Written by Angelina Weir on March 20, 2012.
A CCISD special education teacher who treats each student equally and a high school career preparation teacher who tirelessly lends a helping hand received top honors Tuesday.
Timothy F. Gloria, 55, a 20-year educator with 19 years at Evans Elementary as a special-education teacher, was named the district’s outstanding elementary educator of the year.
Libbie Payne, 61, a 31-year educator in CCISD who currently teaches career preparation at Carroll High School, was honored as the district’s secondary teacher of the year.
Both cited their colleagues and students as helping them achieve the honors.
“All of us together help educate our children,” Gloria said.
The pair were among 55 district campus nominees for this year’s 25th annual Teacher of the Year program.
A seven-member committee selected 15 semifinalists then narrowed the pool to six finalists.
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Written by Angelina Weir on March 13, 2012.
From The Detroit Free Press: The Education Achievement Authority of Michigan, a new state school district for low-performing schools, will take control over six Detroit high schools and nine elementary schools — including Mumford High School, which has a new building under construction — starting July 1.
Written by Angelina Weir on March 4, 2012.
The Sharks Foundation and Stanford Blood Center are teaming up once again to host a blood drive at HP Pavilion in San Jose. The drive will take place March 3 from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Donate Life California and Be The Match will also be on hand to register donors interested in joining organ or bone-marrow donation registries.
“San Jose Sharks fans’ tremendous generosity has helped us to beat all of our charity drive goals this season,” said Sharks Foundation coordinator Kelly Esrey. “I’m confident that the ‘Save a Life’ drive will be no exception.”
The Sharks drive is the largest mobile blood drive for the blood center each year. In 2011, Sharks supporters combined to donate 303 units of blood.
Any fan who attempts to donate blood or who enrolls in the bone marrow registry will be able to watch the morning skates for the San Jose Sharks (at 10:30 a.m.) and St. Louis Blues (at 11:30 a.m.), who will play that evening at 7:30. Fans who attempt to donate blood will also be entered into a drawing for the chance to win Sharks prizes. Appointments fo
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Written by Angelina Weir on February 28, 2012.
By Stacy Jannis
Exciting things are happening in 21st century classrooms all over our country. Teachers and students are using cutting-edge technology, working in teams, and connecting and sharing projects with classrooms all over the world. Innovative groups like the Concord Consortium , Promethean World , Project Lead the Way and Epals are at the forefront of creating the curriculum, software, tools and environment of tomorrow’s classroom, today. A rich and exciting mix is brewing, one that combines multimedia, digital simulations, games, computer programming, inquiry and project-based learning, to accelerate our children’s skills to think creatively, work collaboratively, and train to tackle 21st century problems.
Can we save the world through science and engineering? We think so! We are inspired by the excellence and passion for science and science education that takes place in innovative classrooms all over the country, every day.
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Written by Angelina Weir on February 24, 2012.
The money would be in the form of vouchers for high-quality childcare
UK parents should be able to spread the cost of childcare over as many as 20 years, according to a think tank.
The Social Market Foundation wants the government to offer up to £10,000 up front, which families would pay back in monthly contributions.
All working parents with children under school age would be eligible.
Report author Ian Mulheirn said: “The high cost of formal childcare effectively locks thousands of parents out of work each year.”
Mr Mulheirn said the poorest families would benefit most from the proposal, as recent research showed that a quarter of parents on the lowest income brackets had given up their jobs because the cost of childcare was too high.
“Childcare costs impose a huge burden on families for a relatively short period of time.
“This has a real impact on families household budgets and can mean that its simply not viable for some parents to go to work, despite the real benefits to both their earning power and their childrens development offered by formal childcare,” he said.
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