Taxila Academy

Taxila Academy is a summer program in Indian Studies set in Bangalore, India. It is designed for college students, young professionals and other adults interested in learning about India.

The program accommodates upto 30 students from around the world. In 1999, Taxila runs for about 6 weeks, from the 18th of June to the 26th of July. Students at Taxila Academy select 2 courses each from a list of 6 courses offered. This coursework is supplemented with special lectures, workshops, movie screenings, and excursions during weekends. Classroom and field experiences complement one another to enable focussed discussions on a representative range of subjects concerning India.

This year we have instituted a special scholarship program for students applying from outside the United States, Canada and India. If you are applying from Australia, South East Asia, Africa, Europe or South America you may find out more about this scholarship.

We hope our website provides you with all the information you need about our program. If you have additional questions please do Contact Us.

 

Taxila 99

CURRICULUM

Students choose two courses from the following selection for intensive readings and research. Course requirements may include preparatory readings, in-class presentations, written assignments, dance or music rehearsal, and oral quizzes. Participation in a course entails the completion of an independent or group project designed in consultation with the instructor. The two courses selected by each student are supplemented with special lectures, workshops and excursions during weekends, in which participation is mandatory for all. The total workload roughly corresponds to 6 American college credits.

CLICKABLE COURSE GUIDE

Traditions of Indian Dance and Music
Indian Intellectual Traditions
Intensive Hindi: Speaking, Reading, Writing
Modern Indian Literatures in Translation
20th Century India: Social and Political Movements
South Asian Perspectives on the Environment

CAMPUS LIFE

Institutional Facilities :
The program is located at ECC Whitefield, an aesthetically landscaped campus stretching across 29 acres on the outskirts of Bangalore City. The modern buildings of the campus are surrounded by groves of coconut and palm, interspersed with rare flora from across India. The campus has a library of 11,000 volumes, with extensive sections on Indian Literature, Religions, Philosophy, Art and Politics, along with current Indian magazines and newspapers. It also has a large auditorium, audio-visual facilities, numerous classrooms and seminar halls, and a dining hall, along with tennis, badminton and volleyball courts. The student lounge has a cable-connected television, a VCR, board games, light reading materials and other recreational facilities. The student computer room is equipped with four Pentium machines connected to two printers and the internet.

Housing and Meal Plan :
Upto 30 students may be housed in single rooms with an attached private bathroom with modern fittings. Additional students may be housed in double rooms with attached bathrooms. Rooms are cleaned daily and bed linen is changed regularly. Hot water for bathing is also available. Laundry facilities are available at a nominal charge. A shopping center near the campus offers all basic provisions and amenities. Bicycles are available for students to explore the neighborhood. The meal program includes European breakfast and Indian lunches and dinners. Morning, mid-morning and afternoon tea and snacks are also served. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian options are offered, and the kitchen maintains the highest standards of hygiene.

Urban Context :
Bangalore offers a rich assortment of Colonial buildings, Muslim shrines and Hindu temples, alongside newly built shopping malls and high rises. The affluent and cosmopolitan city of Bangalore is driven by the emerging culture of information technology, and cybercafes dot the major centers of the city. Students will have the opportunity to explore older and newer sections of the city, including landscaped gardens, restaurants serving global cuisines, theme-pubs, specialty bookstores and ambience-filled cafs. The campus at Whitefield is connected to the heart of Bangalore by the Taxila Academy shuttle service, which runs twice or thrice a day. Buses, taxis and scooters are also available.

