Heart Based Language - Educating our Global Society Students
YOUTH LEADERSHIP
KEY WORDS: Youth Development.... Youth Infusion.... Youth Organizing.... Youth/Adult Shared Decision Making
Youth's Connection to Identity, Culture, and Community.... Youth Service.... Youth Philanthropy...
Creating Change: How Organizations Connect with Youth, Build Communities, and Strengthen Themselves
This 24 page booklet is divided into two sections; (1st) Youth Development & Community Engagement and (2nd) Community Organizations & Social Justice. Their strategies and practices measured successful youth development by the following Outcomes;
* Building connections to their own identity, culture, and community
* Recognize young people are assets to and experts about their communities
* Engage young people as community leaders on issues that matter to them
* Bring young people and adults together to work as equal partners
Youth Development Literature Review on evidence-based Best Practices.
Search Institute’s 2005 report on Youth Engagement reflected the following eight pathways for effective youth engagement and partnership with the community.
Their Promising Approaches are:
Youth Service
Youth Leadership
Youth in Decision-Making
Youth Philanthropy
Youth Civic and Political Engagement
Youth Organizing
Youth Media
Multiple Intelligences activity for youth. Designed from Dr. Thomas Armstrong's book, "You're Smarter Than You Think You Are", his evidence based Best Practices reflect the research from Dr. Howard Gardner and Dr. Daniel Goleman on Emotional Intelilgences and Social Intelligences.
An expedient, engaging activity answering "yes" and "no" to questions per intelligence, we suggest you have your students share their "smarts" on a daily basis in class with their peers and share with you how they are developing their "smarts" on all assignments and activities in your classroom.