I am organizing a POSTCARD EXCHANGE for the upcoming school year 2010-2011. I would like it very much to have successful turnout of all the states (provinces and territories are welcome!). My classes and I have enjoyed this experience tremendously over the years.
This project works well when all participants hold up to their promise. I would like one participant from each of the 50 states and DC. In addition, anybody who teaches in Canada feel free to join just inquire!
This will be on a first come, first serve. I will have all info ready mid to late September and email every so often with updates.
If you are interested and willing to make the commitment, please provide the following information:
Name School and grade School's full address Email
Please do not hit reply...contact me off the list serve so it does not get overloaded!
Pick up free classroom materials, enjoy free refreshments, and meet staff from across the Smithsonian who will help you enliven your teaching and enrich your students’ learning. Free demonstrations, entertainment, tote bags, door prizes and more....Just for Teachers!
The event is from 7 to 9:30 pm. FREE registration is OPEN ON SEPT. 8TH at [link removed].
by She taught second grade in Baltimore for a couple of years
Sep 29, 2010
so she obviously has an elementary teaching credential, wouldn't you think? I can't find any mention of it in her biography or anywhere online. Does anybody know which college issued her a Maryland credential?
Or...is it possible that she's never had a teaching credential in her life?
Michel...See MoreApparently the new Republican FL governor may ask RHEE to help him in Florida, but I am glad she got other plans in her mind, that witch!
It appears that Michelle Rhee, the bomb-throwing school reformer and favorite of Gov.-elect Rick Scott, will not be Florida's new education commissioner.
And that's a good thing.
Michelle Rhee was chancellor of schools in Washington, D.C., for three years. In that short time she closed failing schools, fired staff, battled the teachers union and became a national symbol for reform. She was blunt, ruthless and a major issue in the defeat last month of her boss, Mayor Adrian Fenty.
She resigned shortly thereafter and was quickly recruited by Scott to headline his education transition team. From there, it was a quick rumor to the education-commissioner job, speculation that Scott's office didn't tamp down.
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But Monday, Rhee announced on Oprah's show that she is starting a national reform organization called Students First. That hardly leaves her time to work 60 hours a week in Tallahassee.
It is a perfect gig for her.
Florida is not.
Rhee was the right person in the right place at the right time in Washington. Never has a school district spent so much money to educate so few kids. It was a bloated, unaccountable morass from which kids either fled or failed.
It required dynamite.
On 10/13/10, Rhee Must Disappear wrote: > She boasted of taping Black students' mouths shut, then > pulling off the tape, causing their lips to bleed. And she > was made a chancellor? She sounds more like a Klansman. > > > On 9/29/10, She taught second grade in Baltimore for a couple > of years wrote: >> so she obviously has an elementary teaching credential, >> wouldn't you think? I can't find any mention of it in her >> biography or anywhere online. Does anybody know which >> college issued her a Maryland credential? >> >> Or...is it possible that she's never had a teaching >> credential in her life?
As I recall reading, Rhee did not go through a traditional teacher credential program. I think she was one of those Teach For America interns or something similar. She didn't stay in teaching long (two years?).
The American Turkish Society's Education Program is pleased to announce the availability of Curriculum Development Grants for 2011.
The program, which was initiated by The Society in the spring of 2010, offers funds to elementary and secondary school teachers to develop innovative curricula, projects and other classroom activities about Turkey. The Society’s first Curriculum Development Grant was awarded to Harry A. Dawe, former Headmaster of Robert College in Istanbul and current history teacher and college counselor at the Fieldston Upper School in Bronx, New York. Mr. Dawe received support for History 181: East Meets West, for which he developed course material and two chapters of a history text book for use with eleventh and twelfth graders.
Grants vary between $250 and $2,500, and cover the costs of research, materials, speakers, and other expenses incurred by the school or the teacher. The amount of each grant is determined by the project’s scope, the availability of total funds, and the number of projects selected through a competitive process. The American Turkish Society encourages all applicants to identify additional sources of funding where possible. Once selected, grantees will be free to develop their proposed projects without editorial input from The Society. They will, however, participate in follow-up activities for evaluation purposes and will be asked to share any teaching plans, materials and activities with The American Turkish Society for future dissemination.