This year Taxila Academy may host special lectures and workshops on the following topics:

Indian Feminist Theory and Activism
Carnatic Music Recital
Hindustani Music Recital
Sanskrit Theories of Aesthetics
Indias Nuclearization Policy: A Debate
Effects of Indias Economic Reforms
Indian Writing in English
Caste, Kinship and Social Hierarchy
Indo-Islamic Architecture and Design
Traditional Craft Production

In the past Taxila Academy has hosted lectures and workshops by visiting faculty on the following topics:

Gandhianism and Social Movements
Ramchandra Guha, Independent Scholar.
Traditional Forms of Education
Paul Griffiths, University of Chicago.
A Brief History of Indian Textiles
Simran Lal Gupta, Chitra Kala Parishad.
Indian Philosophies as Ethical Systems
K. T. Pandurangi, Dvasuparna.
Feminism in Contemporary India
Srilata Batliwala, NIAS.
Colonial Architecture in Bangalore
T. P. Issar, IAS (Retd.)
The Sanskrit Plays of Bhasa
Parimal Patil, University of Chicago.
Women in the Caste System
Miriam Ticktin, Stanford University.
Buddhism and the Buddha
William Douglas, Oxford University.
Ragas in Indian Classical Music
Tara Kini, Aditi International School.

For More Details on former course offerings check out What is Taxila?.

Nrityagram :
We spend a day at the modern gurukula for classical dance founded by the late actress and danceuse Protima Gauri Bedi.

Mysore :
We spend a weekend taking in the royal city of Mysore, including visits to the Chamundeshwari temple, Srirangapatnam temple, the Wodeyar palace, Jayachamarajendra Art Galleries, Vrindavan gardens, Tipu Sultans Tomb, and time permitting, a Buddhist monastery.

Sravana Belgola – Halebid – Belur:
We go to one of the oldest centers of Jain pilgrimage and devotion, also visiting two exceptional temples from the Hoysala period to study medieval south Indian art, religion and culture.

Hampi and Badami :
We visit one of the most spectacular archeological sites in India the ruined capital of the Vijayanagar empire, in modern day Hampi. We tour the ruins of the citadel and visit its museum with expert archeologists and historians working on the site. Next we go to Badami to look at the rare rock-cut temples of the Chalukyan empire to re-imagine the interrelations between Buddhism, Jainism, Shaivism and Vaishnavism in pre-Islamic India.

Retreat in Goa :
At the very end of our intensive period of study and travel we spend three days relaxing on a retreat on the golden beaches of Goa. This part of India is known for its natural beauty, its Portugese-influenced food and drink, and festive cosmopolitanism.

Opportunities

In order to create a truly international body of students, Taxila Academy announces a special scholarship program for students from celulares nokia some parts of the world. If you are applying from one of the following world-areas you may be eligible for a partial scholarship :

Australia
South East Asia
Africa
Europe
South America

If you are applying from another part of the world (not including South Asia and North America) you may also be eligible for this scholarship. Please contact us immediately to discuss your situation.

Partner:
http://www.radioantillesinternationale.com/

The Taxila Academy World Scholars Award provides $400 towards the cost of the program. This amount may not be applied towards any other expenses, including travel to and from India. This year five scholarships will be offered, one per world-area. An application from any of these world areas will automatically be placed under consideration with no guarantee of success. Depending on psp enrollment these scholarships may be transfered from one world-area to another at the discretion of Taxila Academy.

Text of partners in Brazil:

No final de 2005 constatou que algumas fontes de alimentação dos modelos slim eram defeituosos e poderiam superaquecer. As unidades foram trocadas pela Sony, lg a empresa fornece um modelo de substituição. O 70.040 foi o que mais sofreu com este problema a Sony não tem conhecimento de tal erro. Em 9 de julho de 2005 a Sony lançou o 70.050 uma versão sem falhas.

Desfrute de uma experiência de qualidade em visualização de imagens com o controle automático de brilho da tela. Esse recurso ajusta suavemente o brilho polishop da tela para uma visualização otimizada de acordo com a luminosidade do ambiente. Então, se o ambiente estiver mais escuro, o brilho da tela é reduzido, assim como em ambientes externos com maior luminosidade, o brilho da tela aumenta automaticamente.

A partir de 01 de abril, a Nokia terá uma nova estrutura da empresa, com duas ipod unidades de negócio distintas: Dispositivos Inteligentes e Mobile Phones. Elas vão se concentrar em áreas-chave de negócios da Nokia: smartphones high-end e os celulares para o mercado de massa. E serão geridas como unidades independentes.

