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AAM Electronic Newsletter
Published by An Adventure of the American Mind at Mars Hill College
Vol. 8 Issue 23 - March 9, 2007
Living Vignettes of Women in the Past
Women in History, a nonprofit entity dedicated to educating the world about notable U.S. women, has a fantastic long list of links to bios and photos of famous ladies. Included are:
And many, many others! Click on http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/figures.htm to access the list.
Teaching with Primary Sources: Women in the Workforce
From Colonial Williamsburg, these two links show us that women's work went far beyond home and hearth, even in the 18th century. The first one uses a number of primary sources and discussion questions to look at historical events and cultural shifts.
http://www.history.org/History/teaching/enewsletter/volume5/march07/teachstrategy.cfm
You can learn more about women in non-traditional professions (working in metals or wood) in the following article. http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/Spring04/women.cfm
How to Do Research
From the Kentucky Virtual Library, here is an interactive look at the Big 6 model. Great graphics makes this fun to use for kids of all ages.
http://www.kyvl.org/html/kids/homebase.html
Gardening at School
If spring makes you want to dig in the dirt and your students want to spend more time outside, maybe it's time to work on the school or classroom garden. In big or little ways, your students can learn about nature and food and life. Here are a few links.
Kid's Gardening would like to see a garden at every school. They can help you get started. There are lots of classroom projects too. http://www.kidsgardening.com/School/searchform.asp
School Garden Wizard has been created for America's K-12 school community through a partnership between the United States Botanic Garden and Chicago Botanic Garden. Great planning tools at http://www.schoolgardenwizard.org/
The Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, CA has a great page of resources.
http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/how_res.html
Easy as Pie - This article from Edutopia focuses on a farm that has partnered with a school. Their focus - Pie! Grains for the crust, chickens for eggs, fruit and veggies for fillings. Read more about it at http://www.edutopia.org/1816
Recovering Deleted Files
We all know the moment of panic. One wrong mouse click and your document is gone. Just gone. Bob Rankin might be able to help you find it.
http://askbobrankin.com/recover_deleted_files.htm
Mind Games
Keeping our brains active can help fight off some of the ravages of aging. Scientists suggest that the daily crossword can help.
http://www.collegiatetimes.com/news/3/ARTICLE/8551/2007-02-21.html
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