Dec 30, 2010
Dec 22, 2010
Revamping Juvenile Justice Is Long, Difficult Road - WNYC
Revamping Juvenile Justice Is Long, Difficult Road - WNYC
Gladys Carrion, the New York Commissioner of the State's Office of Children and Family Services, has been trying to alter the stark statistics since she took her job in 2007. She's made a lot of big changes, including establishing a bigger staff to inmate ratio and specialized care. But she says there are tremendous challenges to transforming a system based on punishment into one of rehabilitation.
Gladys Carrion, the New York Commissioner of the State's Office of Children and Family Services, has been trying to alter the stark statistics since she took her job in 2007. She's made a lot of big changes, including establishing a bigger staff to inmate ratio and specialized care. But she says there are tremendous challenges to transforming a system based on punishment into one of rehabilitation.
Dec 21, 2010
C-SPAN Classroom | Free Primary Source Materials For Social Studies Teachers
C-SPAN Classroom | Free Primary Source Materials For Social Studies Teachers
Education and Digital Learning (44 min.)
Bob Wise on the ways in which he believes that digital learning can help student learning and transform the current education system
Education and Digital Learning (44 min.)
Bob Wise on the ways in which he believes that digital learning can help student learning and transform the current education system
Dec 16, 2010
Dec 15, 2010
Shael Polakow-Suransky Is Believer in (More) Testing - NYTimes.com
Shael Polakow-Suransky Is Believer in (More) Testing - NYTimes.com
Mr. Polakow-Suransky took his ideals to New York, where he taught history and math to middle and high school students, and then was assistant principal for a year at Bread and Roses Integrated Arts High School, a new progressive public school in Harlem. That year he met Eric Nadelstern, a Queens principal who had joined the school system the year Mr. Polakow-Suransky was born. He shadowed Mr. Nadelstern to fulfill a requirement of his master’s in educational leadership from Bank Street College of Education.
Mr. Nadelstern, who is now deputy chancellor responsible for school instruction and support, took Mr. Polakow-Suransky under his wing. Together, they opened Bronx International High School, a school for recent immigrants. As the founding principal, Mr. Polakow-Suransky was able to put Professor Sizer’s ideas into practice, in addition to some of his own.
“Until we start seeing assessments that ask kids to write research papers, ask them to solve unfamiliar problems, ask them to defend their ideas, ask them to engage with both fiction and nonfiction texts; until those kinds of assessments are our state assessments, all we’re measuring are basic skills,” Mr. Polakow-Suransky said in an interview.
Mr. Polakow-Suransky acknowledges that the tests are imperfect, but says they are a necessary measurement tool. “To put it very simply,” he said, “how do you know that the kids are learning?”
He described one prototype question. Students would be asked to calculate the diameter that a straw needs to fit through a juice box’s hole, then write to a juice box manufacturer whose straws keep getting stuck in the hole to explain why its diameter should be changed. “It’s a ninth-grade problem that involves geometry and algebra in an unfamiliar context,” and tests several skills at once, he said.
Mr. Polakow-Suransky took his ideals to New York, where he taught history and math to middle and high school students, and then was assistant principal for a year at Bread and Roses Integrated Arts High School, a new progressive public school in Harlem. That year he met Eric Nadelstern, a Queens principal who had joined the school system the year Mr. Polakow-Suransky was born. He shadowed Mr. Nadelstern to fulfill a requirement of his master’s in educational leadership from Bank Street College of Education.
Mr. Nadelstern, who is now deputy chancellor responsible for school instruction and support, took Mr. Polakow-Suransky under his wing. Together, they opened Bronx International High School, a school for recent immigrants. As the founding principal, Mr. Polakow-Suransky was able to put Professor Sizer’s ideas into practice, in addition to some of his own.
“Until we start seeing assessments that ask kids to write research papers, ask them to solve unfamiliar problems, ask them to defend their ideas, ask them to engage with both fiction and nonfiction texts; until those kinds of assessments are our state assessments, all we’re measuring are basic skills,” Mr. Polakow-Suransky said in an interview.
