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Educators Seek a Digital Upgrade for Teaching LawChronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - 56 minutes agoHe noted that by computer simulations, he didn’t necessarily mean some “3D World of Warcraft knockoff,” but rather materials found in “the virtual world of … Written by Google Inc. and Powered by WordPress

Powerful PowerPoint for Educators | Free EbookPowerful PowerPoint for Educators | Free EbookPaperback: 216 pagesPublisher: Libraries Unlimited (March 30, 2004)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1591580951ISBN-13: 978-1591580959Learn to use PowerPoint in ways you never thought possible. Marcovitz shows how, providing practical instruction for using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to create learning envi

In the highly developed world of technology Newsdemon.com announces about the launch of Free Usenet Services to Universities and mot-for-profit organizations, especially for the professors and qualified charities. Free access to Usenet aims to provide this service for their personal or professional use. According to the PRWEB, "Newsdemon is proud to give back to the Usenet community and to its bir

Image: andrewyang. We recently did an interview with the folks over at Wandering Educators. We were able to share our thoughts on traveling as well as the trials and tribulations of starting a... Click above for the full article!

State Representatives Kevin Joyce (D-35th) and Jim Brosnahan (D-36th), along with state Sen. Ed Maloney (D-18th), have co-sponsored legislation in the Illinois House that would provide incentives to Illinois nursing educators. The bill would allocate $2 million for scholarships to nurses through the Illinois Department of Public Health. The legislation highlights a “critical shortage of nursing

$26.96 by John G. Hendron A powerful technology, but a simple concept, RSS (’Really Simple Syndication’) makes it possible to easily access frequently updated content on the Internet. RSS allows you to ’subscribe’ to content and have updates automatically delivered to your computer. Many Web 2.0 tools, including blogs, podcasts, and wikis, have been made even more [...]

Education Oasis is a non-commercial site initiated in 2003 by K. J. Wagner. With a wealth of resources contributed by its users, this 'oasis' offers teachers the ideas, information, and inspiration they need in their profession. Features: • Assessment resources, graphic organizers, lesson plans, printable worksheets, and day-by-day guide to special events of the year • Information and advice f

The Unauthorized Teacher's Survival Guide: An Essential Reference for Both New And Experienced Educators! (Unauthorized Teacher Survival Guide)# Author:Jack Warner, Clyde Bryan , Diane Warner# Format:PDF 1.5MB# Page Count:208 pages# Publisher: JIST Works; 3 edition (December 2005)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 1593572344# ISBN-13: 978-1593572341This second edition is an essential reference for both new and experienced educators. It provides practical answers to teachers' real concerns. The authors, two veteran educators, surveyed hundreds of teachers and school administrators while writing the book. They helped identify the most important issues and frustrations that teachers face today. Their collective wisdom, as well as the authors' answers to their concerns, is included in this unique b

Creating E-Portfolios Using PowerPoint: A Guide for Educators (Paperback)By Kathleen K. Montgomery Buy new: $40.95$38.0011 utilised and new from $25.95 Customer Rating: First tagged “powerpoint” by The Cause “"Without impact null grows but weeds." (Pres. [...]

Joel Klein and Teach for America have figured out how to solve the problem of lack of qualified administrators! “Urban education in the U.S. is broken and it is failing kids who really need the opportunities most. It is going to take the will of the people to change this. It will take the will of [...]

IRVING, TX, April 23, 2007 — NEC Unified Solutions, Inc., a global leader in enterprise business communications, today announced that the New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union (NMEFCU) in Albuquerque, NM, a 25-year NEC customer, has begun unifying its business processes for enhanced customer service and internal communications using NEC’s IP-based UNIVERGE® infrastructure and productivity-enhancing unified communications (UC) applications.“Staying with NEC long-term has been the wisest move. At every turn, they’ve helped us respond to challenges, and we have benefited from NEC’s migration path and from IP telephony’s value proposition,” said Kevin Murphy, vice president of information technology for NMEFCU. “By migrating our communications infrastructure to IP, we impr

Are you looking for online science education resources to support teaching K-12 science? There are many resources on the internet and it is difficult for teachers to find the time to surf the web looking for online resources. The best option is to visit a one-stop resource for K-12 science educators’ that is an online [...]

