la Lucy Calkins Says Balanced Literacy Needs 'Rebalancing' By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000 A recent document signals a major change in instructional theory from the Reading Workshop creator, who previously pushed back on "phonics-centric people." Full Article Reading
la Prisonniers de la superstition By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:05:42 +0000 Un sondage récent montre que la superstition est bien présente dans la société française, qui se veut pourtant si rationaliste. Full Article
la Transform Calais By www.om.org Published On :: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 21:07:43 +0000 A group of 12 came to France through the Transform conference, to partner with a church and establish connections in the local refugee camp. Full Article
la Joe Biden Picks Kamala Harris for VP After Intense School Desegregation Clash By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Although Harris clashed with Biden over his record on school desegregation, some of her education proposals might dovetail well with his. Full Article After+school
la Classes canceled in Baltimore County after cyber attack By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article After+school
la A Classroom Strategy: Using Models for Scientific Argumentation (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Second grade teacher Kitten Vaa shares how her students develop argumentation skills with the use of scientific modeling. Full Article Elementaryschools
la Here's How to Implement the 'KLEWS' Strategy in the Classroom (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 In Queens, N.Y., Maria Katsanos' 3rd grade class conducts scientific explanations through the "KLEWS" strategy—identifying what students already know, what they're going to learn, the evidence, their wonderings, and scientific words and concepts. Full Article Elementaryschools
la A Classroom Strategy: The Line-Up Game (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Elizabeth Iwaszewicz, a kindergarten teacher at Lafayette Elementary School in San Francisco, uses music to help students focus their attention as they line up. She uses Jeopardy!'s theme song to make the routine like a quick and timed game. Full Article Elementaryschools
la Can Artificial Intelligence Help Teachers Find the Right Lesson Plans? By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000 The IBM Foundation has launched a website called Teacher Advisor with Watson, which uses artificial intelligence to find high-quality elementary math resources and lessons. Full Article Elementaryschools
la A Classroom Strategy: Making Sense of Fractions Through Group Work (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000 A 5th grade teacher uses fractions to promote both language and math skills in her dual-language classroom. Full Article Elementaryschools
la Video: Claims, Evidence, Reasoning By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 20 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Teacher Antoinette Pippin engages her 5th grade students in a "Claims, Evidence, Reasoning" protocol. Using what she calls "the trifecta of argument," she helps her students make claims and support their claims with evidence and reasoning. Full Article Elementaryschools
la A Classroom Strategy for Math: Have Students 'Notice and Wonder' (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 This elementary routine encourages students to make sense of a math problem by listing what they both notice and wonder about the given information. Full Article Elementaryschools
la A Classroom Strategy: Brain Breaks Allow Students to Refocus (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Second grade teacher Tita Ugalde explains how giving 'brain breaks' lets her students shake out their extra energy and refuel in between lessons. Full Article Elementaryschools
la A Classroom Strategy: Choreograph Students' Movements (Video) By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 A former dancer uses her choreography skills to plan her students' movement through the classroom. Full Article Elementaryschools
la Delaware governor issuing universal mask mandate By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 04 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Politics+and+policy
la News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: We see what Shell sells with its blasts on the sea floor By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Nov 26 2021 12:22:59 In this week's episode of SA Money Report, Fin24s sustainability expert Lameez Omarjee provides a seismic blast of information, helping us to understand what's Shell's plans are for waters off the Eastern Cape, and why people are so furious about it. Full Article
la News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Cash problems leave Comair’s future up in the air and its planes grounded By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Jul 15 2022 09:49:10 This week Carin Smith explains why Kulula.com operator Comair grounded its planes, and what it will take to get them back in the air. Full Article
la News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Labour pains and the birth of all-out Numsa war By www.news24.com Published On :: Friday Jul 29 2022 07:36:14 This week, SA Money Report delves into the power moves, backstabbing and court cases facing Numsa ahead of its crucial elective conference. Full Article
