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June 2014 Scratch Educator Meetup
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June 2014 Scratch Educator Meetup
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June 2014 Scratch Educator Meetup
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By Cpl. Han Samuel
USAG Yongsan Public Affairs
YONGSAN GARRISON — “After parents, it’s the educators, teachers, administrators and staff who have the biggest influence on our children,” U.S. Forces Korea Commander, Gen. James D. Thurman said, at the sixth annual Department of Defense Dependent Schools awards and recognition ceremony, April 6.
Thurman recounted how the three most influential people in his life were his father, his scout master, and his high school football coach.According to Thurman, these people had the biggest impact in developing his values in serving the country and teaching him about becoming a good citizen. He thus emphasized the significance that each of the roles, filled by the 66 DoDDS Korea staff members being recognized that day, had.
“What you do every day is so important - it’s the most important thing we’ve got going on here on the peninsula, outside of defending this place,” Thurman said.
In the midst of an uncertain period, Thurman explained that it was especially important that the people who strongly influenced future generations were doing a good job in educating the younger members of the community. Thurman presented each of the 66 DoDDs Korea staff members with scrolls of appreciation, on behalf of USFK.
Staff members included teachers, counselors, secretaries, technicians, librarians and administrators.
Sixteen were recognized for serving DoDDs for over 20 years.
Some of the honorees had four decades of service.
Laurel Eisinger, principal of Daegu American School, who has served DoDDs for 30 years, said she had worked through multiple positions within DoDDs, including the district level, area level and administrative level.
Having invested a significant amount of time in the profession, Eisinger said, “I believe right from the bottom of my heart that effective educators help children to be the successful leaders of tomorrow.”
After being in the profession and meeting many other teachers, however, she said, “I don’t think there’s an educator that doesn’t take this job whose goal isn’t to make a difference.”
While Eisinger is convinced that effective educators are crucial for impacting future generations, she also stated that it’s not just the doing of educators.
Rather, she added, it is a task that is performed by the whole community.
On the far right, Community Garden Coordinator Kymisha Montgomery talks about the educational outreach and classes that she teaches - spanning from urban gardening to healthy cooking classes. NRCS photo by USDA/Brooke DeCubellis
Educators enjoy a special after-hours viewing of the exhibits at the National Archives while learning about resources and workshops for National History Day. They include options for video conferencing programs into their classroom, DocsTeach online resources and lesson plans, Learning Labs, field trip planning, and more during an Educators Open House at the National Archives in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2018.
The monument at Tuskegee University to Booker T. Washington was dedicated in 1922. The monument became known as "Lifting the Veil." The inscription at its base reads, "He lifted the veil of ignorance from his people and pointed the way to progress through education and industry." At Tuskegee, Washington put into practice a program of industrial and vocational education. His goal was to ameliorate the economic conditions of blacks. In a speech at the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta in 1895 Washington expressed the desire to cement the friendship of the races when he stated: "In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress." Washington did not advocate any form of integration, instead proposed a policy of mutual progress and cooperation. In the black community and to some extend the larger community, Washington's stance was view as pragmatic by some and was opposed by others. One of his outstanding critics was follow black educator William E. B Du Bois at Fisk University. To view a statue of William E. B. Du Bois and a brief narrative of his life and his philosophy of black education go to: flic.kr/p/wqsAgm
To view a bust of Washington that is at his birthplace in Virginia and a short narrative on his life go to
June 2014 Scratch Educator Meetup
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Astronomy educators Shelley Witte and Katie Moore stand in front of the Public Observatory with their portable telescopes pointed (safely) at the Sun.
Educators from around the state join Wyoming Army and Air National Guard service members for the Educator Leadership Rendezvous at Camp Guernsey Training Center in Guernsey Wyo., Aug. 4, 2021. Educators were able to experience some of the training that the military does, which included: a ropes coarse, air traffic control, weapons simulations, UH-60 Black Hawk flights, a paint ball course and a land navigation course. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Kristina Kranz)
The Great Charter or Magna Carta .
Woodcut from The Popular Educator 1868.
A complete illustrated Encyclopaedia for Elementary, Advanced and Technical Education.
Published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London. Six volumes in three books, half leather and gilt binding with marbled covers and marbled endplates. Total 2500 pages 26cm x 19.5cm .
June 2014 Scratch Educator Meetup
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A steady stream of more than 500 applicants flowed through the Community Choice Convention Center, from 8 to noon Saturday morning for the the annual Educator Career Fair. Interviews for high demand positions took place throughout the event, and more than 100 educators will be hired for the 2017-18 school year.
some of the peer educators of saheli sangh, pune, india.
saheli sangh is a sex workers' collective concerned with hiv/aids prevention and protecting the human rights of sex workers. they feed sex workers from the community kitchen, look after their children, distribute condoms and generally radiate awesomeness.
over 50% of the sex workers in pune are hiv positive. that works out at about 6000 women.
