Summer
Planning & Planing
Experiences
in Spain By
Adam Sugarman
(more)
Study
in England By
Bruce Myint
England,
with its dreary weather and even drearier food, is not the first
place that comes to mind for a trans-Atlantic holiday. But for
studying abroad, one could do much worse than spend a year on
that pastoral island whose universities rival the best in the
world. (more)
The
Ivory Tower Meets the Inner City:
Double Discovery at Columbia U By
Bruce Myint
Like
many high school students Radhameris Gomez canÌt wait until summertime.
But while her friends look forward to spending their vacation
at the beach, Radhameris dreams about staying in school. (more)
Student
Volunteers at Habitat for Humanity By
Sybil Maimin
Brought
to public attention by former president Jimmy Carter when he and
other volunteers helped renovate a building in New York City in
1984, Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) partners individuals
of all backgrounds and ages with people in need of decent shelter.
(more)
Johns
Hopkins: Summer Program for Academically Talented Youth
By
Sybil Maimin
Pre-college
students of exceptional academic ability have a chance to immerse
themselves in a challenging intellectual world at the Johns Hopkins
Center for Talented Youth summer programs. (more)
Students
Teaching Students: Summerbridge at the Town School By
Marie Holmes (more)
A
Productive Summer By
Matilda Raffa Cuomo & Louisa Efua Essandoh
Summertime,
the three months in which studentsÌ brains inexplicably turn to
mush, is the bane of every educatorÌs professional life. The learning
experience of the past school year seems to evaporate in a puff
of ferris wheel rides, outings to the pool, and too much TV. (more)
Women
Prepare to Enter Workforce at the Grace Institute By
Marie Holmes (more)
Resources
Count & Positively Impact Student Achievement By
Jill Levy (more)
The
Miracle in Fort Greene By
Tom Kertes
The
first thing you notice is the silence. This is one of the hallways
of the Benjamin Banneker Academy, one of New YorkÌs public high
schools. The second thing you notice is the attention. ItÌs bright-eyed,
avid, curious, evincing a genuine interest. These kids want to
learn. (more)
Robotics
Competition Inspires HS Students By
Bruce Myint
On
the second day of the FIRST Robotics NY Competition, inventor
Dean Kamen, rolls by a sea of high schoolers, riding his Segway
Human Transporter. (more)
Curriculum,
Community, Collaboration:
Teacher Network Sponsors Education Conference By
Deborah Young
Teachers
teaching teachers is the key to improving classroom practice,
and educators got tips on working together at a recent conference
sponsored by TeacherÌs Network. (more)
Vocational
Schools Face New Challenges By Marylena Mantas
A
team of students from Samuel Gompers Vocational and Technical
High School in the South Bronx recently ventured down to Columbia
University to take part in the annual FIRST Robotics NY Competition,
which brought together more than 1,000 students from around the
city, country and the United Kingdom to build the best robot.
(more)
Students
Lead WNET Teen Conference By
Marie Holmes
An
African-American student and his friends were harassing an Asian-American
student in the cafeteria, making fun of the studentÌs limited
English proficiency. One African-American student called the Asian-American
student by a nasty racial epithet, the Asian-American student
responded in kind, and physical violence ensued. (more)
Committee
Selects Best ChildrenÌs Books By
Marylena Mantas
ÏThe
language poetry speaks is not that of philosophy÷but, that of
the childÌs heart,Ó said Marilyn Nelson, author of Carver:
a life in poems, who was honored with the Flora Stieglitz
Award for Nonfiction presented by the ChildrenÌs Book Committee
at Bank Street College of Education. (more)
Best
Selling Authors: Continuing Ed at Marymount Manhattan College
By
Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Ambling
onstage before a full house, blockbuster novelist Nelson DeMille,
Ïthe DeMille of our time,Ó as Marymount Manhattan Writing Center
Director Lewis B. Frumkes put it, relegating Cecil and Agnes (no
relation) to another era, announced that rather than read from
his latest novel, Up Country, he would take questions from
the audience. At least 20 hands shot up immediately. (more)
President
Judson Shaver: Marymount Manhattan College By
Marylena Mantas (more)
Inside
the DeanÌs Office: Jon Snyder, Bank Street College of Education
By
Joan Baum, Ph.D. (more)
Alpha
Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Awards, 2001
By
Edward D. Harris, Jr., M.D. (more)
Dr.
