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The impact of new core standards on kindergarten education

JOAN ALMON and EDWARD MILLER | 08/23/2010

The new K–12 Common Core State Standards were released by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers in June. Now it is up to individual states to decide whether to adopt them. The U.S. Department of Education ... Read More...

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March 2 Success How the Army helps with the ACT, SAT and more

| 08/23/2010

In today’s world, tests are increasingly the end rather than the means. The world relies on tests to determine who will graduate, get a job, receive a scholarship, or even enter a government career as a firefighter, police officer, civil servant or ... Read More...

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Why post-secondary education for young adults with intellectual disabilities?

SUSAN GRIFFIS | 08/23/2010

To answer the question “Why post-secondary education for young adults with intellectual disabilities?” we first need to look at the purpose of education. As John F. Kennedy said, “Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abi... Read More...

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Therapeutic Novels Teenagers experience healing through reading

CELIA BANTING | 08/23/2010

What is Bibliotherapy? The popularity of self-help books indicates that individuals use reading as a form of self-development and healing, and while many are able to seek professional help through psychiatric agencies, a great many more either ... Read More...

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STEM undergraduate program

BETH WOLFE | 08/23/2010

Tell me and I’ll forget;  Show me and I may remember;  Involve me and I’ll understand. -Chinese Proverb The concept of learning by doing is by no means new. Indeed, it has gained increasing attention and favor in K-12 education during th... Read More...

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Fundraising Beneficial to students and the bottom line

JEFF ELLENBERGER | 08/23/2010

As a direct result of current uncertain economic times, many schools and school organizations are relying on fundraising to bridge the gap (fill the holes) in their budgets. More so now than ever, the importance of a successful fundraiser is critica... Read More...

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Empowering students through communication

BRENDA POAGE | 08/23/2010

Nobody has to tell me that bullying is real. I’ve lived it. From the time I started school in a small town in Texas, I was mercilessly teased, harassed, and called hurtful names. It was out of those experiences that I wrote Ima Nobody Becomes a Some... Read More...

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Shaping student behavior

RANDY SPRICK, Ph.D. | 08/23/2010

Teachers deserve our commendation and gratitude for the work they do for, as any educator will tell you, teaching is not an easy job. Witness the enormous turnaround among first year teachers—as many as half of them will leave the profession within ... Read More...

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Skills for bystanders A look at bullying triangulation: Why bystanders don’t get involved

SANDY RAGONA | 08/23/2010

In the triangulation of harassment, there is a bully, victim and bystanders.  Much has been written on the power and control of why children bully.  Likewise, we understand the effects of victimization.  However, the role of a bystander is misunders... Read More...

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The Book Report Extraordinary, Ordinary People. A Memoir of Family

CHARLES SOSNIK | 08/23/2010

Written by Condoleezza Rice From Crown Publishing – Random House   Rarely has education had such an important focus as that of the family of Condoleezza Rice. Her mother had five siblings, all born in the 1920s, and each graduated colle... Read More...

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ELSA program provides path to college for challenged students Road to the Future

RITA COLORITO | 08/23/2010

For most college students, the hardest part of getting to class in the morning is waking up. For Mike Mackowiak, a student in the graduate program of the Elmhurst Life Skills Academy at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois, the challenges of getti... Read More...

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Teaching Engagement

ROBERT J. MARZANO, PhD | 08/23/2010

Engagement is obviously a central aspect of effective teaching. If students are not engaged, there is little, if any, chance that they will learn what is being addressed in class. A basic premise of this article is that student engagement happens as... Read More...

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Building the Perfect School Campus Start with the END in mind

STEVEN TURCKES | 08/23/2010

“I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.” -— Wayne Gretzky While going through some old boxes stored in our basement recently I came across one that included numerous yellowed high school report cards. Having gradua... Read More...

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Choosing to teach as a second career Should I fear it?

NATASSIA JONES | 08/23/2010

Fear is an emotion triggered by an impending or perceived threat or danger. It is something that we create in ourselves and is not an innate characteristic. Oftentimes we find ourselves in a state of fear as we go through a transition period in our ... Read More...

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Evaluating the educator Florida literacy specialist’s findings show need to rethink what constitutes teacher efficacy

LAUREN SANDERS | 08/23/2010

How can low-performing schools identify which teachers are best qualified to improve student performance? Is there a relationship between a teacher’s characteristics and their belief in their own ability to be successful? These are the questions ... Read More...