When you ask a child what their favorite subject in school is, the answer is often, As far back as 1884, in a paper delivered before the Department of Superintendents of the National Education Association, the philosopher and educator, W. T. Harris, debated the quesiton of the retention or abolition of recess. He addressed the moral arguments against recess by saying the physical needs of the student outweight the concerns over the loss of discipline in the school-room and the possible association of pupils with fellow pupils of worse character. He declared that the; chief use of the recess is its complete suspension of the tension of the will power and the surrender to caprice for a brief interval.
One hundred and five years later in the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child, adults are still trying to defend this time of caprice. Article 31 of that document recognized the right of the child to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child. It also asks nations to respect and promote the right of the child to participate fully in cultural and artistic life by encouraging appropriate and equal opportunities for cultural, artistic, recreational and leisure activity.
In an era obsessed with test scores and possible legal liabilities, it is important to keep these ideals alive in our schools. Sandra Waite-Stupiansky and Marcia Findlay have written an overview article, entitled The Fourth R: Recess and its Link to Learning. They have compiled and commented on pertinent research studies over the last twenty years on the importance of recess and free play from several different fields of inquiry including: brain development and the connections between physical activity, attention spans, and memory. Waite-Stupiansky and Findlay conclude that daily outdoor reces is the single venue that provides students with the irreplaceable and unparalleled opportunity to refresh their brains, exercise their hearts and muscles, choose thier own activities, make friends, work out problems and have fun. Recess is the fourth because it helps children learn the other three.
For many adults, recess has been replaced with the coffee break; but many companies have also found that adding a gym or playing field at the office and providing and encouraging participation in sports and games is good for employee health, morale and productivity. Maybe, we all still need recess.
Scientists and educators from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and George Mason University are donning their hard hats and dusting off their shovels to break ground June 29 on a green-design conservation complex that embodies the concept of the living classroom. Since October 2008, the Smithsonian–Mason Global Conservation Studies Program has trained future conservationists with an interdisciplinary and interactive program at SCBI headquarters, the Smithsonian National Zoological Park’s 3,200-acre facility in Front Royal, Va. There, undergraduate, graduate and professional students from the U.S. and abroad participate in courses taught by prominent scientists and educators from the Zoo, Mason and other institutions.
The Smithsonian–Mason Program began with 15 undergraduate students in fall 2008. When the expansion is complete in fall 2012, SCBI Front Royal will be able to accept 60 undergraduate students and 60 graduate students and professionals.
“There is no greater goal than to invest in educating and training the next generation of conservation professionals,” said Steve Monfort, director of SCBI and co-founder of the
Smithsonian–Mason Program. “By improving science-related education and engaging students in ways that provide them with hands-on experience, we’re fulfilling that goal.”
At the groundbreaking ceremony, Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian, and Alan G. Merten, president of George Mason University, spoke about the expansion project. Two graduates of the Smithsonian–Mason program, Michelle Waterman and Joanna Lambert, offered insight about their experiences as participants of the program. Also in attendance at the ceremony were Eva Pell, the Smithsonian’s Under Secretary for Science; Roger Sant, Regent of the Smithsonian; Dennis Kelly, director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo; Monfort; and Alonso Aguirre, executive director of the Smithsonian–Mason Program.
“We are extremely excited to literally build upon this unique partnership between two highly regarded institutions,” said Aguirre. “These new facilities will allow our students to live and learn in a collaborative environment where conservation is happening every day.”
The three new buildings will be LEED-certified Gold Standard and will model the best green practices, including green-roof technology, geothermal heating and cooling, composting kitchen waste, reuse of rainwater and storm-water management. The space will house classrooms, laboratories, dining and events facilities, dormitories and study halls.
SCBI serves as the umbrella for the Smithsonian’s conservation science. The priority for SCBI’s animal collection is veterinary and reproductive research. By living in controlled environments, the 22 species—most of them little-known and endangered birds and mammals—provide ideal subjects for intensive study and the rapid acquisition of urgently needed information. Findings from these studies provide critical information for the management of captive populations and valuable insights for the conservation and management of wild populations.
For information about the Smithsonian–Mason Global Conservation Studies Program, visit the National Zoo’s website: nationalzoo.si.edu/SCBI/ConservationEducation/Smithsonian....
Photo Credit: Mehgan Murphy, Smithsonian's National Zoo