resources

iEarn
Started in 1988, iEARN is the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to collaborate on projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.
http://www.iearn.org/

International Youth Media Summit
Nearly 90 people from 26 countries attended the last summit and represented diversity in identifying and addressing seven core issues: racism, poverty, violence, environment, health, youth empowerment, and women's empowerment. The outcome was 7 X 1 minute Public Community Announcements filmed and edited by student filmmakers as well as researched and prepared by the student diplomats.
http://www.roamingreporters.net/IRMAS/Welcome.html

Media and American Democracy Symposium
What do students need to know in order to become more thoughtful consumers of media messages related to politics? High school teachers can explore this and other questions at the annual Media and American Democracy Symposium, a joint venture of the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard's JFK School of Government.
http://www.teachingdemocracy.gse.harvard.edu/front.htm

National Association for Community Leadership
501 groups are members; promotes existing community leadership programs, helps establish new programs nationwide.
http://www.communityleadership.org/

National Council of La Raza
7,000 members; national umbrella organization working for civil rights and economic opportunities for Hispanics.
http://www.nclr.org/

National Youth Leadership Council
Funded by the Kellogg Foundation. Allied with Youth Service America, a federation of over 200 organizations. Provides service-learning professional development to primary through high school educators, administrators, teacher education staff and faculty, researchers, youth leaders, parents, program coordinators, community-based organization staffs, policy makers, and corporate and foundation officers.
http://www.nylc.org/

NCTE Convention
Join classroom teachers from kindergarten through university, administrators, teacher educators and other education professionals; meet acclaimed authors and speakers; and hear and discuss the latest classroom practices, research, and issues affecting English education.
http://www.ncte.org/convention/2002/index.shtml

Nonprofits.org
This site contains links as to where conferences and seminars about nonprofit related issues are listed on the web.
http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/keywords/3a.html

Press Freedom Conference
Runs the annual Project Censored Awards, the "alternative Pulitzer Prize for journalism". Dedicated to protecting First Amendment Rights and freedom of information. Attendees from all sections of the alternative media community, including media activists, publications, and independent radio and TV.
http://www.projectcensored.org/

Public Broadcasting Systems (PBS)
The largest system of public television stations in the U.S., with affiliates in every state.
http://www.pbs.org/

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