No dia 7 de junho, a Nintendo xbox fez sua conferência anual durante a Electronic Entertainment Expo , a famosa E3 em Los Angeles. Além de novos games e novidades em relação ao portátil Nintendo 3DS a empresa falou sobre seu novo console/controle/tablet , o Wii U . celular com 2 chips Foi muito interessante assistir a apresentação e se perguntar o tempo inteiro: “O que diabos é isso?” . Propositalmente, a Nintendo deu mais atenção ao acessório, uma espécie de tablet com controle embutido, do que com o hardware, uma pequena caixa branca que ficava ao lado do aparelho e que a princípio demorou para ser notada.

Na manhã de 11 de setembro de 2001, estava em uma aula de Economia na USP. Ninguém imaginava o que ocorria nos Estados Unidos naquele momento. Quando voltei para casa, percebi que iphone 4 as pessoas, nas ruas, estavam hipnotizadas nos televisores. Não entendi o motivo. Após chegar ao meu apartamento, compreendi a razão de tanto alarde.

O avanço de Google e da Apple no mercado americano se dá principalmente em cima da perda de espaço da RIM, fabricante do BlackBerry, com 21,7% de participação, 4% a menos que na última pesquisa da comScore. A Microsoft também perdeu espaço com seu Windows Phone, representando 5,7%, e o Symbian, da Nokia, amarga o último lugar entre os sistemas operacionais, com 1,9%.

O mercado de celular mudou vamos dizer de uma dia a outro. Android avan?a, Nokia regressa tenta adotar o Meego e d? as caras para o Android, iphone por outro lado fracassa e procura a Microsoft dando fim ao Sybiam. Enquanto a LG e Samsung adotam as duas plataformas simples o Android cresce no Mercado. Samsung ainda responde processos contra Apple enfim e o Google compra a Motorola enfim acredito que se o Google n?o exagerar no mercado conseguir manter o Android ar condicionado para outras marcas.

O consumo de energia de 35 Watts TDP, mas este valor conta para o notebook conjunto todo (CPU + GPU), o que , portanto, é claramente superior aos 35 Watt TDP dos Core 2 Duo T-series, que eram relativos apenas a CPU. Em resumo: a duração das baterias do HP DV4-2040BR é maior que a verificada nos seus irmãos fabricados com os Intel Core 2 Duo e Intel Pentium Dual Core. playstation 3 Para ficar claro: este notebook HP DV4-2040BR tem processadores (CPU e GPU) mais rápidos que os equipados com Intel Core 2 Duo e Pentium Dual Core, e ainda consome menos energia.

A opinião de quem acha o CEO da Nokia um cavalo de tróia é tão válida quanto quem acha que o acordo produzirá um iPhone Killer. Nenhum dos lados tá de birra ou fazendo mimimi.

Em meados de 2000, o PlayStation passou por uma re-estilização ficando menor com curvas arredondadas. Esse console recebeu o nome de PSone, agora na cor branca. Nesse ano também foi lançado o sucessor PlayStation 2 .

Em termos de processamento, o iPad agora conta com um chip de nova geração. O A5 dual-core de 1 GHz substitui o A4, tornando o tablet duas vezes mais rápido. Além disso, segundo a empresa, a placa gráfica permitirá exibição de dados até nove vezes mais rápido, melhorando o desempenho de games e vídeos.

A redução de carga tributária vem sendo discutida pelo Ministro de motorola Comunicações, Paulo Bernardo, segundo a Folha . Isso seria feito ao classificar os tablets como PCs e isso daria isenção fiscal de vários tributos. Com a fábrica implantada no Brasil, a redução seria ainda maior e com a vantagem de garantia, peças produzidas localmente.

