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Multimedia Tool: Teaching the Presidential Campaign

The Newseum in Washington has just launched Decision 2012: Exploring Elections and the Media, an online resource for teaching about the presidential campaign and election.




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Cremer group developing sensors to detect coronavirus in enclosed spaces

Professor of Chemistry Paul Cremer is developing a biosensor platform that could be used to perform real-time, continuous detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.




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Should I keep my child's vaccine appointments?




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Slacker Radio (for iPad)

Slacker Radio's iPad app has an eye-catching, intuitive interface, deep customization options, offline playback, on-demand streaming, and the usual Slacker bells and whistles which make it a must-have for music fans.




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The Worst Thing About Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 Ad

Redmond's pitch for its latest tablet is a crazy man screaming at himself.




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Los ISPs Más Rápidos 2015: Mexico

Ya paso otro año así que le daremos otro vistazo a nuestra busca perpetua por el ISP mas veloz en México




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Pearce on full-backs

England U21 coach Stuart Pearce discusses a position he used to master.




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Futsal's accumulated foul rule

Our guide to how foul play is dealt with in futsal.




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Latvia's tactical masterclass

We analyse how Latvia secured a point against Germany at UEFA EURO 2004.




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Counterattack drill

Catch your opponents cold by improving your team's counterattack with this training exercise.




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We're Doing It Wrong: A Teacher's View on How to Fix It

An inside look (and listen) at a recent conversation Tom had with David Michael Slater about his new book, We're Doing It Wrong: 25 Ideas in Education That Just Don't Work--And How to Fix Them. In the book, Slater exposes some bad assumptions and makes the case for how good ideas have gone bad. Lis




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The Best Academic Schools in Tennessee Feature the Best Character Program in the Country

Valor Collegiate Academies has been in the top 5 percent of Tennessee schools on growth and achievement every year since it started in 2014. But Tom visited Valor because of the well-regarded Valor Compass, a holistic human-development program.




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What Other Countries Can Teach the U.S. About Teacher Professional Development

Countries that score highest on an international measure of student achievement tend to have these three things in common when it comes to professional development for teachers.




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How Teachers Can and Should Use Technology in the Classroom

Integrating technology requires a significant investment of time and money, but the resources are well-spent if the focus is improving instruction, writes educational consultant Matthew Lynch.




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Haves and Have-Nots: We Must Prioritize Outside Professional Development for ALL Teachers

Many outside PD opportunities still separate the "haves" from the "have-nots" and uphold systemic oppression.




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No, Mentoring a Student-Teacher Won't Hurt Your Evaluation Score, Study Suggests

Mentoring a student-teacher won't hurt a teacher's district evaluation score—in fact, it might even give it a boost, according to a working study.




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A Gap in Teacher Training: Working With Students Who Have Concussions

A growing number of students have experienced a brain injury that could affect their ability to learn in school. Yet most teachers aren't prepared to work with these students.




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Teaching in the U.S. Should Be More 'Intellectually Attractive,' Global Expert Says

A panel of experts—including a national teacher's union president and an official from the Department of Education—discussed how to make teaching a more attractive profession.




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'It's Not Just Yoga and Nail Paint': Inside the Teacher Self-Care Conference

The two-day event, now in its third year, offers workshops on mental health and burnout, time-management and goal-setting, and strategies for navigating toxic workplace environments.




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What to Do When Physics Teachers Don't Know Physics

Many teachers are tapped to teach physics without prior training or experience. A new study explores a possible solution.




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Teachers Prepare for Tough Classroom Conversations on the Civil War

About two dozen teachers from across the country spent a week wrestling with questions about how to remember the Confederacy.




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Research Center's Leadership Professional-Development Program Had No Impact. Why?

A recent study found that one organization's instructional-leadership professional development had no impact. Could it be because the topic of instructional leadership needs to be expanded?




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Putting the 'Professional' Back in Teacher Professional Development

Teachers are the experts of the classroom, so they should be empowered to lead professional development, educators said at a forum that included the two national teachers' union presidents.




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When Teaching Media Literacy, Which News Sources Are Credible? Even Teachers Don't Agree

Like other Americans, liberal and conservative teachers perceive news sources' credibility differently. How does that affect their teaching of media literacy?




