Gun violence influences students' service-learning project
November 21st, 2007
Germeik Turner, a 6th grader, and Thomas McDonald, a 5th grader at Grover Washington Jr. Middle School, have football practice at Olney Recreation Center. So it’s understandable how, after a shooting incident there this summer . . .read more ...
Littering project energizes students
May 30th, 2007
Lisa Hantman’s third grade class at McCall Elementary School considered plenty of issues for their service-learning project this year. Day care, bullying, abandoned houses, and blindness all made the list.read more ...
Hip hop music and violence
June 6th, 2007
Joanna Bottaro’s 7th grade students at Andrew Jackston Elementary School chose an interesting slant on violence. Their premise is that negative messages in hip-hop music contribute to the violent behavior of some young people.read more ...
Student voice yields reading gains
May 9th, 2007
Elizabeth Soslau, at Grover Washington Jr. Middle School, “gets” the idea of student voice. Her 8th grade students were the drivers for their project on child abuse.read more ...
Elizabeth Soslau joins Need in Deed Board
August 3rd, 2007
We met Elizabeth Soslau during her first year of full-time teaching at Grover Washington Jr. Middle School. As a member of Need in Deed’s My Voice Teacher Network, she guided her students . . . .read more ...
An Appetite for Learning
March 19th, 2008
One day last fall the students in Room 210 at the McCall School got a little “taste” of what it feels like to be hungry. Really hungry. The situation gave the children a chance to experience what it’s like when you don’t get enough food.read more ...
Apply on-line now for charter school award
April 23rd, 2008
Need in Deed will select a Philadelphia charter school as the recipient of a one-year professional development award for the 2008-2009 school year.read more ...
Alexis Fallen wins My Voice award
March 17th, 2008
Not every student in this 6th grade class at James Logan Elementary School favored obesity as the focus for their service-learning project. And ultimately, getting buy-in from all students is important to a project’s success...read more ...
Kim Rakosky wins My Voice Award
Her 4th grade class at Bache-Martin Elementary School in Fairmount chose homelessness as the focus of their service-learning project. After connecting their topic with a book they're reading together, the kids realized how homelessnessread more ...
Recruiting starts for NID Teacher Network
January 3rd, 2008
Staff are now recruiting teachers for Need in Deed's 2008-2009 Teacher Network. To download an application . . . .read more ...
Alison Barnes wins My Voice award
In the weeks prior to October 31, Alison Barnes’ 5th/6th learning support grade class at Grover Washington Jr. Middle School in Olney had been discussing which of several topics being considered they might choose. . .read more ...
Shout Out recognizes top projects
July 10th, 2007
What does it take to make a city work? What happens when it doesn’t? And what can we do? These are some of the questions students in Need in Deed classrooms explored this year. . . .read more ...
Portraits of slain children motivate 2nd grade class
June 8th, 2007
Nancy Goldschmidt’s 2nd grade class at McClure Elementary School took on a tough issue with their service-learning project: gun violence.read more ...
Lisa Hantman wins My Voice Award
June 1st, 2007
Taking on a service-learning project on a topic as broad as littering could pose a challenge to any teacher. Following the principles of the My Voice framework, first-year My Voice Teacher Network member Lisa Hantman looked toread more ...
Lisa Hantman Wins My Voice Award
Lisa Hantman helps students expand their vocabulary while contributing to the United Nations World of Food program.read more ...
