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ScratchEd hosts monthly meetups at MIT where educators gather informally to learn and share about Scratch.
Find out what happened at the April 2014 Scratch Educator Meetup at MIT - bit.ly/apr2014-scratch-meetup
Scratch Educator Meetups take place once a month at MIT. Check out our events page for more info - scratched.media.mit.edu/events
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ScratchEd hosts monthly meetups at MIT where educators gather informally to learn and share about Scratch.
Find out what happened at the April 2014 Scratch Educator Meetup at MIT - bit.ly/apr2014-scratch-meetup
Scratch Educator Meetups take place once a month at MIT. Check out our events page for more info - scratched.media.mit.edu/events
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Patrick Koury, Educator, at Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, gives a tour to Patrick Koury, Educator, at Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, gives a tour to Cilou Annys, Miss Belgium 2010; Mariana Paola Vicente, Miss Puerto Rico 2010; Yendi Phillipps, Miss Jamaica 2010; Stefania Fernandez, Miss Universe 2009; Hellen Dausen, Miss Tanzania 2010, and Ushoshi Sengupta, Miss India 2010, while filming a remote segment at the Mirage, Las Vegas in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition on Tuesday, August 10, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will air live on the NBC Television Network from the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada at 9 PM ET, August 23, 2010. while filming a remote segment at the Mirage, Las Vegas in preparation for the Miss Universe 2010 Competition on Tuesday, August 10, 2010. The Miss Universe 2010 competition will air live on the NBC Television Network from the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada at 9 PM ET,
ScratchEd hosts monthly meetups at MIT where educators gather informally to learn and share about Scratch.
Find out what happened at the April 2014 Scratch Educator Meetup at MIT - bit.ly/apr2014-scratch-meetup
Scratch Educator Meetups take place once a month at MIT. Check out our events page for more info - scratched.media.mit.edu/events
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Hundreds more bursaries will be offered to early childhood educators (ECEs), and those wanting to pursue a career in child care, as part of the Province’s commitment to create a universal child care system in B.C.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019CFD0034-000647
As time progressed, Bullying and Teen Suicide have emerged into widespread issues that require change. The exponentially growing rate of bullying and teen suicide raise many concerns for parents and educators around the world. Nearly 1 in 6 high school students have seriously considered suicide while 1 in 12 high school students have attempted it. The suicide rate among teens has skyrocketed over the past few years, ranging 6.3% in 2009 to 7.8% in 2011(NYDailyNews, 2013). These numbers reflect the trend gaining national attention as more teen suicides are reported as a result of bullying.
As a means of exposing the detrimental effects of Bullying and Teen Suicide from a broader platform, we, members of SkillUSA Champions at work have formed a Bullying and Teen Suicide Prevention group. SkillsUSA is a growing partnership between students, teachers and the industries that are working together to ensure a skilled workforce. Our group also opted to work with the HIB Safety Team of Thomas A. Edison Academy and discuss the matters surrounding these controversial topics.
Our core focus is to educate our community on the myriad methods that exist to prevent bullying. We held informative assemblies during 5th, 7th, and 8th period where we, not only explained the negative impacts of bullying, but also encouraged the students to encourage others. We began the sessions by instructing the students to complete a self-reflective questionnaire to help show their initial thoughts of bullying and teen suicide. In addition, we interacted with the students by asking volunteers to answer bully-related questions and share their personal encounters with bullying or teen suicide. In return for their participation and cooperation we gave out prizes such as anti-bullying teddy bears, bracelets, and shirts. Following the assembly, we distributed questionnaires to demonstrate the influence the gathering had in regards of communicating the importance of combating bullying. Out of a group of 900 students, 634 pupils felt empowered to execute change and live more confidently.
Our ultimate goals were to squash the misguided insecurities seen in today’s generation; bury the hollow conflicts that push teenagers to drastic measures, and debunk the frivolous notion that a person can prove its worth by putting others down. Bullying is, indeed, the epitome of the saying “the players may change, but the games remains the same”; bullies of yesterday, same as those of tomorrow bully to boost their confidence levels. Therefore, it is our job, as a community, to even the playing field and boost everyone’s confidence level while simultaneously putting an end to the tyranny of bullies everywhere.
(members of the group are: Nedjee Corriolan, Ashley Franklin, Melanie Torres, Rah’naisha Pina, Tierra White, and Janice Pierre)
(Quote from me as their Advisor, Penelope Hudeen) I am extremely proud of the SkillsUSA members for their continued dedication on taking a stand to promote awareness of bullying and its injurious effects.
