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2023 is already full of opportunities to use digital for good! We're starting the year off strong with events, classes, workshops, and our social media community. All of our resources are available to help you engage students in digital citizenship. We're excited to share what's on the calendar over the next few weeks!
Our annual Digital4Good Summit is approaching fast! Come meet and listen to our incredible student winners, influencers, and tech companies like Snapchat at our content creators' hub in Santa Monica.
We have in-person tickets available for this incredible experience in Santa Monica on March 13. Please email Kim Karr at kim@icanhelp.net to reserve your tickets today!
Can't join in person? Tune in digitally! Sign up here for our live stream.
We've got some great ways to get involved with the #ICANHELP community. See how you and your students can join in below!
Be a student changemaker—become an #ICANHELP volunteer! Make an impact with our global team of volunteers and mentors.
Sign up here!
Students4Good, our monthly student webinar, is looking for panelists! Students can share how they use digital for good and connect with our community.
Needed: Video Production Team
We're looking for a volunteer film crew to help us record the Digital4Good Summit!
Email Kim at kim@icanhelp.net if you can help (or know someone who can).
#ICANHELP's theme for Safer Internet Day 2023 is "Think before you post."
Here's a quick lesson to share with your students to jumpstart a conversation about internet safety!
Don't forget to share your safer internet day activities on 2/7 and tag #ICANHELP on social media. #saferinternetday #icanhelp @icanhelpofficial
Hey Digital Changemakers,
Reaching out to update you on the exciting new events and opportunities we have in store! Feel free to share these announcements with your connections and school community.
Want to get free swag for developing healthier tech habits? #ICANHELP is giving away free prizes from our newly revamped Positivity Shop to educators and students who send testimonials or photos of their progress on our monthly digital wellness challenges! Click here to view the challenges for January, and check out all of our upcoming events here!
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Monthly Challenges - In this resource, you’ll find eight different challenges designed to help participants improve productivity, manage screen time, and build a healthier relationship with technology. We’ll be giving away FREE #ICANHELP swag to educators/students who submit a testimonial to admin@icanhelp.net describing their experience taking on this month’s challenges by February 1st! For more details, click here.
LinkedIn Upskill Webinar - On Thursday, February 23 (5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET), students will get an exclusive opportunity to work with leading experts on branding, networking, and other LinkedIn skills! Register for free HERE.
Digital4Good Summit (NEW DATE!) - We are super excited to announce the OFFICIAL date of our 2023 Digital4Good Summit! On March 12-13, 2023, we’ll be celebrating ten outstanding student innovators who are using digital media and technology to make a positive impact in their communities. Register for yourself or sign up to host a watch party for your school or organization HERE!
Thanks for being a part of the #ICANHELP family!
Work On Your Patience• Yes, people can be trying.
Try To Be Optimistic • Now, more than ever, schools need voices of hope
Ask Your Admin If You Can Go To An NB - Never Boring Conference• If you don't A.S.K. you don't G.E.T.
Do Something Nice For Your Staff • Remember, our support system starts with each other
Eat Oreos During Passing Period • And smile at kids with cookies in your teeth. Ask them if you have anything in your teeth
Give More Hugs and Offer Kindness
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Bruce, this is the first of a series of emails sharing the great school communities that make up the thriving National Schools to Watch network. If you spot a school near you with interesting programs, why not contact the principal to arrange a visit? Exchanging informal Schools to Watch tours offers one of the best ways for accomplished educators to keep learning and growing…and you’ll always find great ideas to replicate at your own site! Today’s highlighted school is… Elizabeth Forward Middle School Elizabeth Forward Middle School is a vibrant, suburban campus located in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, with an enrollment of 450 students. Their top three programs include: Personalized Learning iPads and MacBooks allow teachers to personalize learning for all students. Students learn at their own pace along a personalized, adaptive pathway. Teachers use eSpark Learning to assign leveled resources that target standards and skills. They also use Canvas to build learning playlists and create mastery paths so students can engage with resources based on personal interests and ability levels. Enhancing Lessons with Technology Augmented and virtual reality are used to bring lessons to life. Google Expeditions is integrated into all content areas, and students visit local senior citizen centers to lead residents through a variety of virtual reality expeditions. In terms of media, iMovie, GrageBand, and ChromeLab are tapped to create animated films and songs. One group of teachers even created a fun tutorial video for students demonstrating different cinematography techniques! Innovative Spaces The school also contains unique learning spaces. The Dream Factory combines three classes (art, technology education, and computer programming) into one cohesive, hands-on learning experience. In iCreate Studio, students craft videos using green-screen, recording, and editing technology. The SMALLab features a 3-D, mixed-reality learning environment where students engage body and mind to learn new, challenging subjects. Finally, the Energy Lab contains an interactive globe, augmented-reality elevation tables, and games that center on renewable energies. Thanks to the educators at Elizabeth Forward Middle School for sharing the amazing learning environments they’ve built for their students! Follow this school on Twitter Attend the National Schools to Watch Conference, July 22-24, 2023, in Washington, D.C.
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NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania is now accepting essay submissions for our 2023 Youth Mental Health Leadership Award. The award recognizes the passion and courage of young leaders, ages 13-21, who are committed to fighting the stigma of mental health conditions, providing a safe community for peers to share their own mental health experiences, and empowering peers through education.
Winner receives a $500 scholarship
and commemorative award!
The award, along with all essays submitted, will be presented during NAMI Keystone PA’s Child, Adolescent, and Transition Age Youth Mental Health Conference, Pursuit of Perfection and the Impact on Youth Mental Health, on Friday, February 10, 2023, at the Westin Pittsburgh. The award recipient will be asked to give brief remarks during the event. If the recipient cannot make it in person, NKPA will record a video message. The submission deadline is Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.
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About NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania
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