A posting of news of interest to CCT students, alums, faculty, and associates. Please send items (2-3 lines please) for future postings. Please contact the CCT office (cct@umb.edu, 617-287-6520) if you want to be removed from the address list for announcements, inform us about duplicate mailings, or suggest someone to add to the mailing list. For news from previous years, see 2001-2, 2000-1 and 1999-2000 compilations.
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CCT Headlines, 25 April, 2003
News about the CCT Program, Upcoming Events, News from the CCT community, Opportunities, and Food for Thought
NEWS ABOUT THE CCT PROGRAM
1. Positive 7-year review of CCT, CCT faculty response, and beyond
2. CCT course schedule for summer 2003- spring 2004. Pre-registration for fall in May.
3. New Department of Education regulations for teachers seeking licensure and adjustments to CCT Program
UPCOMING EVENTS
4. Field trip to the Statehouse Tues. Apr. 29 4/29 in support of public higher ed.
4a. Leonel Fernndez, former president of the Dominican Republic, on campus Tuesday April 29th
4b. Presentations of graduating CCT students' synthesis projects, Apr 30 & May 6, 7, 14, filesopenhouse03.html
5. "The Discourse Of Cultural Difference: Opportunities And Dangers," THURS., MAY 1
6. War on Terrorism or Assault on Human Rights? SATURDAY MAY 3RD
7. May 7th benefit, "Inferno," for MassArt library.
8. CCT Invention course E-Teams present their inventions on Thurs, May 8, 4-6:30 PM, S-4-64.
9. Education for a Sustainable Future (interactive conference), May 17, 2003
10. International Association of Facilitators Conference 2003 Ottawa, June 19-22
11. Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences Conference in Boston Aug 8-10
NEWS FROM CCT COMMUNITY
12. Suzanne Clark presented work based on her synthesis at Berklee College of Music
13. CW Consulting Group launched Web presence for The Human Resources Consortium
14. Action research on diversity in CCT Program
15. Ben Schwendener featured in the Phoenix
16. Peter Taylor spoke at a Boston Colloquium for the Philosophy of Science
17. Lori Kent art exhibition in New Orleans.
18. CCT faculty and students involved in Education for Sustainability curiculumm development at UMass
18a. Luanne Witkowski recognized at Student leadership reception.
OPPORTUNITIES
19. Teaching position of Spanish or Spanish and Latin
20. NY Arts Magazine is seeking submissions
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
21. Appreciative Inquiry
22. The Cost Of Teacher Turnover
23. Bill Cosby on education
24. A two year old on the role of adults.
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CCT News, 25 April, 2003
NEWS ABOUT THE CCT PROGRAM
1. 7-year ("AQUAD") review of CCT: The Review Committee "found that the CCT Program is providing high quality and innovative education to non-traditional students who are unlikely to find substitute degree programs at UMB." The Committee strongly recommended "that a relatively small amount of resources be invested in this program to ensure that UMB can continue to provide the leadership in innovative multi- and inter-disciplinary pedagogy represented by this Program." (See filesaquad02review.doc for the full review). The CCT faculty recognizes, however, that this AQUAD review comes in times of budget constraints and turnover in academic leadership and, therefore, structured their response to the Committee's report so as to focus attention on priorities and possibilities for action (filesaquad02response.doc). First priority was restoration of two kinds of support so the Program can fulfill its basic responsibilities: a) restoration of the second full-time faculty position. Even with two full-time positions the overall resource level per student-FTE served by CCT would still be low compared with other Graduate Programs; and b) regularize the governance of the Program under a formally recognized Graduate Program Director. It seems that this will not be possible within the Graduate College of Education. Indeed, the Review Committee recommended moving the home of the Program. "Prime possibilities include placing the CCT Program in either the Departments of Philosophy or Psychology, the originators of the program, thereby leveraging existing relationships with faculty in these departments and sharing the costs of clerical support for the Program." The CCT faculty at this time leans towards Psychology as CCT's home department for reasons summarized in their response.
The next step, which may happen very soon, is that the Graduate Dean and the Dean of the College of Ed. send their recommendations to the Provost, Paul Fonteyn. Luanne Witkowski (hellolew@massart.edu) is compiling copies of any letters students and alums send letters to the Provost at this time expressing their views about the Review Committee's recommendations for support for the Program's future.
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2. The provisional CCT course schedule for summer 2003 through spring 2004 is now linked to the new CCT website, http://www.cct.umb.edu. Initial registration takes place during May.
Take note that CrCrTh611 will be Nina's Problem-based learning course, and CrCrTh 697 is a new course, "Research and Writing for Reflective Practice." This course will eventually become an alternate requirement for the Program, allowing the Practicum to become more of a course in which students, with supervision, pilot their ideas in some real world setting. Until the new options are formalized, students can petition to take CrCrTh 697 in place of either Phil 501, Psych 650, or CrCrTh 698. Contact peter.taylor@umb.edu for advice.
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3. New Department of Education regulations for teachers seeking licensure, effective October 2003, center around requirements that half of the credits taken have to be in the academic disciplines related to the license sought. The best source for advice on these changes is the MTA website or the DoE website, http://www.doe.mass.edu/educators/ Minor changes in the CCT certificate and an additional 36 credit track in Master's degree are working their way through the UMass approval system. After that the certificate and Master's have to be submitted (along with other Umass education degrees) for DoE approval. Contact peter.taylor@umb.edu for advice.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
4. Field trip to the Statehouse Tues. April 29 4/29 in support of public higher ed. 9 am on the field opposite the bus stop at Umass or 11am at Beacon hill. More Info 617-287-6295.
