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Earthwatch Institute: Research. Conservation. Education. - Earthwatch Institute promotes sustainable conservation of natural resources and cultural heritage by creating partnerships among scientists, general public, educators, and businesses.
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Education for Sustainability - Profiles and Best Practices - Profiles outline some of the best sustainability initiatives of higher education institutions, both on campuses and in communities. Individual profiles document efforts and accomplishments in community involvement, curriculum change, greening the campus, institutional transformation and sustainability research. Educators, students, administrators and facilities managers can explore this section to learn how to promote sustainability on their campuses.
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ERIC: Resources for Small Schools - ERIC/CRESS acquires and screens (for timeliness, usefulness, clarity, and richness of content) education-related materials, writes detailed descriptions of the selected materials and feeds these descriptions into the computer-searchable bibliographic database; answers requests for information; makes hundreds of resources available in downloadable form; develops and disseminates free publications, low-cost publications,and a free newsletter; conducts workshops.
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Futures For Children - Futures for Children works to improve the well-being of American Indian children. We teach self-help skills and community development strategies in reservation communities, and help mentors from around the country encourage American Indian students to stay and succeed in school.
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Journal of Rural Studies - International and interdisciplinary in scope, the Journal of Rural Studies publishes research articles relating to such rural issues as society, demography, housing, employment, transport, services, land-use, recreation, agriculture and conservation. The journal focuses on those areas encompassing extensive land-use, with small-scale and diffuse settlement patterns and communities linked into the surrounding landscape and milieux.
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Lone Eagle Consulting - This web site is dedicated to those Lone Eagles willing to lend their wings to others, and to those who aspire to become Lone Eagles; motivated self-directed learners and entrepreneurs. We believe everyone must become both learner and teacher, both consumer and producer.
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Mathematics: Perspectives on Indigenous People of North America - This edited volume is one in a series of six focused on teaching mathematics in ways that are culturally responsive. The book addresses both the theory and practice of mathematics instruction for the indigenous peoples of North America. It also addresses the cultural knowledge that mathematics teachers of indigenous students need to have and provides concrete lessons and activities that can serve as examples of culture-based mathematics instruction.
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NAIT - The National Association of Industrial Technology is recognized as the premiere professional association responsible for: The promotion of industrial technology in business, industry, education, and government; The accreditation of industrial technology programs in colleges, universities, and technical institutes; and The certification of industrial technologists and the recognition of their continued professional development.
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NWRL Rural Education - Rural Education is a long standing NWREL program. Because of the rural nature of the five northwest states, rural education was established as an NWREL priority area in 1965. Two-thirds (64%) of the school districts in the region are rural (serving unincorporated areas and towns of less than 2,500) and three-fourths of them are small (enrolling less than 2,500 students). Nearly two in five (38%) of the 4,544 school buildings in the region. serve 321,000 rural students
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Pulling Together - R&D Resources for Rural Schools - Graphs and statistics with the latest information, on significant barriers faced by rural schools. Reports on effective classroom instruction, best practices for data-driven school improvement, and suggestions for teaching to a diverse student body, implementing effective school improvement plans, and upgrading technology. Links to federal agencies and other organizations dedicated to improving rural school conditions.
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