Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Es el momento - Educacion, Becas, Universidades, Aprendizaje

Es el momento - Educacion, Becas, Universidades, Aprendizaje

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Black History: Remembering W.E.B. Du Bois � Davey D’s Hip Hop Corner-(The Blog)

Black History: Remembering W.E.B. Du Bois � Davey D’s Hip Hop Corner-(The Blog)

Black History: Remembering W.E.B. Du Bois

 William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar. He became a naturalized citizen of Ghana in 1963 at the age of 95. 
The late Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee drop lots of science about W.E.B. Du Bois on thisBill Moyers show.. 
Remembering W.E.B. Du Bois 
 On Feb. 23, 1868, W. E. B. Du Bois was born in Great Barrington, Mass., where he grew up. During his youth he did some newspaper reporting. In 1884 he graduated as valedictorian from high school. He got his bachelor of arts from Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., in 1888, having spent summers teaching in African American schools in Nashville’s rural areas. In 1888 he entered Harvard University as a junior, took a bachelor of arts cum laude in 1890, and was one of six commencement speakers. From 1892 to 1894 he pursued graduate studies in history and economics at the University of Berlin on a Slater Fund fellowship. He served for 2 years as professor of Greek and Latin at Wilberforce University in Ohio. 
In 1891 Du Bois got his master of arts and in 1895 his doctorate in history from Harvard. His dissertation, The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America, 1638-1870, was published as No. 1 in the Harvard Historical Series. This important work has yet to be surpassed. In 1896 he married Nina Gomer, and they had two children. 
In 1896-1897 Du Bois became assistant instructor in sociology at the University of 
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NIEA - National Indian Education Association

NIEA - National Indian Education Association

EDUCATION ISSUES

We are the Membership that Matters.

In March of 1969, Sparlin Norwood, Cherokee, a teacher at Central Junior High School in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, organized a National Conference of Indian teachers at the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon, as part of his NEA position.

In 1969, Rosemary Christensen organized a National Conference on Indian education as part of her work at the Midwest Regional Educational Laboratory (UMREL) located in Minneapolis. The planning committee members were primarily from the greater Minneapolis area but the participants came from different parts of the country and agreed that such a conference should be held again. At the conclusion of this first conference Rosemary Christensen was asked by the Minnesota group to discuss the idea of national organization of Indian educators while at the Convocation of American Indian Scholars, held at Princeton University, March of 1970.

Jeannette Henry Costo and Rupert Costo with a Ford Foundation grant helped plan the First Convocation of American Indian Scholars. This brought together a mix of Indian educators that were actively involved in the education of Native students in elementary, secondary schools, and university programs. Sparlin Norwood, William Demmert, Rosemary Christensen attended this conference. The mix of Indian educators found a common interest and formed a discussion group to consider future activity that would bring them together periodically to address national Indian education issues and to learn from each other. The leading organizers of this discussion group included Sparlin Norwood, Hershal (Ace) Shamant, Marigold Linton, Rosemary Christensen, John Winchester, Liz Whiteman, Dillon Platero, and William Demmert and Ned Hatathli, who would all become members of the first “National Indian Education Association” Board of Directors). There were other participants that participated as observers and discussants including George Scott, Carl Downing, Sam Billison, Lee Antell and several others.

This group decided on being an independent organization and chose “National Indian Education Association” as the name under which it would be incorporated. Rosemary Christensen was assisted by Gordon J. Amundson to file papers for incorporation. The officers, the board members, and other organizational requirements were carried out at the 1970 National Indian Education AssociationConference.
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Education Week American Education News Site of Record

Education Week American Education News Site of Record


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Obama Plan Would Tie Title I to College-Career Standards
The Obama administration aims to set a higher bar on math and English/language arts as part of its ESEA renewal push.
(February 22, 2010)
Experts Lay Out Vision for Future Assessments
Challenging and complex analytical tasks would replace the factual-recall questions that dominate multiple-choice tests.
(February 23, 2010)
Univision, Feds Team Up to Boost Hispanic Ed.
The Spanish-language network will announce a campaign to teach parents about American schools, educational opportunities, and college scholarships. (February 23, 2010, AP)
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Engineering for Kids Day - March 13th, 2010

Engineering for Kids Day - March 13th, 2010


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FAQs
Do I need to pre-register my child in order to participate in the event?
Yes. Due to the high demand, all participants must be registered in advanced. Online reservations will be avilable February 22nd, 2010. Reservation ensures your student a spot for all of the activities and a meal ticket. If families cannot make it to the event for the whole day, they are still encouraged to attend the event for any part of the day, as the activities and demonstrations will continue until 3:00pm. However, the more time the students spend at Engineering for Kids Day, the more they will learn as well as having a better opportunity to receive prizes based on event participation.
Do you need a list of attendance from us as a school, or can parents sign up their children individually and attend with their children?
Parents can sign up individually. A registration needs to be submitted to us that accounts for each participating child so that we have an accurate count of the number of kids participating.
Can a 7th grader attend? I have two children, 4th and 7th grades, and both would be very interested.
Children older than the recommended group can attend, but it should be noted that the activities are designed for students grades 4th to 6th, so some of the activities might seem a bit easy for students above 6th grade. Conversely, students below 4th grade are welcome to attend; however, the activities might prove to be too difficult for the student to fully understand and enjoy. The benefits of the program are related to the learning level of the student.
Do I need to be there to accompany my child?
Not necessarily. If you feel that your child is responsible enough to be left unsupervised, then you may leave your child at the event. However, most parents choose to either hang out in the back of the classrooms and observe their child participating in the activities, while others wait in the hallway and mingle with other parents. We encourage all parents to stay for the parent lectures and seminars!