la News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Untangling 'blackmail' and vindication at the AG's office By www.news24.com Published On :: Thursday Sep 22 2022 05:00:22 This week SA Money Report discusses how well-respected Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke recently faced a barrage of allegations from an employee who also allegedly attempted to blackmail her, and how she ended up being vindicated. Full Article
la News24 Business | PODCAST | SA Money Report: Probing why eThekwini's taking the nuclear option in Eskom divorce plan By www.news24.com Published On :: Thursday Sep 29 2022 09:06:39 This week SA Money Report tries to understand eThekwini's surprising plan for nuclear power, and whether the ANC's RET faction has a hand in things. Full Article
la Fire wrecks lives in Bangladesh By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:42:19 +0000 After a fire devastates a Bangladesh slum, the OM team distributes food, cooking items, plastic tarps and hope to hurting families. Full Article
la The joy of a glass of water By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:22:15 +0000 One young Bangladeshi girl notices the difference an OM team makes for her education when they drill a well for fresh water for her school. Full Article
la Monsoon floods hit Bangladesh By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:39:44 +0000 Severe flooding is affecting families and communities across Bangladesh's districts. Families who are already poor have lost everything and are in desperate need of emergency assistance and hope. Full Article
la Trustees support new Applied Research Laboratory facility at Innovation Park By www.psu.edu Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:47:45 -0500 The Penn State Board of Trustees’ Finance and Investment Committee advanced a proposal on Nov. 7 to construct a new Applied Research Laboratory Building on the University Park campus. Full Article
la Consistent bedtime linked with better child emotion and behavior regulation By www.psu.edu Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:29:39 -0500 A consistent bedtime may be more important to a child’s ability to control their emotions and behavior than the duration or quality of their sleep, according to a new publication by researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development and Penn State College of Medicine. Full Article
la Great Valley students’ sports analytics research poster wins second place By www.psu.edu Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:43:54 -0500 Two graduate students in Penn State Great Valley’s data analytics program, Praneeth Sunkavalli and Jainil Kakka, won second place for their research poster at a recent symposium hosted by the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences. For their research project, they used machine learning to analyze event data from soccer games to measure the success rates of a defensive tactic called "pressing," when players pressure their opponents in an attempt to regain the ball. Full Article
la Talk to explore flood management, infrastructure funding in New Zealand By www.psu.edu Published On :: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:45:10 -0500 Patrick Walsh, an economist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will give the talk, “Distributional Impacts of Flood Adaptation and Infrastructure Funding in New Zealand,” at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 4, in 157 Hosler Building on Penn State's University Park campus. Full Article
la Collaborative pilot funding available for translational science projects By www.psu.edu Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:46:27 -0500 Researchers at Penn State and from seven other institutions making the Consortium of Rural States (CORES) Research Collaborative are invited to apply for multi-institutional pilot awards for translational science research projects. Full Article
la Appeals Court Finds No Disparagement of Hinduism in Calif. Curricular Framework By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 03 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit turned aside a challenge to California's history and social science content standards and curriculum framework. Full Article Religion
la Church planting in Tunceli By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 08:55:25 +0000 A short-term creative outreach team helps long-term workers connect with several young men in a least-reached area. Full Article
la Relationships transformed By www.om.org Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:47:43 +0000 God not only rescued Kamil and Klaudia's marriage but also transformed their relationships with Him. Full Article
la Largest St. Patrick's Challenge By www.om.org Published On :: Wed, 08 May 2019 19:31:07 +0000 In 2019, OM Ireland hosted its largest St. Patrick's outreach. Full Article
la When God changes your plans By www.om.org Published On :: Thu, 09 May 2019 18:15:09 +0000 Ariela left Argentina to serve Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and ended up going on a journey she never could have imagined. Full Article
la The story of Lacken House By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2019 13:44:29 +0000 In 2008, OM Ireland purchased Lacken House to be their headquarters. Ten years and hundreds of people later, the team continues to minister from the heart of Ireland. Full Article
