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The latest Eisenhower National Clearinghouse CD-ROM, "Making Schools Work for Every Child," is a resource for educational equity related to K-12 mathematics and science education.
Developed to support schools, and school districts, as they proceed with their work under the 1997 Obey-Porter "Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration" program. It provides information on 26 entire-school, reform models and 18 skill- and content-based models.
Guides on how to select and support a comprehensive school reform model, answers to Frequently Asked Questions and links to school reform models, organizations, and resources. Print copies of the school reform guides are also available by calling ECS at (303) 299-3600.
A national effort by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and MCI to help science teachers, librarians, and other adult educators get on the Internet, navigate it safely and efficiently, identify useful resources, and use those resources in a teaching environment.
Each year, an estimated 10,000 people are killed or maimed by land mines. There are believed to be some 100 million mines buried in 62 countries -- and most of those countries are no longer at war. Cambodia is one of the most heavily mined countries. Producer Stephen Smith travels to Cambodia and reports on the latest efforts to clear deadly mines, in a place where people are still living in fear.
Classroom Possibilities: This program could be used to engage geography students in a discussion of Southeast Asia, or to punctuate a history lesson on the impact of the Vietnam War, or to demonstrate chemical properties of bombs for a chemistry lesson.
In the Long Run: Tarahumara Indians of Mexico
Living in isolated villages in the rugged Sierra Madre of the state of Chihuahua, the Tarahumara Indians have survived various threats for 500 years. Today, they find themselves caught between family and drug traffickers. As a result, they are losing their traditional ethnobotany. Producer John Burnett travels into the mountains to witness firsthand how the druglords are destroying the Sierra and how the Tarahumara are fighting back.
Classroom possibilities: This program could be used as an introduction to a lesson on the geography and culture of Central America, or as an example of the environmental and social impact of the drug trade for a global perspectives class.
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