Perceptions of School Superintendents and Board Presidents on Improved Pupil Performance and Superin
Josephine Moffett
It is well documented that the demands on school superintendents have not only become more taxing but have also changed in recent years. The superintendent needs to possess a high degree of […]
Algorithmes de transmission et de recherche de l'information dans les réseaux de communication
Dans cet exposé, Philippe Robert, après quelques mots sur son métier, explique les problèmes fondamentaux qui se posent dans un système distribué, en prenant le problème de la transmission de messages. Il montre que l'algorithmique est complètement différent dans ce cas, et que des modèles aléatoires permettent de faire l'analyse de la pertinences de tels mécanismes, et le détaille dans le cas de protocoles en arbre.
Ce cours a été donné en juin 2010 lors des jou
Quelques rudiments de calculabilité et de complexité
Ce cours a été donné en juin 2010 lors des journées de formation à l'informatique organisées par l'INRIA à destination des professeurs de mathématiques d'Ile de France. Il est composé d'une heure et demi de cours et d'un quart d'heure de questions-réponses sur le cours.
Message about the draft Academic Plan
http://provost.concordia.ca/ap-comments
Provost David Graham invites you to join the academic planning discussions.
"Clean Up Robot" Song
The Clean Up Robot Song teaches students about clean up time in a different, creative way. Some of the lyrics include----"I am the clean up robot. Having so much fun putting toys away. Doing what my teachers say. Throwing trash away," etc. This would be a good teaching resource for the beginning of the year when elementary students are learning procedures and routines. This would be well suited for young students and/or special education students. (2:04)
The K-W-L Chart
This video discusses the K-W-L graphic organizer. This is most often used when reading or researching about a specific topic. This video uses the topic of Egypt as an example. The K stands for what you already KNOW, the W stands for WHAT you WANT to know, and the L satnds for what you LEARNED. (4:00)
Day of rage in Yemen
Pro and anti-governments protests take place during a 'Day of Rage' in Yemen.
Shell's $5.7bn profit disappoints
The global oil major Shell reports five fold profits but figures have come in well below expectations leaving the market disappointed.
1840?: Emma Willard, Portrait 1
This image is a portrait of Emma Willard, founder of the Troy Female Seminary (later the Emma Willard School). She is wearing a dark dress with a white lace scarf tucked into the neckline. A dark veil is pulled away from her face and extends from her white lace cap to below her shoulders.,Willard was a significant figure in the history of American education for girls, a prolific writer and educational theorist. Her Troy Female Seminary, founded after energetic fund-raising in Troy, N.Y. (then on
European Civilization, 1648-1945
This course offers a broad survey of modern European history, from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the aftermath of World War II. Along with the consideration of major events and figures such as the French Revolution and Napoleon, attention will be paid to the experience of ordinary people in times of upheaval and transition. The period will thus be viewed neither in terms of historical inevitability nor as a procession of great men, but rather through the lens of the complex interrelations
1909-11-28: A Woman Inventor Who Plans - and Expects - To Fly
This image is a newspaper clipping about E. Lilian Todd and the airplane she designed and that Mrs. Sage financed.,E. Lilian Todd was an unusual woman for her day, or ours. From a modest background and largely self-educated, she became a stenographer and then worked for a firm of patent attorneys in Washington, D.C. But in her spare time, she designed and built model planes and by 1906 she had developed a model biplane and was seeking a sponsor to enable it to be built and test-flown. Olivia Sag
Les métiers de la santé - Nancy 2011 : ergothérapeute
Les métiers de la santé - Nancy 2011 : ergothérapeute un métier mal connu
Balle de ping-pong dans un entonnoir (video)
Lorsqu’on plonge une balle de ping-pong dans l’eau, celle-ci remonte à la surface, en vertu du principe d’Archimède. Mais est-ce toujours vrai ? Pas sûr…
Alan Greenspan Was Right! (About Antitrust, Anyway) [Thomas DiLorenzo discusses his upcoming online Mises Academy class Competition, Monopoly, and Antitrust: The Austrian Perspective, a five-week course starting March 15.] For all his
Blinder Understates the Cost of a Carbon Tax In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Alan Blinder listed numerous alleged benefits of a phased-in carbon tax. Out of his entire column, he devoted a single sentence to the possible downside of his plan when he wrote, "No one likes to pay higher taxes." A more bala
Career Education for special education
Joy Heuer
This is a unit of career education lessons for a mod./severe special education class. These lessons are targeted towards a K-1 class. Included are lessons on name recognition, self awareness, […]
Executive MSc in International Human Resource Management -- Student Experience
Executive student Bola Adenyiki-Taiwo shares her experience studying for the Executive MSc in International Human Resource Management.
Marimba Beat: Jingchen Sun
In this performance video segment from From the Top at Carnegie Hall, 17-year-old percussionist Jingchen Sun plays a marimba, a percussion instrument with a fascinating history. The piece she plays, "Ultimatum I," is by German composer and percussionist Nebojsa Zivkovic. (04:20)
