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CEP 416. CEP 416. Charlotte.king. Jackie's Young Adults Blog. Graduation Ceremony Survival Monday April 14, 2014 If you've got a high school or college graduation ceremony coming up, it's time to start thinking about packing that survival bag.
Sitting in the glorious sunshine for a few minutes is a lovely thing. Sitting under that blazing orb for four hours is a recipe for pomp, circumstance, sunburn and heatstroke. So here's what to pack - sunscreen, of course, but also these nine sanity savers. The Lowdown on Dorm Options Saturday April 12, 2014 As parents, we obsess over those housing forms - is it better for junior to opt for a double in the freshman wing or a suite on the special interests floor, the Triton dining package or the basic-plus?
This is the month when housing decisions must be made. Dorm Crafts: Luggage Tags Wednesday April 9, 2014 As summer approaches, everyone's thoughts turn toward vacation. The 10 Most Expensive Colleges Monday April 7, 2014 Oh wait, he is? A Passover Care Package Friday April 4, 2014 Thinking about Easter instead? Box of Tricks - Technology and Education. E-learning and Web 2.0 tools for schools. PBS Teachers. I Love That Teaching Idea!
Student Teachers Pearl. Education World® The Educator's Best Friend. Teaching the Facebook Generation. Our goal as college professors is to open studentsâ minds to new experiences so they can grow intellectually while they mature through the traditional four-year process.
But we are also challenged to give students the immediate skills they will need once they graduate so that they can begin their professional careers and move away from the fry-o-later to the cubicle and beyond. Over the past decade, there has been a sea change in the marketplace demands for graduates. Whereas broad skills used to be sufficient, now our students must demonstrate a set of concrete skills that not long ago were required only of those in highly technical majors. Nowhere has this change created a greater shift than in fields such as marketing and public relations, which traditionally have been viewed as nontechnical but are now demanding a technological competency that is astounding. Students also must be familiar with online gaming and trends in mobile communication technologies.
Teaching with Twitter. Study Guides and Strategies. The World Question Center 2010. I received this year's Edge Question while in Damascus, shuttling messages from Jerusalem aimed at probing possibilities for peace.
And I got to thinking about how my thinking on world peace and transnational violence has been shaped by the Internet, and how the advent of the Internet has framed my view of human history and destiny. I'm aware that I'm living on the cusp of perhaps the third great tipping point in human history, and that this is an awesome and lucky thing to experience. First, I imagine myself with a small band moving out of Africa into the Fertile Crescent around 60,000 years ago or so, when humans mastered language and began to conquer the globe. More than half a million years ago, the Neanderthal and human branches of evolution began to split from our common ancestor Homo erectus (or perhaps Homo ergaster). Neanderthal, like erectus before, spread out of Africa and across Eurasia. Here are two snippets that illustrate this duality: The Collapse of Cultures.
The Standards. Building on the best of existing state standards, the Common Core State Standards provide clear and consistent learning goals to help prepare students for college, career, and life.
The standards clearly demonstrate what students are expected to learn at each grade level, so that every parent and teacher can understand and support their learning. The standards are: Research and evidence basedClear, understandable, and consistentAligned with college and career expectationsBased on rigorous content and the application of knowledge through higher-order thinking skillsBuilt upon the strengths and lessons of current state standardsInformed by other top-performing countries to prepare all students for success in our global economy and society According to the best available evidence, the mastery of each standard is essential for success in college, career, and life in today’s global economy.
For grades K-8, grade-by-grade standards exist in English language arts/literacy and mathematics. Social Media Classroom. A to Z Teacher Stuff For Teachers FREE online lesson plans, less.