New — National Center for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering
offers summer professional development opportunities for teachers and online courses. One course, "Introduction to Nanometer Scale," looks at strategies for controlling the structure of matter and real-world applications that use nanometer scale devices. "What Can Electrons Do?" examines properties of electrons and applications of electron microscopy in characterizing nano-scale materials. (NCLT, National Science Foundation)New — Materials World Modules Program
offers interdisciplinary modules on topics in materials science -- composites, ceramics, concrete, biosensors, biodegradable materials, smart sensors, polymers, food packaging, and sports materials. Modules are inquiry based and hands-on. They incorporate concepts from chemistry, biology, physics, and mathematics. (Northwestern University, National Science Foundation)05.10.07
Spellings Testifies Before House Committee
Secretary Spellings testified before the House Committee on Education and Labors regarding ED's oversight of college student aid and the Reading First program.Little Evidence for Federal Math and Science Education Programs
Secretary Spellings released the findings of the Academic Competitiveness Council and its recommendations to integrate and coordinate federal education programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.Spellings Speaks at Summit on America’s Silent Epidemic
Secretary Spellings spoke at the National Summit on America's Silent Epidemic on the federal role in ending the high school dropout crisis.05.09.07
Secretary Spellings’ Statement on Departure of Terri Shaw
Secretary Spellings announced that Terri Shaw, Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid (FSA), will be leaving the U.S. Department of Education on June 1, 2007, after nearly five years of service to the federal government.Gulf Coast Summer Reading Initiative
ED's Kathleen Leos, First Book Senior Vice President Chandler Arnold, and Scholastic Inc. representative Mika Nelson presented free books to students at Franklin Elementary School in Port Arthur, Texas, as part of the 2007 Gulf Coast Summer Reading Initiative.Teacher Appreciation Week
Secretary Spellings issued a statement recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week.Learn About Edgar Allan Poe
Learn about the life, works, and writing techniques of Edgar Allan Poe. Analyze point of view in "The Cask of Amontillado." Compare versions of "The Lake." Uncover code in "The Gold Bug" and imagery in "The Black Cat."05.07.07
New — New Philadelphia
tells the story of the first African American to plat and register a town before the Civil War. Born into slavery in 1777 in South Carolina, Frank McWorter moved to Kentucky with his owner, where he married and earned cash as a laborer to purchase freedom for his wife and later himself. He bought a tract of military land in Illinois, where he and his wife planted and raised enough crops to eventually buy freedom for 16 children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. (National Park Service, Teaching with Historic Places)New — SEGway
is a gateway to astronomy and space science resources. Find lessons on auroras, comets, satellites, satellite images of earth, properties of light, Venus, weather on Mars, solar cycle, tracking orbiting spacecraft, classifying galaxies, calculating rotation rates of planets, sunspots, interstellar medium, and electromagnetic radiation. Learn about basic astrophysics research techniques and how satellites "see" the universe at different wavelengths. (Center for Science Education, National Aeronautics and Space Administration)New — Exploring Magnetism
is a series of lessons on solar wind, solar flares, space weather, electromagnetism, and earth's magnetism. Map magnetic fields in your environment. Experiment with compass needles and circuits, electric currents and magnets, a jump rope generator, and induction in an aluminum can. Find out about sunspots, time zone math, magnetic reversals, the magnetosphere, and auroras. (Center for Science Education, National Aeronautics and Space Administration)To get ahead in any field of life, education plays a vital role. Now people have become aware of this fact and they want to enhance there skills by learning offline as well as online.The Internet has provided this possibility. People like network professionals can take the Internet troubleshooting 642-831 to polish their skills. There can also opt for the Voice over IP 642-432 for wireless networking or simple networking. Another program which is very important for IT specialists is the security agent 642-513 program. There are many other programs like 1D0-510, which IT personnel can take to enhance their skills and to remain and prosper in the workforce.
05.04.07
Spellings Meets with Education Leaders, Parents in Los Angeles
Secretary Spellings visited Los Angeles for a series of events where she discussed the importance of reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act this year.Spellings, Rep. McKeon Visit College of the Canyon
Secretary Spellings joined Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., for a visit to College of the Canyons, one of the nation's fastest-growing community colleges, to participate in a roundtable discussion on higher education reform with school administrators, faculty and students.Proposed Regulations: Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
ED proposed regulations to ease bureaucratic burdens, increase flexibility and assure accountability by states in helping prepare America's infants and toddlers with disabilities for success in school.05.03.07
Teaching Resources: Countries, Courts, Poe, Blood and More
The immune system, blood, other countries, federal courts, Edgar Allan Poe, ragtime, and practical uses of math and science are among the topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find.Teaching Resources: Countries, Courts, Blood and More
The immune system, blood, other countries, federal courts, ragtime, and practical uses of math and science are among the topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find.Gulf Coast Summer Reading Initiative
ED Assistant Deputy Secretary Kathleen Leos, First Book Senior Vice President Wendy Bhagat, and Scholastic Inc. Representative Gayle Cowley presented free books to Escambia County students as part of the 2007 Gulf Coast Summer Reading Initiative.New — Knowing Poe
introduces us to the life, works, and writing techniques of Edgar Allen Poe. Learn about point of view in "The Cask of Amontillado." See Poe's edits in subsequent versions of "The Lake." Discover how he used code in "The Gold Bug" and imagery in "The Black Cat." Learn about "The Raven" and "My Tell-Tale Heart." Consider Poe's view of what makes a poem good. See letters he wrote and a piece of his casket. (Maryland Public Television, Department of Education)05.02.07
Presidential Scholars Announced
Secretary Spellings announced the selection of 141 outstanding high school seniors as the 2007 Presidential Scholars. The students have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship, service, and contribution to school and community.Educators Encouraged to Register for ED Summer Workshops
Teachers and other educators are encouraged to register now for the U.S. Department of Education's fourth annual summer workshops, where teachers share successful strategies to raise student achievement.Practical Uses of Math and Science
Find more than 60 examples of how science and math can be used in interesting settings and everyday life. Topics include clouds (why they float), social security benefits (algebra), Pythagoras theorem (cabinet corners), ice sheets and sea level, logarithms, matching birthdays (statistics), natural selection and a scavenger hunt, photons, traffic signals (probability), seasons (causes), volcanic clouds, wind chill (algebra), and more. (NASA)Educators: Register for ED Summer Workshops
Teachers and other educators are encouraged to register now for the U.S. Department of Education's fourth annual summer workshops, where teachers share successful strategies to raise student achievement.05.01.07
Charter Schools Week
Secretary Spellings issued a statement regarding National Charter Schools Week.
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