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39	1		Demand for Statisticians > Computer S Bay Area employers seeking Math/Stat over Computer Science generalists	online.wsj.com/…3254798886.html	Employers seek math/statistics/machine-learning specialistsNEW HIRING FORMULA VALUES MATH PROS Region's Employers Seek Statistical Experts Over Computer-Science Generalists Excerpt: "Rather than looking for just plain-vanilla computer scientists, who typically don't have as deep a study of math and statistics, companies from Facebook Inc. to online advertising company AdMob Inc. say they need more workers with stronger backgrounds in statistics and a related field called machine learning, which involves writing algorithms that get smarter over time by looking for patterns in large data sets." —Jessica E. Vascellaro [Only a couple paragraphs are visible (without paying) if you directly visit page. For full article, perform Google search on words in article title.] Tagged as related to these topics: education_higher education_higher_benefits education_higher_benefits_specializations
38	1		Status of Tuition-free colleges Tuition-free colleges stand their ground against costs	usatoday.com/ne…free06_ST_N.htm	A look at the strategies and experience of 10 "tuition-free" collegesEveryone seems to be looking at the rising cost of a college education. Jack Gillum offers a USA Today-style (aka 'lite') look. Also listed are the "10 Top Colleges Where Tuition is Free" (mostly from Princeton Review's "100 Best Value Colleges"). Tagged as related to these topics: education education_higher education_higher_cost
37	1		Vegetarians 'get fewer cancers' Vegetarian diet may help protect against cancers (except colorectal) suggests	news.bbc.co.uk/…/hi/7942479.stm	Britons who shun meat develop fewers cancers The only surprise in the study was the finding that vegetarians had a higher rate of colorectal cancer - in contrast to what has been suggested by earlier research. The BBC article did not describe the magnitude of any of the effects, stating only that they were "significant" (presumably meaning "statistically significant"). For more details, see full information in Amerian Journal of Clinical Nutrition. A search of the http://www.ajcn.org site (covering issues through March 2010) did not disclose the article. It may be forthcoming in April 2010 issue. Tagged as related to these topics: health health_nutrition health_illness_cancer
36	1		Why School Reform Is Impossible Why School Reform Is Impossible by Seymour Papert	papert.org/arti…ool_reform.html	Two papers from 1990s on obstacles to educational reformWhy School Reform Is Impossible, By Seymour Papert [Web page says, on April 4, 2010]: The following pieces appeared in The Journal of the Learning Sciences, 6(4), pp. 417-427. The first is a review of David Tyack and Larry Cuban's Tinkering Towards Utopia: A Century of Public School Reform. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1995, 184 pp. The second is commentary on O'Shea's and Koschmann's reviews of Seymour Papert's The Children's Machine. Tagged as related to these topics: education education_secondary
23	1	book	Conquering Content: Online course design Conquering the Content: A Step-by-Step Guide to Online Course Design. By Robin M. Smith.	josseybass.com/…0787994421.html	Good info. More overpricing by publisher.Some useful guidance. Enough that I photocopied some pages and made notes from a copy through Pueblo Library's wonderful interlibrary loan process. But Jossey-Bass seems to want publishing to go the way of newspapers, charging $25 for a slim 150pp that would be ideal for digital publishing. Online publication that sends more royalty to author and more copies to more potential readers is sorely missed (IMHO). Hope I get an invite to the wake for Jossey-Bass. —rp Tagged as related to these topics:
22	1	www	University of the People University of the People: Tuition Free Online University	uopeople.org	Democratizing higher education globallyDescription from home page of web site: University of the People (UoPeople) is the world’s first tuition free online university dedicated to the global advancement and democratization of higher education. This tuition free university embraces the worldwide presence of the Internet and dropping technology costs to bring tuition free and university-level studies within reach to millions of people across the world. With the support of respected academics, humanitarians and other visionaries, this student body will benefit from tuition free university and represent a new wave in global education. [ NOTE: As of April 2010 there are two types of fees: Application (sliding scale of $10 - $50). Assessments (final exam for each course is on sliding scale from $10 to $100). —rp ] Founded by Shai Reshef. See Advisory Committee at www.uopeople.org/groups/advisory_committee Tagged as related to these topics:
21	1	www	Freedom Writers Foundation	freedomwritersf…sfoundation.org	Promotes acceptance and innovative teaching mTag line on web site: The Freedom Writers Foundation promotes acceptance and innovative teaching methods in classrooms across the country. Tagged as related to these topics:
20	1	www	Power of Educational Technology Liz B. Davis' blog on The Power of Educational Technology	edtechpower.blogspot.com/	Tech to Transform Learning, Innovative Thinki Tagged as related to these topics:
19	1	www	National Education Writers Association National Education Writers Association	ewa.org/site/PageServer	Reporters focusing on educationFrom mission statement on web site: The Education Writers Association (EWA) is the national professional organization of education reporters. EWA was organized in 1947 by a group of newspaper reporters with the intent of improving education reporting to the public. Today EWA has more than 1,000 members throughout the United States and Canada. Active members include reporters from print and broadcast media. Associate members include school and college public information officers and writers who work for educational institutions and organizations. Tagged as related to these topics:
18	1	audio	Colo's CAP4K explained by Samantha Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids' Director interviewed on Colorado Matters	kcfr.org/cgi-bi…e=comatters.asx	Interview of CAP4K's DirectorAbout a thirteen minute summary interview by KCFR's Dan Meyers.: "Guidelines would begin in pre-kindergarten to prepare students for work or college. Dan Meyers speaks with Samantha Long, assistant director of CAP4K, the Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids." [ Link is to window's media player stream. You can also hear it as a generic mp3 file: http://www.kcfr.org/cgi-bin/comatters/comatters_play.m3u?play=5016&type=comatters.m3u ] Tagged as related to these topics:
17	1	essay	Is Science as Important as Football? Theodore Gray on “Mad Science” - his book on making science exciting	powells.com/blog/?p=6721	...but don't try this at homeAn essay at Powells Books blog on making science "hot." Something for teachers and mentors to consider. Exerpt: "When students enter a science classroom, they should see things they cannot imagine in their wildest dreams. Science, done right, is the most amazing, mind-blowing thing we as a species have ever invented, and we need to show our children that. And although some children will be enthralled at a demonstration of how a sheet of paper dipped in water can spread out the colors in pen ink, I'm sorry, that just doesn't do it for me." Tagged as related to these topics:
16	1	essay	Thomas Friedman: Invent to Revive Econ ForAmerica's longterm economic success: Support innovation, brains, education	nytimes.com/200…c=rss&pagew	Court the best minds, worldwideIf American-born youth aren't interested in education and achievement, Friedman suggests America re-energize its tradition of welcoming bright foreigners alienated from their repressive homelands (excerpt): “Now is when we should be stapling a green card to the diploma of any foreign student who earns an advanced degree at any U.S. university, and we should be ending all H-1B visa restrictions on knowledge workers who want to come here. They would invent many more jobs than they would supplant. The world’s best brains are on sale. Let’s buy more!” Tagged as related to these topics:
15	1	org.	“Alice” programming summer camps Elementary students introduced to computer programming at Duke U camps	sciencedaily.co…90623112115.htm	Virtual worlds created without writing codeGirls, too(!), according to article excerpt. (quote:) "They learned Alice for half an hour, and then they got to create a world with it," Rodger said. "'Oh, wow, look!' they told each other. 'Come here. Show me. Look at this!' They were creating little stories with Alice, and in the process they were programming. They didn't know they were doing programming, but they were." At Alice summer camps for middle-schoolers at Duke, "students were very engaged with Alice and were always asking for more time to work on their own worlds," Rodger reported at the March 2009 Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education in Chattanooga, Tenn. "After five or six hours of Alice each day, we still had difficulty getting them to stop, turn off their Alice worlds and logoff at the end of the day." Interestingly, those camps were "50 percent male and 50 percent female," she said. (end quote) Tagged as related to these topics:
14	1	www	Huge need for tech-savvy (STEM) grads Even California way behind producing STEM grads: 8-page exec summary pdf	collegecampaign…mmary_FINAL.pdf	Science, Technology, Engineering, Math neededOf 123 STEM occupations requiring postsecondary education, nearly half are likely to have shortages. For occupations with projected shortages, approximately 90% more degrees or certificates in relevant STEM fields are required each year to meet projected demand. Not surprisingly, the industry sectors most heavily impacted by shortages in STEM occupations are Health Care and Social Assistance and Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Tagged as related to these topics:
12	1	www	Devlin's Angle: Math & Math Ed. Keith Devlin posts regular, analytic essays on Math Assn Am site	maa.org/devlin	Math education, esp. in higher ed.Mathematician Keith Devlin (email: devlin@csli.stanford.edu) is the Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University and The Math Guy on NPR's Weekend Edition. You can listen to current and past podcasts of Weekend Edition: www.npr.org/programs/wesat Tagged as related to these topics:
11	1	essay	Math made Lockhart’s Lament (2002 Essay): Intro & link to 25-page .pdf at Math Assn America	maa.org/devlin/…vlin_03_08.html	Return beauty and soul to teaching mathExcerpt: "At no time are students let in on the secret that mathematics, like any literature, is created by human beings for their own amusement; that works of mathematics are subject to critical appraisal; that one can have and develop mathematical taste. A piece of mathematics is like a poem, and we can ask if it satisfies our aesthetic criteria: Is this argument sound? Does it make sense? Is it simple and elegant? Does it get me closer to the heart of the matter?" Kevin Devlin presents link to his follow-up “Lament Sequel” at his page on math education issues at: www.maa.org/devlin Scott Aronson summarizes Lockhart's message at: www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=410 and teachers/profs/students reply. Computer hackers join the lament at: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=666563 Tagged as related to these topics:
10	1	www	Manpower: employee types needed Jobs that U.S. Employers say most sough May 2009	files.sharehold…-3ca81333140f/0	Employers' 10 most-sought positionsAmericas Jobs Jobs that employers have most difficulty filling across the U.S. (ranked in order): 1. Technicians (primarily production/operations, engineering or maintenance) 2. Production Operators 3. Accounting & Finance Staff3 4. Laborers 5. Engineers 6. Sales Representatives 7. Management/Executives 8. Sales Managers 9. Skilled Trades 10. Secretaries, PAs, Administration Assistants & Office Support Manpower May 2009 reports says, "Vacancies for technicians are the most difficult to fill for the second year in succession. After not appearing among the top 10 hard-to-fill positions in the 2008 survey, employers are identifying Accounting & Finance positions as the third most difficult to fill. List of available Manpower reports (downloadable pdfs) on employer-valued jobs: http://www.manpower.com/research/research.cfm Tagged as related to these topics:
9	1	www	PuebloServes Resources Software PuebloServes.org / ColoradoServes.org organize resources for NP projects	ColoradoServes.org/pr/1	Free web-based resource managementThis software is under continuing development, but is already able to start organizing your project. It will soon allow you to select and sort the display of resources by type, contributor, name, recency of info update, etc. Also, users can be allowed different levels of password access. BASIC access allows visitor to view the 'comments' column (invisible to general public); BASIC+ allows visitor to add comments; EDITOR access permits addition of new resources (rows) and editing of existing 'notes'. Contact Richard if your Task Force, organization or governmental entity would like free set-up for its own project. Tagged as related to these topics:
8	1	www	Virtual Universities Physical universities to go way of newspapers by 2020 —David Wiley	deseretnews.com…irrelevant.html	Preparing for digital ageUtah's Deseret News reviews the provocative comments of David Wiley, founder of Utah Open High School. He forecasts the beginning of somelike like “open source” universities. The online article provoked over 130 reader comments. You can read them online after the article... or request an easier-to-read selection from me of some of the most insightful responses (plus some knee-jerk, flaky, emotional responses - because we need to understand both the terrors and wishful thinking that these preliminary ideas evoke). I think the paper would form a good basis for a panel discussion regarding both how CSU-Pueblo envisions its response and how might we prepare Pueblo area students for unforeseeable, brave new worlds. Interested? Is this becoming vital... or just a distraction? Tagged as related to these topics:
7	1	pgm	Minority Student Aid CSU-Pueblo grant for Minority Student Success Award program	colostate-puebl…eases09/071.htm	Instr, tutoring, mentoringThe $100,000 grant will enable faculty and staff at CSU-Pueblo to offer supplemental instruction, tutoring, and faculty/student mentoring as well as focused orientation activities to help first-generation families understand the challenges and rewards of pursuing a college education. Tagged as related to these topics:
6	1	www	100% to college 48 of 48 Gaston Prep (KIPP) graduates accepted to college	nytimes.com/200…/06herbert.html	NY Times column on success of 1st gradsGaston College Preparatory School, part of the KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) network of charter schools, just graduated its 2008 first class (of 48). All received acceptance to a college. “When the acceptance letters started coming in the mail, I was like, ‘Yes! Yes! Yes!’ I wish I could do it all over again just to get the letters in the mail that said, ‘Shanequa, congratulations, you have been accepted at this university.’ ” Those who have enough time may want to click to peruse the NYT readers’ comments (often insightful): 187 comments in first 2 days. Tagged as related to these topics:
5	1	www	Education & Salary Earnings & Unemployment by Educational Level 2008	bls.gov/emp/emptab7.htm	Graphic display: Financial benefits of educationU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2008 earnings and unemployment data by highest level of education earned. This is not a resource about mentoring, but a resource for mentors, educators. Tagged as related to these topics:
4	1	org.	PAACO Pueblo African American Concern Organization	paaco.org	Scholarships, Mentoring, Tutoring to Minorities“The Pueblo African American Concern Organization, also known as PAACO, is a grassroots, non-profit, diversified, organization that has been in existence since the Fall of 1992. Our purpose is to provide scholarships, mentoring, and tutoring to minority students in the community of Pueblo who have these needs.” —paaco.org Tagged as related to these topics:
3	1	www	Edutopia Edutopia: The George Lucas Education Foundatioin	edutopia.org	“What works in education”“What works in education” Core concepts for our Edutopia: Core concepts: Integrated Studies • Project Learning • Social & Emotional Learning • Technology Integration • Teacher Development • Comprehensive Assessment Tagged as related to these topics:
2	1	event	Promise Net Conf Promise Net Conf: Denver, June 24-26 2009	promisenet.us	Pueblo contact: CatheeContact Cathee Duncan (PCC) can tell you latest about help for prospective Pueblo participants, 549-3439. Tagged as related to these topics:
1	1	pers.	Cathee Duncan Catherine M. Duncan, Ph.D.		Pueblo Community CollegeTransfer and Advising Coordinator Arts and Sciences Division Pueblo Community College Pueblo, CO 81004 (719) 549-3439 Tagged as related to these topics:

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