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4a. Reception honoring Dr. Leonel Fernndez, former president of the Dominican Republic, Tuesday April 29th at 5pm in the Chancellor's Conference Room, which follows a presentation at 3:00 PM in the Learning Center, Healy Library on "The Challenges to Democracy in Latin America"
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4b. CCT Open House. Presentations of graduating CCT students' synthesis projects by Witkowski, Barton, Hammond, Forgues, and one more TBA. filesopenhouse03.html Apr 30, 4.30-8, Sci-4-064. Additional presentations May 6 (McC 2-421 6.45pm), 7 & 14 (McC 4-603, 4-6.30pm).
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5. "THE DISCOURSE OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCE: OPPORTUNITIES AND DANGERS," Forum of the Center for the Improvement of Teaching, THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2:30-4:00 P.M., Wheatley 6-047.
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6. War on Terrorism or Assault on Human Rights? Civil Liberties, Homeland Security and Democracy in the Post 9/11 World. SATURDAY MAY 3RD, 9am - 5pm Ryan Lounge, McCormack Building, 3rd Floor.
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7. May 7th benefit, "Inferno," for MassArt library involving poet Robert Pinsky, artist Michael Mazur, and scores of students. Followed by barbecue from 7:30 to 10pm and demonstration of casting molten iron at 9pm. Student and alumni art will be on sale until 8pm. Info or tickets; http://www.massart.edu/pinsky or 617-879-7102. (CCT student Paul Dobbs is director of the library at Massart.)
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8. CCT Invention course E-Teams will present their inventions on Thursday, May 8, 4-6:30 PM, S-4-64. All three mentors, plus three invited guests (two of the judges from the National Invention Contest and one of the Woburn scientists) will be on hand to respond to the team presentations. If you can make it, we'd enjoy having you with us!
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9. Education for a Sustainable Future (interactive conference on environmental research and science education), May 17, 2003, 8:15a.m. - 2:00p.m, MIT, Stratton Student Center, 84 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. http://lfee.mit.edu/programs/cpsi/registration or contact Amanda Graham at agraham@mit.edu.
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10. International Association of Facilitators Conference 2003 Ottawa, June 19-22, offers stimulating training opportunities, creative expression, and REAL WORLD tools you can take back to your facilitation work. A time for renewal of self, for recharging our professional and personal batteries, and building lasting relationships. http://www.iaf-world.org
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11. Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences 13th Annual International Conference Boston Aug 8-10. This year's focus is Big Questions, Tough Problems. http://www.societyforchaostheory.org
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NEWS FROM CCT COMMUNITY
12. Recent CCT graduate Suzanne Clark presented work based on her synthesis to faculty and administrators at Berklee College of Music in February, 2003. Participants were very enthusiastic about the content and appreciated the experiential learning and sharing that took place. Entitled "Fanning the Internal Creative Flame", this seminar will be a prototype for future seminars that will explore healthy and sustainable creative musical engagement.
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13. 1999 CCT grad. Catherine Weber as founder of CW Consulting Group (http://www.cwcg.com) launched "the first Web presence for The Human Resources Consortium (HRC), a Wellesley-based human resources and organizational development consulting consortium that provides small and mid-sized companies with links to the wide array of highly specialized expert independent consulting services."
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14. On March 3rd, students in CCT693 presented the results of a month-long action research unit in which they were asked to research and formulate changes that might enhance diversity in CCT. (It should be noted that the minority % in CCT is on par with other grad. programs and that students were free to address other forms of diversity -- age, professions, background...) Final reports will be collated, but, more importantly, several students are planning to follow through on proposals they made. Stay tuned for news in the future.
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15. CCT part-time faculty member, Ben Schwendener, was featured in the Phoenix in March.
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16. CCT faculty member, Peter Taylor, spoke at a Boston Colloquium for the Philosophy of Science, "From Practice to Engagement: Science Studies Addresses Heterogeneous Complexity."
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17. CCT alum Lori Kent has an exhibition, "The Lives of Trees" at Peligro, 305 Decatur St., New Orleans.
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18. CCT faculty and students Taylor, Millman, Witkowski and Puma have been involved in Education for Sustainability curiculum development workshops this spring at Umass. filesefsga.html
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18a. Luanne Witkowski was recognized at a Student leadership reception on April 22.
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OPPORTUNITIES
19. CCT alum Tim Eagan sends word of a teaching position of Spanish or Spanish and Latin at Bigelow Middle School, Newton. Send him a cover letter and resume: tim_eagan@newton.mec.edu
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20. NY Arts Magazine is seeking submissions for upcoming issues of the publication. A range of topics will be considered -- local, national or international group exhibitions, issues in contemporary art, or reviews of the visual arts, music, fashion and other cultural happenings. Contact: Lori Kent, Managing Editor at lorinyarts@hotmail.com. http://www.nyartsmagazine.com.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
21. Forwarded from http://www.aed.org by Tim Laux, former student in CCT601 (last heard from in Armenia).
APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
Core concepts of appreciative inquiry:
1. Image and action are linked (the placebo effect, positive self talk).
2. Organizations move in the direction of the questions they ask.
3. Organizations have something they value about their past.
4. Organizations are not fixed: people create organizations and people can change them.
5. Building appreciative skills is a key leadership role. An effective leader keeps the eyes and minds of members of the group on its dream/vision for a better future.
Appreciative inquiry uses a 4-D cycle: Discover, Dream, Design, Deliver
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22. THE COST OF TEACHER TURNOVER
What does it cost school districts to replace teachers leaving the
profession? A new study of teacher turnover in Texas estimates that once
all the elements of wages, benefits, organizational costs related to
termination, recruitment and hiring, substitute salaries, learning curve
loss, and training are added up, it costs $56,115 to replace a teacher who
leaves the system.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/researchbrief/volume1/v1n8.html
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23. BILL COSBY IS CHANGING THE FACE OF EDUCATION
Funny thing about Bill Cosby: He's as passionate about education as he is
about comedy. "Teachers should make a least a dollar more than police officers!" http://www.aarp.org/nrta/Articles/a2003-02-14-billcosby
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24. A two year old relative of Peter Taylor's responded to her great uncle's query about something or other: "I don't know that. You're the one who should know that. You're the adult."
