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- Tucson schools aim to expand gifted programs
Despite looming state budget cuts, an Arizona district hopes to train more gifted-educators, test more students for gifted and talented programs and add new classes for kindergartners and high-school students. The district relies on parents to request gifted testing, but the new system would automatically test top students unless their parents say no. Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)
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- Construction projects allow students to apply geometry lessons
Students participating in a Kentucky pilot program are taking lessons in geometry and then applying them to construction projects. "It's an interdisciplinary video course for students taking both geometry and carpentry courses," said Terry Bennett, who designed the lessons. "The idea of the program is allowing students to learn math in the context of something they're interested in. When you apply math to a field with real-life examples, it makes it more real for students." The Cincinnati Enquirer
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 | Introducing: Environmental Print Series
An integrated, standards-based language arts curriculum for verbal and nonverbal students. Intended for use in classrooms for students with moderate to severe disabilities. Features: Scripted Lesson Plans; Differentiated Instruction; Assessments. Visit Booth #605 at CEC or CLICK HERE for more info. |
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- U.S. teachers learn from Singapore's academic success
Singapore's excellence in science and math could be attributed to its high regard for teachers and salaries that rival private-sector careers in science and engineering. Teaching is seen as a profession in Singapore, says educator Linda Mariotti. Teachers in Singapore also receive 100 hours of paid professional-development time. The Christian Science Monitor
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- Cell phone might help combat depression in young people
Researchers have developed a software program that uses cell phones to track 14- to 24-year-olds with depression and will use a grant from the Telstra Foundation to evaluate the technology's potential, according to a report. The Murdoch Children's Research Institute has launched a successful pilot of the program, which monitors factors that might contribute to mental illness and then asks users questions using a programmed cell phone. Cellular-News.com (U.K.)
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- Distinctive brain waves precede errors
 New research found stronger brain wave activity in select regions of the brain happens prior to an error occurring that can be linked to lack of attention. The discovery could foster the development of devices to help children with ADHD. BBC
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How does diversity factor into RTI?
Exploring Response to Intervention is the place to exchange ideas and strategies for this important framework for working with struggling learners. March's blogger is Janette Klingner, a bilingual special-education expert from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Check it out.
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Will we see you in Seattle?
Leading educational experts are gearing up to discuss the latest issues in special and gifted education at CEC's 2009 Convention & Expo, April 1 to 4. Register now or on-site in Seattle -- we hope to see you there! Find out more.
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