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College Board report: College-education deficit threatens US
As reported in the The New York Times article Once a Leader, US Lags in college degrees, the College Board warned on July 22, 2010 that the growing gap between the United States and other countries threatens to undermine U.S. economic competitiveness. Last July, President Obama announced the American Graduation Initiative, calling for 5 million [...]
SEEdS on the Scene
The Sustainable Ecosystems Education in Science (SEEdS) project Website has taken on form and functionality. Over the past few days, I’ve been uploading content and news–some from our project development in preparation for major grants applications and some from our ongoing development of collaborations, partnerships and project implementation. More content and functionality coming — we [...]
U.S. students lagging in science and math – the need for SEEdS
Despite U.S. educational reform efforts in the past 20 years, science and mathematics achievement in the United States has not improved significantly since 1995. U.S. students still lag behind students in China, Japan, and Korea (TIMSS, 2009). Nationally, since 1996, there have been no significant changes in average science scores for 8th graders, and there [...]
New thematic modules
With SEEdS for Success Learning Modules, teachers will engage their students with the real-world problems in sustainable ecosystems. SEEdS for Success will develop a need for them to know the STEM concepts and allow students to develop research, collaboration, communication, and other 21st century skills. The SEEdS team is in development of newly proposed Thematic [...]
Mountain View High School-Marana joins SEEdS GreenNews production
Students in Mountain View-Marana’s Television Production program will play an integral role in the production of the SEEdS GreenNews pilot, scheduled to go into production this fall. The school’s program is a career and technical education (CTE) program of the Pima County Joint Technological Education District (Pima JTED). For more on SEEdS GreenNews, read the [...]
SEEdS board member Rubin guides students into broadcast media careers
First in a series of stories featuring SEEdS Advisory Board members Recently I sat down over a cup of coffee with SEEdS Advisory Board member Henry Rubin at his neighborhood haunt, Raging Sage in Tucson Arizona, to talk about professional pathways and education for students who want to pursue a career in broadcast television and [...]
SEEdS GreenNews
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Mountain View High School-Marana joins SEEdS GreenNews production
Students in Mountain View-Marana’s Television Production program will play an integral role in the production of the SEEdS GreenNews pilot, scheduled to go into production this fall. The school’s program is a career and technical education (CTE) program of the Pima County Joint Technological Education District (Pima JTED). For more on SEEdS GreenNews, read the [...]
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SEEdS GreenNews pilot in development
SEEdS TV recently began development of SEEdS GreenNews, a 15 min weekly on-line news program on sustainable ecosystems that helps capture student attention and presents exciting new career pathways.
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Board Members Stories
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SEEdS board member Rubin guides students into broadcast media careers
First in a series of stories featuring SEEdS Advisory Board members Recently I sat down over a cup of coffee with SEEdS Advisory Board member Henry Rubin at his neighborhood haunt, Raging Sage in Tucson Arizona, to talk about professional pathways and education for students who want to pursue a career in broadcast television and [...]
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SEEdS for Success
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New thematic modules
With SEEdS for Success Learning Modules, teachers will engage their students with the real-world problems in sustainable ecosystems. SEEdS for Success will develop a need for them to know the STEM concepts and allow students to develop research, collaboration, communication, and other 21st century skills. The SEEdS team is in development of newly proposed Thematic [...]
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Education Innovation
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College Board report: College-education deficit threatens US
As reported in the The New York Times article Once a Leader, US Lags in college degrees, the College Board warned on July 22, 2010 that the growing gap between the United States and other countries threatens to undermine U.S. economic competitiveness. Last July, President Obama announced the American Graduation Initiative, calling for 5 million [...]
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SEEdS on the Scene
The Sustainable Ecosystems Education in Science (SEEdS) project Website has taken on form and functionality. Over the past few days, I’ve been uploading content and news–some from our project development in preparation for major grants applications and some from our ongoing development of collaborations, partnerships and project implementation. More content and functionality coming — we [...]
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U.S. students lagging in science and math – the need for SEEdS
Despite U.S. educational reform efforts in the past 20 years, science and mathematics achievement in the United States has not improved significantly since 1995. U.S. students still lag behind students in China, Japan, and Korea (TIMSS, 2009). Nationally, since 1996, there have been no significant changes in average science scores for 8th graders, and there [...]
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