{"id":19,"date":"2014-02-06T23:09:15","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T23:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2023-04-21T12:41:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T19:41:46","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">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.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-custom-yo-umedia-green-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-custom-yo-umedia-green-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THE LATEST<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1297 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/blog\/the-octavia-lab-at-the-la-public-library-joins-the-youmedia-learning-labs-network\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Octavia Lab at the LA Public Library Joins the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/blog\/the-octavia-lab-at-the-la-public-library-joins-the-youmedia-learning-labs-network\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/octaviabutlerlapl.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Octavia Lab at the LA Public Library Joins the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network\u00a0\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/octaviabutlerlapl.jpeg 854w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/octaviabutlerlapl-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/octaviabutlerlapl-620x348.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/octaviabutlerlapl-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Press contact:&nbsp;Bob Jobinmedia@nwp.org&nbsp; Berkeley, CA, May 25, 2022 \u2014 Joining a network of colleagues across the country, the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network is thrilled to extend affiliate status to The Octavia Lab based at the Los Angeles Public Library. The YOUmedia model was developed in 2011 with support from the John D. and Catherine T.&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/blog\/the-octavia-lab-at-the-la-public-library-joins-the-youmedia-learning-labs-network\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1286 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-191 tag-covid-19 tag-network\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/blog\/looking-back-and-imagining-forward-the-youmedia-network-in-2020\/\" target=\"_self\" >Looking back and imagining forward: The YOUmedia Network in 2020<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/blog\/looking-back-and-imagining-forward-the-youmedia-network-in-2020\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" height=\"804\" src=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-1.22.45-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Looking back and imagining forward: The YOUmedia Network in 2020\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-1.22.45-PM.png 1122w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-1.22.45-PM-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-1.22.45-PM-620x444.png 620w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-05-18-at-1.22.45-PM-768x550.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Last year marked a global pandemic, political violence and racial reckoning that impacted how we work and live. As a community of practice, we and our young people were first overwhelmed by a year-long pandemic and polarizing rhetoric surrounding science, followed by nationwide protests against racialized state violence, systematized from our country\u2019s 400-year legacy of&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/blog\/looking-back-and-imagining-forward-the-youmedia-network-in-2020\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1293 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/blog\/announcing-the-final-two-resources-from-the-capturing-connected-learning-in-libraries-project\/\" target=\"_self\" >Announcing the Final Two Resources from the Capturing Connected Learning in Libraries Project<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/blog\/announcing-the-final-two-resources-from-the-capturing-connected-learning-in-libraries-project\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Post-It-Board.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Announcing the Final Two Resources from the Capturing Connected Learning in Libraries Project\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Post-It-Board.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Post-It-Board-300x205.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Post-It-Board-620x424.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Post-It-Board-768x525.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">For the past four years, the&nbsp;Capturing Connected Learning in Libraries&nbsp;(CCLL) project has 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\u2019s unique evaluation needs and either directed library staff to already&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/blog\/announcing-the-final-two-resources-from-the-capturing-connected-learning-in-libraries-project\/\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-custom-yo-umedia-green-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/blog\/\" style=\"border-radius:2px\"><strong>SEE ALL POSTS<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/about\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-are-labs2-620x479.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-are-labs2-620x479.jpg 620w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-are-labs2-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-are-labs2-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-are-labs2.jpg 1165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/join-the-movement\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/join-620x479.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/join-620x479.jpg 620w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/join-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/join-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/youmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/join.jpg 1165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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