Mr. Polakow-Suransky acknowledges that the tests are imperfect, but says they are a necessary measurement tool. “To put it very simply,” he said, “how do you know that the kids are learning?”
He described one prototype question. Students would be asked to calculate the diameter that a straw needs to fit through a juice box’s hole, then write to a juice box manufacturer whose straws keep getting stuck in the hole to explain why its diameter should be changed. “It’s a ninth-grade problem that involves geometry and algebra in an unfamiliar context,” and tests several skills at once, he said.
Dec 14, 2010
Anthony Mackie, A Star Rising Step By Striking Step : NPR
Anthony Mackie, A Star Rising Step By Striking Step : NPR
Night Catches Us — is playing in art-house theaters now.
The film is set in mid-'70s Philadelphia, and Mackie's character — a former Black Panther — is suspected by everyone in his splintered Philadelphia neighborhood of being a snitch for the FBI. The actor was drawn to this tiny, low-budget movie because it explores a moment in black history that's been neglected by Hollywood
Every Person In New York
Every Person In New York
http://culture.wnyc.org/articles/know-your-neighbor/2010/dec/13/know-your-neighbor-jason-polan-every-person-in-new-york/
Artist Jason Polan wants to draw every person in New York—literally every person in New York—so he started a project to document his efforts. Two and half years in, Polan is still going strong, clocking in sketches of anywhere from a couple people to hundreds a day on his blog.
http://culture.wnyc.org/articles/know-your-neighbor/2010/dec/13/know-your-neighbor-jason-polan-every-person-in-new-york/
Artist Jason Polan wants to draw every person in New York—literally every person in New York—so he started a project to document his efforts. Two and half years in, Polan is still going strong, clocking in sketches of anywhere from a couple people to hundreds a day on his blog.
Dec 12, 2010
Radio One: The Urban Media Specialist
Radio One: The Urban Media Specialist
Catherine L. Hughes
Founder, Chairperson of the Board and Secretary
Ms. Hughes has been Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Secretary of Radio One since 1980 and was Chief Executive Officer of Radio One from 1980 to 1997.
She was one of the founders of Radio One’s predecessor company in 1980. Since 1980, Ms. Hughes has worked in various capacities for Radio One including President, General Manager, General Sales Manager and talk show host.
Radio One, Inc.(www.radio-one.com) is one of the nation's largest radio broadcasting companies and the largest radio broadcasting company that primarily targets African-American and urban listeners.
She began her career in radio as General Sales Manager of WHUR-FM, the Howard University-owned, urban-contemporary radio station.
Catherine L. Hughes
Founder, Chairperson of the Board and Secretary
Ms. Hughes has been Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Secretary of Radio One since 1980 and was Chief Executive Officer of Radio One from 1980 to 1997.
She was one of the founders of Radio One’s predecessor company in 1980. Since 1980, Ms. Hughes has worked in various capacities for Radio One including President, General Manager, General Sales Manager and talk show host.
Radio One, Inc.(www.radio-one.com) is one of the nation's largest radio broadcasting companies and the largest radio broadcasting company that primarily targets African-American and urban listeners.
She began her career in radio as General Sales Manager of WHUR-FM, the Howard University-owned, urban-contemporary radio station.
