tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56847875338555710742009-09-21T12:03:45.218-07:00Open Mind to Anything that come to youhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789905485747361054noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684787533855571074.post-24589928874568062882008-06-05T03:55:00.000-07:002008-06-05T04:01:14.965-07:00<h2 align="center"><span class="fs10">Arizona Department of Education</span><br />Special Projects &amp; Constituent Services</h2><br /><b><br />Overview</b> <p><br /><b>The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History</b> and <i><b>Preserve America</b></i> announce the fifth annual <i>Preserve America</i> History Teacher of the Year Award, which honors outstanding teachers of American history across the country. <b>The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History</b>, founded in 1994, promotes the study and love of American history. Increasingly national and international in scope, the Institute's programs and initiatives serve audiences ranging from students to scholars to the general public. <i><b> Preserve America</b></i> is a White House initiative that encourages and supports community efforts to preserve America’s cultural and natural heritage. </p> <p><b>The History Teacher of the Year Award</b>, under the rubric of <i><b> Preserve America</b></i>, recognizes outstanding American history teachers from elementary school through high school, and the crucial importance of American history education. Finalists are selected from each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense schools, and U.S. Territories. From these local winners, a national honoree is recognized as the National <i> Preserve America</i> History Teacher of the Year.</p> <p>Winners will be chosen based on several criteria.</p><br /><p>detail : <a href="http://www.ade.az.gov/constituentservices/PreserveAmerica/Default.asp">http://www.ade.az.gov</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5684787533855571074-2458992887456806288?l=tamatsma.blogspot.com'/></div>Open Mind to Anything that come to youhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789905485747361054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684787533855571074.post-61070822028819296312008-06-04T20:23:00.000-07:002008-06-04T20:26:10.306-07:00<h2>Macs in Education</h2> <p class="intro">With built-in digital authoring and collaboration tools, Mac is the ultimate teaching and learning tool. Apple offers students and educators special low pricing on Macs, and discounts on select software and peripherals. Convenient <a href="http://www.apple.com/education/financing/">Apple financing</a> makes it even easier — you can get all the teaching, learning, and creative power of the Mac for as little as $1 per day.*</p><br /><p class="intro">detail : <a href="http://www.apple.com/education/products/">http://www.apple.com</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5684787533855571074-6107082202881929631?l=tamatsma.blogspot.com'/></div>Open Mind to Anything that come to youhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789905485747361054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684787533855571074.post-57644308519400662072008-05-05T17:51:00.000-07:002008-06-04T19:49:27.714-07:00<p><b>Education</b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_education_topics" title="List of education topics">encompasses</a> both the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching" class="mw-redirect" title="Teaching">teaching</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning" title="Learning">learning</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge" title="Knowledge">knowledge</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality" title="Morality">proper conduct</a>, and technical competency. It thus focuses on the cultivation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skills" class="mw-redirect" title="Skills">skills</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trades" title="Trades">trades</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professions" class="mw-redirect" title="Professions">professions</a>, as well as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_development" title="Neural development">mental</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_development" title="Moral development">moral</a> &amp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthetic" class="mw-redirect" title="Aesthetic">aesthetic</a> development.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup></p> <p>Formal education consists of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System" title="System">systematic</a> instruction, teaching and training by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacher" title="Teacher">professional teachers</a>. This consists of the application of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedagogy" title="Pedagogy">pedagogy</a> and the development of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curricula" class="mw-redirect" title="Curricula">curricula</a>. In a liberal eduction tradition, teachers draw on many different disciplines for their lessons, including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology" title="Psychology">psychology</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy" title="Philosophy">philosophy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology" title="Information technology">information technology</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics" title="Linguistics">linguistics</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology" title="Biology">biology</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology" title="Sociology">sociology</a>. Teachers in specialized professions such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysics" title="Astrophysics">astrophysics</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law" title="Law">law</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoology" title="Zoology">zoology</a> may teach only in a narrow area, usually as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professors" class="mw-redirect" title="Professors">professors</a> at institutions of higher learning. There is much specialist instruction in fields of trade for those want specific skills, such as required to be a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot" title="Pilot">pilot</a>, for example. Finally, there is an array of educational opportunity in the informal sphere- for this reason, society subsidizes institutions such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museums" class="mw-redirect" title="Museums">museums</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libraries" class="mw-redirect" title="Libraries">libraries</a>. Informal education also includes knowledge and skills learned and refined during the course of life, including education that comes from experience in practicing a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profession" title="Profession">profession</a>.</p><p>detail : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education</a><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5684787533855571074-5764430851940066207?l=tamatsma.blogspot.com'/></div>Open Mind to Anything that come to youhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789905485747361054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684787533855571074.post-24142113246677649832008-04-19T06:16:00.000-07:002008-06-04T20:13:08.178-07:00<div class="cnnHtSubHead">CNN STUDENT NEWS<br /></div><div class="cnnHtTopStories"><ul><li><h2> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/china.earthquake/index.html">Water behind 'quake lake' nearing top of dam</a></h2></li><li><h2> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/04/democrats.wednesday/index.html">Clinton to suspend campaign</a></h2></li><li><h2> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/06/04/shuttle.discovery.ap/index.html">Space station toilet trouble fixed</a></h2></li><li><h2> <a href="http://cnnstudentnews.blogs.cnn.com/">Join the conversation on our blog!</a></h2></li><li><h2> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/">CNN Election Center 2008</a></h2></li><li><h2> <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/studentnews/01/02/talking.democracy/index.html#">Talking Democracy</a></h2></li><li><h2> <span class="cnnWOOL"><span class="cnnWOOL">iReport.com: </span></span> <a href="http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=6101">Send us your iReports this summer</a></h2></li></ul>detail : <a href="http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/">http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5684787533855571074-2414211324667764983?l=tamatsma.blogspot.com'/></div>Open Mind to Anything that come to youhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789905485747361054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5684787533855571074.post-72894732847238749302008-04-18T11:52:00.000-07:002008-06-04T20:23:03.110-07:00<h1> Education Stories, Inspiring or Otherwise<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">By <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/f/samuel_g_freedman/index.html?inline=nyt-per" title="More Articles by Samuel G. Freedman">SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN</a></span></h1><br /><p>In the season of sheepskin and mortarboard, report card and honor roll, I have reached my own commencement. After four years, this is my last education column, as I move on to other journalistic endeavors.</p> <p>detail : http://www.nytimes.com/<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5684787533855571074-7289473284723874930?l=tamatsma.blogspot.com'/></div>Open Mind to Anything that come to youhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09789905485747361054noreply@blogger.com0