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July 15th, 2008
Randi Weingarten was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers in Chicago on July 14, 2008. The following is an excerpt from her acceptance speech.
No Child Left Behind has outlived whatever usefulness it ever had. Conceived by accountants, drafted by lawyers and distorted by ideologues, it is too badly broken to be fixed.
What we need—and what we seek—is a new vision of schools for the 21st century, a vision that truly commits America to closing the achievement gap once and for all—and the accountability to ensure this happens: Accountability that is meant to fix schools, not to ...
June 25th, 2008 - by Jayson Sargent, Assistant Editor, Thirteen
There are a number of new sites on the Internet where viewers can watch television shows for free. While several of them have been in the works for years, the spring of 2008 saw the launch of many of them. There are Joost, Hulu, Miro, and LiveStation, just to name a few. What makes them different from YouTube is that the focus is on commercial, rather than user-generated, content.
These sites offer full episodes of both classic and recent television shows with “limited commercial interruption.” The content differs site-to-site, ...
June 19th, 2008 - by David Reisman, Senior Editor, Thirteen
There's an interesting article in today's New York Times about how the city's efforts to increase diversity in G&T programs have had the opposite result. It's called "Gifted Programs in the City Are Less Diverse," by Elissa Gootman and Robert Gebeloff. It can be found here: www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/nyregion/19gifted.html?_r=1&oref=slogin.
June 17th, 2008 - by Maura B. Thompson, Outreach Manager, Cyberchase
Everyone deserves a summer break, even Cyberchase outreach. We hit the ground running every September and don't stop presenting at conferences and events until right around now. By far one of the highlights of this season was participating at the World Science Festival Street Fair. Often when we participate at events out of state, like the National Science Foundation’s Taste of Arlington or the National Engineers Week Foundation’s DC Family Day, I wish that New York City would have an event that showcases science, math and engineering that is family ...
June 13th, 2008
One of the great champions of free speech and the longtime host of Meet The Press passed away today at age 58.
In memory of Tim Russert and his many contributions to our country and our industry, see the memorable talk he gave at the 2007 Teaching and Learning Celebration.
June 12th, 2008 - by Mikki Monkolchayut, Sr. Producer, Thirteen
Recognizing Outstanding Child Care Providers is long overdue.
Our PBS sister broadcast station in Los Angeles, California, KCET is the creator of "A Place of Our Own" (and Los Niños en Su Casa in Spanish.) "A Place of Our Own" is a daily television show, a website, and an extensive outreach program devoted to the unique needs of people who care for children.
Last year, our public television community, Thirteen/WNET launched an event to nominate Outstanding Child Care Providers in the Thirteen/WNET viewing area. From October 15th until January 15th we, WNET received many nominations for extraordinary childcare ...
June 12th, 2008 - by Robert A. Miller, Director, Educational Publishing, Thirteen
When I returned to New York from California 27 years ago, I had published two educational projects in a unique format that I thought would sweep the nation and change the way Black American history and Mexican American history were taught. But that didn't happen, and my second hope -- that I'd find a cushy publishing job -- that didn’t happen either. I found myself working for $5 an hour calling shareholders to persuade them to send in proxy votes.
Then, I discovered the book, What Color is Your Parachute?, that helped me identify exactly the ...
June 9th, 2008 - by David Reisman, Senior Editor, Thirteen
So, it's almost time for the kids' summer vacation. New York City has the longest school year of anywhere in the country, and there are just a few weeks left. Jenny and William are in class until almost the end of June, and there’s hardly a pause before summer camp starts. It’s a good time for reflection and looking forward, since a lot has happened since September 2007.
Last week the city's Department of Education finally sent out letters about 2008-2009 school assignments, and fortunately William got into his first choice for middle school (Delta). ...
June 9th, 2008 - by Mikki Monkolchayut, Sr. Producer, Thirteen
I am very happy to announce that the updated and expanded WIDE ANGLE: Window into Global History web site is now live! You can find it at http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/wideangle.
The expanded site doubles the number of resources available to educators, all designed to enhance the teaching of Global and World History using WIDE ANGLE video and associated materials.
Visit the web site to find:
An expanded video bank with over 80 downloadable WIDE ANGLE video segments from Seasons 1-6;
New Background Essays and Maps;
Newly formatted video page with flexible viewing options and a variety of media formats;
Improved organization of the Video Bank, including new ...
June 6th, 2008 - by Mikki Monkolchayut, Sr. Producer, Thirteen
Matthew Broderick is my child hood 80's hero from the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day off." He plays a high school wise guy determined to have a day off from school. He plays this likeable cool guy that everyone wants to be and we follow his fun filled adventures and mishaps of the day. I must have seen the movie a million times and I am thrilled to announce that he will be part of the CYBERCHASE team.
Matthew is playing both Max (the easy-going and likeable dad of a good friend of the ...
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