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CCT Headlines, 14 February, 2003
News, Upcoming Events and Opportunities
1. Successful site visit for 7-year review of CCT
2. CCT course scehdule for 2003-4
3. Wadsworth Psychology lecture series Feb. 19th, 2003.
4. Join the CCT Invention Class on Feb. 20th for exciting, unique guests!
5. Facing History and Ourselves group invites participants to discuss racism, prejudice and anti-Semitism.
6. Constance Cook's folk duo presents a workshop at the New England Folk Festival in April.
7. New England Cognitive Center in Hartford presents Saturday Seminars/ Workshops:
8. Fall 2003 NEBHE Science Network to link professionals with students of color
9. Amazon Rainforest workshop led by Environmental Expeditions - July, 2003.
10. Applications for the Excellence In Teaching Cabinet grants
11. Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life project inviting teachers to apply.
12. Opportunity to apply for an NEA foundation Innovation and Learning Leadership grants.
13. The Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology Ed. and Einstein Fellowship program.
14. Summer Science Program for HS students interested in astronomy.
15. Globe article on Adjunct Faculty Union Campaign at Emerson College.
16. Ben Schwendener and Marc Rossi performed at N.E. Conservatory to celebrate their June album release, Living Geometry (Gravity).
17. NY Times article concerning the possibility of schools ending the year early to cut costs.
18. NY Times editorial concerning education reform being "left behind" by the current administration.
19. "Handbook of Innovation" info.
20. PublicConversations.org launches NEW GROUND FORUM website.
21. Check out The Onion online for news and a good laugh in these serious pre-war times.
22. Ever Wonder thoughts on life.
23. Children's Science Exam Questions.
CCT News, 14 February, 2003
1. On Jan. 30 & 31, the site visit occured for the 7-year ("AQUAD") review of the CCT Program (see self-study filesaquad02report.pdf or without attachments & live links, filesaquad02report.doc). The reviewers seemed very impressed by the Program. Thanks for all who participated during the two days. The reviwers' report is expected soon.
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2. The provisional CCT course schedule for 2003-4 is now linked to the CCT website, http://www.cct.umb.edu.
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3. The Wadsworth Psychology Lecture Series invites you to join them on Feb. 19, 2003 for a lecture entitled: Teaching for Successful Intelligence, by Robert Sternberg, director, Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies and Expertise, Yale Univ. Bob will discuss how the model of successful intelligence can be applied to teaching in psych- ology and will present data showing that such teaching improves students perfor- mance. To register for event, please send an email to: ilana.sims@wadsworth.com.
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4. CCT Invention class on Feb. 20th welcomes some exciting, unique guests! Please feel free to come and check it out. Anyone interested can meet 4-6:30 on the 20th in the McCormack building, second floor, room 209, UMass Boston campus. You can get more details from ngreenwald@attbi.com - see you there!
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5. Facing History and Ourselves invites you to participate in an online forum with four internationally renowned observers of how individuals, communities and nations seek justice in the aftermath of genocide. The forum will take place between Feb. 20th and March 7th, 2003. http://www.facinghistory.org/justice.
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6. Constance Cook's folk duo, "Little Blue Heron" (LBH) will present a workshop in Appalachian styles at the New England Folk Festival, in Natick, MA, April 25-27, 2003 (workshop April 26, 11am ). LBH is also giving a benefit concert at the Angelo Elementary School in Brockton, MA on Friday, February 28, 2003, 7PM. Info and directions at http://littleblueheron.iuma.com.
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7. New England Cognitive Center in Hartford presents Saturday Seminars/ Workshops: CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING on 2/15 and "The Creativity Salon on 3/29. http://www.cognitivecenter.org/ProgramsFrame.html
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8. Fall 2003 NEBHE Science Network at MIT has chosen Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003 as the date for their day-long meeting. The Science Network links professionals with over 400 students of color at the high school, college and graduate levels to inspire and encourage them toward a successful and rewarding career in science, technology, mathematics or engineering. http://www.nebhe.org/sciencenetwork.html.
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9. Scholarships for AMAZON RAINFOREST WORKSHOP available. Enter to win a scholarship to attend the Amazon Rainforest Workshop July 7-16, 2003, offered by TRAVEL2LEARN. Join biologists and scientists from around the country on this Amazing trip. Deadline to apply is March 8, 2003. Please see http://www.TRAVEL2 LEARN.com for info and application.
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10. Applications are due March 15, 2003 for the Excellence In Teaching Cabinet grants from Curriculum Associates, an educational materials publisher based in North Billerica, MA. Three $1,000 grants will be awarded to K-8 teachers who demonstrate creative and effective teaching practices. http://www.curriculumassociates.com/.
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11. The Research and Education: Volcanoes, Exploration and Life (REVEL) project is inviting highly-motivated 7-12 grade science teachers who want to bring cutting-edge earth and ocean research into their classrooms to apply to the program. Applications for the 2003 REVEL sea-going season are available at http://www.ocean.washington. edu/outreach/revel/ and must be postmarked by 28 March, 2003.
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12. Check out http://www.nfie.org/programs/howtoapply.htm to apply for Innovation grants and Learning & Leadership grants given by the NEA Foundation. The NEA provides $1,000-$3,000 grants to teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff in public schools, colleges and universities for the purpose of engaging in high-quality professional development or implementing innovative ideas that raise student achievement.
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13. The Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology Education has been authorized to assist in the administration of the Einstein Fellowship program. In coordination with the Department of Energy- Office of Science, the Triangle Coalition handles the recruitment of teachers, the application process, the selection process, and the placement and orientation of the Fellows. http://www.scied.science.doe.gov.
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14. Working with HS students with an interest in astronomy? Check out http://www.summerscience.org/admissions/index.php. It's for a competitive Summer Science Program, where 60 HS students nationwide will be selected to participate for a few weeks in actual astronomy research. If you have interested students, please have them fill out a free application at the above site.
