Blowout! Sal Castro and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice
CLPR Spring 2011 Speaker Series:
Blowout! Sal Castro and the Chicano Struggle for Educational Justice
Marcio GarcÃa
Professor, History and Chicano Studies
UC Santa Barbara
Sal Castro
Chicano Civil Rights Leader
Date: April 14, 2011
Time: 3:30 PM -- 5:00 PM
Location: Shorb House, 2547 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
Description: In March 1968, thousands of Chicano students walked out of their East Los Angeles high schools and middle schools to protest decades of inferior and discriminatory
Missouri Government and Politics: Lecture 16 - Local Government
This course is designed to familiarize students with the constitutional framework and institutions of the state of Missouri, including the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches, and its political parties.
Missouri's inherent conservatism and individualism is explored in the frame of the state's role as a ''laboratory of democracy." Special attention is given to innovations in welfare and education policies, as well as Missouri's role in the national debates over the right to privacy a
ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young announces the School of Music Implementation Plan
ANU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young announces the University's plan to guarantee the future of the School of Music, following an extended consultation process with the University and Canberra communities over the last month. This video was recorded at The Australian National University on June 15, 2012.
For more information about the Implementation Plan, see http://vcdesk.anu.edu.au/2012/06/15/anu-school-of-music-announcement/
Crack Hacker's Safe (Interactive Game)
In this Cyberchase interactive, you must complete a series of shape, number and color patterns to crack Hacker's safe. Given the first four terms in the pattern, you must select the correct color/number/shape combination of the next term.
Science Nation - Renewable Energy, a Reality Check in Rural China
By: nsf Young engineer takes on a global challenge: Clean and sustainable energy, one village at a time
Abby Watrous learned an important engineering lesson while working in rural China.
For this and more Science Nation, go to http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/science_nation/index.jsp
An After-School Network Expands Learning Time for Middle Schoolers
This video explains how an after school program in Rhode Island started and what problems needed to be overcome and the results. A lot of good ideas are presented.
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Honour Killing Across Culture and Time: Keynote Address, Crimes of Honor and International Law
Dr Marsha A. Freeman gives a keynote address at The Australian National University conference, 'Honour Killing Across Culture and Time' in December 2011. Her talk is titled 'Crimes of Honor and International Law'.
The definition of honor crime as a human rights violation is a relatively recent development, attributable to the efforts of both nongovernmental advocates and United Nations entities. First mentioned in the work of the (now defunct) Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and
Calculus: Evaluating Limits
In this lesson you will learn about evaluating limits by substituting
values into the expression as well as what notation denotes a limit (and how to read and interpret the notation). Taught by Professor Edward Burger, this lesson was selected from a broader, comprehensive course, Calculus.
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How to Use "TimeToast" Â (Create Interactive Timelines)
TimeToast is a great web tool that lets teachers and students create dynamic timelines that include facts, pictures, and weblinks. It is an easy way to make history (or any subject) come to life. The time lines can be shared via social networks or even embedded in a class website, blog, or digital portfolio. A powerful, useful, and free tool! This is a great resource to help enhance technology instruction and use in the classroom. (6:19)
How to Use "Stupeflix" Â (Create Presentations Using Pictures and Videos)
See how easy it is to create a great presentation using just pictures, video, and music with Stupeflix. A great site to create videos of class trips, events, graduations, and much more.This is a great resource to help enhance technology instruction and use in the classroom. (6:47)
How to Use "Search Tools" (Space Time 3D, RedZ, Search Cube, Tag Galaxy)
In this webisode we look at SpaceTime3D, RedZ, Search Cube, and Tag Galaxy as alternative visual search engines. They all offer slightly different things and make looking for pictures or resources online. more interactive and a more visual experience. This is a great resource to help enhance technology instruction and use in the classroom. (3:10)
Conan Writes Chicago Blues Songs With School Kids
Conan brings the magic of the blues to Chicago's youngest, and most adorable generation. The video could be used as a reward after a unit on the blues or as an introduction to a blues unit. (08:13)
Obtuse Triangles (Interactive)
Recognize the characteristics of obtuse triangles. Distinguish between different types of triangles and identify those with obtuse angles.
Mickey Mouse & Friends - The Band Concert (1935)
The orchestra is performing the William Tell overture, but then Donald Duck (in his third appearance in a Mickey cartoon) appears selling ice-cream. Uninvited, Donald takes out his flute and distracts the band into playing Turkey in the Straw. (08:45)
George Washington's Precedents
This video provides insights into the many precedents that Washington set as the first president. It would be a good overview, but does not provide any insights into why he took and said some of these actions in enough detail to stand by itself.(3:05)
Just Add Water on Vimeo
Rotifers are tiny animals that survive against all the odds. They are also known for not having had sex for 80 million years. We follow Dr Alan Tunnacliffe, award-winning Cambridge researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology, as he tests their super-powers by draining 90% of the water in their microscopic bodies, heats them to boiling point and freezes them in liquid nitrogen. Still they thrive! Well discover how these extraordinary animals are able to survive under conditions deadl