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National Museum of the Marine Corp
Hands-on learning and curriculum

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| 08/23/2010

Since the opening of the National Museum of the Marine Corps in November 2006, more than 70,000 students and youth groups have visited and participated in the museum’s education programs, both formal and informal. The formal activities target hands-on learning and curriculum offerings for elementary, middle and high school students and teachers. A major element of this is a school outreach “Teaching Trunk” program that takes Marine Corps reproduction artifacts and equipment from various historical eras into schools prior to student visits. Classroom activities are distributed to the teachers before the students arrive at the museum in order to reinforce specific Virginia Standards of Learning taught in the classroom.

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Family learning ... family fun

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LESLIE GRAY BAKER | 08/23/2010

The Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia and the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine have been a favorite destination for families for years – and this season is no exception.

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Step back in history in Jefferson County

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| 08/23/2010

“Discover It All” in West Virginia’s Eastern Gateway. About an hour from the Baltimore-Washington Corridor, you can pursue learning in a multitude of ways while having fun - be it history, outdoor activities, or most anything else.

An super abundance of history can be found here in Jefferson County — from Revolutionary times , starting with the George Washington family history in the area, and going through John Brown’s Raid and the Civil War.

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Atlanta History Center honored to be only stop in the South for Lincoln exhibit

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| 08/23/2010

This fall, Lincoln makes a stop in Atlanta with the nationally touring exhibition, With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition. On display at the Atlanta History Center from September 4 – November 7, 2010, the exhibition commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of our nation’s most revered presidents.  

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The World of Coca-Cola
A refreshing place for learning and fun

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| 08/23/2010

Over one million people from around the world visit the World of Coca-Cola each year and each brings his or her own Coca-Cola story with them.  Some may remember sharing an icy cold Coca-Cola with salted peanuts poured inside with their grandfather as reward for a hard day’s work in the garden.  Some may recall the giant metal sign on the Little League fence where they played ball as a child that noted the sponsorship of their local bottler. 

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Fun at Chimney Rock

teaching through travel
| 08/23/2010

Educators looking for a place to make their students say “wow” will find that Chimney Rock is the place to be. With a nearly 1,000-acre classroom of outdoor fun, Chimney Rock has lots to keep kids amazed.

Start by venturing into the tunnel leading to the Park’s 26-story elevator. Both the tunnel and elevator shaft were blasted into the mountain using eight tons of dynamite back in 1948 and 1949. Quite the engineering feat in its time, students can learn about the construction project through signage and pictures.

After stepping out of the elevator, visitors make their way out to the Chimney, 315ft above the parking area and more than 1,000ft above the valley floor, and take in the 75-mile views of Lake Lure and Hickory Nut Gorge. Head up the Skyline Trail to Exclamation Point passing fascinating geologic formations The Opera Box and Devil’s Head along the way. As students walk down the Outcroppings Trail, they’ll find many more unique geologic formations.

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Take a walk on the wild side of education
The NWTF’s headquarters is the ultimate outdoor education experience

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| 08/23/2010

Ten-year-old Evan smiled as he climbed out of the Forest Service helicopter from his tag-along mission to improve habitat for wildlife.  The hum of the propellers and the roar of the engine in the flight simulator were something he didn’t want his friend Keisha to miss.  He found her across the room holding a wild turkey feather and listening to a wise Native American elder tell stories of how his people used wildlife to sustain themselves long ago.  The two fifth-graders and their classmates were in the middle of an exciting field trip to the Wild Turkey Center and Winchester Museum in Edgefield, S.C.

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Make new memories on an OUTER BANKS FIELD TRIP

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| 08/23/2010

As the bell rings in the 2010-2011 school year, there are many more educational choices to include on your next Outer Banks’ field trip. Tourism representatives from the sixteen Northeastern counties of North Carolina have developed itineraries that give visitors reasons to stop along the way. With little or no cost, these experiences that are rich in history and environmental education can revive your annual field trip to the Outer Banks.

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Roanoke Island Festival Park

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| 08/23/2010

Imagine a land with no cars, buildings, or running water. The only other people had a different culture and spoke a different language. The land was vast, pristine, and natural. This was Roanoke Island when English explorers stepped off their ships. Roanoke Island Festival Park, across from the Manteo waterfront, is a 25-acre interactive attraction, representing the first English settlement attempt in 1585.

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Experience living history on the Waccamaw River

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CARL WHITE | 08/23/2010

Kingston Township was named in honor of Great Britain’s King George II and officially opened for settlement on February 26, 1734. This was part of South Carolina Governor Robert Johnson’s “Township Scheme” to increase security within 100 miles from Charleston along the waterways. Among the first were the “Poor Protestants from Ireland” that chose to make their new life in Kingston Township. 

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