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15. Almost two years after part-time teachers at Emerson College in Boston voted to establish a labor union - the first of its kind at a private college in New England - they are still without a contract. The story ran on page B9 of the Boston Globe on 2/2/2003, http://www.boston.com/globe/search.
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16. On Thursday, Jan. 30th, CCT instructor Ben Schwendener and Marc Rossi performed at the New England Conservatory. The two played selections from their ground- breaking new release, Living Geometry (Gravity), an amazing album documenting the duo's unique melodic and harmonic language. In September, AllAboutJazz Modern Jazz Editor Glenn Astarita chose Living Geometry as his pick of the month, calling the disc a "very special endeavor, marked by the contrasting tonalities of their grand pianos and mutual comprehension of what needed to be accomplished." Learn more about Living Geometry and about upcoming performances at : gravityarts.org.
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17. January 12 New York Times article by Sam Dillon discusses the possibility of schools ending their year early to cut costs. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/national/12CLAS.html.
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18. February 8, 2003 NY Times lead editorial entitled: "Education Reform Left Behind" questions what has happened to the education reform we need so badly right now. So many education reform plans have started out with high ideals and strict standards, then fallen apart after a year or two of oratory and good intentions. http://www.nytimes.com/search and from there enter in the date etc..
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19. Contact Matthew Jans (Matthew.Jans@umb.edu) to find out more about the "Handbook of Innovation" he recently received notice of.
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20. Publicconversations.org has just launched the NEW GROUND FORUM on their website. The goal of the Forum is to foster constructive and rhetoric-free dialogue about abortion-related issues. You are invited to add your voice to the conversation at publicconversations.org.
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21. This just in from The Onion, a satirical magazine online at www.theonion.com: BISMARCK, ND - The stage was set for another international showdown Monday, When chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix confirmed that the remote, isolationist state of North Dakota is in possession of a large stockpile of nuclear missiles
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22. EVER WONDER
why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?
why you don't ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
why "abbreviated" is such a long word?
why doctors call what they do "practice"?
why you have to click "Start" to stop Windows 98?
why lemon juice is made with artificial, while dishwashing liquid is
made with real lemons?
why the man who invests all your money is called a broker?
why there isn't mouse-flavored cat food?
who tastes dog food when it has a "new and improved" flavor?
why Noah didn't swat those two mosquitoes?
why they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
why they don't make the whole plane out of the material used for the
indestruct- able black box?
why sheep don't shrink when it rains?
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23. Childrens Science Exam Answers (received by email claiming these are real answers given by children).
Q. Name the four seasons. A. Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.
Q. Explain one of the processes by which water can be made safe to drink. A. Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants Like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.
Q. How is dew formed? A. The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.
Q. How can you delay milk turning sour? A. Keep it in the cow.
Q. What causes the tides in the oceans? A. The tides are in a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature hates a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight.
Q. What are steroids? A. Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.
Q. What happens to your body as you age? A. When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.
Q. What happened to a boy when he reaches puberty? A. He says goodbye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.
Q. Name the major disease associated with cigarettes. A. Premature death.
Q. How are the main parts of the body categorized? (e.g., abdomen) A. The body is consisted into three parts - the branium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The branium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains
the five bowels, A, E, I, O and U.
Q. What is the fibula? A. A small lie.
Q. What does "varicose" mean? A. Nearby.
Q. Give the meaning of the term "Caesarean Section". A. The Caesarean Section is a district in Rome.
Q. What does the word "benign" mean?
A. Benign is what you will be after you be eight.
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CCT Headlines, 18 January, 2003
News, Upcoming Events and Opportunities
0a. 7-year ("AQUAD") review of the CCT Program (self-study available now & site visit Jan 30-31)
0b. Spring Classes start, January 27th. Room available in several CCT electives.
0c. New student orientation and community gathering, Friday Jan. 31st., 4.30-7.15pm.
0d. Congrats to December graduates and new admits.
1. Science and engineering Saturday Seminars at UMASS, Amherst - Spring 2003
2. Call for papers- Why We Write: The Politics and History of Writing for Social Change Conference.
3. Summer 2003 National Endowment For The Humanities Seminars and Institutes for School Teachers.
4. Recent initiatives and workshops of the Public Conversations Project.
5. Mary Canning holds benefit for her film Ahavat Yisreal.
6. Museum of the Earth has an open position for Educational Programs Manager.
7. The MacArthur Foundation invites proposals relating to technological change, global security and sustainability.
8. Problem-based Learning (PBL) featured article in this month's NEA Advocate.
9. Barbara Huscher to be keynote speaker at Bush's next HIV/AIDS Council Meeting.
10. UMASS, Boston's new Sexual Harassment pamphlet.
11. 25th Annual Graduate Philosophy Conference at University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign.
12. Paul Dobbs co-produces giant-marionette opera on First Night.
13. UMASS, Boston Center for Improvement of Teaching announces its annual conference.
14. Tenth International Literacy and Education Research Network Conference on Learning at the University of London in July 2003.
15. New report from the Gerontology Institute at UMASS, Boston.
16. Improvements made to the Science Studies graduate program at University California at San Diego.
17. 16th Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education - May 2003 in San Francisco.
18. White Men Challenging Racism, a new book of personal narratives by Cooper Thompson.
19. 54th Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences in Arlington, Virginia, March 2003.
20. CCT Quote
CCT News, 18 January 2003
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Apologies for delay and if some of the information is now out of date.
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0a. 7-year ("AQUAD") review of the CCT Program is underway. The self-study can be read or downloaded from filesaquad02report.pdf (or without attachments & live links, .../aquad02report.doc). Comments, endorsements, supplements welcome.
The site visit by external and internal reviewers will happen on afternoon of Jan 30th & all day Jan 31st. Students are encouraged to attend a meeting on 3-4pm Thursday with the reviewers. Students and graduates are encouraged to attend the community gathering on Friday, at least from 5.30 onwards when the reviewers may drop in.
