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K12 Academics Updates for May 8-14th, 2006.

New Articles
5/11: The Calculator Crutch - W. Glenn Walker
5/10: Are schools for leaders or followers? - Steve Plog
5/9: Too Much Involvement Harms Our Kids - Jennifer Lambert
5/8: Coaching Acceptance Of ADHD and Learning Disabilities - Dr. Steven Richfield

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New Camp Listings: 7 New Listings

Eagle's Nest Hante Adventures
Pisgah Forest, NC

Camp Tall Timbers
Urbana, MD

Hidden Valley 4H Camp
Montour Falls, NY

Mishkan Israel Day Camp
Stamford, CT

New York Baseball Academy
Old Westbury, NY

PreCollege Perpsective - Ringling School of Art and Design
Sarasota, FL

The Summer Art Academy
Sherman Oaks, Pasadena, North Hollywood, CA

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New Exhibit and Museum Listings: 13 New Listings

Bellingrath Gardens and Home
Theodore, AL

Florida International Museum
St. Petersburg, FL

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
Paradise, MI

Habitot Children's Museum
Berkeley, CA

Museum of American Finance
NY, NY

Musuem of the Confederacy
Richmond, VA

Museum of World Treasures
Wichita, KS

Newport Art Museum
Newport, RI

Palm Springs Art Museum
Palm Springs, CA

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
Canyon, TX

Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
Pennsburg, PA

Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum
Shelburne Falls, MA

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Knoxville, TN

 

The K12 Academics Community Board will be online next week!

 



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Chris Glavin

K12academics.com

Huddelson, LLC

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Coming Soon to K12 Academics!

National Library Directory: Coming 05/29
Provided will be in depth information on every library in the U.S. (i.e. education programs, events at the library, membership costs, etc.)

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Coming Soon to K12 Academics!

Web sites Directory: Coming 06/19
The web site directory will provide viewers of K12 Academics an in-depth location to find the best resources for numerous issues in education & disabilities.

Topics Include:

For Educators: Education Articles, Education Reform, Employment, Classroom Management, Instructional Design, Learning Skills, Lesson Plans, Teacher Resources, Teacher Tips

For Students: ACT Testing, Athletics, Distance Learning, GED Testing, Grants, Scholarships, Aids, Loans, Homework Helper, PSAT Testing, Student Resources, SAT Testing

For Parents: Alumni, Bilingualism, Bullying, Gifted Youth, Home schooling, Kindergarten Readiness, Plagiarism, Religion in Public Schools, School Choice, School Violence, Urban Education

Disabilities: ADD/HD, Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Blindness, Cerebral Palsy, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, Deafness, Down Syndrome, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Mental Retardation, Rett Syndrome, Stuttering, Tourettes Syndrome

Subjects: Agriculture, Anthropology, Archaeology, Architecture, Arts, Astronomy, Aviation, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Biology, Business/Economy, CAD/CAM, Chemistry, Chinese, Chinese Studies, Civics, Computing, Earth Sciences, Economics, Energy, Engineering/Technology, English, Environment, Environmental History, Floral Design, French, Geography, Geology, German, Graphic Design, Health, History, Human Ecology, Italian, Japanese, Language/Linguistics, Language Arts, Management, Maritime, Math, Medicine, Meteorology, Music, Nursing, Oceanography, Outdoor, Paleontology, Peace Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Russian, Science, Sex Education, Space, Spanish, Vocational, Women's Studies, Writing

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Coming Soon to K12 Academics!

High School Study Abroad Programs: Coming 07/24
This will be an international directory for prospective students in grades 9-12 who wish to study abroad in another country. K12 Academics will be providing information for the various institutions who take part in these wonderful programs. For each country information will be provided for parents of prospective students.

Countries Include: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam

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Coming Soon to K12 Academics!

News Directory detailing various news, conferences, public speakers, etc. from State & National Education & Disability Chapters throughout the U.S.

State & National Disability and Education Chapters will have their own profile in the Organizations Directory very soon!

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Help Wanted!
If you are interested in writing an article on anything education or disability related contacts columns@k12academics.com

If you would like to contribute information to the various resource pages on the web site contact chris.glavin@k12academics.com

I am looking for all the help I can get to reach the potential I believe this web site can attain. Since it is just myself managing, marketing and maintaining the site any additional help is always appreciated.

BE SURE TO TELL EVERYBODY YOU KNOW ABOUT K12 ACADEMICS AND WHAT A GREAT RESOURCE IT IS! THANK YOU!