No dia 28 de Março de 2007 a Microsoft anunciou o lançamento, dia 29 de Abril nos Estados Unidos, de uma terceira versão do console, o Xbox 360 Elite. [5] No dia 4 de novembro de 2010, oficialmente foi lançado a nova versão chamada de Xbox 360 S (popularmente conhecida como Xbox 360 Slim) juntamente com o exclusivo Sensor de Movimentos Kinect .

 

A história de desenvolvimento do primeiro videogame da Sony é bastante curiosa, e nos remete há quase 4 anos antes do seu lançamento. Originalmente a Sony tinha feito um acordo a Nintendo para desenvolver o sistema de CD para o SNES , para competir com o Mega CD . Por divergências na cobrança de royalties, o acordo foi desfeito, mesmo com o projeto (já com o nome de Playstation ) em avançado estágio de desenvolvimento.

A unidades de Dispositivos Inteligentes será responsável pela construção da liderança da Nokia em smartphones e será conduzida por Jo Harlow. Estarão embaixo dela asnetbook seguintes sub-unidades: Smartphones Symbian, computadores MeeGo, e Operações estratégicas de Negócios.

Sequências de famosas séries da Nintendo como Mario , Zelda e Metroid estão garantidas. Apesar das declarações da empresa de que irá se focar num mercado diferente, o console compete com o PlayStation 3 da Sony e o nokia Xbox 360 da Microsoft.

O conceito de jogador relativo nokia 5530 quando o game executado no Wii. Que tal deixar de lado o perfil “jogador” e passar a fazer parte do game? As empolgantes lutas de espadas ou a adrenalina de dirigir um ve?culo n?o est?o mais limitadas a bot?es. Com o Wii Remote, o controle do Wii, a xbox 360 Nintendo te coloca dentro do jogo. O Wii Remote praticamente se transforma em uma espada, em taco de golfe, raquete ou qualquer outro objeto que o jogo permitir.

 

A produção de iPads no Brasil que era esperada para setembro só deve começar em 2012. A noticia foi divulgada pelo Sindicato dos Metalúrgicos de Jundiaí, cidade do interior paulista onde a Foxconn vai instalar a linha de produção do tablet.

Conecte-se de maneira rápida e fácil. Em movimento. No café. No aeroporto. Seu Xperia™ arc tem suporte a Wi-Fi.

Cada perfil de uso leva a necessidades específicas. Quem vai levar o notebook consigo para a faculdade ou em viagens quer um notebook leve. Quem quer usar durante vôos ou em eventos precisa de longa duração de bateria. Quem vai usar em casa pode se dar ao luxo de abrir mão da leveza e escolher uma tela maior. E assim por diante.

Cada padrão de TV implica mercado livre uma forma diferente de gravar as imagens nas fitas ou DVDs, independente do formato. Assim, são específicas a velocidade de gravação, a forma pela qual a cor é gravada, o número de linhas que constituem imagem (não confundir com definição) e o gps modo pelo qual a imagem é transmitida. Logo, uma fita ou DVD gravados em um país podem não ser assistidos em outro ou, na melhor das hipóteses, somente podem ser vistos em branco e preto.

The youngsters nowadays are very conscious of their careers and always on the lookout for the best professional courses to maximize their job opportunities. Various management courses are now drawing utmost attention because of their potentiality in offering handsome salary packages. An MBA degree from a prestigious institute can open the door to a high paying job located anywhere in the world. India has come a long way in imparting high quality management education with notable improvements in infrastructure, syllabus, teaching styles and placement records. You’ll find good universities and colleges in every part of the country. Here, we’ll look at MBA colleges in Chandigarh, Jaipur and Gurgaon to make the task of selection easier for students.

Chandigarh is the capital of two states, Punjab and Haryana and is also a union territory of the country. The city is renowned worldwide for its urban planning and architecture. It offers an environment for conducive for education. Various MBA colleges in Chandigarh provide all sorts of full time, part time, executive and women-oriented programs with specializations in human resource, international trade, biotechnology, entrepreneurship and family business, retail, marketing, pharmaceutical and many more. Some of the top institutions in this cleanest city include Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM), University Business School under the Punjab University, Aryans Group of Colleges and Indian Institute of Planning Management (IIPM). With its headquarters in Navi Mumbai, IIMM boasts a broad network of 44 branches and 16 societies that have more than 8000 professionals belonging to various aspects of material management.

