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Keep An Eye On Northern, Richard E. Day
Keep An Eye On Northern, Richard E. Day
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Will Fayette County schools Superintendent Stu Silberman achieve his goal to make the academy one of the highest-achieving schools in the state without changing its demographics? In January, Silberman told parents that much of their children's low-test-score problem could be attributed to the principals and their ability to motivate their staffs. He said principals -- one at a high-scoring school and one at a low-scoring school -- could be switched, and that the scores would flip-flop in two years. He subsequently selected Principal Peggy Petrilli to lead the new academy.
Africa Is Not A Country: Teaching African Culture Through Picture Books, Dorothy N. Bowen
Africa Is Not A Country: Teaching African Culture Through Picture Books, Dorothy N. Bowen
Curriculum and Instruction Faculty and Staff Scholarship
When you hear a news report from Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, or South Africa, what comes to your mind? Is it a part of the world that interests you? Do you listen intently to what follows? Do you view Africa as one big country or are you aware of the many languages, cultures, and countries that are there? Or do you just turn off until the next news item comes up?
Reflexiones Sobre La Relacion Poesia-Musica, Marianella P. Machado
Reflexiones Sobre La Relacion Poesia-Musica, Marianella P. Machado
Languages, Cultures, and Humanities Faculty and Staff Research
A lo largo de la historia de la cultura universal es posible apreciar que la poesia y la musica siempre han estado muy intimamente unidas.