http://technorati.com/tag/k-12 Posts tagged with "k-12" on Technorati Fri, 09 May 2008 05:46:05 -0700 Technorati v1.0 http://static.technorati.com/pix/logos/logo_sm.gif http://technorati.com/tag/k-12 support@technorati.com (Technorati Support) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 k-12 http://www.michiganfuture.com/2008/05/detroit-science.html http://www.michiganfuture.com/2008/05/detroit-science.html Thu, 08 May 2008 13:22:12 -0700 Inspiring kids to dream about science, technology and engineering careers during their visits has always been the mission of the Detroit Science Center. Starting next year, it plans to give hundreds of kids the chance to experience all the center has to offer on a full-time basis. The science center Wednesday broke ground on an 80,000 square-foot addition that will house the University Prep Science & Math Middle School – a public charter school that will serve 486 students – as well as a n 2008-05-08 13:22:12 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.michiganfuture.com/2008/05/detroit-science.html 12 96 http://podcasts.borg20.at/index.php?id=108 http://podcasts.borg20.at/index.php?id=108 Thu, 08 May 2008 11:15:00 -0700 Meine Kunstpolitik Welche Rolle der Konjunktiv in Saschas “Kunstpolitik” spielt, hören Sie in diesem Podcast. Download Enhanced Podcast, 3:50min, 4 MB AudioOrg Projekt DenkArten Filed under: — 2008-05-08 11:15:00 PDT http://technorati.com/search/podcasts.borg20.at/index.php?id=108 1 1 AudioOrg http://dyslexia.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/developing-foundational-cognitive-structures/ http://dyslexia.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/developing-foundational-cognitive-structures/ Thu, 08 May 2008 11:04:21 -0700 other topics: click a “category” or use search box Betty K. Garner writes in “Educational Leadership,” the Journal of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, that unresponsive students may need us to help them develop cognitive structures.  She says it’s never too late. Garner describes three operative categories of cognitive structures:  Comparative cognitive structures  help us process information; they identify how bits of information are alike and different; they inc 2008-05-08 11:04:21 PDT http://technorati.com/search/dyslexia.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/developing-foundational-cognitive-structures/ 41 78 http://hayhurstforamerica.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/wooldridge-346-billion-illegal-alien-costs-health-and-human-services/ http://hayhurstforamerica.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/wooldridge-346-billion-illegal-alien-costs-health-and-human-services/ Thu, 08 May 2008 09:50:17 -0700 $346 BILLION ILLEGAL ALIEN COSTS: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES By Frosty Wooldridge May 8, 2008 Every month, month in and month out, year in and year out, your U.S. senators and House representatives along with President Bush allow 182,000 legal and illegal immigrants to move into America—give or take a few hundred thousand. By years end, they total 2.18 million virtually uneducated, unskilled and lack English language abilities while arriving with a plethora of diseases and other health care 2008-05-08 09:50:17 PDT http://technorati.com/search/hayhurstforamerica.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/wooldridge-346-billion-illegal-alien-costs-health-and-human-services/ 15 20 http://oregonspacegrant.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/free-nasa-and-nsta-web-seminars-for-educators/ http://oregonspacegrant.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/free-nasa-and-nsta-web-seminars-for-educators/ Thu, 08 May 2008 09:05:09 -0700 Join NASA and NSTA for a series of free Web seminars focusing on a wide range of topics. All Web seminars will include information and resources for educators available from NASA Web sites. During the live Web seminars, presenters will share their expertise and answer questions live from the participants. Mapping the Moon: Simulating LOLA in [...] 2008-05-08 09:05:09 PDT http://technorati.com/search/oregonspacegrant.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/free-nasa-and-nsta-web-seminars-for-educators/ 12 25 http://oregonspacegrant.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/teacher-to-teacher-initiative-free-summer-workshops/ http://oregonspacegrant.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/teacher-to-teacher-initiative-free-summer-workshops/ Thu, 08 May 2008 08:54:40 -0700 The U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative has opened registration for its free summer workshops. Each workshop will target specific grade levels and content areas. A number of workshops will be held across the country. Registration for the workshops is currently open and space is limited. For more information and to register online, visit the [...] 2008-05-08 08:54:40 PDT http://technorati.com/search/oregonspacegrant.