Dec 11, 2010
Science Friday Archives: The Hidden Science of Christmas Trees
Science Friday Archives: The Hidden Science of Christmas Trees
The Hidden Science of Christmas Trees
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Researchers report that they've been able to block the decay process that causes cut Christmas trees to shed their needles. Writing in the journal Trees, a team of researchers at at Université Laval and Nova Scotia Agricultural College report that by blocking ethylene from reaching receptors in the balsam fir, they can keep trees green, tender, and fresh-looking long after untreated trees have lost their needles. We'll talk about the work, and other tips for keeping a cut evergreen looking its best
Guest
Raj Lada
Professor and Founding Director
Christmas Tree Research Center
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
The Hidden Science of Christmas Trees
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Researchers report that they've been able to block the decay process that causes cut Christmas trees to shed their needles. Writing in the journal Trees, a team of researchers at at Université Laval and Nova Scotia Agricultural College report that by blocking ethylene from reaching receptors in the balsam fir, they can keep trees green, tender, and fresh-looking long after untreated trees have lost their needles. We'll talk about the work, and other tips for keeping a cut evergreen looking its best
Guest
Raj Lada
Professor and Founding Director
Christmas Tree Research Center
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide
Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide---A Gadget Blog---A Blog about Gadget Culture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WATcSu58uI4&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WATcSu58uI4&feature=player_embedded
DefectiveByDesign.org | The Campaign to Eliminate DRM
What is DRM? Digital Restrictions Management. DefectiveByDesign.org is a broad-based anti-DRM campaign that is targeting Big Media, unhelpful manufacturers and DRM distributors. The campaign aims to make all manufacturers wary about bringing their DRM-enabled products to market. DRM products have features built-in that restrict what jobs they can do. These products have been intentionally crippled from the users' perspective, and are therefore "defective by design". Learn more about our campaign
iPad is iBad for freedom — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software
iPad is iBad for freedom — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom and to defend the rights of all free software users.
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom and to defend the rights of all free software users.
Dec 10, 2010
RACE Are We So Different?
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RACE Are We So Different? We expect people to look different. And why not? Like a fingerprint, each person is unique. Every person represents a one-of-a-kind, combination of their parents’, grandparents’ and family’s ancestry. And every person experiences life somewhat differently than others. Differences… they’re a cause for joy and sorrow. We celebrate differences in personal identity, family background, country and language. At the same time, differences among people have been the basis for discrimination and oppression
Dec 9, 2010
Favorite Books Of 2010
favorite reads from the year, including Patti Smith's moving memoir, a feminist slant on election season and a new history of labor unions.
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'Franklin And Eleanor': A Marriage Ahead Of Its Time
Patti Smith Remembers Life With Mapplethorpe
'Just Kids': Punk Icon Patti Smith Looks Back
Giving 'Charlie Chan' A Second Chance
Recalling The Life Of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist
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'Franklin And Eleanor': A Marriage Ahead Of Its Time
Patti Smith Remembers Life With Mapplethorpe
'Just Kids': Punk Icon Patti Smith Looks Back
Giving 'Charlie Chan' A Second Chance
Recalling The Life Of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist
A History Of The 'Big' Business Of Hip-Hop
Hip-hop music grew from the streets of Harlem and the Bronx into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Dan Charnas chronicles how hip-hop producers and entrepreneurs changed the music industry and pop culture in The Big Payback.
Dec 8, 2010
Zócalo
Connecting People to Ideas and to Each Other
About Zócalo Public Square
Zócalo Public Square connects people to ideas and to each other in an open, accessible, non-partisan and broad-minded spirit. Through our web magazine, lectures, panels, screenings, and conferences, Zócalo takes on ideas that enhance our understanding of community—the forces that strengthen or undermine human connectedness and social cohesion.
BBC's Loyn: Afghanistan's History Of Defying Invaders
In Afghanistan: Two Hundred Years of British, Russian and American Occupation
By David Loyn
Afghanistan is a country mostly of deserts and mountains, a very small part of the land is irrigable agricultural land. And all invaders have found it a really difficult place to hold. The British general, famous General Wellington at the beginning of the 19th century, said a small army would not be not be able to hold the country and a large army would starve. http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=113582498
David Loyn on Afghanistan
"There are two key things. Firstly, the terrain is extremely hostile to armies who don’t have very good logistics and supply routes and all the rest of it. Even nowadays, U.S. forces are finding it difficult to keep supplies up despite all the technology available, and despite massive air superiority. This is a country of deserts and mountains and it naturally lends itself to people who can live in that environment. In particular, the eastern mountain range, the Northwest Frontier, is 400 miles long and 200 miles wide, with high peaks going up to about 15,000 feet and only three crossing points, the most famous of which is the Khyber Pass. That’s the place where the British found a huge problem trying to fight against Afghanistan in the 19th century, and where now the Pakistani army is trying to take on the Taliban and finding it a difficult fight."
