Archive for the ‘Education/Schools’ Category
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
Summer Vacation Plans?
The school year is almost over. If you're a Natural Teacher, you've spent the past year helping your students explore and learn in nature. Now it's your turn. Our friends at Lindblad-National Geographic are inviting C&NN Natural Teachers to join them this summer ...
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
The Leave No Child INSIDE Central Ohio Collaborative invites you to a meeting!
Please come and hear updates from all the teams that formed last fall! They have been working very hard and are eager to share their progress.
When: Tuesday Jan. 19 NOON - 1 p.m.
Where: Westerville Public Library
Cost: Free
Important: ...
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009
Check out the article below. Reynoldsburg's failed levy meant no buses for many students in the district. See how they are turning that into a positive:
MORPC Pilots School Pool Program In Reynoldsburg
MORPC's RideSolutions Program, Reynoldsburg Safe Routes to Schools and participating schools’ Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) are piloting a new ...
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Miami University now offers online professional development for teachers, including access to Project Learning Tree training. Check out www.muohio.edu/discovery
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Reprinted from the Peaceful Playgrounds newsletter, courtesy of member Tina Gratitude at Indianola Children's Center:
Study: "Play" Develops Social Responsibility
Locally and across the nation, time for play has been increasingly squeezed out of preschool and kindergarten. The reason given is that schools, bent on raising student achievement, especially among poor ...
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Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Preschool Playtime Seen As Having Developmental Benefit.
The Washington Post (11/21, Brown) reported to the "untrained eye," playtime in preschool "appears to be nothing more than a distraction from the real letters-and-numbers work of school. But research shows that it might be an essential part in determining these children's social and ...
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Neurocognitive Teaching Program Incorporates Physical Learning.
The Andrews (NC) Journal (10/29, Richter) reports that various "unusual classroom behaviors are all part of the brain-based learning program being taught to teachers by neurocognitive doctor Fritz Mengert." His teaching methods incorporate physical activity such as "walking a balance beam, skipping, and eating snacks." ...
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Contact: Melanie Cota, Fish and Wildlife Biologist
614-416-8993 www.fws.gov
Our mission is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
The U.S. Fish ...
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Monday, October 5th, 2009
Student gardeners learn land’s lessons
Edible gardens take root at more area schools
By Sara Cunningham • scunningham@courier-journal.com • October 3, 2009
Last month, fifth-graders at St. Francis School in Goshen harvested watermelons they had planted in the spring, using their math skills to figure out how far apart to space the ...
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