Kennesaw State University Bagwell College of Education Scholarship Project

03/18/2011

Nothing is more frustrating than reading about an event after the fact. Last night KSU hosted NY Times Pulitzer prize journalist, Nicholas Kristof. He is not only a great writer, but also an eloquent speaker. Take advantage of these events (often at no charge) and broaden your horizons! Set up a Google alert for KSU lectures/events to avoid missing future opportunities. http://www.halftheskymovement.org

Half the Sky lays out an agenda for the world's women and three major abuses: s*x trafficking and forced prostitution; gender-based violence including honor killings and mass r**e; maternal mortality, which needlessly claims one woman a minute.

03/14/2011

Makes me want to be a kid again!

Technology can be an asset to the learning process, if used appropriately. Here are five tips for integrating technology into your child's education.

03/02/2011

Kelly Ashworth graduated top of her class at Kennesaw State University but found her niche at the starting rung on the academic ladder, teaching pre-kindergarten to Georgia 4-year-olds.

02/21/2011

A hot button in the news these days concern teacher unions. Some say they block education reform while other claim the unions can help solve problems.
For all our teacher friends, we would like your perspective on this sticky subject. Please leave your comments! Your perspective will help all of us involved in preparing future teachers understand some of the pressing issues school systems face. Thank you.

A federal conference urging cooperation between school systems and teachers’ unions comes as Republicans in some states are moving to shut unions out of school system policy decisions.

02/03/2011

Buford, GA school system is leasing iPads from Apple for classroom use at a cost of $165,000/year with the option of purchasing the iPads at year's end for one dollar per tablet. The tablets will not replace textbooks, often out of date by the time of delivery.

The blog above, also brings some other advantages iPads offer to enrich the learning environment. Do you think Apple in the classroom is a good idea?

We can’t get the iPad in Canada for a few more weeks, but my school division has already expressed the desire to order several of them in to test in the division. As part of my iPod project, I will be getting one to use in my classroom. Rather than go through the lists of features that the iPad ha

01/25/2011

We love our TRAC! TRAC, located in the Bagwell College of Education, started with materials to fill only three tiny bookcases, according to Director, Diana Poore - and our friend :). This fall TRAC received hundreds more of books, puppets and other materials to fill many, many shelves as a memorial donation from Mrs. Arleen Taffel. Her family also established a scholarship for BCOE students.

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01/17/2011

Congrats to Bagwell Education student, Christina McCauley for so beautifully representing Georgia in the Miss America Pageant! We are so proud of you and look forward to seeing you around campus.

01/06/2011

How much time do you spend on Facebook? And how much info have you accumulated? FB has now made it possible to download all your information. Go to Account Settings, click on "download your information." FB will email you when they have it all assembled. Your profile is ported to your desktop in a folder. Nice!

12/15/2010

Should physical education be optional for grades K-12? http://abcnews.go.com/Health/students-opting-phys-ed-classes-obesity-epidemic/story?id=12393340

Despite a national push by doctors, national organizations and First Lady Michelle Obama, a growing number of schools are allowing students to opt out of physical education classes or take them online by promising to exercise on their own.

12/12/2010

"They may be pricing us out of college," says Joshua Delaney, president of the student body at the University of Georgia. This comment came after Gov.-elect Nathan Deal announced that changes will be made to cut HOPE Scholarship benefits.

The need for scholarships becomes ever more critical as tuition fees increase.

Georgia students and their families can expect to spend more of their own money on college now that lawmakers and Gov.

12/09/2010

We can all remember how important it was to have our financial ducks in order while pursuing our degrees. The KSU students in this video were especially appreciative that scholarships were available to help them over this high hurdle.

See how scholarships impact students at Kennesaw State University