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Vanderbilt Peabody’s Dean Camilla Benbow: Shaping future educators
Stephen Murphy | 08/09/2011
Camilla Benbow, Dean of Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development , talks about the role of the Education School in shaping the future of education. SEEN Magazine: Peabody College has been ranked #1 for graduate education for the third consecutive year. What do you think makes Peabody stand out among your peers? What makes the school unique? Dean Benbow: Relative to many of our peers, our small size means that our graduate and professional students benefit from strong mentoring relationships with faculty. And our faculty is among the best in the nation, with a history of national excellence in areas of specia... Read More...
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The SEEN Interview: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan with Charles Sosnik
CHARLES SOSNIK | 08/23/2010
As Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan is placing schools at the heart of the community SEEN Magazine: You grew up in an education family. Your father was a college professor and your mother ran a tutoring program for inner city children. Aside from going one-on-one with Michael Jordan, had you ever considered a different career path? Secretary Duncan: I’ve been lucky. I’ve always had two passions. One was education and one was basketball. I took a year off from college between my junior and senior year, which was pretty nontraditional, and worked full time on my mother’s program. Most of my friends were thinking about becoming investment ba... Read More...
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The SEEN Interview Darryl Rosser - As CEO of Sagus International, he’s helping create 21st Century Schools
Charles Sosnik | 11/20/2009
SEEN Magazine : You appear to be on a mission, that of remaking our country’s educational landscape. In 2008 you challenged your company’s 800 plus employees to find a way to have a more direct impact on the ability of children to learn. What was the reason for this? Darryl Rosser: I am on a mission. I feel that as CEO of a company that manufactures furniture largely for schools, we are in a position where we can have a significant impact on improving the educational process. Our mission is to enhance the physical environment to improve results in education. We believe that by committing all of our resources to understanding the changing nee... Read More...
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The SEEN Interview Governor Bev Perdue - As NC govenor, Perdue continues to make technology in our schools a priority
| 09/03/2009
SM: In this issue of SEEN Magazine, we are focusing on Technology. In your opinion, how important is technology to today’s educators? Why? Governor Perdue: Technology is fundamentally important to both our educators and students. It is the chalk and blackboard of the 21st century. Computers, the internet, online libraries and encyclopedias – they offer today’s teachers access to a broader range of knowledge and resources than ever before. If we want our children to compete with the world’s best and brightest, we simply must arm our teachers with the high tech tools they need to bring the world into the classroom. Read More...
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