Extractions: A publication of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Wendy Nevin and Mike Feuling teach middle- and high school-level courses at the Internet Academy, an online school based in Federal Way, Washington. Both Nevin, an English teacher, and Feuling, a math teacher, were experienced classroom teachers before joining the academy. They spoke with Northwest Education assistant editor Bracken Reed about the challenges and rewards of online teaching. Q: What led you to online teaching? WN : Challenge and change were my motivators. It just seemed like a great opportunity. It was kind of an exciting thing when we first started talking about it, because nobody was doing it. It was a good opportunity to try it and see what was going to happen. Were you teaching in the Federal Way district already? WN : Yes. There was a small group of us that were talking about it for about a year. It started as a conversation about how we could get the homeschool families involved with the district, because there was a real distance between homeschool families and the public schools at that time. They didn't really like public schools, and we wanted to find a way that we could reconnect with them. So we worked with them for a couple years in elementary classes, and then started in the high school after that. And it was probably a year after that that we had people start to write online curriculum for the high school level. And then there were three or four of us that came on full-time in 1998.
Hacking NetFlix : Netflix Launches New Plans, Pricing trademark of Netflix, Inc. HackingNetflix will not teach you how to lie, Monday the 21st, there was no mail due to it being a federal holiday. http://www.hackingnetflix.com/netflix/2005/02/netflix_launche.html
Spanishindenia.com - Holidays Learning Spanish On The Costa Blanca. To achieve set standards of quality in the teaching of Spanish Our school has been selected for the Bildungsurlaub by several federal German states http://www.thelanguagecentre.org/spanishindenia/uk/esc_reconocimientos.htm
Extractions: THE LANGUAGE CENTRE is recognised as an officially authorised centre of Spanish by the Cervantes Institute, the official organisation for the diffusion and promotion of the Spanish language throughout the world. The University of Alcala de Henares after an exhaustive inspection approved our application, passing the quality control both for teaching Spanish as a foreign language and for the services offered by the Centre. This level of quality is an indispensable requirement for a centre to become part of the worldwide network of the Cervantes Institute. Only authorised centres can use this logo. Requirements to be an authorised centre are: Periodic inspections are carried out by the Cervantes Institute and the accreditation is renewed every two years.
American School Board Journal: December 2003 Help for the holidays Where the Courts Haven t Spoken, Let Community Consensus There are very few other decisions by federal courts and not many state http://www.asbj.com/2003/12/1203coverstory2.html
Extractions: During the holiday season, there's one thing worse for school board members, school administrators, and school lawyers than finding a lump of coal in their stockings: It's finding a legal complaint. When it comes to public school observance of religious holidays, however, the courts haven't provided a whole lot of legal guidance. For example, only one such case has reached as high as a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. In 1980, the 8th Circuit upheld a South Dakota school board's policy on holiday observances in Florey v. Sioux Falls School District , a decision the U.S. Supreme Court let stand. There are very few other decisions by federal courts and not many state court opinions, either. The good thing about this paucity of case law is that it suggests there haven't been very many lawsuits over how schools handle religious holidays. The downside is that school attorneys are left to make educated guesses about how to advise their clients about what is legally acceptable.
SISD: Instructional Resources - WebQuests/Online Projects There are two main tasks 1) students will teach their class about an existing federal holiday by creating a PowerPoint presentation; and 2) student teams http://www.shermanisd.net/Instruction/webquests_sites.htm
Extractions: A simple webquest for younger students in which each child must choose a different story to read. Then they compare and contrast the stories they read to find similarities and differences in them. Finally they write their own tale in a similar style, to share with the others in the group. Support is provided by including links to fairytales, a downloadable checklist for the compare and contrast task, a graphic organizer to help write the story, and an evaluation criteria chart. Ancient Egypt WebQuest
Air War College Military Index To The Internet, Internet Index (ex., federal holidays is under H for holidays). see also learning and teaching; Military Education Online Schools and Courses - PME and PCE and http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/awc-ndex.htm
VACareers.com: Occupations-Physical Therapists Many medical centers serve as teaching facilities, offering staff rotations for a variety 10 paid federal holidays each year; Family and Medical Leave. http://www.vacareers.com/pt.html
Extractions: Policies Benefits Salary How to Apply Physical therapists (PTs) at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) enjoy being part of a professional team where the goal is to provide the highest standard of medical care. PTs are challenged daily by the needs of patients with diverse, and often complex medical problems that require creative and innovative medical management. At VA, PTs are truly integral caregivers to America's veterans.