Aram Chobanian: Dean, Boston U. School of Medicine By
Joan Baum, Ph.D. (more)
Saying
Good-bye to a Teacher Mid-Year By
Helen Frazier
In
November, a little girl gave the head teacher in our preschool
class a hug and said, ÏYour belly is fat. Have you been eating
too much food, or do you have a big baby in there. Did you ever
think about that?Ó It was time to tell the children that their
teacher was in fact having a baby and that she was going to leave
at the end of January. (more)
The
Time for College Decisions By
Dr. Carole G. Hankin with Randi T. Sachs
ÏApril
is the cruelest month.Ó Whoever thought that T.S. Eliot was referring
to college acceptance letters? In early April, high school seniors
and their parents await the mail each day with anticipation and
hesitation. Will the envelope from the college of their choice
be fat, or will it be thin? (more)
Logos
Bookstore's Recommendations
(more)
New
Book For Educators on Reform By
Merri Rosenberg (more)
ÎSpringÌ
into Reading With Books!
(more)
The
Everett ChildrenÌs Adventure Garden Celebrates Spring! (more)
Museum
of Jewish Heritage
(more)
The
Art of Bel Canto in Song & in Word, Free at Lincoln Center
(more)
A
Musical To Warm Your Heart: I Love You, YouÌre Perfect, Now Change
By
Sybil Maimin (more)
PS
99 Students Perform Opera To Commemorate Yom Hashoah (more)
Kent
Tritle: Musician with Heavenly Job Pulls Out All the Stops
By
Joan Baum, Ph.D. (more)
Mary
Somoza: Mom, Special Ed Advocate and College Grad
By
Tom Kertes
As
Sept.11 has taught us, heroes come in all shapes, sizes, and forms.
In the case of Mary Somoza, heroism comes in the form of a blonde-haired
woman with an Irish accent whoÌs fought the powers that be every
step of the way to get equal treatment for her children. (more)
United
Cerebral Palsey Provides Unique Special Ed Services (more)
Young
Adult Institute (YAI)
Speaks on Medical Services for People with Disabilities
By Marco Damiani
(more)
Andre,
a Giant Walk-On at St. JohnÌs By
Tom Kertes
If
you look up the definition of a Ïcollege basketball walk-onÓ in
WebsterÌs, youÌll see the expression Ïpractice fodder.Ó Walk-ons
are hoop-enthused regular college students who, without a basketball
scholarship, try out for the team for the mere honor of practicing
withÒand getting beaten up byÒthe Ïreal players. (more)
If
They Can Pitch, Revamped Mets Should Be a Hit By
Tom Kertes
Tom
HanksÌ aging rummy of a manager said in the wonderful A League
of Their Own, ÏThereÌs no crying in baseballÓ. And thatÌs
a good thing, tooÒor Mets fans everywhere would be shedding tons
of tears over the teamÌs shoddy spring training performance. (more)
From
the City to the Slopes:
ColumbiaÌs Ski/Snowboard Team Dedicates Its Time To the Outdoors
By
Aleksah Visco
It
is 6:30AM on Sunday morning. With my skis strapped over my shoulder
and my pack and ski boots hanging off my back, I hike across 116th
and Broadway through ColumbiaÌs campus to Amsterdam Ave. where
I meet the other members of the team and board a charter bus.
(more)
Product
Review: inStand CR-1 Laptop Tripod By
Mitchell Levine (more)
BOE
Builds Online Educational Community By Marylena
Mantas
As
a result of a recommendation made in September of 2001 by the
Teaching and Learning in Cyberspace Taskforce, established by
the New York City Board of Education (BOE), the public school
systemÌs students, parents, and teachers will soon belong and
have access to an Online Educational Community. (more)
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