Dec 4, 2010
Novelguide: Free Study Guides, Free Book Summaries, Free Book Notes, & More
Novelguide: Free Study Guides, Free Book Summaries, Free Book Notes, & More
Novelguide.com is the premier free source for literary analysis on the web providing study guides as an educational supplement. Whether you call them book summaries, literature guides or novel guides, our hope is that this material will guide you to a better understanding of classic and contemporary works. Literature Profiles, Metaphor Analysis, Theme Analysis, and Author Biographies are all here. In addition to free book notes we now have even more material incluiding general biographies, sample study questions, sample essays, etc. A true helper... a "novel" guide here for you and best of all "It's all free - always!"
Novelguide.com is the premier free source for literary analysis on the web providing study guides as an educational supplement. Whether you call them book summaries, literature guides or novel guides, our hope is that this material will guide you to a better understanding of classic and contemporary works. Literature Profiles, Metaphor Analysis, Theme Analysis, and Author Biographies are all here. In addition to free book notes we now have even more material incluiding general biographies, sample study questions, sample essays, etc. A true helper... a "novel" guide here for you and best of all "It's all free - always!"
Dec 3, 2010
Beyond the MLA Handbook (Harnack/Kleppinger)
Citing the Sites: MLA-Style Guidelines and Modelsfor Documenting Internet Sources
Beyond the MLA Handbook (Harnack/Kleppinger)
Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement Policy
Beyond the MLA Handbook (Harnack/Kleppinger)
Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement Policy
Dec 2, 2010
Dec 1, 2010
First Listen: Buff1 And DJ Rhettmatic, 'Crown Royale' : NPR
First Listen: Buff1 And DJ Rhettmatic, 'Crown Royale' : NPR
http://www.npr.org/2010/11/17/131396003/first-listen-dj-rhettmatic-buff1-crown-royale
Eric B. & Rakim---Paid in Full -- "I Ain't No Joke"
November 28, 2010
http://www.npr.org/2010/11/17/131396003/first-listen-dj-rhettmatic-buff1-crown-royale
Eric B. & Rakim---Paid in Full -- "I Ain't No Joke"
November 28, 2010
In the early days of hip-hop, a DJ and an MC needed each other; you almost couldn't have one without the other. Who knew that over the course of forty-some years, DJ/MC duos would become such rarities? But while venerable acts like Eric B & Rakim, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince and Gang Starr are now mere relics of hip-hop's "golden era," Buff1 and DJ Rhettmatic, collectively known as Crown Royale, favor a resurgence of what was once a mainstay with their new self-titled collaborative LP.
Matisyahu: Light A Fire For Hanukkah Music : Raggae and Judaism
Hasidic reggae musician living in Brooklyn
Matisyahu: Light A Fire For Hanukkah Music : All Songs Considered Blog : NPR
But the real reason Jews don't have more Hanukkah music is that historically, American Jewish singer-songwriters were too busy making Christmas music. "White Christmas," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Silver Bells" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)" were all written by Jews. Both Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand have their own Christmas albums. The No. 1 best-selling Christmas album of all time is from Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, the Jewish smooth-jazz legend Kenny G. American Jews have always produced a lot of holiday music, just not Hanukkah music.
Matisyahu: Light A Fire For Hanukkah Music : All Songs Considered Blog : NPR
But the real reason Jews don't have more Hanukkah music is that historically, American Jewish singer-songwriters were too busy making Christmas music. "White Christmas," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Silver Bells" and "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)" were all written by Jews. Both Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand have their own Christmas albums. The No. 1 best-selling Christmas album of all time is from Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, the Jewish smooth-jazz legend Kenny G. American Jews have always produced a lot of holiday music, just not Hanukkah music.
Nov 28, 2010
Nov 26, 2010
The Fresh Air Interview: Jay-Z 'Decoded' : NPR
The Fresh Air Interview: Jay-Z 'Decoded' : NPR
In his new book, "Decoded," Jay-Z offers his story as an example of the story of his generation, explaining the tough choices they faced at a violent and chaotic time. "Decoded" also tells the stories behind 36 of Jay-Z's songs. He holds the record for the most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200. His recording with Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind," from his 2009 album "Blueprint 3," has become something of a New York anthem.
