Youth Well-Being Category Archives - Connected Learning Alliance https://clalliance.org/blog/category/youth-well-being/ Make Learning Relevant Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:23:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Design Matters: Why We Should Resist Using Social Media Shorthand https://clalliance.org/blog/design-matters-why-we-should-resist-using-social-media-shorthand/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:13:23 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89945038 There’s a tendency in popular discourse about social media and its impact on young people to lump all platforms together and talk about a single entity called “social media.” The U.S. Surgeon General has warned that social media poses a mental health risk to teens. The Kids Online Safety Act that was introduced in the... Read more »

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]]> Measuring Impact on Teenage Mental Health Entrepreneurship: Insights from the Connected Learning Summit https://clalliance.org/blog/measuring-impact-on-teenage-mental-health-entrepreneurship-insights-from-the-connected-learning-summit/ Tue, 21 Nov 2023 20:32:30 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89944978 Image: Innovators from Headstream’s cohort 3 celebrating the culmination of the program. Image courtesy of Headstream Innovation. Download high-resolution photo here. This blog is part of the Connected Learning Alliance’s Post-CLS Blog Series, where we are highlighting work presented at CLS2023. Check back here to see more posts in this series.  The Connected Learning Summit and... Read more »

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]]> Apprentice of Peace Youth Organization: Supporting Wellness and Empowerment https://clalliance.org/blog/apprentice-of-peace-youth-organization-supporting-wellness-and-empowerment/ Mon, 06 Nov 2023 17:00:24 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89944955 Image: AOPYO co-founder Ronnie Qi delivers a Tai Chi class to Denver area students and educators. Photo Credit: URBN Brands   This sixth edition of the Equitable Futures Innovation Network blog series brings into the spotlight the Apprentice of Peace Youth Organization (AOPYO), whose mission is to “develop students through a whole-person approach by integrating... Read more »

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]]> YAASPA: Exemplifying Collective Power Toward Community Change https://clalliance.org/blog/yaaspa-exemplifying-collective-power-toward-community-change/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 22:27:11 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89944944 Image: Taken at YAASPA’s inaugural Black Mental Health and Wellness Summit   This fifth edition of the Equitable Futures Innovation Network blog series brings into the spotlight the Young Aspiring Americans for Social and Political Activism (YAASPA). YAASPA was born out of a desire for change, fueled by frustration at conversations where race was ignored... Read more »

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]]> Join the Conversation in CLS2023 Meetups! https://clalliance.org/blog/join-the-conversation-in-cls2023-meetups/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:52:49 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89944928 Connected Learning Summit 2023 (#CLSummit2023) kicks off next week with a pre-conference day on October 26th, featuring online meetups on common issues in research, design and practice. Discussions will be facilitated by Research Paper and Showcase presenters and other CLS community members. Everyone is welcome to join the conversations! To prepare for these conversations, be... Read more »

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]]> Making Media that Matters: YR Media to Facilitate Two Sessions at the 2023 Connected Learning Summit https://clalliance.org/blog/making-media-that-matters-yr-media-to-facilitate-two-sessions-at-the-2023-connected-learning-summit/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 16:00:52 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89944910 YR Media is excited to participate in CLS this year, facilitating two interactive sessions via our Teach YR effort. We’ll be leading a roundtable conversation about our work co-creating curriculum with educators and students grounded in YR Media content, and in a workshop session, we will focus on one of our most recent projects developing... Read more »

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]]> Exploring AI in Learning & Imagining Alternative AI Futures: CLS 2023 Plenaries Announced! https://clalliance.org/blog/exploring-ai-in-learning-imagining-alternative-ai-futures-cls-2023-plenaries-announced/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 19:06:30 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89944885 The Connected Learning Alliance is looking forward to our community of progressive educators, researchers, and technologists gathering to exchange learnings and ideas in the upcoming Connected Learning Summit. It is an annual gathering of innovators harnessing emerging technology to expand access to participatory, playful, and creative learning. This year’s summit will be held from October... Read more »

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]]> Report Released – Youth, Mental Health, and the Metaverse: Reviewing the Literature https://clalliance.org/blog/youth-mental-health-and-the-metaverse-reviewing-the-literature/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:00:30 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89944859 A recently released white paper, Youth, Mental Health, and the Metaverse: Reviewing the Literature, presents a substantial review of literature exploring what we know about the risks and benefits of adolescent engagement with online social technologies, as a step toward anticipating and hopefully helping to shape the next iteration of the social internet. The paper... Read more »

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]]> Engage and Learn with Leading Innovators at CLS Workshops and Roundtables https://clalliance.org/blog/engage-and-learn-with-leading-innovators-at-cls-workshops-and-roundtables/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89944855 In addition to our inspiring keynotes, plenaries, and meetups, this year’s Connected Learning Summit features interactive workshops and roundtables offered by Connected Learning Alliance partners. Our partners are research labs, nonprofits, and research-practice collaborations leading the way in designing for a more equitable, participatory, learner-centered ecosystem. All workshops and roundtables will be offered in interactive... Read more »

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]]> A Race-Grounded Career Advising Framework https://clalliance.org/blog/a-race-grounded-career-advising-framework/ Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:15:21 +0000 https://clalliance.org/?p=89944775 The Equitable Futures Innovation Network (EFIN) is a project of the Connected Learning Lab at UC Irvine, focused on fostering career equity in asset-based and identity-affirming ways (Nasir 2012). For the past three years, this project has engaged in research-practice partnerships with career development organizations to surface, describe, and co-develop programmatic approaches and orientations that... Read more »

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