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1. SCOUT>< The Scout Report -- September 20, 2002
2. PROJ> [Innovative-Teachers] Project Harmony online international civics
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3. K12> SHARE: New ERIC Site
4. K12> UK: Newton Prep
5. K12> RESOUR: First School Years
6. PROJ> New Telecollaborative Project
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8. K12> Free Online Math Competition
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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:11:04 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SCOUT>< The Scout Report -- September 20, 2002
The full Scout Report can be read at NThe full Scout Report can be read
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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 15:38:41 -0500
From: Internet Scout Project <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: The Scout Report -- September 20, 2002
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======== The Scout Report ==
======== September 20, 2002 ====
======== Volume 8, Number 36 ======
====== Internet Scout Project ========
==== University of Wisconsin ========
== Department of Computer Sciences ========
== I N T H E S C O U T R E P O R T T H I S W E E K ========
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== Index for September 20, 2002 ==
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1. NSDL Scout Reports for the Life Sciences and Physical Sciences
The eighteenth issues of the first volumes of the Life Sciences Report and
Physical Sciences Report are available. The Topic in Depth section of Life
Sciences Report annotates sites on sharks. The Physical Sciences Report's
Topic in Depth section offers Web sites and comments about fog.
2. World Development Report 2003 [.pdf]
http://econ.worldbank.org/wdr/wdr2003/text-17926/
3. Office of University Partnerships
http://www.oup.org/
4. Department of Education Annual Plan 2002-2003 [.pdf]
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/annualreport2001/annualplan2003.pdf
5. HistoryLink
http://www.historylink.org
6. The Eleventh Biennial Report of Great Lakes Water Quality [.pdf]
http://www.ijc.org/comm/11br/english/report/index.html
7. North Africa Research Group GeoNet
http://www.northafrica.de/
8. Biology in Motion [Flash]
http://www.BiologyInMotion.com/
9. The National Park Service Southeast Archeological Center
http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/seac.htm
10. City Lore
http://www.citylore.org/
11. The Mark Twain House
http://www.marktwainhouse.org/
12. American Folklore
http://www.americanfolklore.net/
13. Will Durant Foundation
http://www.willdurant.com/home.html
14. St. Paul's Cathedral
http://www.stpauls.co.uk/rindex.htm
15. San Francisco Cable Car Museum
http://www.cablecarmuseum.com/
16. The British Museum: World of Money
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/worldofmoney/
17. Easy Thumbnails
http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/index.html
18. Stuffit Expander 7.0
http://www.stuffit.com/expander/macindex.html
19. Professional and College Sports Still Grappling with Security Issues
2 Fans at Comiskey Attack Coach
http://www.suntimes.com/output/sports/cst-nws-sox2.html
Violent Fans Have Tainted Games Before
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/4111896.htm
It Just Gets Uglier
http://www.suntimes.com/output/mariotti/cst-spt-jay20.html
Official Site of the Chicago White Sox
http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/cws/homepage/cws_homepage.jsp
Wisconsin Will Allow Mountaineer to Fire Away
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/wvu/20020905wvugun.asp
Wisconsin Diversifies: The Saga of the Mountaineer
http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel090502.asp
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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:27:27 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PROJ> [Innovative-Teachers] Project Harmony online international
civics projects
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From: "Katy Pearce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 11:16:52 -0400
Subject: [Innovative-Teachers] Project Harmony online international civics
projects
Project Harmony is pleased to present the 2002-2003 School Connectivity
Programs Online Collaborative Projects
The second series of project work this year is approaching, and the deadline
for applying to series 2 is October 16. We'd love to have your school
participate. Additionally, please pass this on to other educators who may be
interested. Information, schedules and applications are available at:
http://www.projectharmony.org/ac2k/rec2002.html
The curriculum packets are very exciting and will prove beneficial to any
classroom setting, as they are innovative, educational and fun. Connected
Minds, the designer of the curriculum packets, utilizes the UNICEF
three-step global learning methodology, consisting of exploration,
responding and action. Students will explore topics, form opinions and
respond with their counterparts in other countries, analyze opinions of
their fellow students and exercise practical actions through in-class
activities that help shape decision-making in their everyday lives.