In his new book, "Decoded," Jay-Z offers his story as an example of the story of his generation, explaining the tough choices they faced at a violent and chaotic time. "Decoded" also tells the stories behind 36 of Jay-Z's songs. He holds the record for the most number one albums by a solo artist on the Billboard 200. His recording with Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind," from his 2009 album "Blueprint 3," has become something of a New York anthem.
Billy Joel - And So It Goes: lyrics and video
Billy Joel - And So It Goes: lyrics and video
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And So It Goes Lyrics
In every heart there is a room
A sanctuary safe and strong
To heal the wounds from lovers past
Until a new one comes along
I spoke to you in cautious tones
You answered me with no pretense
And still I feel I said too much
My silence is my self defense
And every time I've held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns
And so it goes, and so it goes
And so will you soon I suppose
But if my silence made you leave
Then that would be my worst mistake
So I will share this room with you
And you can have this heart to break
And this is why my eyes are closed
It's just as well for all I've seen
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows
So I would choose to be with you
That's if the choice were mine to make
But you can make decisions too
And you can have this heart to break
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows
Billy-Joel-and-so-it-goes
Music Lyrics
And So It Goes Lyrics
In every heart there is a room
A sanctuary safe and strong
To heal the wounds from lovers past
Until a new one comes along
I spoke to you in cautious tones
You answered me with no pretense
And still I feel I said too much
My silence is my self defense
And every time I've held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns
And so it goes, and so it goes
And so will you soon I suppose
But if my silence made you leave
Then that would be my worst mistake
So I will share this room with you
And you can have this heart to break
And this is why my eyes are closed
It's just as well for all I've seen
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows
So I would choose to be with you
That's if the choice were mine to make
But you can make decisions too
And you can have this heart to break
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows
Today's Ideas & Actions | OurFuture.org
Today's Ideas & Actions | OurFuture.org
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We live in a remarkable political moment: precarious, yet potentially transforming. At the Campaign for America’s Future, our daily work is to bring about the progressive transformation.
After three decades of conservative dominance in American politics, we Americans are threatened with economic disintegration, environmental devastation and internationalisolation
ColorOfChange.org
ColorOfChange.org
What Is ColorOfChange.org?
ColorOfChange.org exists to strengthen Black America's political voice. Our goal is to empower our members—Black Americans and our allies—to make government more responsive to the concerns of Black Americans and to bring about positive political and social change for everyone.
Tag Your Green
Tag Your Green
Learn about all the ways you can Tag Your Green by clicking on the “Next” button in that navigation bar up there, or on one of the links down below.
Share What Matters With Everyone
What does environmental responsibility mean to you? Show the world. Letʼs “Tag Your Green”. Letʼs use the Internet to get inspired, get involved, and get everyone thinking and acting more responsibly. Letʼs connect and exchange new eco-ideas, thoughts and innovations.
Learn about all the ways you can Tag Your Green by clicking on the “Next” button in that navigation bar up there, or on one of the links down below.
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Alex Kajumulo Official Website
Alex Kajumulo Official Website
The Bushman’s Wisdom
In 2010, Alex Kajumulo has released his sixth and most acclaimed album, Never Surrender, under the BabuKaju Record Label. His first five albums - Never Before, Justice for Mankind, Searching for Love, I'm Kool Like That, and Bushman Vision – have played on radio stations around the world rising to the top ten in many African countries. In just three years, since the release of his first album Never Before, Alex has over a million plays on myspace (www.myspace.com/alexkajumulo). Three of his songs have placed in the International Songwriting Competition. “Maza Africa”, from the album Never Before, was a finalist in 2007; “Family Man,” from the album Justice for Mankind was a semi-finalist in 2008; and again in 2009, “It’s Not My Fault,” the first single from his new release Never Surrender, was a finalist. “Zuwena,” also from Never Before, placed 5th in the World Music Category of the Just Plain Folks Music Awards.
