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USING A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO FOSTER GLOBAL

LEARNING THROUGH MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY

Presented by:  

Ellen O’Connell, Partnership for After School Education

Charmagne Campbell‐Patton, World Savvy

Dan Sadowsky, U.S. Fund for UNICEF

Asia Society’s Partnership for Global Learning Conference June 29, 2012 (3:30‐4:45)

Agenda

I. Workshop Overview and Introductions

II. Overview of Youth Development and Afterschool Youth Outcomes

III. Global Learning through Media and Technology: Program examples, resources, and challenges

IV. Why Global Competence Matters

V. Q & A and Wrap Up

PASE Mission and Reach

The Partnership for After School Education (PASE) is a child-focused organization that promotes and supports quality afterschool programs, particularly those serving young people from underserved communities.

PASE is a thriving network of over 1,600 afterschool agencies in New York City who collectively serve over 500,000 youth each year.

For more information visit us at www.pasesetter.org

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PASE’s Four Roles

PASE accomplishes its mission by building the capacity of individual afterschool staff, youth-serving organizations, and the field as a whole, all with the goal of increasing the availability of quality services to youth during nonschool hours.

• of afterschool programs through expert training and management supportBuilds Capacity

• diverse groups of stakeholders to develop consensus on priorities and best practices

Convenes

• for providers, helping their voices reach national groups, policy makers, and the public

Advocates

• efforts to advance the field as a thought leader and innovatorLeads

Recent PASE Accomplishments

Capacity Building Convening Advocating and Leading

•114 training sessions for 2,469 afterschool professionals from 688 afterschool agencies.

•4 strategic discussions, 2 forums, and 2 resource fairs for over 550 individuals.

•Annual Citywide conference f 340 d

•14th Annual PASEsetterAwards Ceremony with over 450 guests (2012)

•New York State Afterschool •2 webinars for 142 afterschool professionals.

•Over 900 hours of technical assistance to 46 agencies.

•12 presentations at 5 national conferences with attendance of over 300 individuals.

for over 340 attendees.

•48 guests at the Third Annual Janet Kelley Lecture

•60 attendees at the PASE/Baruch College Emerging Leaders in Nonprofit Management Course Culminating Event

Network (NYSAN) Steering Committee and Co-Chair the Capacity Building Committee.

•26 participants in Emerging Leaders in Nonprofit Management Course

•Publication of Afterschool Youth Outcomes Inventory (2010) and PASE Network News

Principles of Youth Development

Supportive Organizational Structure

Safe Physical Environment

Holistic Approach to Young People

Opportunities for Contribution Opportunities for Contribution

Caring and Trusting Relationships

High Expectations

Engaging Activities

Continuity for Youth

Source: A Guided Tour of Youth Development, Youth Development Institute

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Afterschool Youth Outcomes

SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL OUTCOMES INVENTORY

OUTCOMES INDICATORS SUB-INDICATORS

B. Improved Life Skills

Expanded global and cultural awareness

•Level of interest in investigating other countries and cultures•Ability to recognize and respect different perspectives•Ability to communicate complex ideas

D. Improved Relationships

Increased ability to work with diverse individuals

•Ability to accept and consider others’ perspectives and ideas•Ability to be equally respectful to all people

Who We Are:

Mission: To educate and engage youth in community and world affairs

History: Founded– San Francisco (2002)Regional Expansion – New York (2007) T i Citi (2008)(2007); Twin Cities (2008)

Programs: Youth Engagement – Arts & Project-Based, Teacher Training, Resource Development, Customized Consulting

Impact: 250,000 youth, 1900 educators reached since 2002

Approach

Sustained integration of global competency into teaching and learning through: Comprehensive Professional Development Enhance educators’ content knowledge Build capacity to engage youth in making local-global connections,

sharing perspectives, seeking solutions & taking informed action

Youth Engagement Programs Deepen content knowledge & build skills – communication,

collaboration, critical thinking Value of global citizenship and informed action locally and globally Community recognition & youth voice

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Think Beyond Borders: Technology Integration

Professional Development Online community, Webinars

Youth Engagement Media literacy, connecting, sharing ideas

Educational Resources World Savvy Monitor, Resource Library

Example: World Savvy Challenge

History

Program Goals

Program Model – PBL, Flexible, Youth-centered

Technology Integration & National Expansion Technology Integration & National Expansion

Goal of TeachUNICEF

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A Global Citizen

A global citizen understands

interconnectedness, respects

and values diversity, has the

ability to challenge injustice, and y g j ,

takes action in personally

meaningful ways.

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TeachUNICEF and UNICEF Offerings

Resources Educator Workshops Connecting

Classrooms Voices of Youth

What is Connecting Classrooms?

A free educational program

• Designed to link classrooms around the world• Enables students in developing and industrialized

countries to collaborate around topics of shared concern

An online community of classrooms• Connected via an innovative platform designed to be

accessible from areas with both low and high bandwidth

A youth network for global citizenship • Emphasis on local action with a connection to the global• Empowers youth to be heard on their own terms

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ObjectivesTo promote team work

To provide students with the tools necessary to strengthen their IT and web literacy skills

To increase knowledge about and awareness of global issues affecting young people, and to encourage discussion and active dialogue about these issues within schools and between different countries

To strengthen cross-cultural communication skills and expand awareness of other cultures and national perspectives

To provide greater understanding of how to advocate for social change

Students work in teams to contribute to the Connecting Classrooms platform in the fields of Health, Earth and Environment, and Food and Agriculture

Pilot Year 1

Franklin Lakes, NJ

Franklin Lakes, USRamapo High School

Bronx, USHarry S. Truman High School, USA

In the United States, we have four classrooms already using the platform (total of 95 students)There are additional classrooms coming on board in Luxembourg Ramapo High School,

Anthropology 2, USA

Ramapo High School, Anthropology 5, USA

In Sub-Saharan Africa, we have classrooms from Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, Liberia and Ghana participating

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Increased knowledge and awareness of principal issues

affecting young people around the world

Empowerment and a greater understanding of how to

advocate for social change

Improved cross-cultural communication web and IT

A greater understanding of mobile and web-based communication, web, and IT

literacy skills technologies and how to use them to affect change

Sustainable expansion, bringing more classrooms onto the platform from all over the United States and the world Goals

Global Competence

Why does it matter?

Questions?Q

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Resources

A Guided Tour of Youth Development: The Youth Development Institute. http://www.ydinstitute.org/resources/index.html

Afterschool Youth Outcomes Inventory: Partnership for After School Education. http://www.pasesetter.org/outcomes/outcomes_inventory.html

Edutopia (Project-based Learning): http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning

UNICEF Voices of Youth: http://www.voicesofyouth.org/en

World Savvy Monitor & Resource Library: www.worldsavvy.org

Contact Information

Ellen O’Connell, Managing Director - ProgramsPartnership for After School Education120 Broadway, Suite 230, New York, NY 10271P: 212-571-2664 E: eoconnell@pasesetter.orgwww.pasesetter.org

Daniel Sadowsky, Assistant Director, EducationU.S. Fund for UNICEF125 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038P: (212) 922-2512 E: dsadowsky@unicefusa.orgwww.unicefusa.org

Charmagne Campbell-Patton, Challenge Program ManagerWorld Savvy619 10th Street South, Minneapolis, MN 55404P: 612-767-4438 E: charmagne@worldsavvy.orgwww.worldsavvy.org