Difference Making
Why Difference Making is the New Superpower
Difference making can be the new superpower when we empower kids to make their own impact on the world.
Oaklore: A Student Podcast About Difference Making in Oakland
Students in Oakland have launched Oaklore, a student podcast focused on highlighting Oakland's changemakers and cross-generational storytelling.
Empowering Youth to Address Real-World Problems
By: Matt Piercy. Using KIVA as a service-learning project in schools has the capacity to transform students’ lives while impacting the lives of others.
A Powerful Microsoft Education Experience at BETT
These are some of the new Microsoft Education updates and features that were promoted at BETT, the largest global edtech conference.
Getting Clearer: A Contribution Solution
By: Joanne McEachen and Matthew Kane. Contributive learning helps educational systems focus on what really matters for students, creating equitable academic outcomes.
Difference Making: New Tech Makes it Easier than Ever
Introducing some of this new tech into high school entrepreneurship courses could teach students the importance of making a difference.
The Case for Contribution: Why Schools Should Empower Difference Making
In the absence of a religious community or as a supplement for encouragement toward the common good, schools can support contribution with great benefit.
Service Learning: Designed to Motivate and Inspire
By: Liz Pitofsky Part of the thrill of facilitating The Service Learning Project (SLP) is seeing the incredibly positive impact on youth of all ages, and there are consistent trends: Students are excited to participate in, but even more so to lead, the process. They are passionate about…
Contribution: Programs Alive with Possibility
Tom highlights 11 programs and community organizations that provide students with opportunities to identify and make their unique contributions to the future of everything.
4 Ways to Boost Service Learning in Schools
By: Wayne D’Orio. Two veteran New York state educators offer advice on how to organize community service programs that best benefit students, are relatively easy to manage, and simplify reporting needed for graduation and college applications.