Paul Quinn College: Affordable, Relevant, Transformative Higher Education
The Work Program at Paul Quinn College provides students with meaningful service opportunities that help develop competitive job skills while contributing toward the cost of their education.
#CelebratingProgress Launching Youth Into Tech Careers
Launchpad, a new initiative from Building21, that is helping high school students gain the skills they need to get connected to good paying jobs in the tech industry highlights #CSEdWeek.
Why Your Students Need a Manifesto
Students today can benefit from having a personal manifesto, which is a statement of purpose and a script for action to anchor you in your values when you’re faced with dilemmas. Educators can help students create their personal manifesto with a flexible series of exercises, which can then be shared with a larger group to deepen their understanding of each other.
Place & Peace Based Learning: James’ story
This is the second of a two-part preface excerpt from the book To Know the Joy of Work Well Done: Building Connections and Community with Place-Based Learning.
Place & Peace Based Learning: Walter’s Story
This is the first of a two-part preface excerpt from the book To Know the Joy of Work Well Done: Building Connections and Community with Place-Based Learning.
Making Time to Reflect
The practice of reflection is essential for us as educators and it is important that we help our students develop their own reflective practices. Rachelle Dené Poth shares more in her latest post.
How a Dallas Restaurant Became a National Youth Development System
Café Momentum is not just a restaurant, it’s a youth development system with an ecosystem of support including paid internships, education and training, and physical and mental health support.
Imitation Is Inspiration: Copy-Paste Your Way to Success
Angela Duckworth pens her latest tip on how imitation is inspiration.
The Scientific Case for Cultivating Grateful Learning Communities
What do you think of when you hear the words “gratitude” or “thankfulness” in the context of education? Allison Posey and Lainie Rowell share more in their latest post.
Uncovering Pathways for Students with Disabilities
When students with disabilities don’t have equitable access to early college opportunities, they miss out on significant benefits and any conversation about equity is incomplete without including students with disabilities.