Curriculum Review articles from September 1 2008

Curriculum Review archives from September 1 2008

Words to live by.(What They're Saying)(Rand Pausch)(Quotation)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... It's not about how to achieve your dreams. It's about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you. We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the...

On banning race preferences in education.(What They're Saying)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The polarization sparked by these battles makes it difficult for people to think about what's at stake in a more practical way. It continues to politicize the discussion of issues that should be on the table... given where we are...

Staying rooted in education.(What They're Saying)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Education is not something that you can legislate from the top down. It has to come from the roots. We all need to work together to make students feel welcome. We need to throw open the doors of our classrooms and be transparent. ~Michael...

NEA call for action.(What They're Saying)(National Education Association)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Nothing good in this country has ever come except through collective action; it was always the good will of the people who want to make things happen, and that is what we do. I can't think of a better time to unite our members and our nation...

The importance of reading.(What They're Saying)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Reading is the foundation for all other learning, and the key ingredient for keeping students engaged and focused. ~Dr. Margaret Spellings, U.S. Secretary of Education in a July 2008 announcement of $18.2 Million to enhance libraries in...

Helping students who stutter.(What They're Saying)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Any time teachers are concerned about a child's fluency, they should consult with the school speech clinician as well as the parents to make sure their approach is consistent. Talk with the child privately and reassure him or her of your...

About Michael Geisen: teacher of the year.(What They're Saying)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Before a crowd of nearly 10,000 fellow educators (7/6/08), NEA member Michael Geisen, the 2008 National Teacher of the Year, urged educators to not only teach the nation's students, but to also educate policymakers, parents, and the public...

U.S. Dept of Ed awards funds to improve school libraries.(By the Numbers)(United States Department of Education)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... In July, the U.S. Department of Education awarded $18,258,896 to enhance libraries in 59 low-income school districts across the United States. The grants aim to help students improve reading achievement by increasing their access to up-to-date...

Georgia gets $10 billion for education--over $3 billion for Pre-K Program.(By the Numbers)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... This summer the Georgia Lottery Corporation announced that it has transferred a total of $10 billion for education to the state of Georgia since its inception in 1993. Gov. Sonny Perdue accepted the oversized check marking the significant...

High school students showing overall improvements in health-related behaviors.(By the Numbers)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Today's high school students are less likely to engage in many health risk behaviors than high school students in the early 1990s, according to the 2007 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), released by the U.S. Centers for Disease...

Attacks on educators at an all-time high.(By the Numbers)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... An art teacher is filmed getting beat up in class, 12 assaults by 9-12 year-olds on teachers in New Mexico, a student throws a desk and chair at a teacher after the student tried to push another student into oncoming traffic, one teacher...

New online tool for school boards.(Tools for Schools)(SMarT School Boards)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) have partnered in an effort to help state school boards associations work with local school boards to improve science, math, and...

New social networking site for teachers.(Tools for Schools)(TeacherEvents.com)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... This summer, TeacherEvents.com announced the launch of its new social networking site for educators at: www.TeacherEvents.com. The new site is a network developed specifically for educators where they can connect with their colleagues all over...

Cyberspace connections in the rainforest.(Tools for Schools)(Paradise Earth)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Paradise Earth, a nonprofit organization promoting rainforest conservation, has created several online videos detailing the "story of the rainforest." Each video includes discussiona on rainforest health, biodiversity, logging, and other...

Is texting destroying kids' writing style?(Tools for Schools)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Somewhere out there is the mind that will produce the next great American novel. If, however, that would-be author is under the age of 18, the words he or she writes may be more of "SOZ" and "TGGTG" than beautiful, flowing prose. "We have...

Forecast Earth Summit for teens.(Tools for Schools)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... The Weather Channel's Forecast Earth is inviting high school students to be part of the Forecast Earth Summit, Dec. 5-7 in Washington, D.C. Students--freshmen, sophomores, and juniors during the 2008-09 school year--must submit a 200-word...

Initiative geared toward stopping internet predators.(Tools for Schools)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... In July, Stop Child Predators launched a public education campaign called Stop Internet Predators designed to increase awareness of emerging Internet technologies that can endanger our children's safety and privacy. The campaign seeks to...

Helping students who stutter: tips for teachers.(Tools for Schools)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... It's the first month of school and one of your pupils stutters. If you're the teacher, what should you do? Kids aren't the only ones who are apprehensive on the first day of school. Teachers are too. If a student stutters, should you call...

Creating a safe and caring school.(Grades 3-5)('Safe and Caring Schools' and 'My Momma Likes to Say')(Book review)
September 1, 2008... With the vision of a safe and caring school community in mind, and a world where adults can educate children academically and socially on important life lessons, author Katia S. Petersen, Ph.D., created the Safe & Caring Schools series (2008,...

Children learn about fire & life safety.(Grades K-5)(17th Robert Kohlbrenner Children's Fire and Life Safety Expo)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Columbus Elementary School (NY) students enjoyed attending the 17th Annual Robert Kohlbrenner Children's Fire and Life Safety Expo at SUNYIT. Several other area schools attended the event as well, reported uticaOD.com. The students had an...

Students give their own last lectures.(Grades 6-12)(Randy Pausch)(Obituary)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Randy Pausch. the professor whose "Last Lecture" garnered considerable media attention last year. died in his home on July 25, 2008. He succumbed to pancreatic cancer, after a strong fight. A revered professor at Carnegie Mellon University...

Math made easy.(Grades K-4; Remedial 4-12)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... The words "ninth'" and "'fun" don't often make the same sentence. But, in this case, a new book does make math fun! EZ 77rues TaMe by Thomas Biesanz (available September 2008, Growth-ink Publishing, ISBN# 978-0-9799636-1-2). This new book is a...

Students make music out of wood.(Grades 9-12)(East High School in Colorado)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Students in Joel Noble's woodshop class at East High School (CO) didn't build bird houses in their wood shop classes last year. Instead, they made music! With the help of a $5,000 grant from Lowes Home Improvement Stores, they actually designed...

A story about Rembrandt.(Grades K-5)(Rembrandt and the Boy Who Drew Dogs)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... Transport students back in time to the city, of Amsterdam in the 1650s. It is a time when world-renowned artist Rembrandt van Rijn is at the height of his fame among his patrons--and when his young son Titus longs to imitate his father and...

Q & A with Kathleen M. Reilly, author of Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself.(Special Report: Q&A)(Interview)
September 1, 2008... Q. How did you become interested in the environment? A. As a kid, I loved animals. I'd study their tracks and watch their behavior, and then that interest expanded to their habitats. I was curious about how they adapted and how the...