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0b. Classes start, January 27th. Room available in several electives: CCT645, Biology in Society, CCT627, Anti-racist & Multicultural ed, CCT612, Invention & Innovation, CCT652, Children & Science. Please consider shifting from required courses to electives if you have flexibility. Up to date information about times, classrooms, and instructors at filesspring03.html.
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0c. If you are a new student or missed the new student orientation last year, please come to the Community gathering/ new student orientation Friday 31st, between 4.30 & 7.15 (or sometime in that window). Other students & graduates welcome. Graduate Student Lounge, 4th Floor Wheatley (at far end of long corridor).
Goals: Connect faces, voices, names, and personalities; Initiate informal mentoring and networking among new students, more experienced students, and graduates; Share and experience ways to put critical and creative thinking into practice in schools, workplaces, and other settings; Build community around CCT to support students and faculty
See filesorientation03.html for provisional program.
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0d. Congrats to December graduates, Danielle Shylit and Susan Butler, who presented their syntheses about writing fiction on a snowy December day.
Congrats to new admits for the spring: Charles Rauscher, Matthew A. Puma, Andrea Brenner, Pin-Yu Chen, David Rudewick, Robert Norris, Thomas Ladner. (Did we miss anyone?)
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1. Science and Engineering Saturday Seminars at UMASS, Amherst, Spring 2003. Designed for science teachers and new teachers, the program consists of six Saturday classes during the spring term at UMASS, Amherst. Online registration at: http://www.umassK12.net/stem/register.html.
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2. Call for papers - Why We Write: The Politics and History of Writing For Social Change Conference. March 28-29, 2003 at Columbia University. Please send Proposals (roughly 250 words) with a CV to: Whywewrite@hotmail.com. Deadline is January 15, 2003.
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3. Summer 2003 National Endowment for the Humanities, Seminars and Institutes for School Teachers - application deadline is March 1, 2003. Thirty-one seminars and Institutes will take place with topics including French Theatre, the Lewis and Clark Expedition & American Indian autobiography. See http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-school. html for more information.
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4. See http://www.publicconversations.org to learn about recent initiatives and workshops of the Public Conversations Project. Current projects focus on Islam, Iraq Dialogue, Pro-choice/Pro-life Leaders, Power of Dialogue, and Inquiry as Intervention.
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5. On Sunday December 15th, Mary Canning (applicant to CCT) held a benefit for the Ahavat Yisreal Documentary Film Project that she has been working on. Please see the preliminary Website: http://www.ahavatyisreal.net to find out more about this amazing project.
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6. Full-time position as Educational Programs Manager at the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, NY. The position begins June 1, 2003. For more information visit http://www.museumoftheearth.com.
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7. The MacArthur Foundation invites proposals relating to technological change & global security and sustainability for 2003 & 2004. For more info about how to apply please contact the foundation at researchandwriting@macfound.org.
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8. Problem-based Learning (PBL) is the featured article in this month's edition of the NEA Advocate (publication of the NEA Higher Learning). If you are interested in reading the article, Nina Greenwald has some copies in her office.
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9. Barbara Huscher (CCT student) will be the keynote speaker at Bush's next HIV/AIDS council meeting. Congratulations Barbara!
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10. UMASS, Boston has recently come out with a new pamphlet about sexual harass- ment. To learn more about the university's policy pick up a pamphlet from Madison Thompson, director of Affirmative Action/Sexual Harassment offices at UMB, 3rd Floor Quinn Administration.
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11. The graduate philosophy organization at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign is pleased to announce the 25th annual Graduate Philosophy Conference April 4-5, 2003. The keynote address will be given by Michael Moore and will be entitled: "Terror and Torture: Ethics and Law in Extremis." For specifics please email Armands Revelins at: revelins@uiuc.edu.
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12. Paul Dobbs co-produced a giant-marionette opera called "When Opera Worlds Collide" which was shown on First Night.13. UMASS, Boston Center for the Improvement of Teaching announces its annual Conference on Transformation on Friday, January 24, 2003 at UMASS.
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14. Tenth International Literacy and Education Research Network Conference on Learning at the Institute of Education, University of London, 15-18 July 2003. Online register at http://www.LearningConference.com.
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15. New report from the Gerontology Institute at UMASS, Boston. This report shows how the older populations in Massachusetts and in the U.S. have changed in the decade between 1990 and 2000. See http://www.geront.umb.edu for more info.
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16. The Science Studies graduate program at University of California at San Diego has made improvements in their program with the addition of new instructors, courses and workshops. For information see: http://sciencestudies.ucsd.edu.
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17. 16th Annual conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education. Announcement and call for presentations. May 27 through May 31, 2003 in San Francisco, CA. Please check out the NCORE website for more information at: http://www.ncore.occe.ou.edu.
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18. White Men Challenging Racism, a new book of 35 personal stories by Cooper Thompson, Emmett Schaefer (CCT adjunct) and Harry Brod, will come out this spring (Duke Univ. Press. The book focuses on the first-person narratives of white men whose efforts to combat racism are central to their lives.
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19. 54th annual meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. March 21-23, 2003 at the Key Bridge Marriott, Arlington, VA. This year the topic is Bioethics in A Changing World. For more info and to register see: http://www.aibs.org/meeting2003.
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20. The Wolves Within -- A Native American tale told many times around the Sacred Fire
An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice
"Let me tell you a story. I too, at times, have felt great hate for those who have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It's like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die.
"I have struggled with these feelings many times.
"It is as if there are two wolves inside me; one is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way. But the other wolfah! The littlest thing will send him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great.
"It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing.
"Sometimes it is hard to live with these wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit."
The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which one wins, Grandfather?"
The Grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one I feed."