It looks like an old story is playing out again in Vernon, Connecticut. ABA based instruction for autistic children, provided under contract with an outside agency, is being terminated by the local education authorities and is being brought "in house". As reported in the Journal Inquirer:VERNON — The local school system’s decision to stop contracting with the Capitol Region Education Council to teach children with autism — and to bring the work in house — has angered parents, who say any change can harm a child with an autistic disorder...... For more than a decade, CREC has taught children with autism at the Center Road School. The organization uses the Applied Behavior Analysis instructional method, which has the approval of the U.S. Surgeon General.In fact t

Community Continues to Show Its Commitment to Education through Charter School   Last year Kid’s Community College® Charter School earned national recognition from The Center for Education Reform in Washington, DC for its activities during National Education Week.  This year parent and community support continued to reflect a strong dedication [...]

Full credit for a course is awarded based on 180 hours of class time. However, schools all across NYC will be offering “Credit Recovery Courses” sometime this year. These courses will meet for 3 hours a day, for 3 days and will allow students who have failed an English or Social Studies course to earn [...]

I once had an older friend that always referred to Democrats as "Communists"-sometimes with a four letter word before the title. I can't help but wonder what he would think about Sen. Alan Lowenthal of California.Lowenthal, a state senator, is seeking to dismantle Cold War-era laws aimed at penalizing individuals who join the Communist Party. His proposed legislation goes before the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday and it would repeal statutes that allow teachers and other public employees to be fired from their jobs if they are communists.He called the provisions "outdated" and "unconstitutional." "Being a member of the Communist Party in and of itself does not mean you advocate the overthrow of the government. It doesn’t mean we agree with them, but they’re not a threat to

According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington wasrecently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls hadbegun to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine,But after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to theMirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night the maintenance manwould remove them and the next day the girls would put them back.Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called allthe girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man. Sheexplained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for theMaintenance man who had to clean the mirrors every night (you can justimagine the yawns from the little princesses).Read more...

Seminars for RNs, Nurse Educators & Nursing Students by a US Nurse E Posted by: "james" jjcmaverick@yahoo.com jjcmaverick Wed Mar 5, 2008 4:26 pm (PST) International Nursing Development Company (USA) Nursing Consultancy & Development Center (Philippines) www.inursingdc. com info@inursingdc. com Inviting clinical nurses, nurse educators and nursing students to the following seminars to be

Educators from Iligan and Makati win awards for innovative teachers.Two teachers from Iligan City, and one from Makati City won Microsoft Philippines' Innovative Teachers Leadership Awards. Fedelyn Gomez, Noemi Bagayaua, and Julius Hechanova went home with cash, a brand new laptop, and bragging rights.Three teacher top in this year’s Innovative Teachers Leadership Awards (ITLA). Were most of the finalists focused on science, math, and language subjects.Fedelyn Gomez, a high school teacher at the Tomas Cabili National High School in Iligan City received a coveted award for most innovative teachers in the country.Gomez was a teacher for 12 years currently teaching Makabayan (Civics), she was ecstatic when Microsoft Philippines officials called out her name from among the 10 finalists. Her

Social networking is here to stay. Surprising to all us old folks like me, it’s clearly a trend that is useful, convenient, and can be fun too. I jumped on board a few months ago to explore my passions of project based learning and service learning. I discovered many similar minded people like me around the world and many doors have been opened....folks serious about improving K-12 education! I want to suggest, if you are working on a project and want to develop some contacts to receive quality feedback … check out the social virtual world. I must admit I was somewhat skeptical at first, sure it takes time to meet folks, nothing happens overnight, but the people I found and those who found me were helpful to my work. I’m happy to say I’ve had no strange experiences. Here ar

This from the Glasgow Daily Times:GLASGOW — Area educators are pleased with the Kentucky Board of Education’s choice for commissioner....Dr. Sam Dick, superintendent of Caverna Independent Schools, likes the fact that Draud has experience, not only as a superintendent, but as a state legislator. “Of course I do not know this individual personally, but he certainly seems to be able to bridge two worlds for us,” he said. “He has seen both sides of what it takes and that is one of the things that impresses me. My expectations are high.”One of the obstacles for many educators across the state is conveying their needs to the General Assembly.Bill Ritter, interim superintendent for Glasgow Independent Schools, agreed with Dick and said, “I also like the fact that he is a proven Kentucky educator and very familiar with the Kentucky Reform Act of 1990 for educational improvements.”Dr. Jerry Ralston, superintendent of Barren County Schools, does know Draud and said he was a good

