Resources

=**Resources:**= [|USA Science & Engineering Festival]referenced by Al Solis [|Equilibria] Personality Test referenced by Joni Baird [|Kidblog.org] referenced by Rachel Swick [|Voice Thread] referenced by Rachel Swick =Leadership:=

=**Project Based Learning:**=

=Telling Our Story: Digital StoryTelling:=
 * [|Center for Digital Storytelling]
 * [|Digital Storytelling (from Helen Barrett)]
 * [|Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling]
 * [|Elements of Digital Storytelling]

=**Nonfiction Reading and Writing:**=
 * Why Nonfiction Matters

=**TWITTER:**=


 * Everything you wanted to know about Twitter:
 * **Check WHY others are using Twitter:**
 * 1) [|Connect to the World Using Twitter]
 * 2) [|Build Your Personal Learning Network on Twitter]
 * 3) [|#Chatting- Powerful Discussions on Twitter]

=21st Century Dispositions and Learning Skills:=
 * [|Habits of Mind Resources]
 * The Habitudes- Framework for teaching imagination, curiosity, adaptability, courage, self awareness and perserverance

=Passion In Education:=
 * [|Why Passion Matters in Business and Education]
 * [|Global Bookstudy- Curriculum 21 Ning]
 * [|Educators PLN- Conversations about Passison]
 * Live Conversations: #passiondriven
 * Live Conversations: #passiondriven

= Art in Education =
 * [|Role of Art in Education Presentation]
 * [|Guides]
 * [|Reports]
 * [|Funding Directories]
 * [|Government Funding Links]
 * [|Internet Resources]
 * ** [|Video] **
 * ** [|Video] **

= = =**Social Entrepreneurship:**=


 * **Ashoka**- Ashoka identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs with ideas for change in their communities, supporting the individual, idea and institution through all phases of their career.
 * **Echoing Green**- Provides seed funding and support to social entrepreneurs with bold ideas for social change. Offers a two-year fellowship program and provides hands-on support
 * **Good Capital**- Venture capital firm that provides funding for both nonprofit and for-profit initiatives in the areas of economic opportunity, fair trade, health care, and education
 * **New Profit**- Venture capital fund that invests in social entrepreneurs, typically nonprofits in the areas of education, minority rights, and global poverty.
 * **Nonprofit Finance Fund**- Offers loans, lines of credit, and financial consulting to nonprofits. Also serves as a broker to help nonprofits raise large amounts of capital.
 * **npEnterprise Forum**- Free online discussion group for practitioners of social enterprise, with over 7000 members.
 * **RSF Social Finance**- Provides loans of $250,000 to $5 million to both nonprofit and for-profit social ventures. Also awards grants to nonprofit initiatives.
 * **Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship**- Hosts the annual Social Entrepreneurs' Summit, co-sponsors the annual Social Capitalist Awards, and co-sponsors the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
 * **Skoll Foundation**- Invests in, connects, and empowers social entrepreneurs. Skoll Awards provide grant financing to established projects. Hosts the annual Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.
 * **Social Edge**- Free online discussion forum, newsletter, and other resources for social entrepreneurs.
 * **Social Enterprise Alliance**- Membership network for social entrepreneurs in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Hosts the annual Social Enterprise Summit and a comprehensive online Knowledge Center open to non-members.
 * **Social Venture Network** - Membership network for leading social entrepreneurs, primarily for-profit CEO's, nonprofit founders and executive directors, and social investors. Hosts two annual gatherings and an online Tools & Best Practices library open to non-members.

Resources to Help Kids Change the World!
 * [|Random Kids]
 * [|Epals]
 * **Flatclassroomproject **

=**DESIGN THINKING**=