The 2002-2003 projects rotate throughout the school year. The six week
schedule is follows:
Week 1: application and notification of participation
Week 2: orientation to the program, educator downloads the curriculum for
the project (teacher and student handbooks included) and cultural
orientation materials
Week 3: educator discussion via online conferencing, educators begin
curriculum unit in classroom
Week 4: student discussion via online conferencing
Week 5: student discussion continues and includes a chat
Week 6: evaluation
This schedule will hopefully allow for easy integration into classroom
activities. The classroom activities will take place from week 3 until week
5 and will require approximately one to two hours a week of classroom
activities.
The projects will take place throughout the school year in four series. In
order to participate in one of the projects, a representative from the
school must fill out the application form
http://www.projectharmony.org/cgi-bin/ac2k/application.cgi by the due date.
A school may participate in any one or more of the series.
****
SERIES TWO PROJECT -- Application due: October 16 Dates of project:
November 4-November 21
With Armenia: Conflict and Conflict Resolution
This unit helps students understand the causes of conflict. International
conflicts are examined to determine their root causes. Students then
evaluate conflict in their own lives and the lives of other students
involved in the projects. Your students won't just explore conflict and
conflict resolution by reading information from the newspaper or a website,
but rather by communicating about the conflict with other students. The
exercises also allow the students to realize that the causes of conflict
around the world are quite similar, and to think about how conflicts can be
resolved in the present and future.
SERIES THREE PROJECT -- Application due: January 22 Dates of project:
February 3-February 26
With Armenia: Introductions and Interdependence
Your students learn how different parts of the world depend on each other
for basic needs such as food and clothing. Basic concepts such as trade,
resources, imports and exports are explored. The students communicate with
other students describing each other's daily lives. Your students share
further details about their country as well. After receiving a response from
other students, your students explore similarities, differences, and
surprises between cultures.
SERIES THREE PROJECT -- Application due: January 22 Dates of project:
February 3-February 26
With Azerbaijan: Images and Perceptions
Your students learn about the topics of stereotypes and tolerance. They
explore the formation of stereotypes with activities based on images and
perceptions. Your students attain greater appreciation for respect and
openness. The students learn to value cultural diversity and alternative
points of view. The students discuss on their WebCrossing community common
stereotypes of their own culture, and describe how their life is similar or
different to these stereotypes. After receiving a response from the other
schools involved in the project, your students explore details of other
students' lives.
SERIES FOUR PROJECT -- Application due: March 26 Dates of project: April
7-April 22
With Armenia or Azerbaijan: Social Justice and Change for the Future
Students learn about respect for human rights. This topic allows your
students to think about their future and the future of their community. The
students discuss on the WebCrossing community their feelings about social
justice, change and views of the future. Your students share details about
the future of their own lives as well. After receiving responses from the
other school, your students explore ways to promote social justice in their
own futures.
****
We are very excited about your relationship with Project Harmony. If you
have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Additionally, the
Frequently Asked Questions page
<http://www.projectharmony.org/ac2k/faq.html> should be helpful if you have
other questions.
Project Harmony School Connectivity Programs are dedicated to promoting the
educational use of the Internet in a manner that will strengthen democracy,
support civil society and promote cultural understanding in the Republics of
Armenia and Azerbaijan. The School Connectivity Programs are programs of the
United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
and administered by Project Harmony.
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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:55:03 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> SHARE: New ERIC Site
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 11:45:34 -0400
From: Carolyn Gierke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: SHARE: New ERIC Site
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
While searching for information on gender issues in childrens lit, I fell
across this ERIC website from Indiana University. It is well organized
and worth a look:
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English and Communication
http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/
Click on "Digests and Bibliographies" for access to full text of ERIC
Digests and lists of ERIC documents by subject area (the Bibliographies part).
"In theory, there isn't any difference between theory and practice. In
practice, there is." - Yogi Berra
Mrs. Carolyn Gierke, Librarian
Sweet Home High School
1901 Sweet Home Road
Amherst, NY 14228
Phone: 1-716-250-1227
FAX: 1-716-250-1360
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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:55:37 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> UK: Newton Prep
Subject: UK: Newton Prep
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 19:40:07 +0400 (MSD)
From: nikst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Newton Prep - independent primary school for gifted and high ability children
http://www.newtonprep.london.sch.uk/
COEDUCATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL
149 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BX, England
E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Introduction to Newton Prep
The School opened in 1991 with 70 pupils and eleven years later will have 500,
almost exactly half boys and half girls.