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/teacher-to-teacher-initiative-free-summer-workshops/ 12 25 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=20634 http://www.docuticker.com/?p=20634 Thu, 08 May 2008 05:55:49 -0700 An Outcome Evaluation of the Spirituality for Kids Program Source: RAND Corporation This report presents results from a multisite, quantitative evaluation of the international Spirituality for Kids (SFK) after-school program. Despite its name, SFK is a nonreligious program that seeks to build resilience in children by teaching them to access inner resources and build positive connections with others. The SFK program is unlike most after-school programs both in its focus on spiritual developm 2008-05-08 05:55:49 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.docuticker.com/?p=20634 274 741 Docuticker http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/08/what-message-does-your-aup-send-home/ http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/08/what-message-does-your-aup-send-home/ Thu, 08 May 2008 03:12:18 -0700 Scott McLeod’s recent post at Dangerously Irrelevant, My not-so-friendly library, boring teachers, and other marketing interactions, talks about the negative impact of the draconian, punitive language his public library uses, and points to marketing expert Seth Godin, who “…reminds us that every interaction with a customer / client / patron / stakeholder / visitor is a marketing interaction. It’s an opportunity for us to build or erode our brand, a chance to increase or decrease the trust and g 2008-05-08 03:12:18 PDT http://technorati.com/search/blog.genyes.com/index.php/2008/05/08/what-message-does-your-aup-send-home/ 95 145 Generation YES Blog http://users.kgcs.k12.va.us/mgeorge/2008/05/08/bubblus-create-mind-maps-online/ http://users.kgcs.k12.va.us/mgeorge/2008/05/08/bubblus-create-mind-maps-online/ Wed, 07 May 2008 22:28:30 -0700 Bubbl.us is a simple and free though mapping web application like that lets you brainstorm online. Why use bubbl.us? Because you can: Create colorful mind maps online Share and work with friends Embed your mind map in your blog or website Email and print your mind map Save your mind map as an image And it’s FREE!   2008-05-07 22:28:30 PDT http://technorati.com/search/users.kgcs.k12.va.us/mgeorge/2008/05/08/bubblus-create-mind-maps-online/ 0 0 Passport to Web 2.0 and Beyond » Welcome to Web 2.0 and Beyond http://code-gallery.com/ungedeckte-bad-credit-personal-loans-online-do-good-things-happen/ http://code-gallery.com/ungedeckte-bad-credit-personal-loans-online-do-good-things-happen/ Wed, 07 May 2008 22:20:47 -0700 Privatkredit kommen sehr nützlich, wenn …Gut, sie kommen immer in praktisch!Ich meine, wer nicht gerne etwas mehr Geld, um ein Auto zu kaufen, oder Umgestaltung des Hauses, oder gehen Sie auf Urlaub, usw.; was Sie wollen.Und sie sind nicht so schwer zu beantragen, entweder.Privatkredit Sparer sind manchmal das Leben, wenn es darum geht, zahlt sich aus einen Termin.Man kann mit ihnen Wunder, aber Sie lieber darauf achten, nicht zu weit über dem Kopf 2008-05-07 22:20:47 PDT http://technorati.com/search/code-gallery.com/ungedeckte-bad-credit-personal-loans-online-do-good-things-happen/ 5 5 Code Gallery blog http://timothymckean.com/?p=10 http://timothymckean.com/?p=10 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:07:25 -0700 paint.net Just learned about a free image editing program for windows and thought I’d pass it along. This is paint.net at www.getpaint.net. This is a great photo editing and graphic creation application with many of the same tools, filters, and functions of Adobe Photoshop without the intense pricetag. This is a great alternative to Photoshop or the GIMP for teaching digital imaging in a school PC lab. Try it out, Free and easy! Let me know what you think. Tim 2008-05-07 21:07:25 PDT http://technorati.com/search/timothymckean.com/?p=10 4 4 timothymckean.com http://rightontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/2008/05/links-oplenty.html http://rightontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/2008/05/links-oplenty.html Wed, 07 May 2008 16:38:00 -0700 1. A high school student says he may file a lawsuit against a physical education teacher who took a Mexican flag he had brought for Cinco de Mayo and put it in the garbage. 2. An Iowa teen is graduating from college just one week after graduating from high school. Mattias Gassman, 18, will graduate summa cum laude with two bachelors' degrees from Iowa State University on Saturday. He majored in biophysics, German and classical studies. 3. A principal banned a gay (actually, lesbian) student fr 2008-05-07 16:38:00 PDT http://technorati.com/search/rightontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/2008/05/links-oplenty.html 86 148 http://oregonspacegrant.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/space-shuttle-tires-nasa-artifact-loan-program-deadline-june-11-2008/ http://oregonspacegrant.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/space-shuttle-tires-nasa-artifact-loan-program-deadline-june-11-2008/ Wed, 07 May 2008 15:51:09 -0700 NASA has just opened an exciting new artifact loan program! What innovative and inspiring things would your organization or school do with space shuttle tires? NASA has released a call for proposals from museums, planetariums, schools, civic groups, etc for exciting and unusual plans to use and display shuttle tires. This is your organization’s chance to [...] 2008-05-07 15:51:09 PDT http://technorati.com/search/oregonspacegrant.