It’s time to list the GREAT and PROLIFIC music education and technology bloggers that I follow again and here they are: If you know of another who is championing the cause of music education and technology AND is a blogger, please comment below.  I encourage you to add yourself and your blog to the comment list and if you are a blog owner add each and everyone of the people that I have listed here to your blogroll or links!   In no particular order or category: Jason Heath- http://doublebassblog.org Owen Bradley- http://digitalmusiceducator.wordpress.com Travis Weller- http://tjweller.wordpress.com Espie Estrella- http://musiced.about.com Evan Tobias- http://etobiasblog.musiced.net Debbie Cavalier- http://debbiecavalier.berkleemusicblogs.com/ James Frankel- http://jamesfrankel.musiced.net Keith Mason- http://musictechforme.com (Keith you need an RSS feed!) Miikkaa Salavuo- http://weblog.siba.fi/msalavuo/ Pete Whitfield- http://pwhitfield.edublogs.org/ Stan

The Pinellas School District has announced the 25 semifinalists in the 2008 Outstanding Educators Recognition program. Five semifinalists were named in each of five categories. The district received 234 nominations for this year’s Outstanding Educator. Two administrators and a person from the business community will observe each semifinalist in the classroom and select three finalists in each category. A winner in each category and the 2008 Outstanding Educator will be announced at a dinner Feb. 6 at Tropicana Field, sponsored by the Pinellas Education Foundation. To see the semifinalist lists, read on.Commitment to Improvement of the Profession: Debbie Georgia, Tyrone Middle School; Sandra Hume-Marston, Sunset Hills Elementary; Malla Kolhoff, Palm Harbor University High; Anne Morgan, Northeast Community School; JoAnne Todd, Osceola Middle School. Creativity & Innovation: Susan Carney, Ozona Elementary; Stefanie Frump, Campbell Park Elementary; David Mapp Jr., Palm Harbor Mi

When we hear the word educators we tend to think of teachers, professors, and individuals within the realm of formal education. But in reality we are all educators.The definition of an educator is someone who teaches others by passing on skills or knowledge. Don’t we all do this to some degree every day of our lives? Some perhaps more than others.When you show a child how to tie their shoes or learn the alphabet. When you show a new co-worker the ropes of your office. When you take the time to help a friend finish a project you are skilled at. Each time we do these things we are putting on our educators hat.Perhaps the world would be a much better place if we did this more often. Think about the benefits that we all could reap if everyone was more willing to be an educator.Now you might be thinking I don’t know much about anything, how could I ever be an educator? And that’s where you are absolutely wrong! Think about it. Are you a good cook? Do you have a favorite recipe that ev

When we hear the word educators we tend to think of teachers, professors, and individuals within the realm of formal education. But in reality we are all educators.The definition of an educator is someone who teaches others by passing on skills or knowledge. Don’t we all do this to some degree every day of our lives? Some perhaps more than others.When you show a child how to tie their shoes or learn the alphabet. When you show a new co-worker the ropes of your office. When you take the time to help a friend finish a project you are skilled at. Each time we do these things we are putting on our educators hat.Perhaps the world would be a much better place if we did this more often. Think about the benefits that we all could reap if everyone was more willing to be an educator.Now you might be thinking I don’t know much about anything, how could I ever be an educator? And that’s where you are absolutely wrong! Think about it. Are you a good cook? Do you have a favorite recipe that ev

The Savannah College of Art and Design has a special scholarship opportunity for educators. Educators who are employed full-time at the time of application and who teach at the kindergarten through college level at a public or private institution recognized by the applicant's state department of education may be eligible to receive a scholarship/fellowship for half the amount of SCAD's tuition.To be eligible, an educator must apply and be accepted to SCAD and provide proof of employment and good standing from his or her school administrator or human resources department. The scholarship/fellowship is renewable, provided that the recipient remains a full-time, degree-seeking student in the chosen program and maintains a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. SCAD e-Learning students who cannot enroll full-time due to course limitations, may have the fellowship prorated for the highest number of classes in which the student is enrolled. Recipients are expected to assume a p

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that it is offering Adobe® Flex™ Builder™ 2 software at no cost to students and faculty at educational institutions worldwide. The Flex Builder 2 integrated development environment (IDE) is part of a powerful toolset for designing and developing rich Internet applications (RIAs), an essential part of Web 2.0. You can read the entire press release here.

