Poetry 'n' Such with Paul Piatt

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrThrlbzxrt1_OWngxIVi7wiqXB8yH8ZR37QCz65ehYFlqSFmEWRAr151BgvW6Koho1o3d8_BfSypLiwOjn_-Df2aPCd_1cBvIc8iwQ0hBS7icHSQD73ejFx5aOHjwaguJg10HrVduweY/s1600/Paul_Delany.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrThrlbzxrt1_OWngxIVi7wiqXB8yH8ZR37QCz65ehYFlqSFmEWRAr151BgvW6Koho1o3d8_BfSypLiwOjn_-Df2aPCd_1cBvIc8iwQ0hBS7icHSQD73ejFx5aOHjwaguJg10HrVduweY/s400/Paul_Delany.jpg" width="285" /></a>Gentle, yet heartfelt greetings to all of you discerning drinkers of the warm and aromatic coffee of life that is the IWS website.<br /><br />Renown poet and IWS Literary Editor Paul Piatt here once again, in order to share with you some of today’s finest in the world of poetry, prose, and people.<br /><br />Today during our monthly and continuing journey of words made magical, and life’s pentameters made iambic, I introduce you to a fellow sommelier of intoxicating words, my friend and fellow poet, Vincent St. Millay.<br /><br />Vincent hails from the rich and resplendent rolling hills of the eastern Kentucky coal mining cottage town, of Pikeville, KY., and writes in a tone and temper that reflects the austere background, and prevalent communal illiteracy in which his familial rearing took place.<br /><br />Whenever I talk to Vincent at this time of year, he undoubtedly oratorically waxes lovingly in timbre and song much like that of the lucid and lyrical tones of a happily impregnated indigo bunting, as he verbally relives the festive Thanksgiving celebrations he experienced while growing up in a town of 6,892 people who were all related to one and other.<br /><br />And while much of his poetry is sprinkled and written on the bias of good times for all, Vincent, in his award winning book from 1994, <i>Maybe I’d Be Happier If Didn’t Smoke Bluegrass</i>, sums up Thanksgiving from a different point of view…<br /><br />That of the turkey…<br /><br /><b>View of a Turkey*</b><br /><br /><i>The turkey lay on a barrow dead.</i><br /><i>It weighed, Eustis said, as much as three of Aunt Sheila’s head.</i><br /><i>Its eyes closed, pink white feathers.</i><br /><i>Its trotters stuck straight out.</i><br /><i>Such weight and thick pink bulk</i><br /><i>Set in death seemed not just dead.</i><br /><i>It was less than lifeless, further off, but us it will fed.</i><br /><i>It was like a sack of wheat.</i><br /><i>I thumped it without feeling remorse.</i><br /><i>One feels guilty insulting the dead,</i><br /><i>Walking on graves. But this turkey</i><br /><i>Did not seem able to accuse.</i><br /><i>It was too dead. Dead without a head.</i><br /><i>A poundage of lard will cook it up nicely.</i><br /><i>No more dignity, just a few spicelies</i><br /><i>It was not a figure of fun.</i><br /><i>Too dead now to pity, but man, oh yum!!</i><br /><i>To remember its life as he cackled about</i><br /><i>Of earthly pleasure that had been cut out</i><br /><i>Seemed a false effort, and off the point.</i><br /><i>Too deadly factual. Its weight</i><br /><i>Oppressed me — how could it be moved?</i><br /><i>And the trouble of cutting it up!</i><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWB3PrHPDBk1mEuxvqL4CKyfFVqu3AZ4RUA4e3f1H47CRjTRbUw7fsc-EyH7ejK7SygFEIAsSpHyT8cFwyRHSH1MtwdYQ_OrGoFXYhwGk443iLhOynNKXgl1H0HgTOXAi5ZEpmV1v6yo/s1600/Dead+Thanksgiving+Turkey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWB3PrHPDBk1mEuxvqL4CKyfFVqu3AZ4RUA4e3f1H47CRjTRbUw7fsc-EyH7ejK7SygFEIAsSpHyT8cFwyRHSH1MtwdYQ_OrGoFXYhwGk443iLhOynNKXgl1H0HgTOXAi5ZEpmV1v6yo/s320/Dead+Thanksgiving+Turkey.jpg" width="320" /></a><i>The gash in its throat was shocking, but not pathetic.</i><br /><i>And when I did cut him, I became apoplectic</i><br /><i>To catch a strong gobbler</i><br /><i>That was faster and nimbler than a cat,</i><br /><i>Its squeal was the rending of screwing a chick who was fat.</i><br /><i>Turkeys must have hot blood, they feel like ovens.</i><br /><i>Their bite is worse than a horse’s —</i><br /><i>They chop a half-moon clean out.</i><br /><i>They mock you and curse you with their evil poultry shout.</i><br /><i>Distinctions and admirations such</i><br /><i>As this one was long finished with.</i><br /><i>I stared at it a long time, and knew it would be delicious…ith</i><br /><i>We scalded it clean</i><br /><i>Scalded it and scoured it like a doorstep…</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>And then, we gave thanks, and ate it like ravenous wolves.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Feasting upon the death of a turkey, cranberries in their hemorrhoidal glory, and a Jell-O mold that looked like a liver gone bad.</i><br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving gentle readers!!<br /><br /><i>For now, as I travel the road less traveled,</i><br /><br /><i>Paul Piatt</i><br /><i><span style="color: blue;">mattmaniws@ymail.com</span></i><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">@mattman_iws</span></i></a><br /><br />*With apologies to one of my favorite poets, the late <a href="http://www.porkopolis.org/library/pig-poetry/ted-hughes/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>Ted Hughes</i></span></a>…<br /><br /></div>