The Ernest Hemingway Collection: General Information Hours of Operation How to Reach Us Teaching Hemingway Permissions The Hemingway Research room is closed on weekends and federal holidays. http://www.jfklibrary.org/eh_general_info.html
Extractions: Hours of Operation The Hemingway Research Room's mission is to serve first researchers, then educational groups and the general public. The room is not open for general interest or browsing but rather for researchers who require the use of the library's unique manuscript, audiovisual, and documentary holdings related to Ernest Hemingway. If researchers are scheduled for the room, we refrain from having visitors come into the room. However, if a visitor would like to make an appointment that does not conflict with researchers, the staff will give a ten minute tour of the room.
LII - Results For "holidays United States" holidays United States holidays Study and teaching (Elementary) This site calculates when federal holidays and other widely celebrated days http://www.lii.org/search?searchtype=subject;query=Holidays United States;subsea
UW Medicine - Employment UW Campus Holiday Schedule Web page that lists the official UW observance dates for state and federal holidays. UW Grant and Contract Guide - Information http://www.uwmedicine.org/Global/Employment/
Extractions: Compliance UW Medicine is a stimulating work environment. Staff and faculty fulfill or support UW's mission of teaching, patient care and research. Their work makes a difference in the lives of students, patients, and others. The variety of positions here reflects the diverse, vital jobs that enable UW Medicine to serve the public good. Academic Human Resources - Information about faculty and academic staff personnel policies, procedures, and programs. Employee Self Service (ESS) - Confidential site for UW employees to view personal financial and benefits information at the University of Washington E-mail and Network Usage Rules - How and when to use UW systems for research, learning, teaching, administration, and outreach to the community. Training and Development - Consultation, organization development, facilitation, training resources for staff and faculty.
YAM December 2000 - L And V made by Yale unions 18 years ago, when the day became a federal holiday. who teach are university employees and can engage in collective bargaining. http://www.yalealumnimagazine.com/issues/00_12/l_v.html
Extractions: The Tercentennial edition of the DeVane lecture series , organized by Law School dean Anthony Kronman, runs throughout the spring semester. The series will feature 15 different faculty members from ten schools and departments discussing different aspects of American democracy. The series will be available on the World Wide Web. January 15 Yale-China Centennial Art Exhibits
UCBSO: Residency Palo Alto VAMC Health insurance. Life insurance. 10 Paid federal holidays The resident will also participate in teaching fourthyear optometry externs. http://spectacle.berkeley.edu/programs/residency/resid_paloalto.html
Extractions: (Affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, School of Optometry) Application Deadline: February 1 In the primary care setting, the resident will provide primary optometric care to a diverse population of patients including in-hospital patients, outpatients and psychiatric patients. The resident will also participate in teaching fourth-year optometry externs. Types of patient encounters at the primary care clinic vary greatly, and include routine general exams, low vision exams and occasional medically-necessary contact lens fittings. The clinics are located at the Palo Alto, Livermore, Monterey, and San Jose Divisions.
UCBSO: Residency Fresno VAMC The resident will receive instruction in clinical teaching and methods and have increasing responsibility in There are also ten paid federal holidays. http://spectacle.berkeley.edu/programs/residency/resid_fresno.html
Extractions: School of Optometry) Application Deadline: January 30 The Optometry Residency at VA Central California Health Care System in Fresno is a fully accredited one-year program that provides highly motivated post-graduate optometrists advanced hospital-based clinical training that is stimulating, challenging and exceptional. Graduates are well prepared for career positions in hospitals, secondary medical and surgical care practices, multidisciplinary health care centers, and as faculty in optometric schools and colleges. A primary goal of the program is to graduate optometrists who can competently, confidently and independently diagnose and medically treat and manage a wide variety and complexity of ocular disease. Residents learn the indications for and the utilization of advanced medical diagnostic procedures including MRI, CT, microbiology and the clinical laboratory. The resident will learn to work within a team of physicians and providers. Instruction is intimate and immediate; residents work closely with the faculty optometrists with gradually increasing autonomy. The resident will work within therapeutic privileges that are amongst the most comprehensive in the country. While the curriculum is structured, enough flexibility exists for residents to emphasize specific areas of professional interest.
