“Phenom” Wins Brother Mike Award
On November 2, 2019, “Phenom” won the inaugural Brother Mike Award—a new $5,000 no-string attached award to recognize the contributions of mentors in the out-of-school (OST) time space.
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CLX to convene Chicago’s Computer Science (CS) Ecosystem
The Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX) is excited to announce that it will lead efforts in Chicago to convene and advance equity in computer science through CSforCHI, a new project that will continue to nurture and connect the computer science learning ecosystem.
Seeding Innovation in Austin: Project Exploration’s West Side STEM Learning Center Comes to Life
In 2017 and 2018, the Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX), previously known as the Hive Fund for Connected Learning, made two seed investments in its longtime network member, Project Exploration who had identified a major problem. In the Austin neighborhood, there were a plethora of opportunities to participate in sports, but very few opportunities for youth to participate in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programming.
Networked Educators Meetup @ CLS2019
Have you ever wondered what connected learning might look like in other cities, rural areas, or learning-friendly places and spaces…
New Award Honors Out-of-School Time Mentor Named after Brother Mike Hawkins
The Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX), Digital Youth Network (DYN), and Chicago Public Library (CPL) have teamed up with Chance…
CLX Executive Director Maria Hibbs Announces Retirement
It is with mixed emotions that I share the news that Maria Hibbs, the Chicago Learning Exchange’s Executive Director, plans to retire on December 31, 2019.
Reflections from a Summer Spent with CLX
As a New Sector Fellow, I spent this summer becoming more acclimated with the public sector and using my placement at CLX to increase their capacity to process data and effectively administer the LRNG platform in Chicago through a partnership with the City of Chicago’s One Summer Chicago (OSC) program, the second-largest youth employment program in the country.
YOUmedia Turns 10: Connected Learning in theory and practice at Chicago Public Library
What might happen if you created a library space for teenagers? Why would teens come to the library and what…
CLX Powers Summer Digital Learning Opportunities for Chicago Youth
The Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX)—a nonprofit that supports remaking learning for the digital age—today announced 11 new grants totaling nearly $100,000 that support summer digital learning opportunities for predominantly African, LatinX, Asian, Arab, and Native American (ALAANA) middle-school and high-school aged-youth in Chicago.
Early Bets Lead to Continued Growth for Darius Ballinger’s Chasing23
Darius Ballinger, Founder and Executive Director of Chasing23, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting young men of color through entrepreneurship and mentorship, was recently named an Echoing Green Fellow. The prestigious fellowship is awarded to a highly selective group of social entrepreneurs working on bold social challenges.
New Beginnings and a Fond Farewell
Long-time CLX community member and educator Gina L. Grant has been named CLX's Director of Community. Gina is picking up the community leadership baton from Jia Lok Pratt, who has served as CLX’s Network Curator for the past 18 months, organizing convenings and professional development offerings, and helping the community through the transition from Hive Chicago to CLX.
CLX-Supported Teen Lit Fest Celebrates Fourth Year
What do you get when 33 lit-loving Chicago teens collaborate for eight months to share their passion for words with their peers? The ChiTeen Lit Fest -- a by-teens, for-teens literary festival for youth aged 13-19.
Phalanx Family Services and CLX Focus on Digitally-Enabled Careers
One of the most rewarding parts of Chicago Learning Exchange’s (CLX) work is supporting innovative and engaging learning experiences as…
Thousands of Learners and Families Celebrate Remake Learning Days Chi
Last month from May 16 -19, 2019, the Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX) presented Remake Learning Days Chi (RLD Chi), Chicago’s first festival for the future of learning and work. CLX collaborated with founding partners WTTW Kids, Project Exploration, Chicago City of Learning, and EvanSTEM, and over 70 events hosts from Chicago to Evanston to make the vision a reality. Together, through Remake Learning Days Chi, we turned Chicago neighborhoods, particularly on the South and West sides, into a learning laboratory.
Energizing Opportunities Teaching Assistant/Peer Mentor Position
Energizing Opportunities Teaching Assistant/Peer Mentor Grade 11 Summer Earn & Learn Program The Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX), with support from…
Energizing Opportunities
With support from the Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation, the Chicago Learning Exchange is leading Energizing Opportunities, an innovative project to illuminate learning pathways to careers in the electrical utilities industry for high school-age youth.
April 2019 CLX Community Meetup
April Meetup at Columbia College's Conaway Center Rain or shine, the Chicago Learning Exchange invites you to connect, share, and…
TEENS H2O Challenges Students to Become Citizen Scientists
Happiness comes from being part of something bigger than ourselves. TEENS H2O, a project supported by the Chicago Learning Exchange…
March 2019 CLX Community Meetup
March Meetup at Columbia College's Conaway Center Join us on Thursday, March 21 for the March CLX Meetup featuring Leslie…
Connected Learning Spreads Across the Ocean
Chicago Learning Exchange's (CLX) Sana Jafri traveled to Barcelona, Spain in January to deliver a keynote address at Educacio360's annual…
One Summer Chicago Opportunities
This year will mark Chicago Learning Exchange’s fourth year working with One Summer Chicago to co-develop skill-building experiences to support…
Lighting a FUSE to Ignite Learning
The launch of Chicago Learning Exchange (CLX) builds upon more than nine years of work encouraging innovation in learning that…
February 2019 CLX Community Meetup
February Meetup at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Nearly 70 members of the Chicago Learning Exchange community attended the February…
January 2019 CLX Community Meetup
New Year, New Meetup Location! Happy New Year! 2018 was a year of transition for our community as we launched…
Recap: CLX Field Trip No. 1 | Adler Planetarium
On Wednesday, December 5th, a small group of CLX members gathered for the first-ever CLX Field Trip to the Adler…
CLX Celebrates Launch and Releases New Research at Debut Event
It was a celebration nine years in the making. On October 29, more than 250 members of Chicago’s youth-serving community…
6 Equity Gaps That Hinder Learning
Chicago is a city of abundance. Yet, despite the city’s many opportunities, we know that too many gaps separate these…
CLX Welcomes Gina Grant!
The Chicago Learning Exchange is thrilled to welcome Gina Grant to our team. As Part-Time Project Coordinator for LRNG: CHI…
Nerdy Media's Journey through CLX's Playlist Design Challenge
The morning of September 1, 2015, the Executive Director and Founder of Nerdy Media, La Toia Brown, emailed a resignation…
Engaging Youth in a Digital World: A Pioneering Report on the Status of Digital Media Tools and Technologies Used in Chicago
Many in the out-of-school time (OST) community have worked to ensure that all youth have equitable access to OST programming…