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Teachers Share Resources for Teaching Online During Coronavirus School Closures

To help ease the transition to remote instruction, educators have launched virtual professional learning communities to share resources, ask questions, and give advice.




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100,000 Undocumented Students Graduate From U.S. High Schools Each Year, Analysis Finds

The new analysis significantly increases the annual estimate of undocumented high school students earning diplomas that has long been used in debates about immigration and special protections for immigrant youth who were illegally brought to the U.S. as children.




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How to Teach the Story of Human Migration Without Bias

Even the best intentioned educators often harbor blind spots, write Re-Imagining Migration's Adam Strom and Veronica Boix Mansilla.




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Supreme Court to Tackle DACA. What Does It Mean for Students, Teachers, and Schools?

The justices hear arguments Nov. 12 on the Trump administration's effort to end deportation relief under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, in a case pitting the administration and GOP-leaning states against a host of education and advocacy groups.




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New Breed of After-School Programs Embrace English-Learners

A handful of districts and other groups are reshaping the after-school space to provide a wide range of social and linguistic supports for newcomer students.




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Sony RX100 Buying Guide: Which High-End Compact Camera Is Right for You?

Sony reinvented the premium point-and-shoot camera in 2012 with the RX100. It's continued to build out the series, but has also kept older models on sale. We're here to help you find the right one to suit your needs.




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Hands On With Leica's Black-and-White M10 Monochrom

Three years after the launch of the M10, Leica is bringing a black-and-white Monochrom version to market, with an all-new 40MP imager and the classic M rangefinder design.




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Someone to whom special grace was shown

Like many in Angola, Tchipangu did not have the financial means for an education. But this changed when a company decided to invest in her.




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Fin24.com | Moelis keeps hand extended to Saudis as rival bankers pull back

The founder and chief of his eponymous investment bank traveled to Riyadh to extol the virtues of friendship. He stood out as many of the titans of U.S. finance sat out the kingdom’s signature investment summit amid international outrage over the killing of government critic Jamal Khashoggi.




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Fin24.com | Eyeing Saudi riches, Wall Street gets back to business as usual despite Khashoggi aftermath

For a moment, Wall Street seemed to be inching away from Saudi Arabia. Now, it’s already inching back.




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Fin24.com | EU Plan to tax Facebook as Amazon heads for Brussels showdown

Finance ministers meeting in Brussels will try to push forward a legislative proposal for a levy on the European sales of companies with a global annual revenue of $853m or more, such as Facebook, Alphabet and Amazon.




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Fin24.com | OPINION | What the theft of the Mona Lisa teaches us about investing

Handyman Vincenzo Perugia walked out of the Louvre with a rolled-up painting under his smock. What ensured should be a lesson to us all, says Hannes Viljoen.




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Fin24.com | OPINION | Beer for health workers, fashion face masks: How businesses innovate during Covid-19

Where businesses are fighting to survive, agility is the name of the game, says Mignon Reynecke.




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Fin24.com | BOOK EXTRACT | Virus-proof your small business

Read an extract from business author and coach Douglas Kruger's latest book, Virus-proof your small business.




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Fin24.com | OPINION | Tracking the spread of fake news in SA

A team of social media analysts at an SA business school is tracking misinformation, disinformation, distortion and lies online.




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Burundi Under Seige: Lift the Sanctions; Re-launch the Peace Process




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Burundi’s Peace Process, The Road from Arusha




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Democratic Republic of Congo: An Analysis of the Agreement and Prospects for Peace




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Burundian Refugees in Tanzania: The Key Factor to the Burundi Peace Process




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The Mandela Effect: Prospects for Peace in Burundi




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Unblocking Burundi’s Peace Process: Political Parties, Political Prisoners, and Freedom of Press




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Burundi Peace Process: Tough Challenges Ahead




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Burundi: Neither War nor Peace




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From Kabila to Kabila: Prospects for Peace in the Congo




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Burundi: One Hundred Days to Put the Peace Process Back on Track




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“Consensual Democracy” in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Evaluating the March 2001 District Elections