"The National Economics Challenge is the only national competition to foster interest in economics among high school students by recognizing their achievements and offering a fun and competitive way to showcase their knowledge.
The Challenge applies the excitement of an athletic competition to academic excellence and encourages students to apply their economics knowledge, work in teams, and is not only fun, but offers prizes. In each competition teams of students answer rigorous questions on microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics and current events. At the National Championship Finals, the title is decided in a heated competition in a quick-paced oral quiz-bowl round. Try out some sample test questions.
Competitions are held at the state, national semifinal and national championship levels. At the national level there is one open division, and all students currently enrolled in high school may compete in the Challenge. Check the rules for more details."
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Non-Instructional Library Services
6th Grade DCF Program Rubric - IST 613 - Elisabeth Zwick
Adult Summer Reading Program - iSchool Student - Amanda Baker and Gwen Glazer
Adult Summer Reading Program - iSchool Student - Leslie Tabor and Katy Kelly
Adult Summer Reading Program - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Kathleen MacFarline
Aquabrowser - iSchool Student - Jocelyn Clark
Audiobooks - iSchool Students - Laura Deal and Amy Discenza
Book Club - iSchool Student - Jenifer Arnold and Denice Buchanan
Born-Digital Archiving by Emily Doyle (created March 2011)
Digital Download Info Sessions - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Elizabeth Hines
Discovery Interface - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Erin Eldermire
E-Reader Borrowing Program- IST 613 Draft Rubric - Lisa Matthews
E-readers and ILL - IST 613 - Gisella Stalloch
Ebook PDAs - Draft Rubric - Katrina Schell
eReaders in the Library - IST613 Draft Rubric - Katherine Taddeo
Family Literacy Program - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Jennifer Whittaker
Gaming in Correctional Libraries - iSchool Student - Renee Robbins
High School Book Club - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Karen Cronkhite
Info and Tech Literacy Workshops for Student Leaders - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Joy Ferguson
Instructional Video Service - IST 613 Draft Rubric - John Park
Integrated Digital Collections - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Lori Packer
Intel Library SharP Tool - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Paul Kandel
Internet Portal - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Hilary D Smith
Language (Learning) Lab - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Alice Bangs
Law Library Homepage Redesign - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Loreen Peritz
Law School Paging Services - IST 613 - Jim Thomas
Library Blog and Voicethread Book Reviews - iSchool Student - Gail Brisson
Library Coffee Bar - IST 613 Draft Rubric - Serena Waldron
Library Coffee Bar - SU iSchool IST 613 Students
Library Feedback - iSchool Student - Jackie Allred and Jennifer Recht
Library Instructional Programs - iSchool Student - Heidi Webb and Margaret Backus
Library Multimedia (Audio & Vid
Spent is an online game designed to teach players about the challenges of living on minimum wage (or slightly higher) employment. Players begin by selecting a job which will provide the wages they have to survive on for a month. Then throughout the game players are confronted with challenges that they have to handle by making an "either or" choice. After each choice the player's account balance is adjusted. In addition to the change in the player's balance sheet, each choice is followed by an explanation of consequence of the choice made.
"Answer the President's Challenge by earning your Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA) today! Help the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition meet its goal to get 1 million Americans active.
What are you waiting for? Sign up today and get moving!"
Categories: Student Use, Teacher Use, Web-Based Learning, Exploration
Brief Description: NASA Quest Challenges are FREE Web-based, interactive explorations designed to engage students in authentic scientific and engineering processes. The solutions relate to issues encountered daily by NASA personnel.
"How do our kids learn to manage money? At school? By watching TV? From their friends? By their own mistakes? From watching their parents manage their money?
Most kids learn from a combination of all these. But as with every other aspect of education, with the right information and a little commitment, parents and teachers can make a big difference in preparing kids to conquer the many financial challenges they will face as adults.
Kids' Money is an interactive resource for parents, teachers, teens, kids, organizations and international visitors designed to help children develop successful money management habits and become financially responsible adults. This site continually changes as a result of new comments, suggestions and contributions. Check us regularly, share your experience and your views, and see the difference your input makes.
