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Working Together 2 Make a Difference is a community for educators, parents, and students who are involved in volunteerism and service learning. Our goal is to create and nurture connections that will provide all of us inspiration and support as we strive to give back to our local and global communities. Please join us in that mission by registering as a participant, sharing what you are up to, and engaging others in conversation here. We're looking forward to getting to know you!

Jenny Luca
Head of Information Services
Toorak College, Mt.Eliza
Melbourne, Australia.
http://jennylu.wordpress.com

Angela Stockman
Director
WNY Young Writers' Studio and WNY Education Associates
Buffalo, New York
United States of America
http://www.angelastockman.com/blog

Mike Poluk
Elementary Teacher (K-8)
Algoma District School Board
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
http://www.mikepoluk.com

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Julian Mather

A new way to help kids discover the satisfaction of making a difference

First let me say I can't believe I've never found this site until now. My name is Julian Mather from Brisbane, Australia.



I am currently launching the THUMB Program which aims to create a generational shift in thinking by getting primary students to understand they already have the capacity to make a positive difference to the lives of others, and rather than waiting until the end of their lives, they can start doing it

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Posted by Julian Mather on February 8, 2010 at 11:30pm

Carolyn Wojtera

We Care about Haiti

Our first graders are showing that they are compassionate, caring young people - concerned about others on the planet. They have written and drawn pictures about the earthquake in Haiti, hoping someone else will hear their words and want to help in their own way.
http://wojtera.edublogs.org/2010/01/19/help-for-haiti/

Posted by Carolyn Wojtera on January 20, 2010 at 5:00am — 4 Comments

Laura Stockman

A Simple Way for Schools to Raise Funds for Haiti

Mrs. Halloran is a teacher my mom knows. Adam Corry is her colleague. Hats for Haiti is something he is doing with his students, but he would like lots of people to participate. I hope you will!

Here is some information taken from my mom's blog:

I received an email this weekend that put a smile on my face, and since I was asked to pass along, I thought I’d blog about it here. A timely post and invitation for today–

Emmett Belknap Middle School teacher, Adam Corry, is inviting other sch… Continue

Posted by Laura Stockman on January 19, 2010 at 5:30am — 4 Comments

Mike Poluk

An Opportunity to Help Those In Need

Before getting into the main points of this post, I'd like to send my heartfelt thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by the tragedy currently taking place in Haiti. There are no words to express the emotions that I feel as I watch, read, and listen to reports that are coming from the devastated regions.

I spend a significant amount of time in class talking to my students about how it's important for them to think outside of themselves and strive to become global-minded citizens. We discuss… Continue

Posted by Mike Poluk on January 15, 2010 at 2:08pm — 4 Comments

Rob Currin

31 Wonderful Members, 31 Wonderful Poems

Let me begin my saying that I find myself completely overwhelmed both professionally and socially at this time of the year. I know that I am not alone in this. I simply wanted to take a moment and invite any member of Working Together 2 Make a Difference that hasn’t yet taken a look at the GPP to drop in and say hello. Perhaps you’ve got a poem that you would like to share with the group or you would like to comment on someone’s work. Feel free to stop in and join us in our quest to raise cultur… Continue

Posted by Rob Currin on December 24, 2009 at 2:38pm

Carolyn Wojtera

First Graders Feeding the Hungry

Can First Graders work to make a difference? I've seen it! In our school (50% free/reduced lunch population), my 20 first graders overwhelmed the Deck the Halls for the Hungry project at our school.

How did this happen? Just a few sentences a day about caring for our friends. Almost every single student donated cans and boxes of nonperishable items for the local food pantry.

Amazing! Check out the blog post here for pictures!… Continue

Posted by Carolyn Wojtera on December 16, 2009 at 8:25am — 2 Comments

NinaD

A 6 Year Old's Letter to Santa

The pages didn't come out in order. Scroll down to the 'Dear Santa' page, read down and then up from 'Dear Santa'. No idea why this happened. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I did. This student is finishing Prep ( first year of school this week and has recently turned 6) This is independent writing...


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Posted by NinaD on December 15, 2009 at 8:30pm — 5 Comments

Kristin Marie Smith

How much are you willing to give up?

Hello all ...

My eighth graders and I have recently read a portion of The People of Sparks, by Jeanne DuPrau.

The selection that we read led to some discussion (well, actually HOT DEBATE - just among the small group of us) about exactly who we consider to be part of our own "community" and how far we should extend our help to those less fortunate than ourselves.

Being part of a global community, I am interested in multiple viewpoints to some of the questions we generated and discussed as a sm… Continue

Posted by Kristin Marie Smith on December 11, 2009 at 12:36pm — 1 Comment

Mike Poluk

Student Reflection on our 25 Days to Make a Difference Program

This is a post that was submitted by Daniel, one of my grade 5 students. The students have been challenged to write about their efforts to do at least one good deed per day, but Daniel took it a step farther and reflected on why we're doing this in the first place.

The Reason I Think We are doing 25 Days to Make a Difference

I think we are doing this to show that little things make a huge difference at home, at school, in your community and globally. If you do things like set the table for din… Continue

Posted by Mike Poluk on December 2, 2009 at 1:38pm — 2 Comments

Mike Poluk

25 Days to Make a Difference: Day 2 (Student Voice)

This post was created by Erik, a grade 5 student:

November 25


I made a difference by doing a couple of things they are:


1. I gave the ball to Mr.Poluk in volleyball so he did not have to walk to the other side of the gym. This w… Continue

Posted by Mike Poluk on November 27, 2009 at 11:56pm — 4 Comments

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Kris--how much FUN is that?? Is it at night? Are you in? Anyone else we know? Take pictures!!
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Our students at Alden Middle also felt a need to do something to help the people in Haiti ... so, the NJHS is sponsoring a teacher dodgeball game .... this Thursday! Imagine being able to throw a ball at your colleagues, even your principal and get…
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