I was browsing an educational website today and came across this study done by Educational Testing Services(ETS) complete with a video presentation. It is excellent and well worth a look. They've done some compelling work to back up my argument for a move toward a national education system!
(Click on the title to see the video.)
This blog began with my librarian journey in 2008.It’s named for my disheveled barnyard in Radnor, PA.Our fixer-upper is an old carriage house with barns that was converted into a home.My husband placed a blue tarp on the worst of the roofs and claims he is going to take time off to work on it.My neighbors often ask when rehab will begin.So far it's been 5 years...Only 10mi from Philly, I’m amazed at the wildlife our barn attracts—bats, owls, raccoons, skunks, foxes, deer, and insects galore.
Photos of The Suburban Barnyard
About Me
- Melissa Singleton Josef, MLIS
- Melissa Singleton Josef is an MLIS K-12 certified teacher librarian and author of The Suburban Barnyard as well as an environmental education resource blog called The Green Room. She is passionate about education and information literacy in all of its evolving formats as well as good old traditional love of reading. She is eclectic in her interests from science to art and graduated from the University of Delaware in 1991 with an undergraduate BAAS degree majoring in English/Business and Technical Writing and minoring in Fine Arts. She has traveled throughout Asia and the Pacific Islands, the Caribbean, and Europe and speaks both French and Japanese. She is currently in search of a full-time teaching position and spends her time writing novels, children's books, blogging, job searching, and substitute teaching PT in all teaching positions K-12.
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Green resources For teachers from books to DVDs to the web -- a work in progress. Contributions and suggestions are welcome!!!