July 2005 Employment Bulletins 30 days paid vacation plus federal holidays. Rank and salary based on education and Fellows will have no teaching or administrative responsibilities. http://www.asanet.org/pubs/eb/july05/eb0705d.html
Teachers.Net Meeting - Elementary/Middle Grade Teachers' Chat Kathy/5/IA I think I use to use Scott Foresman - I don t teach math right I thought that was a federal holiday not pertaining to religious beliefs http://teachers.net/archive/elem_ms121599.html
National Gallery Of Art - Image Collections and noon to 430 pm on Monday except on federal holidays. Individual slides of Gallery objects to be used for teaching may also be purchased through http://www.nga.gov/resources/dlidesc.shtm
Extractions: Search the Image Collection The Department of Image Collections is the study and research center for images of Western art and architecture at the National Gallery of Art. It was formed in 2004 with the merger of two visual resources departments. The slide collection , begun in 1941, and the photograph collection , founded in1943, combined now number almost ten million photographs, slides, negatives, and microform images, making it one of the largest resources of its kind. The Department of Image Collections serves the Gallery's staff, members of the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, visiting scholars, and serious adult researchers. Hours
National Gallery Of Art - Slide Library These slide sets and teaching programs are loaned free of charge to educational institutions, and noon to 430 pm on Monday except on federal holidays. http://www.nga.gov/resources/dsldesc.shtm
Extractions: Search the Slide Library The National Gallery of Art maintains a color slide collection of more than 45,000 images of works of art owned by the Gallery. These slides are loaned free of charge within the United States. Typical users of this collection are college professors and independent scholars who use individual images for lectures or presentations. There is no list of slides in the lending collection, but selections for Gallery objects may be made from the Web site or from Gallery catalogues such as European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue, American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue, and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. The slide library catalog contains combined records for both the lending collection and the collection restricted for staff use. Up to 50 slides may be borrowed at one time through the national interlibrary loan system and may be kept for a period of two weeks. Please contact your public, school, or institutional library for information on using the national interlibrary loan system. Washington, D.C. metropolitan area users may make an appointment to use the collection in person by calling (202) 842-6099. Because the slides are bound in glass, metal, or plastic frames, they may not fit all projectors. Please discuss your needs with a National Gallery of Art slide librarian. Rights and Reproductions
News Hounds: Still Playing The Victim Card You have a federal holiday based on the philosopher Jesus. Didnt Christ himself teach us about turning the other cheek and practicing our faith in http://www.newshounds.us/2004/12/17/still_playing_the_victim_card.php
RESOURCES FOR THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM The teaching facilities for the undergraduate medical program were considered weekend hours before exam weeks and on the majority of federal holidays. http://www.usuhs.mil/oea/summary/CHAPTER6.htm
Extractions: Resources for the Educational Program FINANCES FACILITIES Education Since the last LCME site visit, there has been a moderate increase in the number of rooms available for small group teaching sessions by including the utilization of departmental conference rooms for this type of interactive teaching. However, there remains a shortage of rooms to conduct small group teaching. Solutions for this deficit are a high priority for the SOM. The university administration has requested DoD approval for construction of additional teaching space. The construction proposal includes an allotment of space for an additional 30 classrooms to accommodate small group instruction (12-15 students) and case-based problem-solving sessions. These small classrooms will be designed with moveable, soundproof partitions to allow reconfiguration into at least 6-12 rooms for 30-60 students. The SOM, in collaboration with the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, will open a standardized patient center during the 1999-2000 academic year. The center will permit the expansion of patient bases for teaching clinical skills and will provide a mechanism to standardize the teaching and assessment of students clinical skills through the use of live and computer simulations. The center will also support the development and use of military medical databases for education and training by the school and the uniformed services. Recently a computer-based mannequin was purchased and developed jointly with the National Naval Medical Center to teach students and evaluate their medical emergency skills. The mannequin, housed on the campus, is designed with more than 20 patient profiles, each defined by 43 specific characteristics, including cardiovascular, pulmonary and metabolic attributes.
Understanding National Defense University EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH Fostering an open, creative and National Defense University federal Holiday/Training holidays http://www.ndu.edu/info/catalog/catalog1body.htm
Extractions: Understanding National Defense University The members of the National Defense University (NDU) community students, faculty, staff, and leadership: Educating National Security Leaders" Vision The National Defense University: an information age university for national security leaders; a learning organization founded on knowledge management; the center of excellence and innovation for professional military education in joint, multinational, and interagency operations. HUMAN RELATIONS