Poetry 'n' Such with Paul Piatt

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BBC News - Vegetative patient Scott Routley says 'I'm not in pain'

<base href="data:">A Canadian man who was believed to have been in a vegetative state for more than a decade, has been able to tell scientists that he is not in any pain.<br><br>It's the first time an uncommunicative, severely brain-injured patient has been able to give answers clinically relevant to their care.<br><br>Scott Routley, 39, was asked questions while having his brain activity scanned in an fMRI machine.<br><br>His doctor says the discovery means medical textbooks will need rewriting.<br><br>Vegetative patients emerge from a coma into a condition where they have periods awake, with their eyes open, but have no perception of themselves or the outside world.<br><br>Mr Routley suffered a severe brain injury in a car accident 12 years ago.<br><br>None of his physical assessments since then have shown any sign of awareness, or ability to communicate.<br><br>But the British neuroscientist Prof Adrian Owen - who led the team at the Brain and Mind Institute, University of Western Ontario - said Mr Routley was clearly not vegetative.<br><br>"Scott has been able to show he has a conscious, thinking mind. We have scanned him several times and his pattern of brain activity shows he is clearly choosing to answer our questions. We believe he knows who and where he is."<br><br>Prof Owen said it was a groundbreaking moment.<br><br>"Asking a patient something important to them has been our aim for many years. In future we could ask what we could do to improve their quality of life. It could be simple things like the entertainment we provide or the times of day they are washed and fed."<br><br>Scott Routley's parents say they always thought he was conscious and could communicate by lifting a thumb or moving his eyes. But this has never been accepted by medical staff.<br><br>Prof Bryan Young at University Hospital, London - Mr Routley's neurologist for a decade - said the scan results overturned all the behavioural assessments that had been made over the years.<br><br><div><br></div>"I was impressed and amazed that he was able to show these cognitive responses. He had the clinical picture of a typical vegetative patient and showed no spontaneous movements that looked meaningful."<br><br>Observational assessments of Mr Routley since he responded in the scanner have continued to suggest he is vegetative. Prof Young said medical textbooks would need to be updated to include Prof Owen's techniques.<br><br>The BBC's Panorama programme followed several vegetative and minimally-conscious patients in Britain and Canada for more than a year.<br><br>Another Canadian patient, Steven Graham, was able to demonstrate that he had laid down new memories since his brain injury. Mr Graham answers yes when asked whether his sister has a daughter. His niece was born after his car accident five years ago.<br><br>The Panorama team also followed three patients at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (RHN) in Putney, which specialises in the rehabilitation of brain-injured patients.<br><br>It collaborates with a team of Cambridge University neuroscientists at the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre at Addenbrooke's hospital, Cambridge.<font class="Apple-style-span" color="#505050" face="Arial, Helmet, Freesans, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"><i><br></i></span></font><br>A second patient, who was not able to be fully assessed by the RHN because of repeated sickness, is later shown to have some limited awareness in brain scans.<br><br><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20268044">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20268044</a><br><br>

