Teachers learn work world through two week internships
Erica Olsen and 33 other Pima County teachers spent two weeks in local workplaces from IBM to Mindplay to gain real world insights for their classes. The program, funded by Tech Prep and School to Work, aims to show teachers how workplace habits and teamwork translate to student success.
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Tucson
Ariz
Erica Olsen
Flowing Wells High School
Olsen
Westin la Paloma
Pima County
Mari Helen High
Tech Prep Consortium
High
Sunnyside
Flowing Wells
Marana
Rio Rico
Amphitheater
Indian Oasis
IBM
Tucson Electric Power Co
Mindplay
Department of Environmental Quality
Tech Prep
Pima
Santa Cruz
Jodi Horton
Horton
Jim Madden
University
Madden
Arizona Department of Education
Carl Perkins Fund
Internet courses expand at Odessa College and UTPB
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin and Odessa College launched Internet based courses this summer, offering English and psychology online and world history. Officials expect about a half dozen courses by fall and pilot a course sharing with Galveston College, expanding access for distance learners across a 14 county area.
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University of Texas of
Permian Basin
Odessa College
Doug Hale
UTPB
Ned Pilcher
Pilcher
Galveston College
Galveston
Susan Hair
Midland
Hair
James Olson
College of Arts and Sciences
Olson
Internet Tech
University of Texas of the
Texas A&M seeks law school OK
State education officials may block A&M alliance with private Houston law school as lawmakers consider the affiliation. South Texas College of Law hired lobbyist Al Luna to push its case while A&M and the partner school plan to press their plan, with the Coordinating Board slated to weigh A&M’s request to add legal studies.
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Law School
Tom Read
Coordinating Board
A&m
Gale Pond Alamo Reports Schedule And Spirit Day
Gale Pond Alamo releases a Friday activity schedule with Spirit Day urging students to wear Alamo T-shirts or red clothing. The notice highlights school spirit events and casual dress guidance for the day.
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Gale Pond Alamo
Spirit Day
Alamo
Sinbad’s First Voyage From The Thousand and One Nights
Adapted by Amy Friedman and Jillian Gilliland, the tale follows Sinbad the son of a wealthy merchant who squanders his fortune, seeksnew wealth at sea from Basra, and reaches a miraculous island that proves to be a giant whale plunging them into the depths. The perilous voyage showcases Sinbad’s seafaring skill and hardship.
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Ers
Sinbad
Basra
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