http://www.thecatalyst.org/resource Your one stop for education information... Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:55:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Youth voice Youth voice is a fairly common neologism to refers to the distinct ideas, opinions, attitudes, knowledge, and actions of young people as a collective body. Contents 1 Background 2 Applications 3 Criticism 4 See also 5 External links // Background The term youth voice is often intended to group together a diversity of perspectives and experiences, regardless of ... http://www.thecatalyst.org/resource/2006/04/21/Youth-voice/ Web-based training Web-based training (WBT) is a type of training that is similar to computer-based training (CBT); however, it is delivered over the Internet using a web browser. Web-based training frequently includes interactive methods, such as bulletin boards, chat rooms, instant messaging, videoconferencing, and discussion threads. WBT is usually a self-paced ... http://www.thecatalyst.org/resource/2006/04/21/Web-based-training/ Youth mentoring To meet Wikipedia's quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. Please discuss this issue on the talk page, or replace this tag with a more specific message. Editing help is available. This article has been tagged since March 2006. Youth mentoring is the process of matching caring, concerned adults with ... http://www.thecatalyst.org/resource/2006/04/21/Youth-mentoring/ Washington Homeschool Organization The Washington Homeschool Organization (WHO) is a homeschool group located in the state of Washington, USA. WHO is a non-profit organization with a bimonthly newsletter detailing local homeschooling news for it's approximately 500 members. There is also an annual homeschool convention put on by WHO, featuring the largest ... http://www.thecatalyst.org/resource/2006/04/21/Washington-Homeschool-Organization/ Waldorf Education Waldorf education, sometimes called Steiner education, is a world-wide movement based on an educational philosophy first formulated by Austrian Rudolf Steiner and which grew out of his spiritual science, anthroposophy. With a goal of educating the "whole child", Waldorf educators place a strong emphasis on balancing the child's natural ... http://www.thecatalyst.org/resource/2006/04/21/Waldorf-Education/ Vocational education A blacksmith is a traditional trade. Vocational education (or Vocational Education and Training (VET)) prepares learners for careers or professions that are traditionally non-academic and directly related to a specific trade, occupation or vocation, hence the term, in which the learner participates. It is sometimes referred to as technical education, ... http://www.thecatalyst.org/resource/2006/04/21/Vocational-education/ Vision Forum Vision Forum is a publishing company based in San Antonio, Texas which publishes books, audio books and produces documentary films for the Christian family. Some of the subjects covered in its materials are creationism, homeschooling, and Biblical patriarchy. Its founder, Doug Phillips, is the son of Constitution Party leader ... http://www.thecatalyst.org/resource/2006/04/21/Vision-Forum/ Videobook A videobook is a form of online training that delivers web-based training via downloadable training videos. Most videobooks are single website entities that focus on teaching the user (typically a subscriber)a particular topic (see links below for examples). Videobooks are, as the name implies, similar in content and outline to ... http://www.thecatalyst.org/resource/2006/04/21/Videobook/ Upward Bound High School Upward Bound High School in Hartwick, New York was the first alternative education program in Otsego County, New York. Created by English teacher Mike Newell and principal Mark Rathbun, the school was first located in the basement of a Unitarian church in Oneonta, New York. Created in the ... http://www.thecatalyst.org/resource/2006/04/21/Upward-Bound-High-School/ Universal preschool Universal Preschool is the notion that access to preschool should be avaialable to families similar to Kindergarten. Child advocates have different definitions of the definition of who is included and how it is to be funded. There has been a move to change the name to Preschool for All. ... http://www.thecatalyst.org/resource/2006/04/21/Universal-preschool/