Did you know you can receive free pizza coupons for your kids (K-6) by participating in the Pizza Hut Book It! Reading Award Program? Click here to go sign up!! We signed up this year through our homeschool group (but you can sign up individually) and received our tickets last week. I like that I can set the goals myself based on the skills of each child. Peter Piper Pizza also has this same type of program and you can go here to get more information for that. I called our local store this morning and he told me to come by with a letter from our group saying how many families and kids we have and he'll get everything ready for me. They have incentives for good behavior, reading, academic acheivement, etc..Chuck E. Cheese has promotions for grades, accomplishments (like quit sucking your thumb), more. Click here to print off goal sheets and sign up for rewards.Feel free to share whatever incentive programs you have found!! Tags: Pizza Hut Book It! Reading Award, Peter Pipe

Intern preparing to be superintendentDemetria Choice hopes to one day become a school superintendent in Kentucky."We have 174 superintendents and just one of them is a minority," said Lisa Gross, spokeswoman for the Kentucky Department of Education. "That does not reflect the racial makeup of this state."That's why the department started the Minority Superintendent Internship Program in 2003.Choice is the program's lone participant this year and is conducting her internship with the Kenton County School District. Her salary is paid by the education department, but her work is in Kenton County.She's filling in the next three weeks for an assistant principal who is on leave at Simon Kenton High. She has attended training sessions on law and finance, and has done research and written a letter for the district to legislators about scholarship money."This isn't about shadowing me," said Kenton Superintendent Tim Hanner. "We're making sure that we're putting her in a position where she

Trong bài viết này, GIS-Home giới thiệu đến các bạn một quyển sách khá hay về GIS. Chúng tôi xin dịch lại bài phê bình của Tiến sĩ Joseph J. Kerski được đăng trên tạp chí PE&RS tháng 4 năm 2007. Bài viết sau đây là bài dịch và có chỉnh sửa đôi chút cho phù hợp với cách hành văn Việt. Mọi góp ý về bài dịch, quý vị vui lòng gửi vào Comments của bài viết. Xin cám ơn. " Mapping Our World: GIS

Trong bài viết này, GIS-Home giới thiệu đến các bạn một quyển sách khá hay về GIS. Chúng tôi xin dịch lại bài phê bình của Tiến sĩ Joseph J. Kerski được đăng trên tạp chí PE&RS tháng 4 năm 2007. Bài viết sau đây là bài dịch và có chỉnh sửa đôi chút cho phù hợp với cách hành văn Việt. Mọi góp ý về bài dịch, quý vị vui lòng gửi vào Comments của bài viết. Xin cám ơn. " Mapping Our World: GIS

Trong bài viết này, GIS-Home giới thiệu đến các bạn một quyển sách khá hay về GIS. Chúng tôi xin dịch lại bài phê bình của Tiến sĩ Joseph J. Kerski được đăng trên tạp chí PE&RS tháng 4 năm 2007. Bài viết sau đây là bài dịch và có chỉnh sửa đôi chút cho phù hợp với cách hành văn Việt. Mọi góp ý về bài dịch, quý vị vui lòng gửi vào Comments của bài viết. Xin cám ơn. " Mapping Our World: GIS

Local district educators say they are pleased with the state school board's decision to keep its current interim education commissioner until a new one is found.Dianne Cobb, superintendent for Frankfort Independent Schools, said she is satisfied the Kentucky Board of Education voted in a special meeting Saturday to allow Kevin Noland to continue to work as interim commissioner. "Mr. Noland knows where the state of Kentucky is at this point," Cobb said. "He's proven himself before as an interim. I feel like it's an excellent idea (to allow him to remain in the position)."Franklin County Schools Superintendent Harrie Lynne Buecker agreed. "I think Kevin has certainly provided Kentucky educators stability and continuity during this time," Buecker said.Since the resignation of Barbara Erwin, an Illinois educator who was originally named to the post despite controversy surrounding her resume and management styles, the board has called two special meetings to develop a plan for moving for

Despite many criticisms, parents and educators would rather mend than end the federal No Child Left Behind law, which requires all children to be academically "proficient" by 2014. The public at large also expressed interest in national education standards, according to a survey released Tuesday.New Jersey-based Educational Testing Service, which commissioned the poll of parents, teachers, administrators and others, found that many surveyed knew few details about No Child Left Behind or harbored misconceptions. Public support rises when the law is explained, concluded pollsters Peter D. Hart, a Democrat, and David Winston, a Republican.Most teachers (77%) and administrators (63%) hold a "staunchly negative" view of the law, though only a small percentage would dump it, results show.Critics questioned the survey's description of the law: "The No Child Left Behind Act provides federal funds for school districts with poor children in order to close achievement gaps. It also requires stat

Academia has embraced RSS as a means to educate, but scrutinizing how educational institutions are using RSS feeds in their daily routines show RSS is utilized can vary across different industries. …Read full story

