Recommended Resources

Recommended Resources:

Today's recommended resources all evolve around the topic of "youth":

The first link I want to share is a discussion about how easy it is to find learning and craft projects using "trash": 

http://www.ted.com/talks/arvind_gupta_turning_trash_into_toys_for_learning

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Click on the link below to access Amy Smith's discussion on her students’ annual attempts to reduce the leading cause of death in children in extreme poverty conditions.

http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_smith_shares_simple_lifesaving_design

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http://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_bell_bring_on_the_female_superheroes#t-935926

Why is it so hard to find female superhero merchandise? In this passionate, sparkling talk, media studies scholar (and father of a Star Wars-obsessed daughter) Christopher Bell addresses the alarming lack of female superheroes in the toys and products marketed to kids — and what it means for how we teach them about the world.

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http://www.facebook.com/lillian.brummet 

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ldbrummet

http://www.consciousdiscussions.blogspot.com