The YOUmedia Learning Labs Network believes that access to high-quality educational experiences is a basic right of all learners and a cornerstone of equity. We work in partnership with institutions, organizations, and communities nationally to develop and sustain leadership for educational improvement. The labs are creative, transformative, and dynamic spaces that aim to put Connected Learning into action. With a commitment to equity and digital inclusion, they expand opportunities for interest-driven learning by youth.
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Understanding the Post-Emergent Phase of a Makerspace
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Why Libraries Are More Important Now Than Ever
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10 Connected Learning Lesson Plans from the Remake Learning Network
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Fail and Try Again: Maker Jawn at the Free Library gets Philadelphians of all stripes involved in the maker movement
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Teen 365 Helps Teens Create Pathways to Happy and Successful Adulthoods
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Kansas City Digital Media Lab
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Why A Makerspace Popped Up in a Museum
Most people wouldn’t think of science as quirky, but if they’d witnessed a posse of orange, papier-maché robotic pumpkins racing down the hall at the Science Museum of Virginia (SMV), in Richmond, Virginia, they might re-think that image. Read the rest »
Kansas City Digital Media Lab
In 2012, the Kansas City Public Library (KCPL) received a YOUmedia planning grant offered through the MacArthur Foundation and Institute of Museum and Library Services to design a YOUmedia Learning Lab program. Read the rest »