Different MBA colleges in Jaipur have made this popular tourist destination an ideal education hub as well. Renowned as the Pink City throughout the world, Jaipur is the home of all levels of business administration studies in fields like finance, retail, agri-business, and rural management. Apex Institute of Engineering and Technology provides both engineering and business administration (HR and marketing) programs at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Taxila Business School is affiliated to IASE University in Rajasthan and puts emphasis on an education system that makes the foundation of future professionals stronger through techniques of personal and professional development. Indian Institute of Rural Management was founded in 1994 with the objective of teaching central and state government employees regarding rural education, rural, fundamental urban services and corporate social responsibility. Other reputable MBA colleges in Jaipur are Jaipuria Institute of Management, Arya Group of Colleges, Jaipur National University and NIMT Group of Institutions.

Gurgaon is the commercial and industrial centre of Haryana. According to a survey, it has the most favorable conditions for a professional as well as social life. The highly popular Management Development Institute (MDI) tops the list of MBA colleges in Gurgaon. This premier institution offers the most sought after postgraduate programmes in human resource, public policy and international business. With a campus that spreads across 37 acres, it provides a well-planned infrastructure to make education highly enjoyable. There are state-of-the-art lecture halls, faculty and administrative blocks, libraries and a computer center. Pearl School of Business, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Infinity Business School, and Guru Gram Business School are other prominent institutions in this city.

Mr. Pankaj is providing Infinite Courses, a foremost name in the arena of web sites and portals. Explore MBA Colleges in Chandigarh, MBA Colleges in Jaipur, MBA Colleges in Gurgaon and much more.

Richmond, Virginia (PRWEB) March 20, 2009 — Children, Incorporated (http://www.childrenincorporated.org/) and Rotarians (http://www.altadenarotary.com) from Altadena, California are launching the Native Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative, teaching Navajo youth of Coconino County, Arizona how to escape economic instability and create new opportunities through entrepreneurship. One hundred Navajo teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 will benefit from a series of one-to-two week training sessions geared towards getting more Native Americans in Arizona interested in building their businesses. The primary goal is the development of new Native-led businesses that create jobs for other members of the community.

“We’re thrilled to have the support of Rotary and other civic organizations in Northern Arizona for such a worthwhile project,” said Liz Sweeney, Director of Marketing & Donor Development for Children, Incorporated. “A special thanks goes to C. Ray Carlson, Chair of Youth Entrepreneurship Education of Rotary District 5300 who is helping to teach Navajo youth how to create their own businesses through training and business plan development exercises.”

Part of the initiative includes ongoing technical support during and after the training sessions through local Navajo business owners and business development agencies in an effort to offer encouragement for the new businesses to survive. Through successful business efforts, the program will help Native youth community leaders and business owners while sharing their Native heritage through increased economic ties within their community.

The partnership caught the attention of entrepreneurial expert Jennifer Villalobos and she will be joining the initiative to lead sessions. Villalobos was named “Youth Entrepreneur of the Year 2004″ by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development. The training sessions will focus intensely around the creation and development of individual and family business plans, mentorship support and life-skills education.

Navajo youth in Page, Arizona see few opportunities to succeed with the tribe facing a staggering unemployment rate of 56%. Only 1.7% of privately owned businesses in Arizona are owned by Native entrepreneurs, which has led to a lack of mentorship and support for more home grown Native businesses. The nation-wide unemployment rate for American Indian youth is 15% and the Navajo youth of Page represent the single largest subset of the population at 16.5%.