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Education - Everything you need to know about the world of education.

Education- Everything you need to know about the world of education.


Catholic schools mix prayer and special ed


Paul VI students in the "Options Program" walk to drama class with their peer mentors. (Tracy A. Woodward-TWP)











Senior to parents: Let kids pick their own college

My guest is Adam Turay, a senior at South County Secondary School in Fairfax County. He is editor-in-chief of his school paper, The Courier, a member of his school’s "It’s Academic" team and plays guitar and keyboards in a rock band. 

By Adam Turay
Over the summer and at the start of this school year, I was one of many college-obsessed young students. I checked out numerous schools and tried to figure out which would be best for me. I looked at class size, best programs of study, and requirements for admission. All in all, I did a pretty good job of deciding where I wanted to apply and what I wanted from each of the schools that I chose.
I thought I had more or less figured things out. Between information sessions at school and all the research I’d done, I felt prepared to begin applying to the colleges I’d chosen. I had taken the classes, sat for the standardized tests and written the essays. Bring on the application process! I was ready to go.
Or so I thought.
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Welcoming a new school rating

My clever colleague Valerie Strauss suggested readers come up with alternatives to my high school rating system, the Challenge Index. On Feb. 20 she posted an intriguing suggestion by Montgomery County parent Louis Wilen, which she dubbed the Wilen Index, on how to move school rankings to a new level. This was smart because not only did it reveal she was working on Saturday, and thus winning our editors' untold devotion (I was at the supermarket with the other househusbands), but it showed how easily and cheaply I can be replaced.
Wilen, who has also favored me with some wise emails, showed a way we could use the trend toward rating schools under federal and state law by measuring how much students improve each year. Since thePSAT has become a popular tool for getting high school ninth and tenth graders ready for college-entrance tests (and seeing what kind of high school courses they might be ready for), he suggested that we take the average for all PSAT tests given tenth graders at each high school and compare it to their average SAT scores when they are in 12th grade. Subtract the 10th grade average from the 12th grade average and you see how much value that school has added.
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Report: Twelve teachers fired for abuse

Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee has fired ten DCPS teachers for administering corporal punishment and two for sexual misconduct since July 2007, according to a report she has submitted to D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray.
Another 28 served suspensions ranging from two to ten days for some form of corporal punishment, defined by District law as the use or attempted use of physical force against a student, "either intentionally or with reckless disregard for the student's safety, as a punishment or discipline."
(Click here for the accompanying letter from Rhee to Gray.)

The report, which comes in the form of a spreadsheet, does not supply names or other identifying details and offers only cursory descriptions of the offenses. It was requested by Gray after the uproar Rhee triggered by telling "Fast Company" magazine that an unspecified number of the 266 D.C. public school teachers who were laid off in October had physically or sexually abused students. She later revealed that five had been suspended for corporal punishment and one was under investigation for sexual misconduct. That teacher allegedly had sex with an 18-year old special needs student, resulting in her pregnancy. That case is not included in the report, Rhee said, because the investigation was still pending -- an assertion disputed by the Washington Teachers' Union, which says the charges were found to be unsubstantiated.
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Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Notes from the news, Feb. 23

Submitted by Erika Owens on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 09:27 Posted in Notes from the news | Permalink
Report on S. Phila. High violence expected [today]Philly.com
A retired federal judge who was hired to investigate the situation at South Philly will issue his report today.
West Philly community responds to 'Renaissance' label The Notebook blog
About 50 people attended West's community meeting last week. They expressed support of Principal Cruz and her current turnaround efforts.
See also: Questions About Renaissance Schools Philly Weekly
Schools must teach what not to say, too The Inquirer (opinion)
In order to teach kids about free speech the lesson must include "some basic principles of civility."
Letters: Teachers need tools to do their jobs properly The Inquirer
Response from Len Rieser and Kelly Darr to last week's op-ed about students with disabilities and English language learners.
Having Your Cake and Eating It Too Philly School Search blog
Please email us if we missed anything today or if you have any suggestions of publications, email lists, or other places for us to check for news.
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voiceofsandiego.org | News. Investigation. Analysis. Conversation. Intelligence.

voiceofsandiego.org | News. Investigation. Analysis. Conversation. Intelligence.

Bright and Early: The Education Newsblitz
The San Diego Unified board is slated to make some budget decisions tonight -- follow the action with me on Twitter! Now for your morning newsblitz:
Poway teachers are protesting a proposed second, deeper pay cut that would slash salaries by another 4.8 percent, the Union-Tribune reports. The North County Times writes about the protest, too.
Our guest blogger Bey-Ling Sha explains why she's so mad at the legislators in Sacramento.
We blog that yes, teacher furloughs would mean a shorter school year in San Diego Unified.
San Diego News Network continues its series on Advanced Placement exams. This section takes on whether school districts change grades later for good scores on the AP tests.
Also in the UT: A South Bay teacher who was acquitted of sexual misconduct with a student got her teaching credential back, but it isn't clear if her school district will reinstate her.
A University of San Diego student asks where the turnover in superintendents leaves school reform in San Diego Unified.
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