For daily-updated scholarship info, click hereUSA Scholarships for Educators at Savannah College of Art and Design The Savannah College of Art and Design has a special scholarship opportunity for educators. Educators who are employed full-time at the time of application and who teach at the kindergarten through college level at a public or private institution recognized by the applicant's state department of education may be eligible to receive a scholarship/fellowship for half the amount of SCAD's tuition. To be eligible, an educator must apply and be accepted to SCAD and provide proof of employment and good standing from his or her school administrator or human resources department. The scholarship/fellowship is renewable, provided that the recipient remains a full-time, degree-seeking student in the chosen program and maintains a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. SCAD e-Learning students who cannot enroll full-time due to course limitations, may have the fellow

Needy districts pressed to accept modest increase[New Jersey] School superintendents from Orange, Paterson and other needy districts told lawmakers yesterday they were coerced into accepting inadequate aid for the coming year by state officials who threatened intense audits and potential funding cuts for those seeking more.Of the 31 communities that receive special assistance under the state Supreme Court's Abbott vs. Burke rulings, only seven have sought more than the 3 percent increase offered by the state Department of Education."It's made very clear to us that if you would choose to go for additional funding, the tasks and documentation process would be much more arduous than it would be if you accept the 3 percent," Michael Glascoe, Paterson schools superintendent, told the Legislature's Joint Committee on the Public Schools at a hearing in Trenton yesterday."If you apply for more you run the risk of not even getting the 3 percent," added Trenton Superintendent Rodney Lofton. "

English immersion or both languages at once?This from the Dallas Morning News.IRVING - In a school district with the region's highest percentage of children with limited English skills, a rift has emerged over the best way to educate them.Last fall, Irving school board president Randy Stipes proposed a pilot program in English immersion. But his idea – pitched at a board meeting – was quickly shot down. Superintendent Jack Singley told him it was against the law. The state requires bilingual education.That seemed to be the end of it. Then word of the exchange reached state Rep. Linda Harper-Brown, R-Irving. She filed a bill this legislative session that would give school districts the option to offer English immersion or ESL programs for students learning the language.

Nationally, 42,866 qualified applicants were turned away from traditional brick and mortar nursing schools for the past fall's semester because there are simply not enough seats, according to the American Association of Colleges and Nursing.

Matt Wengerd (104 Weeks) recently wrote a post detailing his trip to the International Association of Jazz Educators conference in New York City earlier this month. He's got a great description of his experiences as a representative for the University of South Florida jazz program. Check out his IAJE post here.Among the double bassists Matt saw at the conference was John Patitucci. One of the most prominent bassists in jazz today, Patitucci is known for playing Pöllman basses. I can't tell from the photo whether he is playing a Pöllman bass or some other model.I attended the IAJE conference about ten years ago here in Chicago. It was a really great experience, and I wish I could have been at this year's conference in NYC.

The Nevada State Board of Nursing decided to allow teacher waivers for bachelor's degree nursing programs. The waiver, which has been in place for two years for associate's programs, lets nurses with a bachelorÂ’s degree in nursing and experience to teach the clinical lessons in venues like hospitals and nursing homes.

following (or recycling) their literacy project (http://digg.com/tech_news/ Google_launches_literacy_project_to_link_resources) now google are making a pass at educators in general. Is there any substance here? well, I guess good vibes count for something read more | digg story

It was recently brought to my attention that there are currently 1,100 unfilled budgeted faculty nursing positions nationally. Donna Snelson, chairwoman of the College Misericordia nursing department feels the pressure, with positions currently open and an expected 64% replacement need in nurse educators over the next 5 years.

{mosgoogle right}A public elementary school vice principal and a public junior high school teacher have been sacked for having affairs with pupils' mothers, Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education officials said.The men sacked were a 48-year-old central Tokyo public elementary vice principal who had an affair with a mother he met through his school's PTA and a 42-year-old teacher fired for a fling with a pupil's mother.Board officials said the vice principal stayed at a ho [...]

journal by donelle, your business contact 1. Tapping Potentials talk at the event  I was "invited" to speak in the event mentioned in the title recently by the Department of Education, held from May 12-16, 2008. (Actually, Paul was the one invited, and I tagged along.) The challenge with this particular event was the sheer number of participants. My previous record was sp

{mosgoogle right}OITA -- The Oita Prefectural Board of Education (BoE) will investigate a corruption scandal linked to the hiring of teachers and fire any educators found to have passed exams illicitly, it has emerged.Senior BoE member Katsuyoshi Eto, 52 -- now under arrest for taking bribes -- is believed to have been asked to hire about 40 people, roughly half of the number who passed the elemen

Objectives. We examined US health educators’ likelihood of adopting genomic competencies—specific skills and knowledge in public health genomics—into health promotion and the factors influencing such likelihood. Methods. We developed and tested a model to assess likelihood to adopt genomic competencies. Data from 1607 health educators nationwide were collected through a Web-based ...