A Tribute to Mentors
A Tribute to Mentors By Nia Singletary Hey, excuse me, Mr. Mentor, I’ve got a question,How many lives have you…
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One Stone: Then and Now
I figured I could kill a whole flock of birds with one stone: by attending CLX meetings, I could network, learn, potentially get a grant AND force my dissertation chair to look at my research more! Oh, glorious, multitasking day!
CALL: CLX 10 Year Anniversary Stories
To celebrate CLX's 10th Anniversary, we are seeking stories of CLX funded projects and individual member stories. Please complete the short forms below to share your CLX funded projects and individual member stories. We will take stories on a rolling basis until the end of October 2020.
Closing the Digital Divide and Activating Engagement through #Xchange
Since CLX members are long-time digital learning leaders, we knew we needed to create space and activities to tap into their expertise. Therefore, we collaboratively created resources that help to answer questions in regards to closing the digital divide and increasing youth engagement in digital programming...
The Founding Story: A Member-driven Network to connect Chicago’s learners and leaders then and now
Before there was the Chicago Learning Exchange or even the Hive Chicago Learning Network, the John D. & Catherine T…
Moonshot Thinking
I remember Robert Friedman rolling out the idea of moonshot groups with a photograph of the moon landing, the astronaut in his uniform, feet planted on the moon’s surface. Those days we met in the basement of the Harold Washington Library at round tables where we started off with coffee, pastries, and conversation.
Learning is Social: CLX hosts first Happy Hour with Wade Berger
Fellow CLX members, if you are like me, you sometimes need a break from your work with young people 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…
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…
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…
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…