Listen to a Life Contest

Deadline: April 29, 2010

The American Legacy Foundation will give a free Lenovo TinkCentre computer, iPod, and Orchard software to a young person who produces an essay about intergenerational learning.

http://www.legacyproject.org/contests/ltal.html

Learn about more grants and funding opportunities here!

Gwynne Toellner, from Shreveport, Louisiana, made headlines in her local community for her exemplary efforts working with at-promise students.  Ms. Toellner, a teacher at the Academic Recovery & Credit Discovery Center, is the recipient of the 2010 RAPSA Best Practices Award for Educators.

How can we as teachers, parents, counselors, and volunteers help teens fit in and feel comfortable in their own skin?  Teen self-esteem can determine their ability to succeed in school and through adolescence in general.  Wavering confidence and uncertainty about their own abilities, their body image, and their family life can draw negative feedback from peers, leading students to withdraw from activities and from developing relationships.

What do you do in your classroom or at your school site to create an environment where students feel confident?  How do you encourage positive self-esteem?  Share those ideas here in the RAPSA Lounge.