Bully and Teen Suicide Prevention Group
Elizabeth, N.J., December 20, 2018 – Elmora School No. 12 has been selected as an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) National Demonstration School in an announcement made by AVID this afternoon.
According to AVID, School No. 12 is New Jersey’s first urban AVID National Demonstration School.
AVID is a research-based instructional model that encourages students to prepare for and participate in a challenging college preparatory curriculum and is implemented in more than 6,400 schools in 47 states across the U.S., plus schools in Department of Defense Education, Canada, and Australia. AVID impacts nearly 2 million students in grades K–12 and 50 postsecondary institutions.
The AVID team arrived at School No. 12 in the morning to take a school-wide tour and evaluate the school’s AVID program to determine whether it met the standards to become a national demonstration site.
School No. 12 has been building its AVID program since 2013. In June 2016, School No. 12 was among the schools throughout the country to be selected as an AVID Showcase School for AVID’s Fall 2016 showcase schedule, at which a presentation was given on School No. 12’s AVID implementation. Visitors, including educators from throughout New Jersey, engaged in conversations with students about WICOR (writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization and reading) strategies and observed students’ participation in Philosophical Chairs and Socratic Seminars on controversial topics.
On July 19, Elmora School No. 12 Vice Principal Melissa Kulick was given the prestigious honor to present the keynote address during the General Session at the 2018 AVID Summer Institute in Philadelphia, PA. Summer Institute is AVID’s annual professional learning event where districts come to learn the latest in AVID methodologies and strategies to successfully implement AVID in their schools.
Kulick shared School No. 12’s journey in becoming an AVID Demonstration Site with participants representing districts throughout the Northeast. She reflected on a moment when she recognized that AVID was going to be successful at School No. 12
“…I walked into a seventh grade AVID class and overheard a student say to peers, ‘Let’s collaborate before we decide which topic to side with,’” said Kulick. “She pointed to the classroom WICOR poster as if it was this powerful weapon. At that moment, something clicked within me. I knew that AVID was beginning to take hold.”
As she further described how the AVID program was taking shape at School No. 12, she said she was reminded “that urban learners are more than capable, can think critically, and college should and must be a part of their future.”
The AVID Team that conducted the evaluation agreed with her assessment of the success that was taking place throughout the AVID program at School No. 12 and provided validation that college education should and must be a part of the future for students in urban schools.
“We are pleased to announce and welcome Elmora School No. 12, Elmora University, as an AVID National Demonstration School,” said AVID Demonstration Coach Tamara Gilliam.
“Realize that you are now officially a teaching and learning center for all of the AVID world,” added Gilliam.
AVID has been an important part of the curriculum at Elizabeth Public Schools for the past decade and has been instrumental in the district increasing the number of students participating in postsecondary education after graduation.
“We are proud of Elmora School No. 12 for being a shining example of the AVID program, which aligns so well with our district goals,” stated Hugelmeyer. “The lessons and skills provided to our students through the AVID program are invaluable in our efforts to prepare each of our students for a college education and a successful career.”
“The students and staff at Elmora School No. 12 have been highly committed to advancing the AVID program over the past several years and today their dedication and determination has been rewarded,” said Elizabeth Board of Education President Maria Carvalho. “Congratulations to the Elmora School No. 12 learning community for this tremendous honor, you truly deserve it.”
Credit: Varkey / Clinton Global Initiative
Sponsor Dinner: The Varkey Foundation: Celebrating Our Educators: The Global Teacher Prize
Dinner hosted by The Varkey Foundation
PARTICIPANTS:
Nancie Atwell, School Founder and Writing Support Teacher, Center for Teaching and Learning
Fareed Zakaria, Host, CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, Columnist, Washington Post
About the Toronto-born US Civil War surgeon, who was the president of the Wilberforce Institute.
This is copied from the Legacy Black History Month 2004 calendar (Dr Abbott featured for September), produced by the London Black History Committee. Contributors and sponsors of the calendar included the Buxton National Historic Site & Museum, the North American Black Historical Museum Inc, Museum London, The Ontario Trillium Foundation and the National Hockey League.
To see a larger version, please click on the three white dots (bottom right of the large black rectangle), then on View All Sizes.
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.
Mutabaruka aka Allan Hope Jamaican Rastafari dub poet musician actor educator and talk-show host Live Cultural Performance in Walthamstow London
ScratchEd hosts monthly meetups at MIT where educators gather informally to learn and share about Scratch.
Find out what happened at the April 2014 Scratch Educator Meetup at MIT - bit.ly/apr2014-scratch-meetup
Scratch Educator Meetups take place once a month at MIT. Check out our events page for more info - scratched.media.mit.edu/events
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