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January 2011

You Quote It, You Note It

Submitted by Joann on Sat, 2011-01-22 08:37


What do Coldplay, historian Stephen Ambrose, and Beatle George Harrison all have in common? They’ve all, at one time or another, been accused of plagiarism. Despite this dubious distinction and the scandal it brings, plagiarism is alive and thriving in our society, thank you very much. A recent Education Week survey found that 54% of students surveyed admitted to plagiarizing from the Internet for class assignments, while 47% of students believed that their teachers sometimes turned a blind eye to evidence that their students were cheating. In 1989, another survey found that 97.5% of American high school students admitted to allowing other students to copy their work.

Resources mentioned in this post: 
Research Building Blocks: "Cite Those Sources!"
Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing
Plagiarism Workshop

Inclusion

Submitted by Joann on Sat, 2011-01-22 08:21


In 1975, the U.S. Congress enacted Public Law 94-142, or the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. This landmark law required all publicly-funded schools to provide evaluations and equal access to education to physically and mentally disabled children. The Act was revised and renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1990. Other countries, such as Sweden, had already recognized the importance of promoting educational equality among students of varying intellectual capabilities, and soon other nations began to follow suit with new legislation to address special education.

Resources mentioned in this post: 
Connecting Letters and Memory
Water, Weather, and the World
Real Estate Project

ConnectEd

Submitted by Joann on Wed, 2011-01-12 01:31


Over the past few weeks, Peggy and I have been writing about topics raised in an interview with NEA’s Executive Director, John Wilson. We discussed global literacy and methods to stretch school dollars in a challenging economy. This week, we’ve decided to focus on another of the issues raised by Wilson – the importance of technology in education.

Resources mentioned in this post: 
Science of Fringe #309: Protein Modeling
The Wonder of a Wordless Book

A Modest Proposal: Education Grants

Submitted by Joann on Sat, 2011-01-01 22:09


It’s no secret that we’re in the midst of the worst recession since The Great Depression. While some news outlets have reported that the recession is, in fact, over, many people haven’t felt financial relief yet. The economic meltdown was years in the making, and it’s an unfortunate fact that recovery will likely take some years more. By now, we’re all pretty tired of the unpleasant – but necessary – financial belt-tightening demonstrated by our local communities. Town and city budgets are stretched thin, and all public departments have been hit hard.

Resources mentioned in this post: 
Show Me the Money: Grant Writing
Grantwriting Tips
Proposal-writing Outline