BBC News - Vegetative patient Scott Routley says 'I'm not in pain'

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New vet!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bones was due his yearly shots so I signed him up with a new vet to get them done.  This is the Animal Welfare Veterinary Clinic.  It's only a short walk away from our house along the canal.  Very convenient to get to and really friendly staff.  We were very pleased with the new vet and Bones was declared in perfect shape!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGgkpa1pHuvbNMA2wmisvNOB2WbYi7pzwq0A94Wc1p-nFPA5yQIprwTLG7tuFJqE39ZFonNFKFsBSBuUQFEnJbJO3XOdHSjuVx0urIP1ShtyBJb9azj8ZXU6BxSNwMW2FNiu_r0_sDp5t/s1600/IMG_2389%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGgkpa1pHuvbNMA2wmisvNOB2WbYi7pzwq0A94Wc1p-nFPA5yQIprwTLG7tuFJqE39ZFonNFKFsBSBuUQFEnJbJO3XOdHSjuVx0urIP1ShtyBJb9azj8ZXU6BxSNwMW2FNiu_r0_sDp5t/s400/IMG_2389%5B1%5D.JPG" width="298" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;">In other news, the Christmas Mince Pies are now in Superquinn! ;-)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5DH4f6r0XA6kDaiUaCKMJsYAQcE5hHYR7CU13eBKAgkbDD3JTPrNVjbaWOd1bxS-3skV90QFz1fNiGKaxaUQq9RIvzx9_vj0R4k28FwI3n6ySsLKUl5WmLOtEXmjLEiU_RLChNpO9etB/s1600/IMG_2390%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5DH4f6r0XA6kDaiUaCKMJsYAQcE5hHYR7CU13eBKAgkbDD3JTPrNVjbaWOd1bxS-3skV90QFz1fNiGKaxaUQq9RIvzx9_vj0R4k28FwI3n6ySsLKUl5WmLOtEXmjLEiU_RLChNpO9etB/s320/IMG_2390%5B1%5D.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />

New vet!

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Today's archidose #633

Here are some photos of the <a href="http://www.meyer-vanschooten.nl/project/detail/22/traverse-hilversum">Traverse Hilversum</a> in Hilversum, Netherlands, by <a href="http://www.meyer-vanschooten.nl/">Meyer en Van Schooten Architecten</a> (2011). Photographs are by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/">Klaas Vermaas</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8181832817/" title="hilversum traverse mediapark station hilversum noord 02 2011 meyer_v schooten (stephensonln) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="hilversum traverse mediapark station hilversum noord 02 2011 meyer_v schooten (stephensonln)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8490/8181832817_61338d48fd_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8181828395/" title="hilversum traverse mediapark station hilversum noord 09 2011 meyer_v schooten (stephensonln) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="hilversum traverse mediapark station hilversum noord 09 2011 meyer_v schooten (stephensonln)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8068/8181828395_2a41124edc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8181868638/" title="hilversum traverse mediapark station hilversum noord 04 2011 meyer_v schooten (stephensonln) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="hilversum traverse mediapark station hilversum noord 04 2011 meyer_v schooten (stephensonln)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8063/8181868638_ca827cce3b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8181829507/" title="hilversum traverse mediapark station hilversum noord 07 2011 meyer_v schooten (stephensonln) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="hilversum traverse mediapark station hilversum noord 07 2011 meyer_v schooten (stephensonln)" height="427" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8198/8181829507_aa26966599_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klaasfotocollectie/8181827659/" title="hilversum traverse mediapark station hilversum noord 10 2011 meyer_v schooten (stephensonln) by Klaas5, on Flickr"><img alt="hilversum traverse mediapark station hilversum noord 10 2011 meyer_v schooten (stephensonln)" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8490/8181827659_6b32391bcc_c.jpg" width="534" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #633

Here are some photos of the Traverse Hilversum in Hilversum, Netherlands, by Meyer en Van Schooten Architecten (2011). Photographs are by ...