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CCT Headlines, 21 November 2002
Upcoming events and opportunities
1. Submit surveys on CCT NOW to contribute to the 7-year AQUAD review of CCT.
2a. Luanne Witkowski Exhibition of Large Paintings & Works on Paper, thru December 1
2b. Lori Kent: Repudiation of Memory (in NYC), thru December 4
3. Registration for winter and spring courses begins December 2nd.
4. How social inequaliies determine health inequalities, Mon. Dec. 2nd
5. Mediator Ethics in the Hospital setting, Tues Dec 3rd
6. Emily Martin, Measuring mania, Tues, Dec. 3rd
7. CCT Open House: Creative presentations by graduating students, 4.30-7.30pm, Thurs. Dec. 5
8. Holiday party for CCT community, friends, and families, Friday December 13th.
9a. Nutcracker: Men in Tights, Christmas Concert by Boston Gay Men's Chorus, Dec. 13-15
9b. Benefit to support the documentary film project of almost-CCT student, Mary Canning, Sun. Dec.15
10. Problem-oriented learning, 9th annual workshop, Jan 5-10, 2003
11. Life Enrichment through Studies (LETS) program at UMB seeks proposals
12a. Proposals sought for International conference on Imagination and Education
12b. Tapestry grants for innovative, creative, collaborative K-12 science education
13. The NEA Fine Arts grants
Blasts from the recent past
14. Interview with CCT student Bob Lingley
15. Suzanne Clark presentation on cognitive restructuring for a Performance Wellness Seminar
16. Constance Cook: Little Blue Heron's first CD, with traditional music from America and the British Isles
Campaigns
17. Petition from a CCT student with disabling migraines
18. Petition from another CCT student on stoning to death of Amina Lawal in Nigeria
19. Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences and Humanities responding to 62% cut in budget
Reports and Books
20. Report on what contributes to a school's capacity to advance reforms in sci & math. ed.
21. Defining and Designing Multiculturalism
22. The Workshop Book: From individual creativity to group action
23. The Heat: Steelworker Lives and Legends
24. Public Conversations Project new website
Items for thought
25. The advance of velcroed infants
26. CCT Quote
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CCT News, 21 November 2002
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Apologies for delay and if some of the information is now out of date.
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1. Surveys on CCT to contribute to the 7-year AQUAD review of the CCT program. Present and former (post-1996) CCT students please submit NOW if you haven't already. Available on-line at filessurvey.html
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2a. Luanne Witkowski (CCT student): Exhibition of Large Paintings & Works on Paper, Wed-Sun 2-8pm through December 1 at Oni, 684 Washington St, Boston (in Chinatown).
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2b. Lori Kent (CCT alum): Repudiation of Memory, Tribes Gallery, NYC, through December 4th. http://www.tribes.org
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3. Registration for winter (Dialogue Process, with Allyn Bradford) and spring courses begins December 2nd. Up to date details on courses can be viewed at filesspring03.html. Note: The printed schedule is wrong in a few places -- CCT601 and one section of CCT694 (synthesis) will be offered at 7pm on Tuesdays, and Psych 650 will be offered at 4pm that day.
Note special offering: CCT611 Biology in Society, CCT612 Innovation and Invention course (supported by NCIIA grant)
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4. How social inequaliies determine health inequalities, Mon. Dec. 2nd, 4pm, Boston Colloquium for Philosophy of Science, Terrace Lounge, Sherman Union, 775 Comm. Ave. (Boston Univ.)
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5. Mediator Ethics in the Hospital setting, Carol Liebman, Dispute Resolution Program brown bag series, Tues Dec 3rd, 2-3.30pm, Sociology conference room, Wheatley 4-23. Info: kelly.ward@umb.edu
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6. Emily Martin, Measuring mania, Sci. Ctr. Room 226, Harvard, Tues, Dec. 3rd, 4pm
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7. CCT Open House: Creative presentations by graduating students, Danielle Shylit, Susan Butler, Constance Cook, 4.30-7.30pm, Thursday December 5, Graduate Student Lounge, 4th Floor Wheatley. filesopenhouse.html
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8. Holiday party for CCT community, friends, and families, Friday December 13th., Place (in general area of Dorchester) TBA. RSVP to tantsun@yahoo.com
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9a. Nutcracker: Men in Tights, Christmas Concert by Boston Gay Men's Chorus, Dec. 13-15, http://www.bgmc.org, 617-424-8900
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9b. Benefit to support the documentary film project of almost-CCT student and film maker, Mary Canning: RAY HANANIA, Palestinian-American Political Satirist & Syndicated Columnist, KLEZMER music, Middle Eastern food, cash bar and 17-minute promotional premiere of Mary's film "AHAVAT YISRAEL" Sunday December 15 from 2-6pm. The Middle East Club. 472 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA. http://www.filmmakerscollab.org/donate.htm
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10. Problem-oriented learning, 9th annual workshop, Jan 5-10, 2003, Santa Barbara, CA. Contact rbeiermann@siumed.edu for registration and other information.
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11. Life Enrichment through Studies (LETS) program at UMB seeks proposals for seminars and courses for older learners. Contact mary.mccarthy@umb.edu by Dec. 5th. 617.287.7312
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12a. International conference on Imagination and Education (to be held in Vancouver, B.C. 16-19th July, 2003, deadline for proposals Fri, Jan. 10th, 2003. http://www.ierg.net
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12b. Tapestry grants for innovative, creative, collaborative K-12 science education, due Jan. 16, 2003. http://www.nsta.org/programs/tapestry
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13. The NEA Fine Arts grants are awarded, through local NEA affiliates, to enable fine arts teachers to create and implement fine arts programs that promote learning among students at risk of school failure. Programs must address the arts (e.g., painting, sculpture, photography, music, theater, dance, design, media, or folk arts). http://www.nfie.org/programs/finearts.htm
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14. Interview with CCT student Bob Lingley, Oct. 3rd., Mass Media. Pictures of some of his paintings that are displayed in the UMB financial aid office.