Samples
Be My Wifey (Feat. H-Bomb & Selassie Soldier)
Black History
The Bushman’s Wisdom
In 2010, Alex Kajumulo has released his sixth and most acclaimed album, Never Surrender, under the BabuKaju Record Label. His first five albums - Never Before, Justice for Mankind, Searching for Love, I'm Kool Like That, and Bushman Vision – have played on radio stations around the world rising to the top ten in many African countries. In just three years, since the release of his first album Never Before, Alex has over a million plays on myspace (www.myspace.com/alexkajumulo). Three of his songs have placed in the International Songwriting Competition. “Maza Africa”, from the album Never Before, was a finalist in 2007; “Family Man,” from the album Justice for Mankind was a semi-finalist in 2008; and again in 2009, “It’s Not My Fault,” the first single from his new release Never Surrender, was a finalist. “Zuwena,” also from Never Before, placed 5th in the World Music Category of the Just Plain Folks Music Awards.
Samples
Be My Wifey (Feat. H-Bomb & Selassie Soldier)
Black History
American Justice (Feat. Derrick)
NPR Fires Juan Williams over Anti-Muslim Remarks - CBS News
NPR Fires Juan Williams over Anti-Muslim Remarks - CBS News
"I mean, look, Bill, I'm not a bigot. You know the kind of books I've written about the civil rights movement in this country," he said. "But when I get on a plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they're identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."
"I mean, look, Bill, I'm not a bigot. You know the kind of books I've written about the civil rights movement in this country," he said. "But when I get on a plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they're identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."
Nov 22, 2010
Nov 21, 2010
What is the Bill of Rights?
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first ten amendments of the United States constitution are more commonly referred to as the “Bill of Rights,” because they set out specific rights of American citizens in order to ensure that those rights are not infringed. The Bill of Rights is modeled on many other similar documents, all of which owe their inception to the Magna Carta, the bill of rights written in England in 1215 CE. The Bill of Rights is considered to be an important part of the Constitution, and is also an integral part of popular culture; most Americans, for example, know what someone means when he or she “pleads the fifth,” a reference to the fifth amendment, which protects people from self recrimination.
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The first ten amendments of the United States constitution are more commonly referred to as the “Bill of Rights,” because they set out specific rights of American citizens in order to ensure that those rights are not infringed. The Bill of Rights is modeled on many other similar documents, all of which owe their inception to the Magna Carta, the bill of rights written in England in 1215 CE. The Bill of Rights is considered to be an important part of the Constitution, and is also an integral part of popular culture; most Americans, for example, know what someone means when he or she “pleads the fifth,” a reference to the fifth amendment, which protects people from self recrimination.
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Coolio Samples Mama Stamberg's Cranberry Relish
http://www.npr.org/2010/11/16/131370744/coolio-samples-mama-stamberg-s-cranberry-relish
Coolio
Cookin with Coolio
Coolio - Gangster's Paradise
Coolio
Cookin with Coolio
Coolio - Gangster's Paradise
Nov 16, 2010
Alvin Hall : About
Alvin Hall : About
Alvin Hall is an internationally renowned financial educator, bestselling author, and regular contributor to magazines and newspapers.
For five years on the BBC, he hosted the highly rated and award-winning series, Your Money or Your Life, on which he offered both practical financial and psychological advice to people about how to fix their financial problems. His radio program, Jay-Z: From Brooklyn to the Boardroom, won the Wincott Foundation Press and Broadcasting Award for the best radio program for 2006. Hall has also hosted programs on current events and contemporary art for BBC Radio 4. Among Hall’s bestselling books are: You and Your Money: It’s More than Just the Numbers, Your Money or Your Life, What Not to Spend, Getting Started in Mutual Fund Stocks, and Getting Started in Stocks.
Alvin Hall is an internationally renowned financial educator, bestselling author, and regular contributor to magazines and newspapers.
For five years on the BBC, he hosted the highly rated and award-winning series, Your Money or Your Life, on which he offered both practical financial and psychological advice to people about how to fix their financial problems. His radio program, Jay-Z: From Brooklyn to the Boardroom, won the Wincott Foundation Press and Broadcasting Award for the best radio program for 2006. Hall has also hosted programs on current events and contemporary art for BBC Radio 4. Among Hall’s bestselling books are: You and Your Money: It’s More than Just the Numbers, Your Money or Your Life, What Not to Spend, Getting Started in Mutual Fund Stocks, and Getting Started in Stocks.
