Archive for March, 2008

 
Mar 12 2008

KEA-SP March Movie Night

[ March 18, 2008; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Join us in watching “Freedom Writers” at 7:30 p.m. on March 18th in Room 272, Education Building.

We will have popcorn and soft drinks for refreshments. All are welcome!

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Mar 4 2008

CEHD Spring Carnival 2008

[ April 2, 2008; 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] April 2, 2008 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Front Lawn of the Education Building Three years ago an event took place on the front lawn of the Education Building here at the University of Louisville. The event was not only for Education students but all students across campus. There were free [...]

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Mar 4 2008

PD Program Assess Teachers’ Content Knowledge

The Math Science Partnership (MSP) provides funding for assessment of teachers’ content knowledge of math and science and their student’s achievement levels. The program is funded through the Kentucky Department of Education, ($200,000 per year for three years), and they are partnering with the Gear-Up Program which will match funding.

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Mar 4 2008

The Grawemeyer Award in Education: Honoring Powerful Ideas of Change

This year’s winners of the prestigious Grawemyer Award in Education are Edward Zigler, Walter Gilliam and Stephanie Jones, authors of the award winning 2006 book, A Vision for Universal Preschool Education. Using research gathered over four decades, the winners set out specific actions that can be taken to develop good universal preschool systems. They believe that making preschool available to all children age three and older would improve the school readiness of the nation’s young children, fill a gap for working families, lower the high school dropout rate, reduce crime and boost the economy.

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