Faced with very limited economic opportunities and wide-spread alcohol abuse, Native American youth suffer form a suicide rate four to five times higher than the national average. These negative influencing factors often lead to feelings of hopelessness and diminished images of self-worth. Limited opportunities to earn a decent income have created a systemic effect that can destroy individuals, debilitate families and cripple communities for several generations.

This initiative represents the continuing effort of Children, Incorporated to help Native American children find opportunities for improved lives. Children, Incorporated works with public and Native schools and affiliated community partners to implement programs designed to help these children in need. Children, Incorporated’s American Indian Division supports more than 1,617 Native children and young adults throughout Arizona, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and New Mexico.

For additional information about the Native Youth Entrepreneurship Initiative, or to learn about sponsoring a child in need, contact Children, Incorporated Director of Marketing and Donor Development Liz Sweeney at 800.538.5381 or visit www.ChildrenIncorporated.org.

About Children, Incorporated

Children, Incorporated is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Richmond, Virginia that works to improve the lives of children living in poverty through partnerships with orphanages, schools and community centers in the United States and 23 other nations. With donations and sponsorships, Children, Incorporated provides food, clothing, medical care and education to over 17,000 children worldwide. To learn more and find out how you can help, visit Facebook (http://apps.facebook.com/causes/8401).

We’ve been living in economically trying times, but one sector has shown consistent growth: online education. When jobs are going right, left and center in other industries, education remains a growth area, with online education boosting the sector considerably. Jobs in online education, including online tutoring for school-age and adult learners, are growing even as opportunities shrink in other sectors.

It’s not hard to find the principal reasons for this demand for education. With many candidates vying for a reduced number of jobs, the applicant with the best qualifications is going to have a clear edge over their less well-qualified peers. Many people who have lost their jobs have returned to education, either to up skill themselves or boost their CVs or, in some cases, to retrain in other career fields. The role of online education in these trends is clear.

Although distance education has been around a long time, receiving study materials by post, and even working with interactive materials on CD and DVD, has always had its drawbacks. Online education has a variety of huge advantages.

• Instant access for online learners • Interactive learning with online tutors and internet resources • Affordable online tuition due to reduced overheads incurred in online education • Access to online education, no matter where learners or online tutors live. • Access to online tutors at times convenient to all concerned.

Studies have also shown that online education is effective. Some studies suggest that blended education (a mixture of traditional classroom-based teaching and online learning) is more effective than other teaching methods.

The growth of online education has had a significant impact on the job market. That impact has been felt not only in conventional education (K-12 and college) but more widely. Online teaching jobs have been created in a range of areas, including adult education and in the leisure industry. Online teaching jobs have sprung up in subjects as diverse as hobby subjects, foreign language learning and even sports tuition.

The availability of new technologies (including video calling, screen sharing and internet whiteboards, webinars and so on) in the interactive Web 2.0 platform has also created opportunities for teachers, as well as learners. Although online teaching jobs for educators in schools and colleges have mushroomed, the internet has encouraged many people to share their knowledge with others. Not all online learning is qualification-oriented and people with a passion for a subject are able to share their skill and knowledge with others as never before. Some embrace online teaching jobs as a civic or charitable duty, rather than as a career path, though online education today offers new ways for educators to carve out careers in their chosen subject or subjects. Online teaching jobs offer flexible working hours for teachers (including work-at-home mums) that have not conventionally been available. Private tuition, once the province of those able to afford it, is now within the reach of almost anyone with a broadband internet connection.

The expansion of online education and online teaching jobs is in its infancy. As more and more people across the planet get connected to the internet, new opportunities and ways of spreading knowledge are likely to emerge. In addition, people who have embraced existing opportunities and taken up online teaching jobs find it a satisfying, fulfilling and exciting avenue in the world of education. It can only lead to a world in which education is within the reach of anyone in need of tuition or help.

Tutoring Services LLC. offers opportunity of online teaching jobs for tutors, free registration for teachers & tutors, tutoring jobs and home tutoring services. It helps students to find a tutor, online tutoring help, homework help, online education and learning benefits to students of schools, colleges & universities.