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The Big Fix | GothamSchools
The Big Fix | GothamSchools
The Big Fix: What will it take to transform three New York City high schools?
A year inside three struggling New York City high schools as they work to serve their students better.
› Christopher Columbus High School
› Chelsea Career and Technical Education High School
› William E. Grady Career and Technical Education High School
This project is a collaboration between GothamSchools, WNYC and Big Apple Ed.
Starting an Ed School » Blog Archive » Seeking Out Coaching
Starting an Ed School » Blog Archive » Seeking Out Coaching
1. Preparing For Lows
A teacher prep program should explicitly raise this issue with the trainees. It’s normal for rookies to have gut-wrenching lows. Precisely how will they deal with these?
One aspect of this is learning to vent in a healthy way — so you get it out, but it doesn’t consume you or harden you. The other aspect is stress management (sleep, exercise). It’s one reason we purposefully have our trainees experience a hard, stressful year — the same reason that the military makes its training pretty tough — to prepare you for an even tougher following year as a rookie.
2. Seeking Out Coaching
In sports, it’s common for athletes to seek out extra coaching. It’s normal self-interest. I want to get better. So I ask someone to watch me and give me feedback. Sometimes I even pay for it (private lessons). Other times it’s free.
In teaching, it’s uncommon for rookies to seek out feedback. That is bad. Here’s what we’d want rookies to think:
Nov 9, 2010
About the film: Jamaica for Sale
About the film
Though the Caribbean receives only about five percent of the global tourist trade, it is the region most economically dependent on tourism. This narrow dependence on the highly volatile tourist industry is increasing as the region’s traditional agricultural exports fail, and as the small scale economies of the Caribbean get further mired down in debt, while being unable to compete with the massive engines of globalization - North America, the European Union, China, India and Brazil.
Though the Caribbean receives only about five percent of the global tourist trade, it is the region most economically dependent on tourism. This narrow dependence on the highly volatile tourist industry is increasing as the region’s traditional agricultural exports fail, and as the small scale economies of the Caribbean get further mired down in debt, while being unable to compete with the massive engines of globalization - North America, the European Union, China, India and Brazil.
Jamaica, one of the most indebted countries in the world, is undergoing unprecedented large-scale, mass market, all-inclusive hotel development, as well as the construction of exclusive gated residential schemes and luxury condominiums for non-residents. Casino licenses have been approved, major tourist attractions, another international airport and many more hotels and luxury resorts are in the pipeline. There is a construction boom in both tourist related infrastructure (primarily highways and water delivery systems) and mega-sized hotels built on ecologically sensitive shorelines, often in socially impoverished rural communities which are without such basic amenities as proper schools, health care, housing, sewage treatment, reliable utilities and security.
Nov 7, 2010
youngwritersproject.org | Create. Learn. Publish. Connect. Read.
youngwritersproject.org | Create. Learn. Publish. Connect. Read.
The Young Writers Project is an independent Vermont 501(c)3 nonprofit that engages students to write, helps them improve their writing skills and finds audiences for their work. It works with students in grades K-12 in Vermont and the greater Lebanon, N.H., area.
Writing skills are essential for success in school and in the workplace. Studies show that students with strong writing skills learn more and, in the workplace, are more apt to be hired or promoted. YWP believes that providing an audience for student writing motivates young writers to try harder, learn more and write better. Receiving objective, positive feedback from peers or external readers helps them gain confidence and grow. Giving feedback to others improves students' critical thinking skills and their ability to revise their own work more successfully.
NEED | Seventy five percent of high school graduates cannot write proficiently, yet the ability to write is key to success in business, community affairs and life. • Schools do not spend enough time with writing. • Students learn to dislike writing.