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Library Assistant V, Access Services - Olin Library, Wesleyan University

<strong>Library Assistant V, Access Services -</strong> <strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Olin Library, Wesleyan University</span></strong>. Multi departmental support. Reporting to the Head of Access Services, this position is responsible for providing support to the Olin Inter-library Loan, Olin Reference, Olin Reserves and Olin Circulation departments. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Olin Library Reserve Dept: Process electronic reserves for the Olin Library Reserve Department. This includes photocopying, scanning, and linking materials to be placed on-line using Docutek electronic reserve software. On Sundays provide sole supervision to the student worker in the reserve department. Olin Interlibrary Loan Department: Process borrowing and lending requests for the Interlibrary Loan Dept. using ILLIAD software. This includes verifying bibliographic citations using multiple on-line databases, ordering materials using ILLIAD and OCLC FirstSearch software, processing lending and borrowing overdues, providing assistance to 10-12 student workers, and assisting patrons. Olin Reference Dept: Supervise the work of 1-2 student workers in the Olin Reference Dept. This includes interviewing, hiring and training the student workers and submitting the hours the student worker worked using PeopleSoft. Ensure coverage of the student workers role when there is no student worker available. Order supplies for the reference department as needed. Circulation Department: Staff Olin Circulation Office on Sunday during the fall, spring and summer semesters. Sunday duties include: opening the library, providing sole supervision to student workers in Circulation. Staff Olin Circulation Office in the evenings during the fall, spring and summer semesters; updating patron records using Voyager circulation software and assisting patrons. Provide support for the Olin Circulation Department staff Monday-Thursday. Other Perform other similar and related duties as assigned, making adjustments as needed as department work volume varies. Work schedule, 35 hours per week: Academic Year. Monday and Wednesday: 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Tuesday and Thursday: 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Sunday: 10:00am to 6:00pm. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and significant related work experience. Demonstrated ability to work with complex online systems and other databases. Ability to work with a variety of people and to prioritize needs within multiple departments. Accuracy with details. Must be flexible/receptive to change and able to communicate with a diverse group of faculty, students and staff effectively. Preferred Qualifications: Previous experience in liberal arts, higher education environment. Experience supervising student workers. Experience in an online library environment using ILLIAD, Voyager, and Docutek software and other bibliographic indexes and databases. Ability to work in an often fast-paced environment. To apply, please go to Careers at Wesleyan, <a _fcksavedurl="https://careers.wesleyan.edu/login" href="https://careers.wesleyan.edu/login" target="_blank">https://careers.wesleyan.edu/login</a>. Deadline for filing an application is <span style="color: red;">November 27, 2012</span>.<em></em>

Library Assistant V, Access Services - Olin Library, Wesleyan University

Library Assistant V, Access Services - Olin Library, Wesleyan University . Multi departmental support. Reporting to the Head of Access Ser...

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High Blood Pressure Tied to Brain Changes - NYTimes.com

<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><div id="well" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div align="left"><div class="entry-content"><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; "><a href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/hypertension/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">High blood pressure</a> may cause harmful brain changes in people as young as 40, a study suggests.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">In <a href="http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422%2812%2970241-7/abstract" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">the report</a>, published online Nov. 2 in Lancet Neurology, researchers measured <a href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/test/blood-pressure/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">blood pressure</a> in 579 men and women whose average age was 39, then examined their brains with <a href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/test/mri/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">magnetic resonance imaging</a>. After adjusting for smoking, hypertension treatment and total cranial volume, they found that higher <a href="http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/test/blood-pressure/overview.html?inline=nyt-classifier" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">systolic blood pressure</a> - the most common form of hypertension - was associated with decreases in gray matter volume and significant injury to white matter. Moreover, there was a dose-response relationship: The higher the blood pressure, the greater the visible changes.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">These changes also occur in people over 55 with high blood pressure and are associated with decreased cognitive performance. Essentially, these young people with high blood pressure had brains that were older than their chronological age.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">The authors acknowledge that their sample was mostly healthy, white volunteers, and that the study represents a snapshot, not a long-term picture.</div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: medium; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.7em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.375em; ">The senior author, <a href="http://neuroscience.ucdavis.edu/user/49" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); text-decoration: none; ">Dr. Charles DeCarli</a>, a neurologist at the University of California, Davis, urged caution. "Most people at this age have no symptoms at all, even if they have high blood pressure," he said. "Get your blood pressure measured when you're young, and treated if necessary."</div></div></div></div></div><a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/high-blood-pressure-tied-to-brain-changes/?pagewanted=print">http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/high-blood-pressure-tied-to-brain-changes/?pagewanted=print</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

High Blood Pressure Tied to Brain Changes - NYTimes.com

High blood pressure  may cause harmful brain changes in people as young as 40, a study suggests. In  the report , published online Nov. 2 in...

