http://www.junior-youth.com Finding the best online experiences for today's junior youth Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:55:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ramjan's  "The Spiritual Education of Children & Junior Youth" presents us with an admirable commentary on some of the Baha'i perspectives of what is required in such a process. Much of his information is gleaned from documents from the International Teaching Centre, and more specifically from a recent talk by ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2009/06/20/spiritual-education-for-children.html The Baha'i Junior Youth Empowerment Campaign is about giving the Junior Youth spiritual skills, values and knowledge as world citizens. To complement this, and in the spirit of 'walking the spiritual path with practical feet' here are some of my favourite personal productivity articles. In many cases, I have given ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2009/01/12/walking-the-spiritual-path-of-empowerment-with-practical-feet.html Some funky blog posts by Baha'is Love me, that I may love thee Learning In Action Spiritual Group empowers Carrboro Youth Inspiration for Baha'i Teaching give the story 'An American gentleman opened his door. Surprised to see the team, he asked what they wanted. Hearing the explanation, he said, “I am leaving now. Could ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/30/resources-for-junior-youth-and-childrens-classes.html WITHOUT A DOUBT, the Global Kids' Digitial Media Initiative is one of the most inspiring, and yet down-to-earth projects out there. Certainly worth looking at, is their Digital Media Essay section. Similarly, Life Round Here, is very similar with work from 10-13 year olds from around the world submitting Digital ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/25/raising-our-youth-as-global-citizens.html A springboard for amazing resources for youth, parents and educators in empowering the youth to change the world: Get Global: 'Information, support, and ideas for developing a Global Citizenship approach in your school' by Oxfam. Free the Children: Find your gift. Find your passion! Put them together, 'and you will change the ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/23/empowering-our-youth-to-change-the-world.html Leader Talk offers some interesting insights into 'Protect or Prepare: Which is better for Children?' Also, Thoma at OpenEducation discusses the premise 'To Raise Smart and Successful Children focus on a Work Ethic', whilst "One positive relationship can make a huge difference for 'at risk' students" where a teacher recounts ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/23/preparing-our-kids-for-the-future.html ON THE MIND of every Baha'i around the world are the Regional Baha'i conferences that are happening all around the world.The official reports of the Regional Conferences as they come in, can be found here. You can also find Online videos of various Baha'i Regional Conferences:(Manila, Lumbashi, Bangalore, Johnannesburg, New ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/21/best-bahai-posts-for-december.html Here are some seriously deep questions which are a perfect starting point for personal reflection: What are you known for?' (via Performancing) Who inspires you to be better at what you do?' (Jim Kukral) You don't have to love your job to find fulfillment (Dumb Little Man) How do you find purpose in your ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/19/who-inspires-you-to-be-better.html Charlie in 'Buried in your own startup? Who's going to get buried in yours?' writes: '...too many people bury themselves in their own work, and then when it comes down to needing a supportive community to grow their service, they find a lot of tumbleweed blowing through their social graph.  Don't ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/18/are-you-buried-in-your-startup-and-other-must-read-startup-stories.html Games to Learn English has a variety of fun and highly interactive games and activities to learn English, nicluding Basketball, Shoot, Food ,Sounds, FastHands and Christmas. Online Utility offers us the following: Readability Test and Improve : Calculate and print various readability tests, for your students to find sentences which they could ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/16/more-amazing-resources-for-teaching-english-and-literacy.html 'The Louhellen Experience begins', an attempt by a student of the International Louheleln Baha'i School to express some of his feelings on this soothing and peaceful place where he did hi sYouth Year of Service. 'Hungry for Solutions: Can the Youth Fix the Future?' reports on the Portland Youth Summit as ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/13/youth-are-the-ultimate-agents-for-social-change.html HighContrast offers insight into the question of why peeople tend to thing that 'Entrepreneurs know how to operate in uncertain environments'. His thoughts are split into three streams: Luck and timing; Gut Sense; and Iterative Improvement. OnStartups, takes '8 Startup Insights inspired by the mega mind of Seth Godin'. These include: ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/13/20-essential-skills-for-startups-and-entrepreneurs.html FOR ALL THOSE READERS who, like me, have an interest the sales and marketing of games and educational products, here are some must reads: EricaBiz, writes "It's time to completely change your Marketing Strategy!", speaks about the need for a fundamental change in marketing due to the financial crisis. In terms of ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/13/how-to-give-your-marketing-a-boost.html Larry Ferlazzo offer us The Best Internet Sites for English Language Learners 2008 survey. You can vote for your favourite, or you can simply use the list as an awesome springboard for amazing English Language learning sites. He is quite frequently posting up surveys, and another useful one would be ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/12/10-awesome-resources-for-english-learners-and-lovers.html Isn't it time you talked to your Neighbour? A recent survey on Neighbourhoods by Full of Life, shows what I think is a very worrying trend (though hardly unexpected). 8% of people don't their neighbour's name 20% have hardly ever spoken to their neighbours, 58% think that neighbor are becoming more distant However, in ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/10/neighbourhoods-as-an-integral-pillar.html NSC-Tech is one of those resources that every teacher should spend time browsing. Here are two of the many gems you can find on this site: Science for Kids, which is a free collection of experiements compiles by the American Chemical Society; and Lab Out Loud, a site with the ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/10/all-maths-and-science-teachers-should-read-this.html The American Psychological Association (APA) has been busy lately doing research into how gaming boosts cognitive skills. "A host of studies suggest that video game build cognitive skills. Even a relatively simple tiling puzzle like Tetris has been shown to boost brainpower", they write.  They also comment on experiments that ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/09/how-do-you-know-that-your-game-is-fun.html CopyBlogger tells us the "3 Secrets to massive online marketing success": Take action. Have a plan. And ...well, I won't spill the beans on all the secrets!It is another one of those articles that remind us that having good ideas really doesn't count for much unless you implement them -- ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/07/marketing-tips-for-developers.html The derivative matching game', by The MAA Mathematical Sciences Digital Library", offers one of those maths activities that you think, 'this is so simple, but effective, why hasn't this been done before?' It consists of showing graphs of a few functions, and the graphs of their derivatives, and you have ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/07/educational-game-design-and-development.html The Wisconsin online Resource Center, "a digital library of web-based learning resources,...is available to colleges, universities and consortia from throughout the United States and around the world with permission." has some pretty impressive stuff. Also, Curriki , which aims to allow teachers to collect lesson plans, contribute teaching resources and ... http://www.junior-youth.com/2008/12/07/3-great-resources-for-online-teaching.html