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Artists in School on display

Grade five students from E.E. Oliver school were allow to tour their projects June 18, at the Fine Arts Centre before the Artists at School project wraps up. The hard work of the students were on display from June 16 through to the 21. Pictured above, Miranda Giesbrecht and Marcy Osowetski check out some of the work done by fellow students. On display were drawing, water colour paintings, clay mouldings, dioramas, and maquettes made by participating students. Around 230 students in Grades four, five and six from St. Thomas More and EE Oliver The goal of the project is to get student to be more creativity and passionate about art while developing skills. The project is intended to help enhance the current curriculum. Both Constance Davidson and Eilene Coristine were the instructors for this years Artists at School.

Students Who Use 'Clickers' Score Better on Physics Tests

Hand-held electronic devices called clickers are helping college students learn physics, according to a series of research studies. Ohio State University students who used the devices to answer multiple-choice questions during physics lectures earned final examination scores that were around 10 percent higher--the equivalent of a fullletter grade--than students who didn't. Full story

Taiwanese students teach robot-assembling skills in Finland

Taiwan's robotic science educational seed teachers are proving to be a hit at this year's International Science Fair in Finland. Thirty students from Taiwan have provided instruction to students from a number of nations on how to make and assemble robots. Their performance amazed many on the scene. As such, Finland's technology innovation bureau extended an invitation to 10 students from Taiwan to spend one summer month touring their nation to teach people about robots. Chien You-lin, a student at Pacific American School in Hsinchu, said that if time permits, he would be willing to go.

Helping Some Students May Harm High Achievers

palegray.net writes "According to a new study performed by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Washington, increased emphasis on helping students with a history of lower academic achievement results in lower performance for high achievers. This trend appears to be related to the No Child Left Behind Act. Essentially, programs designed to devote a large number of resources to assisting students who are deemed to be 'significantly behind' leave little room for encouraging continued academic growth for higher-performing students."

Lunar Art

NASA recently invited college and high school students to submit artwork for a contest on the theme "Life and Work on the Moon." NASA encouraged students to form inter-disciplinary teams, so that art and humanities students could collaborate with science and engineering students, "to produce the most well-informed art work possible." NASA just announced the winners of the contest. The first place submission is above, and is called Traffic Jam, by Justin Burns, a sophomore at the University of Memphis.

Handhelds: Getting Mobile

How can children lead productive and satisfying lives in the 21st century if in school we are having them use technology from the 20th century? The hallmark of the 21st century global workplace is the computer. According to a recent Pew Internet and American Life Project study, "The Digital Disconnect: The Widening Gap between Internet-Savvy Students and Their Schools," students spend 27 hours a week online at home and an average of 15 minutes a week at school. Students are not using computers to any appreciable degree in school because district leaders are not providing computers to students to any appreciable degree.

Students Blog from Amazon Jungle

A group of University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Engineering and Public Health students has arrived in South America to build drinking-water wells and work on reducing water-related illness and death. The project is a partnership between students at UAB’s schools of Engineering and Public Health, and the UAB chapter of the nonprofit group Engineers Without Borders.

Students Condemn U.S.-Style Copyright Legislation

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 12, 2008) - The new copyright bill introduced this morning by federal Industry Minister Jim Prentice will make it harder for students to get access to copyrighted material for study and artistic creation, says the Canadian Federation of Students.

Students practise physical skills for Lu opera

Students practise physical skills for Lu opera at an art school in Hefei, Anhui province July 22, 2008. About 38 students, aged 10 to 20, receive musical and physical training at the school for Lu opera, a traditional folk opera of Anhui, local media reported. [Agencies]

Students' Work Selected for VSA arts' Online Literary Journal

PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- VSA arts announced today six young writers whose short stories and poems have been chosen for its online literary journal, "Infinite Difference." The journal is part of VSA arts' Writing Project and showcases the creative works from middle and high school students living with disability. This year's theme was "Encounter" -- the students wrote about an experience they had with a person or group different from themselves, or about a fictional character.

Students' Work Selected for VSA arts' Online Literary Journal

WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- VSA arts announced today six young writers whose short stories and poems have been chosen for its online literary journal, "Infinite Difference." The journal is part of VSA arts' Writing Project and showcases the creative works from middle and high school students living with disability. This year's theme was "Encounter" -- the students wrote about an experience they had with a person or group different from themselves, or about a fictional character.

