Youth Bicycle Education Network http://www.yben.org Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:05:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Reinvigorating YBEN http://www.yben.org/2008/02/111/ http://www.yben.org/2008/02/111/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:51:41 +0000 jack About YBEN http://www.yben.org/2008/02/111/ In 2006, the YBEN Board of Directors transferred the YBEN website and content administration to Recycle-A-Bicycle. Currently, the YBEN Board has dissolved and this year, YBEN will be reorganized under the umbrella of Recycle-A-Bicycle (RAB). This move reflects a choice in management, and not a change in focus or mission.

In 2008, we would like to reinvigorate and grow the YBEN network. To help YBEN function effectively, Recycle-A-Bicycle proposes to do the following:

  • Seek out funding opportunities to support the goals of YBEN;
  • Update, maintain, and administer the website and network that enables people to chat and to read announcements such as job postings, grant opportunities, and relevant conferences/workshops/trainings;
  • Collect and post educational resources (curricula, reviews of books and films, publications relevant to the work that we do); and
  • Collect and post program management resources (models for job descriptions, shop policies, tool theft prevention, budgeting, board development, effective fundraising strategies, etc.)

To make YBEN a rich resource for us all, we ask for members to volunteer their support by doing the following:

  • Share your thoughts and suggestions with us at a web based survey we have opened at Survey Monkey
  • Send us a photograph to post on the YBEN website.
  • Participate in the YBEN list serve and post your educational & program management resources
  • Please renew your membership by sending an annual fee for 2008 in the amount of $35 for organizations or $15 for individuals to:

Recycle-A-Bicycle, 35 Pearl Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 (Please note in the memo that this is for YBEN membership.)

YBEN reflects the collective wisdom and experience of its membership. We look forward to a new year with new opportunities to benefit all of our programs!

No Tags]]> http://www.yben.org/2008/02/111/feed/ Moving Beyond Icebreakers http://www.yben.org/2006/09/71/ http://www.yben.org/2006/09/71/#comments Wed, 20 Sep 2006 21:55:41 +0000 Anthoney Other Great Resourcesgroup building http://yben.brooklynlocal.info/2006/09/71/ Moving Beyond Icebreakers: An Innovative Approach to Group Facilitation, Learning, and Action

This book is packed with exercises for building a strong group, engaging students in learning, and making meetings and trainings work for effective. Also this book helps group memebers, create new ideas, solve problems, resolve conflicts, and understand new concepts. Includes detailed agendas, lesson plans, scenarios and really life situtation that explain how to approach the real world of work. Click here to get your copy!

Author: Stanley Pollack, with Mary Fusoni

]]> http://www.yben.org/2006/09/71/feed/ Bikes Not Bombs Instructor Manual http://www.yben.org/2006/08/48/ http://www.yben.org/2006/08/48/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:51:15 +0000 Anthoney Other Great Resourcesbicycle reuseearn a bike http://yben.brooklynlocal.info/2006/08/48/ Bikes not Bombs in Boston, MA created this manual for instructors in their earn-a-bike program. The lesson plans in their manual are designed to guide the teaching of adults and older teens who are being trained to become volunteer Earn-A-Bike instructors. The lesson plans cover subjects from riding a bike safely in the city to how to true wheels. Each lesson also demonstrates the teaching methodology that Bikes not Bombs uses with young people in Earn-A-Bike.Click here to view Manual

, ]]> http://www.yben.org/2006/08/48/feed/ One Revolution at a Time http://www.yben.org/2006/08/47/ http://www.yben.org/2006/08/47/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:23:31 +0000 Anthoney Other Great Resources http://yben.brooklynlocal.info/2006/08/47/ One Revolution at a Time: a guide to starting and running youth bike ride clubs

This colorfully illustrated 48 page manual explains how to organize youth cycling trips, especially in urban environments. It includes information on how leaders should prepare for rides, train youth participants, handle group dynamics & situations that may arise during a bike trip.

