics point to a clear and growing dominance in women's status at home and in the workplace. Are men primed for a comeback or have the old rules changed for good?
VIDEO: http://intelligencesquaredus.org/index.php/past-debates/men-are-finished/
The Failure Of Boys Means A Failure For All, Tell Me More
NPR, Michel Martin
PODCAST: http://www.npr.org/2011/04/04/135114717/boys-educational-achievement-troubles-affects-everyone
Edutopia: Teaching Math to Middle School Boys
Teacher Tom Wolken uses technology tools and timed challenges to teach math at Olmsted Academy North, an all-boys middle school in Louisville, Kentucky.
VIDEO: http://www.edutopia.org/stw-louisville-sel-math-video
Ali Carr-Chellman: Gaming to re-engage boys in learning
At TEDxPSU, Ali Carr-Chellman pinpoints three reasons boys are tuning out of school in droves, and lays out her bold plan to re-engage them: bringing their culture into the classroom, with new rules that let boys be boys, and video games that teach as well as entertain.
VIDEO: http://www.ted.com/talks/ali_carr_chellman_gaming_to_re_engage_boys_in_learning.html
Edutopia: Schools Use Games for Learning and Assessment
Computer simulations are natural learning tools for a generation of video game players
VIDEO: http://www.edutopia.org/computer-simulations-games-virtual-learning-video
Edutopia: How Principal Bill Perkins Creates a Caring School Community
At TED, the head of Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North discusses how the CARE for Kids program has transformed students at his all-boys Louisville middle school.
VIDEO: http://www.edutopia.org/stw-louisville-sel-olmsted-academy-video
Philip Zimbardo: The demise of guys?
Psychologist Philip Zimbardo asks, "Why are boys struggling?" He shares some stats (lower graduation rates, greater worries about intimacy and relationships) and suggests a few reasons -- and challenges the TED community to think about solutions.
VIDEO: http://www.ted.com/talks/zimchallenge.html
Edutopia: How YES Prep Helped a Dropout Student Find His Passion as a Graffiti Artist
Kicked out of YES Prep as a sophomore, senior Erick Gonzalez returned to face the challenges and receive the support the school has offered him. For more videos, articles, and resources from our Schools That Work package on YES Prep North Central, visit http://www.edutopia.org/houston-college-bound-schools-that-work
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_HEsMjiSbk&feature=uploademail
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