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Program helping Norman students catch healthier habits

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.newsok.com (Views: 29, Clicks: 8)
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Coordinated Approach to Child Health started as a pilot program three years ago at Kennedy. The program provides at least 30 minutes of organized physical exercise for students every day and a nutrition lesson once a week. The program is aimed at fighting childhood obesity.

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Girls pick up math anxiety from female teachers

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.msnbc.msn.com (Views: 11, Clicks: 0)
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A new study is showing that young girls may pick up math anxiety from female teachers, who may themselves be anxious about their math ability. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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Little girls are made of sugar and spice, and learn that math is not nice

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.scientificamerican.com (Views: 52, Clicks: 13)
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One of the first lessons that girls often learn in elementary school is that boys are better at math.

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New science lab at Mary Giella Elementary brings lessons to life

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.tampabay.com (Views: 19, Clicks: 0)
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A Florida elementary school is using simple, affordable supplies to offer hands-on science lessons to intermediate students. The weekly 45-minute lab courses were created this year to improve science teaching and boost test scores.

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Educators advocate intervention over retention for struggling readers

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tribstar.com (Views: 23, Clicks: 0)
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Vigo County educators advocate strong early intervention, rather than holding students back in third grade, to improve young children’s reading skills.

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An exercise in holistic learning at Taunton elementary school

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tauntongazette.com (Views: 22, Clicks: 0)
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Open Circle, developed by Wellesley College, is a comprehensive emotional and social learning program for children in grades K-5.

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Female teachers may pass on math anxiety to girls, study finds

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 36, Clicks: 5)
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After a year in the classroom with female teachers who say they are anxious about math, girls are more likely to share that attitude -- and score lower on tests, researchers say.

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Students show modest gains after controversial math program

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonexaminer.com (Views: 29, Clicks: 3)
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Math scores for elementary school students in Prince William County have improved over the past several years, though many parents still oppose the system's new, controversial math program.

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UN: Recession could harm universal primary-education efforts

MrGreen sumitted ago via http://www.guardian.co.uk (Views: 30, Clicks: 1)
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The United Nations-led global drive to get every child into primary education risks being knocked off course by the global financial crisis, which is leaving a legacy of rising poverty and hunger in poor countries...

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Girls Go Tech

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Girls in Science, Technology and Math

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Fenton senior center serves as classroom for elementary students

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.mlive.com (Views: 23, Clicks: 0)
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A senior living facility has become a classroom of sorts for some Fenton elementary students. The visits, which began with the fifth-grade class taking turns throughout the month of December, are part of the elementary school’s process in becoming an International Baccalaureate world school.

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Number Machine

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.teachingideas.co.uk (Views: 15, Clicks: 2)
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Teaching strategy for introducing the number machine concept.

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Norman elementary school chefs honored for healthy dish

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 0)
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Elementary school students were challenged to submit recipes for healthy snacks, and the top recipes were selected by district nutrition staff.

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ICC basketball players team up with fifth-graders for math lessons

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.pjstar.com (Views: 15, Clicks: 0)
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About 50 fifth-graders from District 150's Thomas Jefferson and Von Steuben schools spent 90 minutes improving their math skills through teaming up with basketball players during a practice session.

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Success for All -- Literacy Program

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.literacytrust.org.uk (Views: 21, Clicks: 1)
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Success for All (SFA) is a comprehensive literacy approach designed to ensure that every child will read at year level or above by the end of Year Three.

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