Drexel students create mind control video game

Imagine a video game that you can control, with your mind! It’s being created by students at Drexel University. They call the game Lazy Brains, and it uses a neuro-imaging device that’s placed on the player’s forehead. The device is capable of reading your brain signals, allowing you to actually think your way through the video game. The neuro-imaging device is currently being used by doctors to test anesthesia awareness in patients, but six students at Drexel thought of interfacing the device with a computer.

High school students explore intersection of art and science

The Sci | Art Nano Lab Summer Institute — a joint venture between UCLA's Art | Sci Center and the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) — welcomes more than 60 participating high school students for its inaugural summer session this week. The program was created to introduce high school students to the various intersections of art and science and to show the creative side of scientific innovation.

University Makes Students Take Copyright Quiz To Get Timed Access To P2P

Broadband Reports points us to a rather unique attempt by Missouri University of Science & Technology to deal with the fact that the RIAA/MPAA are upset with students at the university for using file sharing apps. It's using traffic shaping apps to block access to P2P systems... but, it will give students timed access if they first successfully complete a quiz about copyright issues. You need to get a perfect score (or no BitTorrent for you!) and you get six hours, which they hope you're now using for legal file sharing (though, they don't check). If you want more time, you need to ace the quiz again (the questions change). You can get up to 8 "passes" per month.

Napster in music download service for students

Ohio University is in discussions with Napster to supply an online music downloading service to students at a reduced rate. Current proposals include a $3 monthly charge in return for access to the Napster catalogue that contains around 600,000 tracks. Students could be offered with unlimited downloads but would be forced to fork out a $0.99 charge on any tracks or $9.95 for an album that is burnt to a CD or MP3 player. MusicNet are currently operating a similar two-month pilot scheme at Yale University.

Europe offers young scientists astronaut experience [Date: 2008-07-03] The European Space Agency is giving graduate students the opportunity to take their experiments to new heights. Under the program... read more

The European Space Agency is giving graduate students the opportunity to take their experiments to new heights. Under the programme 'Fly Your Thesis! - An Astronaut Experience', Master's or PhD thesis students will fly their experiments in microgravity. The ESA's Education Office says interested parties have until 31 August 2008 to submit their proposals.

Students plan solar marathon FOUR students are to make the first-ever solar-powered journey from Land's End to John o' Groats.

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Photo lab offers for students With photography students around the UK preparing their final exhibitions, we round up the best of the pro lab special offers Read more...

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University of Wolverhampton: Students reach finals of video game contest A team of University of Wolverhampton students are designing a new video game for a popular console as part of a national competition.

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California Check Cashing Stores and NetSpend Offer Personal Finance Program

Northern California High School Students Given Opportunity to Learn How to Manage Money OAKLAND, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to promote financial literacy among high school students, California Check Cashing Stores and NetSpend Corporation, one of the leading providers of prepaid solutions in the United States, are teaming up to offer a one-hour program on the basics of personal finance to northern California high school students. California Check Cashing Stores offers alternative banking services to the unbanked and underbanked populations of Northern California by providing check cashing, payroll advance, money orders, bill payment and other services. California Check Cashing course leaders have presented the program to high school economics and American government classes in San Jose, Sacramento and East Bay.

California Check Cashing Stores and NetSpend Offer Personal Finance Program

Northern California High School Students Given Opportunity to Learn How to Manage Money OAKLAND, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to promote financial literacy among high school students, California Check Cashing Stores and NetSpend Corporation, one of the leading providers of prepaid solutions in the United States, are teaming up to offer a one-hour program on the basics of personal finance to northern California high school students. California Check Cashing Stores offers alternative banking services to the unbanked and underbanked populations of Northern California by providing check cashing, payroll advance, money orders, bill payment and other services. California Check Cashing course leaders have presented the program to high school economics and American government classes in San Jose, Sacramento and East Bay.

ACP Workshop Exhibition

Each term the ACP Workshop offers courses for hundreds of students from beginners undertaking Camera Craft classes to advanced students specialising in areas such as portraiture or architecture and seasoned photographers developing their professional practice taking courses including website design and portfolio development. The ACP Workshop student exhibition is a great opportunity for new students and photography enthusiasts to meet the Workshop team, tour our facilities and enjoy the works produced in this stimulating and vibrant photographic community.

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