As 2022 draws to a close, our team has been engaging in reflective practices of our own. As shared in our Pro Tip on End-of-Year Reflections, “Reflective practice is, in its simplest form, thinking about or reflecting on what you do. It is closely linked to the concept of learning from experience,...
Read MoreHow Smart Nonprofit Leaders Create Lasting Impact
Jennifer Brady, CEO of Development Without Limits, recently sat down with our CEO, Carlos Santini, for a conversation about nonprofit leadership. This entry was originally posted on Development Without Limits; we encourage you to visit their blog for more insightful and resourceful posts!
Read MoreLook Up! Celebrate Lights on Afterschool with STEM learning
Heading to work in recent weeks, if you looked to the predawn sky, you might have caught the incandescent face of Earth’s moon. Or perhaps one night you gazed out toward the mountains, desert, city skyline, or sea and saw moonrise. From time immemorial, our moon has illuminated the heavens,...
Read MoreMeet reDiscover Center and inspire a new generation of makers, tinkerers and inventors
Tackle three challenges with a single solution. That’s the approach reDiscover Center’s founders adopted when, in 2003, they recognized that limited access to arts education, costly art supplies and material waste could be best addressed in tandem. The outgrowth of a working group of 25...
Read MoreComing to BOOST? Join Mizzen and the Pulitzer Center, PBS NewsHour SRL, Jazz at Lincoln Center and our newest content partners!
Will you be at this year’s BOOST conference in Palm Springs on April 26 - 29? We have a fantastic lineup in store for you. You’ll find sessions on creating makerspaces; melding jazz, art and history curricula with STEM; sparking student storytelling and journalism; and infusing human-centered...
Read MoreMizzen by Mott announces hiring of Angelina Garner, VP of Strategic Partnerships
Hire points to Mizzen’s growth and focus on partnership development as key to its success.
Mizzen by Mott, a project launched by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to provide high-quality educational content to the afterschool field, is delighted to announce that Angelina Garner has joined the...
Read MoreWomen’s History/Women’s Futures: Q&A with Citlali Aguilera-Rico
Happy Women’s History Month. We’re honoring the occasion with a look at access and equity in science, technology, engineering and math. To put a spotlight on STEM, we caught up with Citlali Aguilera-Rico, an After-School All-Stars alum who’s now majoring in molecular biology at Middlebury College....
Read MoreGilchrist’s Social and Emotional Learning Playlist
In November, we shared the news with you that Michigan’s lieutenant governor had curated three new playlists for Mizzen: on social and emotional learning, youth entrepreneurship and 21st century skills.
Read MoreCelebrate Black history this month and beyond with resources from the Pulitzer Center
Although the observation of Black history in the U.S. harkens back to 1915, many young people today still don’t have a great deal of access to learning about how U.S. history has been shaped by the many experiences and contributions of Black Americans. Black history lessons may focus on singular...
Read MoreMizzen’s Greatest Hits of 2021
Billboard has its hit parade. Nielsen has its ratings. Merriam-Webster has its words of the year. And, back by popular demand, Mizzen has its greatest hits.
This is the mixtape of go-to activities you sought out most throughout the past year to support, engage and empower young people — and to... Read More