New York (PRWEB) March 3, 2009 — Will the Three Little Pigs get swept up in the foreclosure crisis? As if defending their homes against the Big Bad Wolf wasn’t tough enough, now they have to battle a credit crunch?

To help California K-12 teachers cover the current economic crisis in their classrooms, the Council for Economic Education (formerly known as the National Council on Economic Education) is conducting a series of teacher workshops at the California Council for the Social Studies (www.ccss.org, CCSS) Conference at the Ontario Convention Center on Friday, March 6th and Sunday, March 8th.

During the workshops, California teachers will explore print, CD, DVD and web-based lesson plans designed to help them infuse much-needed basic economic and personal finance concepts into their social studies curriculum. Teachers will:

* discover how to tie economic concepts to current events

* find ready-to-use lesson plans that enhance their K-12 economics and personal finance curriculum

* explore strategies and techniques that help them teach economics with confidence

“Today’s economy is undergoing unprecedented changes, from bank bailouts to stimulus packages to globalization, but how is a time-starved teacher supposed to cover it all?” asks Troy D. White, the Council for Economic Education’s Director of Sales and Marketing. “These workshops are a rescue package for teachers: affordable, standards-based lesson plans; time-saving curriculum planning resources; and interactive Web sites that help students hone their 21st Century learning skills. Best of all, these workshops help teachers put the current economic crisis in a context any student can understand.”

For the Little Ones: Teaching Economics in Elementary School

Is it too early to teach economics to elementary school students? Not if Mr. Bill Cooper, a retired social studies teacher from Mira Costa High School, has his way. His workshop, Using Play Dough (http://store.councilforeconed.org/playdougheconomics.html) and the Three Little Pigs to Teach Elementary Economics (http://store.councilforeconed.org/teaching-econ-using-childrens-lit.html), will explore how to combine two ever-popular activities — fairy tales and sticky sculpting clay — to form the ultimate hands-on economics curriculum.

First, teachers discover how Play Dough can transform mundane concepts like opportunity cost, money and bartering into exciting clay creations. Second, teachers analyze how the Three Little Pigs learned the value of natural resources and the meaning of scarcity as they each built their homes. This combination of children’s literature and sculpting clay gives teachers an array of resources that make introducing economics to young students both fun and engaging.

Understanding — and Teaching — Current Economic Events: Teaching Economics in High School

Would you like to Transform Your High School Economics Class into a Capstone Course? With Mr. Cooper at their side, California teachers discover how to use interactive lesson plans to teach hot-button topics like the economic stimulus package. Mr. Cooper will examine four areas of the US economy that play a major role in economic events and decisions.

Economics in US History: Teaching Economics in Middle and High School

During the workshop Understanding Economics in US History (http://store.councilforeconed.org/focus-ushistory.html), Mrs. Kathy Miles, the Council for Economic Education’s Teacher Support Specialist, asks a simple question: “Would you sell yourself into indentured servitude?” The answer will surprise you. Mrs. Miles will explore how economic concepts like choices and benefits drove many into indentured servitude for the hope of a better life in a new, far-flung country.

Teachers will also analyze how other historical economic events, like the Great Depression, can be applied to today’s current economic crisis. Using mystery-based lesson plans and interactive teaching strategies, teachers will develop a solid understanding of must-know concepts like demand, income, money and opportunity cost that will enhance any U.S. history course.

Winning in the Global Economy: Teaching Economics in Middle and High School

No conference is complete without a dose of global economics. In the workshop Competing in a Global Economy: Good Theater vs. Bad Theater, Mr. Cooper will use timely lesson plans to demonstrate how globalization and the new economic stimulus package will impact the US economy. Teachers explore fundamental principles like free trade, comparative advantage and economic development. As an added bonus, teachers will also explore ethical dilemmas using economic reasoning as a tool.

Exhibit Hall

For teachers interested in infusing more economics and personal finance into their curriculum, the Council for Economic Education will preview its latest technology- and print-based materials at booth 308. Booth attendees will also have the opportunity to register to win an iPod shuffle.

