Connected Learning Lab

Our Capturing Connected Learning in Libraries (CCLL) project partnered with libraries across the country in support of their ability to evaluate their connected learning programs and spaces. ?? Through frequent meetings, consultations, and workshops, the CCLL team has learned about each library’s unique evaluation needs and either directed library staff to already available tools and resources, or helped them build tools to best serve their evaluation needs. Check out our case study, resources, tools, and the video series that made the contents of our evaluation workshops available to libraries around the world: https://lnkd.in/dZ2etWn #ConnectedLearning #LibraryServices #LibrariesTransform

Are you a PR pro or journalist who’s all about amplifying youth voices and mental well-being? ?? Headstream is looking for someone with media connections and experience in the youth activism, youth empowerment, and mental health spaces to help us make real impact. If you know how to get stories placed where they matter, we need you! Send your resume over to [email protected] with “Youth-Centered PR” in the subject line. Let’s change the game together! ??? #SecondMuse #YouthPower #MentalHealthMatters

The Connected Learning Summit is BACK and we’re now inviting submissions from passionate educators, researchers, and edtech / creative learning leaders! ? We’re seeking for academic papers subject to blind peer review and showcase proposals that highlight a specific project, program, or product. ? All accepted presenters will be invited to meet for discussion in scholar-facilitated small groups based on shared interests and themes. Submit your innovative, tech-infused Research Papers and Showcases by June 23, 2025 and attend our virtual conference from October 5 - 10, 2025! ?? More info: https://lnkd.in/grKXxbBz #ConnectedLearning2025 #CallForAbstracts #CallForProposals #CallForSubmissions

?? What are the real drivers of young people’s stress and mental health? ???? How can we center young people’s concerns and expertise? Last year, we brought together researchers, innovators, and changemakers to discuss what it means to embrace agency and diversity in youth tech engagement and how we can build inclusive, socially connected online spaces that support youth agency, equity, and digital wellbeing. Video and recap available for our two panels from the #ConnectedWellbeing Symposium: https://lnkd.in/gTnK8EvP #DigitalWellbeing #MentalHealthMatters #TeenMentalHealth

“Given the negative attitudes of many respondents toward the role schools play in preparing students for civic life, researchers thought support would be higher for a common political proving ground: student government. But less than three-fourths of respondents favor student participation in school elections, like voting for student council leaders.” Amid Polarization, Civics Education Enjoys Surprising Bipartisan Support, Survey Finds https://lnkd.in/gTvqv2uC #CivicEducation #CivicEngagement

???? Call for Proposals NOW OPEN for the 2025 Connected Learning Summit, happening October 5-10! ?? #ConnectedLearning2025 ?https://lnkd.in/grKXxbBz We invite submissions of Research Papers and Showcases that focus on digital technologies for learning, educational and commercial games, innovative tech-infused curricula, and theoretical and/or empirical exploration of digital media and technology for learning. We particularly encourage submissions that are responsive to emerging technology trends such as AI, blockchain, and XR, and issues of pressing social and cultural concern such as political polarization, inequality, disability, neurodiversity, and the climate crisis. All accepted presenters will be invited to meet for discussion in scholar-facilitated small groups based on shared interests and themes. CLS2025 will be primarily online, using the Whova platform. For the first time, CLS will be supporting plenaries and keynotes that will be streamed to online attendees from an in-person event hosted by CLS collaborating organizations. Submissions due June 23. Please share to your network of fellow educators, school staff, and edtech / creative learning leaders! ?? #ConnectedLearning #CallForAbstracts #CallForProposals #CallForSubmissions

“Young [LGBTQ+] people are not inherently prone to higher suicide risk compared to their peers, but rather they're placed at this higher risk because of how they're mistreated and stigmatized, much of it through anti-LGBTQ+ politics,” - Ronita Nath, Vice President of Research at The Trevor Project https://lnkd.in/gUpaZVC3 #LGBTQYouth #LoveIsLove #RepresentationMatters

NSIT is the first international school in Tokyo devoted to neurodiverse children. We are recruiting a head of school and educators to join the team. Please share out! https://lnkd.in/gghRsaFw

Although small and rural, Upper Skagit Library succeeds in prioritizing teens’ needs by giving the local community a safe space to eat, share, and connect with one another. ?? The staff at Upper Skagit Library leverages #ConnectedLearning to empower teens with a sense of community by… ? incorporating a Dungeons and Dragons program ? addressing local food insecurity with a snack basket / pantry program ? responding to teens’ interests by starting a library crochet program …and more! Check out Erica Brown’s first-hand experience as a Library Director navigating teen outreach here: https://lnkd.in/gQyNJc7U #Librarians #LibrariesTransform

?? Fellowship: Center for Digital Thriving is accepting applications for their 2025–2026 Digital Thriving Fellowship Program! ?? If you’re passionate about creating innovative approaches to youth, tech, and wellbeing, please apply: https://lnkd.in/gHWGgSmF ”[T]his year’s Fellowship is all about mindshifts — meaningful changes in perspective or approach that are directly supportive of youth agency and thriving in a tech filled world.“ ”[Fellowship] Projects could include developing frameworks, classroom resources, clinical practices, apps, podcast series, youth-affirming platforms, or other transformative approaches that build youth agency and contribute to enriching the public conversation about teens, tech, and wellbeing.” ?? Fellowships run from September 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026 and will receive $25k to support expenses directly related to their fellowship project. Apply by March 15! #Fellowship #ResearchFellowship