News
International Education News Round-up
(September 29 – October 5, 2008)
Teachers TV: Science lessons for primaries
(The Guardian 10/01/2008)
Article features educational interactive videos for science lessons and other topics.
Children's web watchdog launched
(BBC News 09/29/2008)
The UK Council for Child Internet Safety protects children from harmful web content and seeks to provide a safer online environment for the youth.
Computer games are an asset to maths
(The Guardian 09/29/2008)
New research findings support the positive effects of computer games in education.
Rwanda: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Extends Lab to Country
(AllAfrica.com 09/30/2008)
Students and educators in Rwanda can now access course materials through MIT’s Open Course Ware.
Kenya: Schools Offer Studies On Peace
(AllAfrica.com 09/30/2008)
Kenyan schools introduce Peace Education in primary and secondary schools as a response to post-election violence witnessed last year.
2 weeks after Ike, kids still not in school
(USA Today 09/29/2008 Kevin Cox)
Several schools in Houston, Texas recover from the wrath of hurricane ‘Ike.”
The Bilingual Debate: Transitional Classrooms
(New York Times 0929/2008 Bruce Fuller)
U.S. presidential candidates lay out their schemes for education.
Boys do better when they are taught by men, study finds
(The Independent 09/30/2008 Richard Garner)
Male teachers have the most impact on schoolboys, survey suggests.
(Published 6 October 2008, Smart Communications, Inc.)