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 11/13/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/112927561/2012-Global-Education-Conference-Guide">2012 Global Education Conference Guide</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">An excellent guide with links to blackboard rooms in the guide. Download and use this as you jump from room to room and learn at the Global Ed conference.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/globaled12">globaled12</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/globaled">globaled</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.globaleducationconference.com/forum/topics/flattening-the-walls-in-teacher-education">Flattening the Walls in Teacher Education - The Global Education Conference Network</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Barbara Morganfield is hosting this important conversation - it is time to begin connecting our preservice teachers at the college level. "Through Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis’ Flat Classroom Projects (2013), many K-12 educators throughout the world are flattening classroom walls and providing extraordinary opportunities for students to connect, collaborate and learn from others around the globe. Through these projects, students use Web 2.0 technologies and incorporate 21st Century Skills, cultivating a rich understanding of culture and developing global awareness. This session aims to identify ways similar projects can be incorporated in college and university teacher education programs giving future teachers opportunities to develop the skills they will eventually be expected to teach. This session intends to examine the questions: What opportunities are available for teacher educators to flatten their classroom walls? How can teacher education faculty collaborate to develop global collaborative projects for their students? Can existing Flat Classrooms projects be redesigned to meet the needs of our future teachers? How? What are the challenges in developing global collaborative programs for teacher education students? What are the constraints that must be considered? What are the benefits? What are next steps? Join this session and participate in a lively discussion focusing on flattening classroom walls in teacher education. "</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclass">flatclass</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/flatclassroom">flatclassroom</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/globaled">globaled</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.hashtags.org/platforms/twitter/top-green-twitter-hashtags-every-environmentalist-should-know/">Top Green Twitter Hashtags Every Environmentalist Should Know</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Learn to find hashtags for your field. Here are many of them for enviornmental issues. "Top Eco-Inspired Hashtags Click each hashtag for their corresponding definitions on our Dictionary. #4change #aid #bp #cleantech #climate (#climatechange or #climateaction) #CSR #earthtweet #eco #EcoMonday – Dubbed as the #FollowFriday of environmentalism #energy (#cleanenergy) #environment (#econews) #foodjustice #gmo #green #greenbiz #greenjobs #organic #permaculture #plastic #recycle #renewablenergy #solar #sustainable #upcycling #urbanag #WaterWednesday #windenergy"</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/stem">stem</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/environment">environment</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/twitter">twitter</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/citizen-science/project.cfm?id=us-epa-nyc-citizen-science-grants">U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Citizen Science Grants (NYC), Citizen Science | Scientific American</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging individuals and community groups in New York City to apply for grants that will allow citizen scientists to collect information on air and water pollution in their communities and seek solutions to environmental and public health problems. The EPA will award a total of $125,000 for five to 10 New York City projects related to air or water pollution."</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/citizenscientist">citizenscientist</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/stem">stem</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/citizen-science/?category=energy-and-sustainability">Citizen Science, Energy & Sustainability Projects | Scientific American</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Some incredible citizen science projects that make a difference when there are natural disasters. Scientific American has been cataloging a lot of great projects including Volunteer Field Observer Programs for the spill in the Gulf, a Redwood Watch program to monitor redwoods, and earthquake monitoring and more. This page includes energy and sustainability project. I think every science class should have citizen science as part of their curriculum to add meaning and improve our world.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/stem">stem</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/citizenscientist">citizenscientist</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.scistarter.com">Welcome to SciStarter</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">Sci Starter is a fantastic website to find citizen science projects. </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science_teacher">science_teacher</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href="http://www.diigo.com">Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher">here</a>.</p>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 11/13/2012

2012 Global Education Conference Guide An excellent guide with links to blackboard rooms in the guid...

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