Spellings Visits Memphis
Secretary Spellings and HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson visited a school, housing development, and the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, where schools kicked off the new school year.ED Review
This bi-weekly newsletter provides back-to-school statistics, an update on improving the federal student loan system, and more.08.07.07
Teaching Resources: Biology, Math and More
Biodiversity, DNA, biology, mathematics, the Holocaust, the Ohio and Erie Canal, Florida shipwrecks, the Georgia-Florida coast, and newspapers of the past are among the topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find.08.06.07
Biodiversity Counts
Lessons and interactives help get students out into their own backyards to identify plants and arthropods (including insects and spiders). Topics include how to capture arthropods, mount dried plants, make a net, keep a field journal, set up guest quarters for visiting arthropods, establish rules for field trips, and find local specialists. (American Museum of Natural History, National Aeronautics and Space Administration)Jones Confirmed as Assistant Secretary
The Senate confirmed Diane Auer Jones as assistant secretary for postsecondary education at ED.New — Bioed Online
features lessons on the water cycle and global warming, the X chromosome, sleep and daily rhythms, muscles and bones, and food and fitness. Experts offer presentations (streaming videos) on classification, cloning, viruses, infectious diseases, animal behavior, Mendelian genetics, genomes, sleep and performance, body systems, childhood obesity, asthma, ecosystems, populations, nutrition and energy, and more. Articles discuss biology news -- stem cells, bird flu, and more. (Baylor College of Medicine, Multiple Agencies)New — Chronicling America
allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. (Library of Congress)New — Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor
is a travel itinerary of 50 houses, farms, churches, historic districts, and other sites. Learn about the first organized American settlement in the Northwest Territory (1772) and the history and impact of canals and railroads. Read essays on transportation, ethnicity, industry, and preservation. (National Park Service)New — Biodiversity Counts
helps teachers get middle school students out in their own backyards to gather and identify plants and arthropods (a group that includes insects and spiders). Lesson plans, essays, and interactives focus on dozens of topics: how to capture arthropods, mount dried plants, make a net, keep a field journal, set up guest quarters for visiting arthropods, establish rules for field trips, find local specialists, and more. (American Museum of Natural History, National Aeronautics and Space Administration)New — Biodiversity: It Takes All Kinds to Make a World
invites elementary students to explore biodiversity in a city park, on an island, and in a desert. Learn about 10 species whose habitats are in danger, a conservation project in Africa, and where in the world various foods we eat come from. (American Museum of Natural History, National Aeronautics and Space Administration)08.03.07
New — Holocaust Memorial Museum: For Students
examines artifacts and photos to help students learn about the Holocaust. Multimedia exhibits look at Kristallnacht, the St. Louis ocean liner, the rescue of the Jews of Denmark, Oskar Schindler, the Warsaw ghetto uprising, Father Jacques, the dress of Lola Rein, Nazi book burnings, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, America's responses, Arthur Szyk, maps, and children. (Holocaust Memorial Museum)New — DNA Microarray
is a "virtual lab" of a DNA microarray experiment. Animation walks us through an experiment where we compare samples of healthy tissue and cancerous tissue. Basic background information about DNA and gene expression is included. (Genetic Science Learning Center, National Institutes of Health)New — Mixing in Math
offers 40 activities that can be used to "slip a little math" into kids' everyday routines. Activities include using clocks and calendars, figuring lengths and widths, gathering and organizing fun facts about everyday things, and adding shapes and numbers to stories and skits. Activities are designed for use in after-schools and other programs serving kids ages 5-13. (TERC, National Science Foundation)08.02.07
Statement on GAO Report on Student Loan Program
ED Press Secretary Katherine McLane made the following statement regarding the General Accountability Office report "Federal Family Education Loan Program: Increased Department of Education Oversight of Lender and School Activities Needed to Help Ensure Program Compliance."New — Along the Georgia-Florida Coast
is a travel itinerary of historic sites that help us understand key developments in America's past: encounters between Europeans and Native Americans, European settlement, plantation agriculture based on African slavery, and African American culture. Learn about more than 50 historic forts, churches, plantations, camps, cemeteries, districts, and monuments. (National Park Service)New — Florida Shipwrecks: 300 Years of Maritime History
is a travel itinerary highlighting 13 historic shipwrecks that provide clues to Florida's maritime past and are accessible to divers. As a convergence point for maritime trade routes since the earliest European contact with the American continents, Florida's seas contain a number of shipwrecks. Learn about the historical significance of these 13 shipwrecks. See photos and other information, including an essay on Florida maritime history. (National Park Service)08.01.07
Guide for Engaging Parents in Education
ED issued a new publication, Engaging Parents in Education, at the 2007 National Parental Information and Resource Center Conference. The guide profiles five Parental Information and Resource Centers (PIRCs) that are representative of how PIRCs and their partnering organizations can successfully increase parental involvement in education.
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