la Crocodile Island By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2019 11:39:14 +0000 Realising the need for biblical role models, OM partnered with a local church to send a couple, Kelvin and Florence, to Crocodile Island as missionaries. Full Article
la Loved at last By www.om.org Published On :: Tue, 28 May 2019 07:31:04 +0000 Anea's story is one of abandonment, misuse, tragedy and hurt. But through OM in Kosovo's House of Joy programme, she has found hope for her, and her daughter's, future. Full Article
la God's plan in the unplanned By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 12:25:23 +0000 Rosario, Argentina :: When their programme for the day gets cancelled, crew take to the streets to share their faith with those they meet. Full Article
la God called you, and God has a plan for you By www.om.org Published On :: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 14:27:10 +0000 An OM worker in Cambodia shares about how a new training she is attending is transforming the way she does ministry. Full Article
la English-Language Learners Need More Support During Remote Learning By www.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 19 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000 These four evidence-based suggestions can help educators offset learning loss for young English learners, write Leslie M. Babinski, Steven J. Amendum, Steven E. Knotek, and Marta Sánchez. Full Article Climate+health+student+life
la Tough Childhood for Early Ed. Teachers Linked to Classroom Culture Difficulties By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 When teachers have experienced stressful events in their own childhoods, it could shape the way that they build classroom climate for their students, a study suggests. Full Article Climate+health+student+life
la Ways to 'Break Down Walls Between Classroom & Community' By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Three educators share ways to connect their students to community engagement, including through project-based learning and community-service projects. Full Article Climate+health+student+life
la Deportation Fear Grips Latino Students By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Sat, 01 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The mere threat of immigration enforcement could have severe consequences for students' mental health, school engagement, grades, and post-high school lives, a new study finds. Full Article Climate+health+student+life
la Deportation Fear Grips Latino Students By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The mere threat of immigration enforcement could have severe consequences for students' mental health, school engagement, grades, and post-high school lives, a new study finds. Full Article Climate+health+student+life
la A $29 Million Donation Funds Classroom Projects for 30,000 Teachers By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The donation from cryptocurrency startup Ripple funded every open campaign on education crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose.org. Full Article Teachingprofession
la 'One of Your Own in the White House': A History of Teacher First Ladies and Presidents By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Jill Biden won't be the first educator to live in the White House. Here are the other 19 teachers who became presidents and first ladies. Full Article Teachingprofession
la Plan for new academic building at Penn State Harrisburg advances By www.psu.edu Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:57:51 -0500 The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance and Investment advanced a proposal for the construction of an Academic Learning Center at Penn State Harrisburg. Full Article
la Plan advances for additions, renovation to Sackett Building By www.psu.edu Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:09:47 -0500 The Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance and Investment advanced a proposal on Nov. 7 for renovations and additions to Sackett Building, which borders the southwest edge of Pattee Mall on the University Park campus. Full Article
la Proposal for new classroom building at University Park advances By www.psu.edu Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:24:32 -0500 The Penn State Board of Trustees’ Finance and Investment Committee advanced a plan on Nov. 7 to construct a new classroom building at the University Park campus. Full Article
la Penn State, Westmoreland County Community College streamline transfer process By www.psu.edu Published On :: Mon, 09 Sep 2024 14:15:00 -0400 Penn State’s Commonwealth Campuses and Westmoreland County Community College, building upon a long-standing relationship, have entered into a new articulation agreement designed to enhance educational opportunities and improve the rate at which students obtain undergraduate degrees in Pennsylvania. Full Article
la Penn Staters invited to share feedback on draft Strategic Plan proposal By www.psu.edu Published On :: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:24:46 -0400 A draft proposal of Penn State’s institutional strategic plan has been unveiled and shared with the community for feedback and discussion. All faculty, staff and students at all campuses are encouraged to visit the Strategic Plan website to review and provide feedback on the draft plans for four goal areas. Full Article