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15. In October, recent CCT graduate Suzanne Clark gave a presentation on cognitive restructuring for a Performance Wellness Seminar hosted by Musicians' Wellness based in NY. Seminars are usually geared towards musicians, but this seminar was structured to suit a different audience - teachers and educational administrators from NY enagaged in development towards their recertification.
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16. Constance Cook: Little Blue Heron's first CD, with traditional music from America and the British Isles. http://littleblueheron.iuma.com. Available at the cost of $12 from Constance in person, or writing to Adam at aldaron@compuserve.com.
Next concert, with guest artists Peter Johnson and David O'Docherty on pennywhistle (we hope) as well as Bones Playing Angelo School Students. February 28, (Friday) at 7PM at
Louis F. Angelo School, 472 N. Main Street, Brockton MA (on the Avon border). Grownups 2 dollars, children $1, a benefit for the Angelo School music program
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17. From a CCT student with disabling migraines: "My employer has offered me long term disability, however, the company that holds this insurance has "informed" me that migraine is not a disabling condition. I ask all of you to read the petition at the link provided. If youćagree with what the petition represents, please add your name. If you or someone you know has been affected by migraines either as a sufferer or a caretaker or an employer please note that on the petition in the comments section. If you are so inclined, please send it to anyone else who may have an interest in this matter.
http://www.petitiononline.com/Migraine/
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18. From another CCT student: A woman by the name of Amina Lawal has been sentenced to death by stoning in Nigeria for having a child out of wedlock. The father denied sleeping with her and that statement was enough to have charges dropped against him. As soon as she stops breastfeeding, she is to be stoned to death by burying her up to her neck and having stones thrown at her head until she dies- which has been known to take hours. Please take a minute to sign a letter to the Ambassador of Nigeria to try to have this death sentence stopped.
http://images.oprah.com/joint/oprah/amnesty.html
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19. Massachusetts Advocates for the Arts, Sciences and Humanities is responding to 62% cut in budget for Massachusetts Cultural Council. To join, contact drh@tbf.org
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20. Supporting professional development and teaching for understanding -- report on what contributes to a school's capacity to advance and sustain reforms in sci & math. ed. Fall 2002 newsletter of Natl. Ctr for Improving Student Learning, http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/ncisla
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21. Defining and Designing Multiculturalism, new book by UMB faculty member by Pepi Leistyna (SUNY Press, 2002). Case study and analysis of "tensions and possibilities inherent in designing a school system that affirms all students and their families at the same time that it confronts difficult and troubling questions of structural inequality and deep-seated biases."
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22. The Workshop Book: From individual creativity to group action, R. Brian Stanfield, presents the group process techniques of the Institute of Cultural Affairs (as imperfectly introduced in some of Peter Taylor's CCT classes). Order via http://www.icacan.ca
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23. The Heat: Steelworker Lives and Legends, an exemplary outgrowth of adult literacy education in Indiana, followed up by audiobook, Forged in Steel. Check amazon.com etc. for availability.
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24. Public Conversations Project has a new website on their work to foster "constructive conversations that reach across differences" http://www.publicconversations.org
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25. NY Times 19 Nov. 02 reports that Duke University psychologists have discovered that 3 month old infants wih velcro covered mittens in an environment of toys with velcro tabs "explore objects in a more sophisticated manner than do babies who are sticky-mittenless."
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26. "I get plenty of exercise...
jumping to conclusions, pushing my luck, and dodging deadlines."
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Two items that might help explain why this is not the news from CCT, 24 October 02
1. "I'm working on doing what's important before doing what's urgent." Johannes Gnaedinger
2.
A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2" in diameter.
He then asked the students if the jar was full? They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous -- yes.
The professor then produced two cans of beer from under the table and proceeded to pour their entire contents into the jar -- effectively filling the empty space between the sand.
The students laughed.
"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children--things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other
things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else. The small stuff.
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued "there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal. "Take care of the rocks first -- the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.
"One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers."
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CCT Headlines, 21 September 2002
1. CCT Fieldtrip. October 5th.
2. CCT Book Clearance.
3. Yard Sale, Sat., Sept.21, 10am-3pm
4. Expo on volunteer opportunities, Wed. Sept. 25
5. "A Conversation with UMass Boston Alumni," Wed., Sept. 25
6. Electronic petition to spare the life of Amina Lawal, who has been sentenced to death by stoning
7. Journal of Young Investigators
8. The Northeast Informal Science Educators Conference cancelled this year
9. Luanne E. Witkowski exhibit of paintings and works on paper, Sat & Sun Sept.28-29
10. Course proposals requested for spring semester in Experimental College, Tufts University
11. "Models of Emotions and Learning," talk as part of series at UMass Amherst
12. "The Gender of Terror and Heroes? What Educators Might Teach About Men and Masculinity After September 11, 2001"
13. "Conflict Studies: The New Generation of Ideas." Oct. 24-26, UMass Boston
14. "The Public's Health: A Matter of Trust," Nov. 13-15
15. Facing History, Facing Ourselves fall calendar
16. Television's political and cultural role at the dawn of our new millennium -- call for papers
17. Loka Alert on Gandhi's commitment to non-violent social transformation
18. Quotes: "You might just be a graduate student if..."
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CCT News, 21 September 2002
1. CCT Fieldtrip. October 5th. Opportunity for new and familiar faces to get to know each other in non-academic setting by teaching each other games we used to play as children. Organized by Tamami Nakashima for the CCT Forum (grad. student's organization). Current plan is to travel by van from UMass to Mt. Monadnock and be away all day. To reserve a place RSVP to tantsun@yahoo.com and get more details.
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2. CCT Book Clearance. Check out what's in the boxes outside W-2-143-09 (Peter Taylor's office) and give these books a good home.