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/space-shuttle-tires-nasa-artifact-loan-program-deadline-june-11-2008/ 12 25 http://blog.dispatch.com/edblog/2008/05/columbus_school_board_post-mortem.shtml http://blog.dispatch.com/edblog/2008/05/columbus_school_board_post-mortem.shtml Wed, 07 May 2008 15:34:44 -0700 Last night, the Columbus school board approved $2.9 million in textbook purchases to replace outdated ones. It also approved a deal to lease Medary Elementary School to an organization for special needs children, worth $62,616 in the first year. But the board spent the bulk of last night’s meeting discussing the implications of the new Ohio Core graduation requirements. The district and school board will have to make a philosophical decision about whether all students should have to meet the 2008-05-07 15:34:44 PDT http://technorati.com/search/blog.dispatch.com/edblog/2008/05/columbus_school_board_post-mortem.shtml 6 7 The E-Team http://blog.dispatch.com/edblog/2008/05/columbus_district_outperforms_charters.shtml http://blog.dispatch.com/edblog/2008/05/columbus_district_outperforms_charters.shtml Wed, 07 May 2008 15:34:13 -0700 Columbus district schools are academically outperforming local charters. But Columbus students are getting a raw deal when it comes to public education, whether they are going to district or charter schools. That was the introduction given at a lunch forum on public education hosted by the Columbus Metropolitan Club and KidsOhio.org today. Abigail Wexner noted that more than 80 percent of Columbus district and charter schools rate a C or worse on the state’s report cards. "There’s no questi 2008-05-07 15:34:13 PDT http://technorati.com/search/blog.dispatch.com/edblog/2008/05/columbus_district_outperforms_charters.shtml 6 7 The E-Team http://blog.dispatch.com/edblog/2008/05/flipflops_mulch_and_the_presch.shtml http://blog.dispatch.com/edblog/2008/05/flipflops_mulch_and_the_presch.shtml Wed, 07 May 2008 13:58:28 -0700 If you didn't see this bit of research about why children in daycare and preschool don't play outside, you missed a fascinating study. Listen to this: Scientists from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital conducted a survey of 34 child care centers in their area to figure out what kids were doing all day, if they were playing outside and why. The New York Times Well blog reports: "Many of their answers were unexpected. Day care workers keep children inside if they show up in flip-flops rather than 2008-05-07 13:58:28 PDT http://technorati.com/search/blog.dispatch.com/edblog/2008/05/flipflops_mulch_and_the_presch.shtml 6 7 The E-Team http://oregonspacegrant.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/microgravity-presentation-at-evergreen-aviation-space-museum-may-16-2008/ http://oregonspacegrant.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/microgravity-presentation-at-evergreen-aviation-space-museum-may-16-2008/ Wed, 07 May 2008 10:24:07 -0700 Are you interested in Microgravity? Join us at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum IMAX® Theater Friday May 16, 2008 10:00 – 11:00 am In preparation for the grand opening of a new space wing at Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, students and teachers are invited to attend a special presentation at the Evergreen IMAX® Theater on May 16. [...] 2008-05-07 10:24:07 PDT http://technorati.com/search/oregonspacegrant.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/microgravity-presentation-at-evergreen-aviation-space-museum-may-16-2008/ 12 25 http://rightontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/2008/05/at-least-its-not-criminal.html http://rightontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/2008/05/at-least-its-not-criminal.html Wed, 07 May 2008 06:57:13 -0700 And it's not in Florida this time, either. It occurred in Tennessee. A teacher in Lenoir City has resigned amid allegations she had an inappropriate relationship with an 18-year-old male student... Lenoir City High School is the latest to see a teacher depart in a scandal. 25-year-old Rachael Burkhart resigned after being confronted with allegations she had an affair with the 18-year-old student... Because the student is 18, Police Chief Don White says there are no criminal charges and no inv 2008-05-07 06:57:13 PDT http://technorati.com/search/rightontheleftcoast.blogspot.com/2008/05/at-least-its-not-criminal.html 86 148 http://www.thataway.org/index.php/?p=1314 http://www.thataway.org/index.php/?p=1314 Wed, 07 May 2008 06:12:20 -0700 Shades of Youth, A Documentary about Youth and Racism NCDD member, Lauren Parker Kucera, director of the Soquel, CA based coAction Connection (antracism.com) recently sent us an announcement about their soon to be released film, Shades of Youth. From their press release: “This remarkable film captures the wisdom of youth as they address issues of race and discrimination. Shades of Youth was filmed at The White Privilege Conference Youth Institute where 100 high school students gathered fr 2008-05-07 06:12:20 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.thataway.org/index.php/?p=1314 32 145 National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation http://clifmims.com/blog/archives/304 http://clifmims.com/blog/archives/304 Wed, 07 May 2008 05:00:48 -0700 I’m teaching a special topics seminar this summer for graduate students. The topic will be Teaching and Learning with Web 2.0 Technologies. I began preparing for this course in June 2007 and I’m very excited about it. While we’ll consider common trends and issues and survey many of the popular tools and services related to Web 2.0, the heart of the course will be learning to effectively integrate Web 2.0 technologies and principles with teaching and learning. The focus will be on K-12 education 2008-05-07 05:00:48 PDT http://technorati.com/search/clifmims.com/blog/archives/304 17 41 Clif's Notes