Teacher Workshop Schedule at the California Council for the Social Studies Conference (CCSS 2009)

Friday, March 6th

Using Play Dough and the Three Little Pigs to Teach Elementary Economics

Session A

8:30 – 9:30am

Room: 103

Transform Your High School Economics Class into a Capstone Course

Session F

4:15-5:15pm

Room 202AB

Sunday, March 8th

Understanding (and Teaching) Economics in US History

Session P

8:30-9:30am

Room: 107C

Competing in a Global Economy: Good Theater vs. Bad Theater

Session R

11:00-12:00pm

Room: 100B

About the Presenters

Bill Cooper — a retired teacher from Mira Costa High School who has been teaching economics since 1960 and is coordinating Council for Economic Education’s workshops at the California Council for the Social Studies (CCSS) conference. Mr. Cooper is past president of CASET (http://www.ccee.org/about/about.php?id=266&cat_id=6), the California Association of School Economics Teachers and an Economics Teacher of the Year award winner.

Kathy Miles — a former business, economics and English teacher from Lakeview, Oregon, Mrs. Miles is currently a teacher support specialist for the Council for Economic Education. She was a also a DECA Advisor.

About the Council for Economic Education

The Council for Economic Education envisions a world in which people are empowered through economic and financial literacy to make informed and responsible choices throughout their lives as consumers, savers, investors, workers, citizens, and participants in our global economy.

The Council for Economic Education (www.councilforeconed.org) offers comprehensive, best-in-class K-12 economic and personal finance education programs, including the basics of entrepreneurship, consisting of teaching resources across the curriculum, professional development for teachers, and nationally-normed assessment instruments. Each year, the Council’s programs reach more than 150,000 K-12 teachers and over 15 million students in the United States and in more than 30 other countries. These programs are delivered through a diversified system: directly from the Council, through a network of affiliated state Councils and university-based Centers for Economic Education, and through other partner organizations.

Prescott Valley AZ (PRWEB) October 21, 2008 — Northcentral University (www.ncu.edu), an accredited online university and innovator in 100% online higher education, has introduced a Project Management program. Offered 100% online at the master’s and doctoral degree levels in the University’s School of Business and Technology Management (http://www.ncu.edu/academics/business.aspx), the Project Management program will also be available to master’s degree holders as a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (http://www.ncu.edu/academics/cags/cags.aspx) (CAGS).

“At Northcentral University, practicing project professionals can continue their careers as they acquire advanced online higher education, allowing them to advance in their chosen fields through our no residency, 100% accredited online university model,” commented Dr. Clinton Gardner, Northcentral University president.

The online higher education program was developed in direct response to business professionals seeking career-specific advanced education. Business schools nationwide have developed programs in response to this growing professional demand, though 100% online project management programs at the graduate level are rare. As with a number of other professions well-served by NCU, the accredited online university’s 100% no-residency, asynchronous learning model is always accessible to working professionals whose jobs, family, and community involvement limit their ability to attend school.

With the addition of the Project Management program, NCU now offers 17 different specializations through its MBA curriculum. Some of the courses included in the new specialization are Project Procurement Management, Project Monitoring and Control, Earned Value Project Management, and Risk Management.

Northcentral University courses start monthly and the Project Management program (http://pm6000.ncu.edu) is now available for enrollment.

About Northcentral University

Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Prescott Valley, Arizona, Northcentral University (www.NCU.edu) is a private, 100% online higher education institution serving students worldwide. NCU offers bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees as well as certificates of advanced graduate studies in business and technology management, education and psychology.

NCU is regionally accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Chicago, Illinois. NCU’s School of Business and Technology Management was awarded initial accreditation by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), the accrediting body for business schools and programs that have a focus on teaching excellence. For more information about all Northcentral University’s degree and certificate programs, visit www.NCU.edu or call toll free 866-776-0331 .