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And the Academy Award Goes to ... a Computer Scientist

nitajo sumitted ago via http://chronicle.com (Views: 20, Clicks: 3)
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Paul E. Debevec may be the only research professor whose laboratory subjects have included Charlize Theron and Will Smith. The University of Southern California computer scientist is about to take another unlikely step—from academe to the Academy Awards, for special effects. His pixel wizardry has been featured in films such as Spider-Man 2 and Avatar.

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Building a Better Teacher

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 12, Clicks: 0)
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Elizabeth Green -- "There are more than three million teachers in the United States, and Doug Lemov is trying to prove that he can teach them to be better."

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Plan offers English, math guides for national education standards

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 30, Clicks: 9)
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Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform — and more rigorous — standards Wednesday as proposed national education guidelines were released.

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Texas Conservatives Seek Deeper Stamp on Texts

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 1)
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Even as a panel of educators laid out a vision Wednesday for national standards for public schools, the Texas school board was going in a different direction, holding hearings on changes to its social studies curriculum that would portray conservatives in a more positive light, emphasize the role of Christianity in American history and include Republican political philosophies in textbooks.

0 comments | Tags: texas social studies curriculum social studies standards common standards free-enterprise system | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Wide Web of diversions gets laptops evicted from lecture halls

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 35, Clicks: 13)
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A generation ago, academia embraced the laptop as the most welcome classroom innovation since the ballpoint pen. But during the past decade, it has evolved into a powerful distraction.

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Many Nations Passing U.S. in Education, Expert Says

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 0)
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One of the world’s foremost experts on comparing national school systems told lawmakers on Tuesday that many other countries were surpassing the United States in educational attainment, including Canada, where he said 15-year-old students were, on average, more than one school year ahead of American 15-year-olds.

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Pressed by Charters, Public Schools Try Marketing

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 19, Clicks: 1)
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As charter schools have grown around the country, both in number and in popularity, public school principals are being forced to compete for bodies or risk having their schools closed.

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TPS workers ask board not to cut their positions

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 2)
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Nilda Reyes, director of diversity and equity; Marvin Jeter, assistant superintendent for school innovation; and Yalonda Berry, a team leader in the district's before- and after-school care program, all appealed for their jobs to be saved at the due-process hearing.

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Student shares pills at school

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 0)
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Five students from Disney Elementary School were taken to hospitals Friday afternoon after taking prescription pills that one of the children brought to school.

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'Seusstacular' wows kids

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 0)
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"Seusstacular" celebrates Read Across America, an initiative by the National Education Association to encourage reading in honor of Dr. Seuss, aka Theodor Geisel, who was born March 2, 1904. He died in 1991.

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Mayan numbers taught in Somis school to help students learn math

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.vcstar.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 0)
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Ethno-mathematics links math with culture. Some educators say it can help kids feel more connected to the subject and better understand the why and how behind the skills they learn in school.

1 comments | Tags: ventura county california mayan math hank kepner national council of teachers of mathematics | Topic: Elementary/Primary BAD >_<

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National STEM program increases reach

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.eschoolnews.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 0)
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President Barack Obama on Jan. 6 announced the expansion of the Educate to Innovate program he launched last November, including the creation of several new partnerships to help attract, develop, reward, and retain outstanding STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) teachers.

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Survey: Educators aren’t discussing STEM careers with students

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.eschoolnews.com (Views: 11, Clicks: 1)
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In a recent survey, a majority of students said that while their science and math teachers seem knowledgeable and keep class interesting, they aren’t teaching about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career options.

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Move to drop honors courses at Boston Latin worries some

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 0)
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Boston Latin School is dropping its honors courses next year, a move administrators say will prepare more students for Advanced Placement classes in their junior and senior years, though some parents fear the change will have a negative impact on their children’s college admission chances.

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Plan can put district on path for improvement

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 1)
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Oklahoman Editorial -- "One of the top recommendations out of last week’s MAPS for Kids progress report was the development of a strategic plan to guide the school district. It’s a good idea, although a strategy is only as good as its implementation and that’s where the district may face its greatest challenge."

1 comments | Tags: oklahoma city maps for kids school performance student achievement karl springer | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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