It caters for bright children (3 to 13) and has special provision for the
gifted, for whom the High Ability Coordinator has particular responsibility.
The school has over fifty academic staff, teaching subjects from the three R's
through to philosophy. Our nursery (age 3) classes are run by Montessori
trained
teachers. The Lower School (age 4-7) teachers are qualified in early years
teaching. The Upper School (age 7-13) teachers are predominately graduates with
postgraduate certificates in education who teach their own specialist subjects.
A significant number of bright children have learning difficulties, such as
dyslexia. The four qualified Special Needs teachers in the Resource Unit give
additional input with one-to-one sessions and, just as important, liase with
the
other teachers who help the pupils in normal lessons.
A full time matron and her assistant, in conjunction with the school doctor,
are
responsible for the health of the children and a fair amount of "tender loving
care.
Our Aims
We seek a challenging, stretching approach to learning, emphasising
achievement.
We seek to build the groundwork of all development emotional, intellectual,
social, and physical.
We seek to develop skills and establish a foundation for smooth progress to
common entrance, public examinations, secondary and tertiary education.
We seek to share in the development of children, encouraging self-confidence
and
initiative, rejoicing in their individuality.
We seek to give children a choice of paths to follow.
We seek a comfortable relationship, though one of mutual respect, between
teacher and child. That way, the child is happy and, just as important, is
more
prepared to question. We want the child who does not understand to question,
as
we also want the child who is ahead of the teacher to question. Ultimately, we
would hope that children become more than just consumers of their education,
but
true partners, challenging and creative.
We seek to aim for the heights, maximising each child's potential, but not
through hot-housing. Children need to have a childhood. Childhood should be fun
and inspiring.
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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:55:56 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> RESOUR: First School Years
Subject: RESOUR: First School Years
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 19:40:18 +0400 (MSD)
From: nikst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 11:35:27 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PROJ> New Telecollaborative Project
From: Brenda Dyck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 10:17:07 -0600
Teacher-editor, MidLink Magazine
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: (403) 278 8228
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Beyond Wild Justice
"Revenge is a kind of wild justice."
~ Francis Bacon,
Essays, 4, `Of Revenge'
Classrooms across the country are invited to participate in an online
project that probes the new approaches to justice that are underway in our
world, approaches that put in place legal practices that do things with
people, rather than to them or for them. The activities and resources in
"Beyond Wild Justice" will expose students to the concept of restorative
justice, a form of justice that seeks healing for both the victim and the
perpetrator and will push learners to consider the power of forgiveness in
the lives of those most closely connected with the crime.
Students will follow the 2002 ground breaking legal case in which middle
school bullies were charged in a case of a 14 year old student who committed
suicide. Instead of going to jail, the bullies underwent a form of
restorative justice called "Justice Circles. Project participants will
consider the outcomes of that process, communicate with students across the
globe about the issues of justice via an online bulletin board, create a
Forgiveness Quilt, and engage in writing assignments that will help them
communicate their opinions about this unfamiliar form of justice.
"Beyond Wild Justice" will challenge each participant's mental models
concerning justice and will bring students face to face with people who have
had the courage to take their pain beyond vengeance to healing. Teachers
will submit stduent work for posting on the "Beyond Wild Justice' web page.
The project URL is:
http://www.masters.ab.ca/bdyck/Justice
In
terested classes can join "Beyond Wild Justice" by emailing Brenda Dyck
at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:42:18 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: MISC> new EasyWebEditor 3.9: create your web site! A fast but
comprehensive Web publishing tool.
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:31:58 -0700
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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 14:42:37 -0500
From: Gleason Sackmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: K12> Free Online Math Competition
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:33:19 -0700
Subject: Free Online Math Competition
From: SMC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Newsgroups: k12.ed.math
This website:
www.smc.esmartweb.com
Has:
+ A Free Online Math Competition. You can enrol as a team (according
to your nationality), or individually
+ Really hard Math problems, taken from city / national /
international competitions of countries from around the world.
+ This website is suitable for high school students - around grade
(school-year) = 9 - 12
Check it out and enrol the competition today!
SMC,
www.smc.esmartweb.com
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submissions: post to k12.ed.math or e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
private e-mail to the k12.ed.math moderator: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
newsgroup website: http://www.thinkspot.net/k12math/
newsgroup charter: http://www.thinkspot.net/k12math/charter.html
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