Application Process: Spring Semester, 2011
Application deadline: November 1 Notification: December 1
Please submit proposals including:
1. A 2-page summary of the proposed project detailing the tools, materials, and methods to be used; the objectives and anticipated impact; and the teacher's relevant qualifications; 2. A project budget, including a detailed breakdown of costs and the grant amount requested; 3. The teacher’s CV; and 4. A letter of support from the teacher’s school.
Interested parties should send proposals to The American Turkish Society at [email removed].
For questions and additional information, please email [email removed].
I read your profile and am really satisfied with it, i have two kids i will like you to take care for me, am a very busy man and i need you very urgent to take of my kids.. please contact me asap at [email removed]
You are cordially invited to the lecture and a special reception beforehand to enjoy hors d’oeuvres and beverages, learn about teaching resources available through the museum and COSEE, and mingle with top scientists and specialists in ocean education.
Not able to join us in person? Watch the live Webcast at 6:00 pm (EDT) on the 7th: [link removed]
WHEN: Thursday, October 7th Teachers’ Reception 5:00 pm (Executive Conference Room) Lecture and Q&A 6:00 pm (Baird Auditorium)
WHERE: Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History 10th St. and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20560 (Please enter through the Constitution Ave. lobby.)
COST: Free for schoolteachers, but space is limited, and you must RSVP online: [link removed].)
LIVE WEBCAST: [link removed]
QUESTIONS? Please visit [link removed]!
ASL Interpretation will be provided during the lecture.
This event is made possible by generous support from the National Science Foundation.
Do you have a Bachelor's degree? If so, you may qualify for this program. APPLY TODAY!
Scholarship For Service (SFS) is a unique program designed to increase and strengthen the cadre of federal information assurance professionals that protect the government's critical information infrastructure. This program provides scholarships that fully fund the typical costs that students pay for books and tuition while attending an approved institution of higher learning. Additionally, participants receive stipends of around $30,000 for graduate students. The scholarships are funded through grants awarded by the National Science Foundation NSF. In return, you are required to work for a government agency (there are MANY in your home area) for 2 years. We have 100% job placement! Please note that the school is located in Monterey, CA, but you can work in a city of your choice after you complete that portion of the program.
*The "Scholarship for Service" program DOES NOT entail enrollment in the Military.
Program Overview:
* Paid tuition at NPS (The Naval Postgraduate School) for two year Master's Degree in Computer Science, emphasis in Information Assurance * Approximately $30,000/year salary while enrolled in the program * Access to state-of-the-art equipment and the opportunity to participate in classified classes and research * Participate in a summer internship to gain real world experience * Upon graduation, start your paid CIVILIAN position as a cyber security professional in any of a number of government organizations for a minimum of two years
Please visit our website for more information: [link removed]
You can also call for more information: (831) 656-7890
As co-Chairman of the 19th Annual Brother to Brother Youth Conference (B2BYC) I'd like to extend an invitation for students from your school to participate on November 19th-20th, 2010. Started in 1990, the B2BYC attracts over 400 male youth apart of the DC Public and Public Charter School System. The Theme of this year's conference will be Destination Success: Roadmap to a Respectable Manhood.The conference itself aims to expose the gentlemen to college-aged male role models and to educate them through workshops on topics such as leadership development, sexual awareness, character, and professionalism. We encourage the kids to strive to not see themselves as products of their environment, but more so the pride of their environment. In addition to the workshops, the conference hosts scholarships and laptop essay contests for the students to participate in.
This year's conference is being coordinated by the Brother to Brother Youth Foundation and sponsored by the Howard University College of Arts & Sciences and the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Area VI. Fundraising efforts have made it such that all participating children will be provided meals, transportation to and from school, and complimentary conference paraphernalia. The conference is completely free to both students and schools. However, to ensure the success of the conference and proper budgeting we encourage schools to get permission forms out to the students ASAP. There are approximately 300 slots left open for the conference, available on a first come, first serve basis. Please email me at [email removed].
It appears that Michelle Rhee, the bomb-throwing school reformer and favorite of Gov.-elect Rick Scott, will not be Florida's new education commissioner.
And that's a good thing.
Michel...See More