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The Power of Youth
by Heather Boxposted Sep 09, 2008 - 26-year-old Heather Box describes her journey through politics where she learned the importance of fighting for her beliefs. Read about her involvement with The League of Young Voters and her message to educators and young people across the nation.
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Finding Your Voice Through Food
by Karen Cherubiniposted Jun 30, 2008 - Karen Cherubini, who teaches science at Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, tells the uplifting story of how she and her third grade students reduced their carbon footprint by making different food choices. And, more importantly how they learned a life-long lesson on how asking questions can change your life.
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Students as Citizen Diplomats
by Brendan Clarkeposted Jun 03, 2008 - For over 20 years, Bainbridge Island, WA, has been building a strong relationship with its sister city Ometepe, Nicaragua. Instead of just learning about foreign relations, students and teachers are forging their own. Here are their stories.
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Teaching Global Warming in Tumwater
by Jana Deanposted Apr 04, 2008 - Jana Dean tells her inspiring story of what happened when she took teaching about climate change beyond the text books. What happens when you pause and listen to your student's fears and allow space for them to work through their feelings of powerlessness? In Tumwater they created a new recycling system for the entire school.
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Teacher as Cultural Broker
by Jane Daltonposted Feb 01, 2008 - Understanding and interpreting the cultures of second language learners in our schools is growing increasingly difficult as our student population becomes more diverse. Jane Dalton reports on a weeklong renewal seminar at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), where teachers were introduced to the culture of Latino and Hispanic students.
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The Balkan Journalist Dialogues
by Joanne M. Lisosky, Ph.Dposted Jan 18, 2005
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Educating for Eco-Justice in an Era of Ecological Uncertainty
by Chet A. Bowersposted Aug 08, 2004
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