We've been working on our Resources for College & Universities and came across the following video. We think it helps further answer the "Why Kids' Money?" question. "
"This guide is not meant to be a comprehensive or scholarly introduction to the complex topic of the role of women in astronomy, but simply a resource for those educators and students who wish to explore the challenges and triumphs of women of the past and present. It's also an opportunity to get to know some of the key women who have overcome prejudice and exclusion to make significant contributions to our field. To be included among the representative women for whom we list individual resources, an astronomer must have had something non-technical about her life and work published in a popular-level journal or book. This explains why so many talented women are not covered; their work is mainly known through journals that students cannot read. Suggestions for additional non-technical listings are most welcome, however."
"Finally this is your chance to pay tribute to the magnificent transcendental number that we have all grown to love! Here are 25 questions (given to you 5 at a time), picked randomly from my pi question database. Get ready for the thrill of your lifetime, the ultimate challenge, The Pi Trivia Game!
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"This film shows how two of the most important social forces of the late 20th century - information technology and the women's movement - have run parallel and sometimes intersected. Using archival footage and the latest computer graphic imagery of women and by women, Minerva's Machine celebrates the history of women in computing and shows the challenges they have overcome to get to the top. Among the women highlighted are a virtual reality researcher, a corporate executive who controlled $7 billion, and a housewife who taught herself programming and became director of an academic computing center."
"Daily Science Trivia can be used as a quick class starter activity. Visit my Trivia Procedure Page page for more information on my trivia procedures! I also have several Trivia To Go sets on several areas of science. More resources and thinking games are available on the Trivia Challenge page at the Kid Zone!"
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Time management
* Time Management
* Scheduling and setting goals
* Creating a to-do list
* Prioritizing tasks
* Avoiding procrastination
* Developing self-discipline
Meeting challenges
* Problem solving
* Finding creative solutions
* Adaptive decision making
* Managing by exception
* Managing stress
* Motivating yourself
* Problem based learning
Learning
* Learning to learn
* Succeeding in continuing education
* Visual/spatial learning
* Learning as a student-athlete
or student-performer
* Learning as an adult
* Learning with ADHD
* Active learning
* Action learning
* Language learning strategies
Learning with others
* Collaborative/cooperative learning
* Group projects
* Active Listening
* Conflict resolution
* Case study:: conflict resolution
* Peer mediation
* Tutoring guidelines
* Using feedback with tutors
Studying
* Effective study habits
Assessing study skills
* A.S.P.I.R.E. - a study system
* Index - a study system
* Create, & study with, flashcards
* Studying with multiple sources
* Finding the right study space
Classroom participation
* Preparing for the classroom
* Class "prep"/paying attention
* Classroom discussions
* Taking notes in lectures
* Using guided notes
* Influencing teachers
* Interviewing for class projects
o Consent form
Online learning/ communicating
* Online learning: questions to ask
* Distance learning: types and preparation
* Taking online tests
* Netiquette
E-guides on social interaction
* Basics: Website development
* Basics: Website design
* Making your website popular
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"A book club, also referred to as a reading group, is a collection of readers who participate in the regular discussion of books. Traditionally, a book club consists of several members who meet in person each month to talk about a specific work.
A Book Club is also...
In addition to discussion-oriented book clubs described here, a book club can also be a place to purchase books. These discount book clubs offer great deals for readers who wish to purchase several books each year. Many of these are available online, where readers can use the book club's website to choose their books.
However, the advent of web forums and email has made it possible for book clubs to exist online. While both traditional and online book clubs offer readers the opportunity to participate in spirited discussions, each type has its own set of advantages.
Traditional book clubs offer the benefit of having all members in the same room, which makes for a much more personal and intimate experience. Since most traditional book clubs are somewhat small in size, each member typically has more control over what books are selected to read (often members will vote on a list of suggested titles that have been submitted or take turns selecting). At the same time, it is often difficult to organize and maintain a book club that meets regularly. In addition to the challenge of recruiting quality members for a book club, a regular meeting time and place may be difficult to establish, especially if members have busy schedules. Also, the small size of the traditional book club typically limits the diversity of views and perspectives that enter into the discussion.
Online book clubs offer several advantages over the traditional reading group model. Due to the vastness of the web and the variety of book clubs available, readers who turn to the Internet to find a book club enjoy a much wider selection of clubs, including many dedicated to a specialized interest or genre. In addition, online book clubs
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