CORE BELIEFS | Students can learn to write well • The Web is a comfortable place for students to write • The prospect of being published motivates students to try harder, learn more and write better • Receiving objective, positive feedback helps young writers gain confidence and grow; giving feedback improves critical thinking • Students at risk need special attention • Young people want voice.
Nov 6, 2010
Kiva - Loans that change lives
Kiva - Loans that change lives
Kiva (www.kiva.com) is one of today’s most important social responsibility Web sites. This site opens the doors of learning and gives students the opportunity to make a small but meaningful difference in the lives of others.
Through this site, your class can join others in making small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries who are trying to make better lives for themselves and their families. These loans are repaid over time as students are kept up to date on the successes and struggles of those to whom they have invested contributions.
You might consider pulling together a team that searches out investments the class finds important and relates to their current studies. They might organize snack sales or penny drives while educating other classes about their mission. This team then works with the research team to investigate what is happening in these other parts of the world. They might work with the collaboration coordinators to find experts whom they can talk to about how loans work.
The learning cycle can go on and on as loans are repaid and reinvested. Your students can be tracking the results of their micro-investments long after the school year has ended.
Kiva (www.kiva.com) is one of today’s most important social responsibility Web sites. This site opens the doors of learning and gives students the opportunity to make a small but meaningful difference in the lives of others.
Through this site, your class can join others in making small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries who are trying to make better lives for themselves and their families. These loans are repaid over time as students are kept up to date on the successes and struggles of those to whom they have invested contributions.
You might consider pulling together a team that searches out investments the class finds important and relates to their current studies. They might organize snack sales or penny drives while educating other classes about their mission. This team then works with the research team to investigate what is happening in these other parts of the world. They might work with the collaboration coordinators to find experts whom they can talk to about how loans work.
The learning cycle can go on and on as loans are repaid and reinvested. Your students can be tracking the results of their micro-investments long after the school year has ended.
Nov 3, 2010
NYSED::Videos
Videotaped Message Inviting the Public to Review and Comment on the Common Core Standards
Common Core State Standards Initiative
Commissioner Steiner on New York State"s Common Core Standards Initiative - December
NYSED::Videos
Common Core State Standards Initiative
Commissioner Steiner on New York State"s Common Core Standards Initiative - December
NYSED::Videos
Nov 2, 2010
Science Fair Project Ideas, Answers, & Tools
Science Fair Project Ideas, Answers, & Tools
Topic Selection Wizard: Background Info for Science Projects
Background Info
Tools, Techniques, and Reference Information
Science Project Resources
How the Scientific Method Works
Topic Selection Wizard: Background Info for Science Projects
Background Info
Tools, Techniques, and Reference Information
Science Project Resources
How the Scientific Method Works
Oct 30, 2010
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Oct 18, 2010
We Shall Remain | American Experience | PBS
We Shall Remain | American Experience | PBS: "
This groundbreaking project allows Native Americans to give voice to their heritage.
This groundbreaking project allows Native Americans to give voice to their heritage.
Oct 17, 2010
Ocean Conservanc
About Ocean Conservancy
Founded in 1972, Ocean Conservancy is an environmental nonprofit advocacy organization that promotes healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems and opposes practices that threaten ocean life and human life. Ocean Conservancy has emerged as a powerful voice to advocate for the protection of our ocean that is essential to all life and supplies much of the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, and serves as the air conditioner for our planet. Through our programs, Ocean Conservancy provides leadership to champion the protection of special places, restoration of sustainable fisheries, the reduction of human impacts on ocean ecosystems, and the need for comprehensive management of our nation’s ocean resources and ecosystems
Oct 16, 2010
Oct 13, 2010
National Day of Listening
Wall of Listening----
By listening closely to one another, we can help illuminate the true character of this nation reminding us all just how precious each day can be and how great it is to be alive.
The National Day of Listening
The National Day of Listening is a new national holiday started by StoryCorps in 2008. On the day after Thanksgiving, StoryCorps asks all Americans to take an hour to record an interview with a loved one, using recording equipment that is readily available in most homes, such as computers, iPhones, and tape recorders, along with StoryCorps’ free Do-It-Yourself Instruction Guide.
Oct 12, 2010
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