Meet the Team
Meet the members of Team Giving Grounds as they embark on their deep dive into a business case for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
Mendoza College of Business is hosting a virtual case competition where individual participants can analyze a real-life business challenge offered by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and submit their own one-page proposal for judging by company executives. Registration opening Jan. 17 and a deadline for entries of Feb. 4, 2011.
The challenge invites participant
Touchdown
Pilot Dr Janet Folkes was on hand to talk about the the inaugural flight over the Swiss
Dr Janet Folkes
Fresh from its successful maiden flight, the University of Nottingham hot air balloon made its debut appearance at University Park campus this week.
Disney's EPCOT and the Dream of Freedom I recently took a trip to Orlando, Florida, for the International Home Builders' Show. After touring the floor and having my suspicions about the industry’s issues of corruption and collusion verified, I decided I would invest some time in a different, more inspiring place — Disney World. I love the Disney theme parks. They are creative, fun, and have some of the best-executed designs anywher
Wordgirl-Capt. Huggy Face Dance-Vocabulary Word-Pensive
Captain Huggy Face, WordGirl's trusty sidekick, acts out the meaning of a new word. When he gets it right, he does a fun dance. The vocabulary word emphasized in this video is pensive which means to think a lot about something.
Phases of the Moon 3D Animation
This brief video is a full photo realistic animation of the complete cycle of the moon. There is no narration or music but could easily be used while discussing a waxing and waning moon. (01:33)
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
In this story, the words appear at the bottom of the screen as they are being narrated Jane Yolen, the author. The words are highlighted in blue as they are being read. Illustrations by John Schoenherr. (08:36)
Formative Assessment: Benefits and Strategies for Using
This video features a teacher defining formative assessment, discussing types of formative assessment, and benefits of formative assessment. In contrast to end of unit tests, etc.,formative assessments are on-going. Exit tickets and individual dry erase boards are explained as methods of formative assessment. Student growth as been proven to increase with use of formative assessment. ( 10:00)
11.302J Urban Design Politics (MIT)
This is a seminar about the ways that urban design contributes to the distribution of political power and resources in cities. "Design," in this view, is not some value-neutral aesthetic applied to efforts at urban development but is, instead, an integral part of the motives driving that development. The class investigates the nature of the relations between built form and political purposes through close examination of a wide variety of situations where public and private sector desig
Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center
Take a tour of Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center, located in Durham, North Carolina. Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center is one of the top children's hospitals in the United States.
Penn State's Chao-Yang Wang explains research toward more efficient battery power
Chao-Yang Wang, the William E. Diefenderfer Chair of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Electrochemical Engine Center at Penn State, is researching ways of making batteries for electro- and hydro-cars. Penn State is regarded very highly in the private sector for its research in this area. He seeks to make these batteries more efficient, thus making them more viable for car manufacturers and buyers alike.
World Record! Most basketball half-court shots in one minute
PULLMAN, Wash. -- A record-breaking night Wednesday as Washington State University senior Charlie Vernon reclaims his world record of most basketball half-court shots in a minute, making nine baskets.
Vernon currently is listed in the Guinness World Records with seven baskets, but was unseated in late January by Eric Valentin, a University of Wisconsin -- Green Bay basketball player, who made eight baskets.
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Earle Havens -- History's Printed Treasures
Earle Havens, the William Kurrelmeyer Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at the Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries, shares a sneak peak at history's printed treasurers, large and small, and the importance of connecting younger generations with the object of the rare book in a digital age.
Faculty conversations: Danita Brandt
Danita Brandt, MSU associate professor and adjunct curator of the MSU Museum, talks about the origins of MSU's Darwin Discovery Day and the hands-on events that will take place.
Egypt's Day of Wrath:
Georgetown professors Adel Iskandar and Tamim Al-Barghouti gave a 360 assessment of the state of play of the Egyptian protests.
Teacher of the Year Finalist Bios
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Colonial America Music Video
This is a student made video about different aspects of Colonial America. It is set to the song "Sweet Home Alabama" and covers the dislike of King George III, taxation without representation, the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, the start of the Revolutionary War, the Boston Massacre, and the Shot Heard Around the World. While none of these topics are covered in detail, the video would be great to show as an introduction or perhaps an example for your own classroom projects. (5:06)
The Venn Diagram
This video shows how to use a Venn Diagram. These are used to help organize your thoughts when writing a compare/contrast essay. The topics being compared in this video, Edward Cullen from the Twilight books vs. the classic Byronic Hero, are best suited for older students; however, younger students could get the idea of how to set up and use a Venn Diagram. (2:11)
Dancers generate lighting
See performers who appear to generate lightning from their heads. Find out how they do this here: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2011/02/the-secret-to-commanding-lightning.html
1908-07-26: Mrs. Sage Seeks Family Tree
This image is a newspaper clipping describing Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage's project to learn about the family history of her husband and herself.
