Outstanding Philanthropists: Craig and Barbara Barrett
The Association of Fundraising Professionals honors Craig and Barbara Barrett as Arizona's 2011 "Outstanding Philanthropists." Thunderbird School of Global Management submitted the nomination. http://www.thunderbird.edu
Les jeunes et les addictions - Bertrand Lebeau (audio)
Une conférence de l'UTLS au Lycée
Les jeunes et les addictions par Bertrand Lebeau
Lycée Salvador Allende (62 béthune)
Le désert des nomades - Pierre BONTE (audio)
L'un des traits qui caractérise l'adaptation des nomades à la rude vie dans les déserts est la mobilité. Au Sahara où j'ai mené mes recherches d'ethnologue, ils se déplacent de pâturages en pâturages, de points d'eau en points d'eau pour satisfaire les besoins de leurs animaux, chameaux, vaches, moutons ou chèvres qui ne pourraient survivre dans ce milieu difficile sans l'intervention de l'homme. La tente, cet abri mobile qu'ils transportent lors de leurs déplacements est l'emblè
When spending hurts
You’d think that creating a more equitable distribution of wealth would curb the urge to spend on status symbols – be they designer handbags or flat-screen TVs – as the “have-nots” try to keep up with the Jones.” But new marketing consumer research shows that the people will pay the price to stand out, even if they can’t afford it.
John Deere in Spain – it’s not just about tractors
Courage, adaptability, and the ability to anticipate brought John Deere’s Spanish tractor manufacturing operations from the brink of oblivion to the pinnacle of success, and an award for industrial excellence. The CEO tells INSEAD Knowledge how he did it.
Dichotomous Key
Lesson ObjectiveUse a dichotomous key to classify shoes and then apply that to cacti. Questions to ConsiderStudents apply what they’ve learned about dichotomous keys to the plants around their schoolSee how Ms. Crowell taught students about dichotomous keys by classifying shoesHow could you adapt this lesson plan to work near your school?Support Materials BelowLesson plans
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Thomas Kinloch
Thomas Kinloch, Future Circle Donor, has enjoyed the benefits of attending the John K. Friesen Lecture Series at SFU. Because of the knowledge he has gained over the years, Tom decided to leave a bequest in his will for SFU to ensure other lifelong learners can share the same experience.
The Innovators Forum: Don Tapscott
Carnegie Mellon University hosted Don Tapscott, thought-leader and author of Macrowikinomics, as a guest of The Innovators Forum.
An author, advisor and thinker, Tapscott is the leading authority on the impact of the digital revolution on business and society. The Huffington Post describes his bestselling book Macrowikinomics as providing a "game plan for all of us to fix a broken world." With transformations across the web, information technology and mass collaboration, we are all part of a
Under the Microscope #1
In the first of this microscopic video series, Dr Chris Forman shows us the eye of a beetle and the eye of a fruit fly and explains how they have inspired technology.
Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that capture glimpses of the natural and man-made world in stunning close-up. They will be released every Monday and Thursday for the next couple of months and you can see them here: http://bit.ly/A6bwCE
Dr Forman:
"Nature has found remarkable ways of using small amounts of energy t
Purple Emperor Butterfly Close Up
This short video gives excellent real life footage of a Purple Emperor Butterfly. Students will enjoy seeing the close up shots of the wings, head, etc. of this amazing butterfly. Males of this beautiful butterfly have an iridescent purple or bluish sheen to the upper surface of the wings when viewed from a certain angle. Females do not have this iridescence, however, and are patterned with dark brown and white markings, as are the males when the iridescence is not visible. This is a great
Making Sense of Density
Lesson Objective: Students perform a lab to explain why density = mass/volume. Questions to Consider: How does the use of technology enhance student understanding? What strategies are used to check for individual understanding throughout the lab?What might be overlooked if Mr. Treadgold did not ask probing questions as each group completed the activity? Common Core StandardsELA.W.7.1b, ELA.RST.7.3, ELA.RST.7.7 (06:14))
Purple Emperor Butterflies Displaying in Flight
This short video gives excellent real life footage of two Purple Emperor Butterflies in flight. Males of this beautiful butterfly have an iridescent purple or bluish sheen to the upper surface of the wings when viewed from a certain angle. Females do not have this iridescence, however, and are patterned with dark brown and white markings, as are the males when the iridescence is not visible. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections
Above It - (Kids' Song Using Prepositions) by Patty Shukla
In this video, an instructor and children sing and use sign language to perform a song about prepositions. Prepositions included are above, below, around, beside, up, down, inside, and outside.
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Bound for Glory: America in Color
Is the first major exhibit of 70 prints (made from color transparencies taken between 1939 and 1943) showing the effects of the Depression on people in rural America and small towns, the nation's subsequent economic recovery, and the mobilization for World War II.
Why I chose the Goodman Institute's MBA with complete CFA® Integration - Marlene Osganian
http://johnmolson.concordia.ca/giim
Marlene Osganian graduated from the Goodman Institute of Investment Management (GIIM)'s MBA with complete CFA® Integration program at Concordia University's John Molson School of Business. Mrs. Osganian talks about how the GIIM MBA has prepared her to successfully obtain the CFA Charter.
For more information about the GIIM MBA with complete CFA® Integration program please visit http://johnmolson.concordia.ca/giim
Introduction This unit demonstrates how matter can be manipulated at the atomic and molecular scale to serve the engineering needs of society for ever-smaller systems acting as intelligent monitors, controllers and micro-environments. The unit will teach you about the directions in which micro and nano technologies are being advanced, particularly in the field of electronic/optical devices. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course T356 Author(s):
Realistic Fiction
Lesson ObjectiveUse realistic fiction to engage reluctant middle school readers. Questions to ConsiderHow does the author defend exposing pre-teens to sensitive topics?How could you team teach a creative writing project with a social studies teacher using realistic fiction?How might you use the rich language of realistic fiction to build vocabulary?
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Beyond the Liberal Constitution: The United States - Taking the Bullying Pulpit
John W Adams, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University, gives a talk for the FLJS seminar series. The people are angry and want change. Across Europe, the United States, and elsewhere, the people, or more accurately, segments of the People, are demonstrating their discontent and disenchantment with some of the ideas and institutions at the foundations of contemporary Western societies.
Whether it be a growing intolerance of difference and the revival of nationalist sentiments
Balloon Accident at St Cloud (Paris) (1914) | BFI
Balloon Accident at St Cloud (Paris) (1914) | BFI. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI.
Watch more films from 1914 on the BFI Player: http://bit.ly/1pffvkP
Newsreels rarely caught accidents as they occurred, but in this case, the cameras were rolling at the Saint Cloud Aéro-Parc when a gigantic balloon was torn apart mid-flight by a gust of wind. Luckily its passenger, Madame Surcouf, was unharmed, and the resulting footage is spectacular: the balloons bob and sway precariously on thei
Virtual Maths, Cuboid - Excavation Video
Video of excavation in progress, (for use with excavation quizzes 1 and 2) or your own purposes
