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...been promoting ways to integrate the newspapers into classrooms. In addition, The Times is also currently running a “Win a trip with Nick Kristof” promotion, whereby The Times’ columnist will personally pick one college student and one high school or middle school teacher to accompany him on a trip to Africa, where they will engage in on-the-ground reporting of issues of poverty and development...
...Friday. The event kicked off the Foundation’s annual Albert Einstein Science Conference: Advancing Minorities and Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which took place on Saturday. Past Scientists of the Year have included Mae C. Jemison, the first black female astronaut, and Jaime Escalante, a mathematics teacher famous for training and encouraging Latinos in Los Angeles to take and pass the Advanced Placement Calculus exams. Olivera, a professor of biochemistry and neuroscience at the University of Utah, was born and raised in the Philippines, where he attended college. After completing doctoral work at the California Institute...
...said through a translator. From this question came their educational project “Libros, un modelo para armar.” The project, a partnership between Sarita Cartonera and the Museo de Arte de San Marcos in Lima, involved seminars meant to educate high school teachers on how to present literature as a personally relevant art form. In the context of this project, the cardboard covers took on a new purpose: to eliminate student apprehension about reading by presenting books as a simple object and an essential part of life. While the covers are still artistically decorated reused pieces...
...theme of Summers’ speech last night. He said that while other universities constantly attempt to poach accomplished researchers from Harvard, “I can’t recall a single case when an effort was made to raid Harvard for a candidate who was an outstanding teacher...
...Social Studies concentrator, Nielson teaches geography at Roma as part of the Teach for America program, which she joined after graduating in 2004. The Teach for America program recruits and trains college graduates to instruct in low-income communities like Roma. “Part of being a good teacher is setting high expectations,” said Nielson. Teach for America Recruitment Director Joshua Biber called the students on the trip and Nielson’s efforts “exceptional.” Roma students expressed a great appreciation for the entire experience, and especially for visiting...