Availability: Free (not yet available on web)
Shipping and Handling: $5 check or money order
Mail to: 55 Washington Street, Brooklyn New York 11201

Contact: amanda@recycleabicycle.org
Author: Karen Overton and Audrey Warren
Design and Layout: Caren Cohen
Funded & Published by: Bike New York in 2002
Illustration by: Terence Rabaza.

If you would like to make a bulk order contact us for more infomation

No Tags]]> http://www.yben.org/2006/08/47/feed/ Tools For Life http://www.yben.org/2006/08/46/ http://www.yben.org/2006/08/46/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:10:26 +0000 Anthoney Other Great Resources http://yben.brooklynlocal.info/2006/08/46/ New York: Transportation Alternatives, 1996, 72 pp, illustrated, forms, tablesThe best start-up guide for community bike schools. Guide is based on New York Recycle-a-Bicycle program model, which operates earn-a-bike on-site in public schools, but the plans are widely applicable to most locations and situations. Includes sample budget, tool order lists, and inventory forms. Excellent final exam for assessing student learning.

Available Online: click here to view
Author: George Babiak & Karen Overton

No Tags]]> http://www.yben.org/2006/08/46/feed/ Green Mapping with Youth http://www.yben.org/2006/08/34/ http://www.yben.org/2006/08/34/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:52:09 +0000 amanda Other Great Resourcesenvironmental educationmapping http://yben.brooklynlocal.info/2006/08/34/ Green Map Systems has a great section devoted to Youth Mapping Projects which includes a directory of youth made maps around the world, along with activity guides, educator resources and a great CD of resources that you can order.

, ]]> http://www.yben.org/2006/08/34/feed/ Maya Pedal http://www.yben.org/2006/08/33/ http://www.yben.org/2006/08/33/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:10:21 +0000 amanda Other Great Resourcesbicycle reuse http://yben.brooklynlocal.info/2006/08/33/ Maya Pedal  builds bicycle driven machines in Guatamala. They have plans for bicycle based generators, washing machines, pumps and more. If you are thinking about doing a re-use project, their plans are a great starting point.
http://www.mayapedal.org

]]> http://www.yben.org/2006/08/33/feed/ Map Reading and Route Planning http://www.yben.org/2006/08/27/ http://www.yben.org/2006/08/27/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2006 20:00:48 +0000 amanda Curricula and Lesson Planslesson plansmap skillsride clubssafety http://yben.brooklynlocal.info/2006/08/27/ This lesson will intensify students commitment to bike saftey. It will motivate students through use of an adventure learning component involving use of maps to find real world destinations, and optimally safe neighborhood bike routes. Especially for kids that are gearing to do their first bike rides.

Audience: Middle School and Higher
Estimate Time: 2hrs classroom and 2hrs on the road
Author: Unknown
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, , , ]]> http://www.yben.org/2006/08/27/feed/ Connecting Routes to the Riverfront http://www.yben.org/2006/08/30/ http://www.yben.org/2006/08/30/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:51:13 +0000 amanda Curricula and Lesson Plansecologyenvironmental educationmiddle schoolurban planning http://yben.brooklynlocal.info/2006/08/30/ A Study On the Development of Connecting Routes from the Neighborhood to the Riverfront Trail

Goals: To introduce basic principles of urban planning and to explore aspects of river ecology, commerce and relationships of the River to urban development. Also its a great idea to take children outside the classroom setting and gain the experiences in neighborhood planning and development.

Audience: Middle School and Higher
Author: Roy Bohn
EstimatedTime: 1-2 hrs
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, , , ]]> http://www.yben.org/2006/08/30/feed/ Build A Recumbant http://www.yben.org/2006/08/29/ http://www.yben.org/2006/08/29/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:49:45 +0000 amanda Curricula and Lesson Plansphysics http://yben.brooklynlocal.info/2006/08/29/ Designing and Building Your Own Recumbent, diagrams and drawing are available.

Audience: Junior High School and Higher
Estimate Time: 4-5hrs
[reprinted by permission from “Bohn, R. (1999). Pedaling adventure…sustainable approaches to education and transportation. St. Louis: Small Blue Planet.”]
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