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3. Yard Sale, Luanne Witkowski et al. Saturday, Sept.21, 10am-3pm, 72 Alleghany St, Mission Hill, Boston (Off Parker St.) (2 Blocks From Roxbury Crossing Stop On The Orange Line) "One person's trash is another person's treasure"
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4. Expo on volunteer opportunities, Wednesday Sept. 25, Boston Marriott Copley Place from 4 - 8 -- free.
http://www.gbcc.org/html/events/bcae.html
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5. As part of UMass Boston's Inauguration of Chancellor Gora there'll be a forum Wed., Sept. 25 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Ryan Lounge (McCormack Hall) entitled "Pathways to Success: A Conversation with UMass Boston Alumni."
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6. Electronic petition (http://www.mertonai.org/amina/) to spare the life of Amina Lawal, the Nigerian woman convicted of adultery and having a child outside marriage, who has been sentenced to death by stoning by the court. More news about Amina: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2202111.stm
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7. Journal of Young Investigators (http://www.jyi.org) is an undergraduate, peer-reviewed, online journal of undergraduate student research. Check out a recent article entitled, "Antibiotic Resistance: Not Just For People Anymore." http://www.jyi.org/issues/currentIssue/features/williams3.html
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8. The Northeast Informal Science Educators Conference will not be held this year.
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9. Luanne E. Witkowski will be exhibiting paintings and works on paper in an Open Gallery exhibit at the Art Market Gallery (36 South Street, Jamica Plain) in conjunction with JP Open Studios on Sat & Sun Sept.28th & 29th from noon till 5 pm.
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10. Course proposals requested for spring semester in Experimental College, Tufts University. Due Oct. 15. http://www.excollege.tufts.edu
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11. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Institute seminars are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 4:00 PM, in room 138 Hasbrouck Lab, UMass Amherst. See http://www.media.mit.edu/affect/AC_research/lc for papers related to Sept. 17th talk by Barry Kort on "Models of Emotions and Learning."
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12. TCRecord continues the Special Issue on Education and 9-11, includes article on The Gender of Terror and Heroes? What Educators Might Teach About Men and Masculinity After September 11, 2001
http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentID=11012
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13. "Conflict Studies: The New Generation of Ideas." Oct. 24-26, UMass Boston. For program and registration, see http://www.disres.umb.edu
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14. "The Public's Health: A Matter of Trust," conference on the breakdown in public trust of large institutions, Nov. 13-15, presented by Harvard School of Public Health. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ccpe/trust.shtml
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15. Facing History, Facing Ourselves fall calendar includes several events open to the community, including "Making peace in a violent time: A conversation with Luis Rodriguez," Oct. 29, Hyde Park School, 7-8.30pm. http://www.facinghistory.org.
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16. The third Media in Transition (http://cms.mit.edu/mit3) conference will center on television's political and cultural role at the dawn of our new millennium. Submission Deadline for paper proposals: January 31, 2003
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17. Loka Alert 9:5 (see http://yahoogroups.com/group/loka-alert) reprinted excerpts from Gandhi on his "commitment to non-violent social transformation -- his 'experiments with truth' as he called it -- which demonstrated new ways to resolve conflict creatively, while honoring the humanity of all."
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18. "You might just be a graduate student if...
--the concept of free time scares you
--you appreciate the fact that you get to choose which 20 hours of the day you have to work..."
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CCT Headlines, 3 September 2002
1. New semester; Patience and course plans requested of CCT students
2. CCT602, Creative Thinking, moved to first floor McCormack, room 409
3. Theme of CCT640: "Authentic Problem Solving Using Inquiry-Based Approaches"
4. Community gathering and new student orientation, Thurs. 5th, 4.30-7pm
5. Open House, Office of Graduate Studies, Tuesday, Sept. 3 through Friday, Sept. 6
6. Changes in the CCT office (W-2-157)
7. Congratulations to August M.A. Graduates
8. One credit independent study for students working on finishing their syntheses
9. "9/11 Reflections Through Music" by Ben Schwendener and Uwe Steinmetz 12:30-1:30
10. Death of J.P. Goodwin, Mass Media editor and CCT certificate student
11. Inauguration forums for Chancellor Gora, Sept. 18-Oct. 9th.
12. New Web-based projects promoting models of school leadership
13. William L. Bainbridge on "no child will be left behind"
14. Quotes for the fortnight
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CCT News, 3 September 2002
1. New semester starts today, with a record number of new students in the Program. Please be patient as instructors work to make places for late registrants. Please submit your course plan (filesplanner.html) to peter.taylor@umb.edu by the end of add/drop so we can make projections of how many students will be in future classes.
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2. CCT602, Creative Thinking, has been moved to first floor McCormack, room 409, and will be taught by Nina Greenwald, with the assistance of CCT alum, Leor Alcalay, and TA, Luanne Witkowski
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3. Take note that the theme of CCT640, Tuesdays 7pm, will be "Authentic Problem Solving Using Inquiry-Based Approaches," and taught by Nina Greenwald.
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4. Community gathering and new student orientation, Thurs. 5th, 4.30-7pm, Graduate student lounge, $th floor Wheatley, at far end.
Hosted by CCT Program and CCT Forum (grad. student organization). New and prospective students should attend, but all members of CCT Community are welcome. Come at whatever time you can make it. Food and refreshments provided.
Program: 4.30 Icebreaker-introductions; 5-6 Course planning, Competencies, and Q&A sessions; 6-7 Mini-workshop led by Laura Rancatore on "Paying attention to hidden diversity."
(New students taking CCT630 will be filled in later on anything they miss.)
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5. Office of Graduate Studies (Quinn Admin. Bldg, 2nd floor) will be hosting an Open House for new graduate students Tuesday, September 3rd (12 noon to 7pm) through Friday, September 6th (12 noon to 5 pm). Opportunity for new graduate students to meet the staff of Graduate Studies and Graduate Admissions, to ask any questions they may have, to pick up a student handbook and other materials, and (most importantly) to grab a sandwich and a drink between classes!
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6. Changes in the CCT office (W-2-157): There are no longer any paid office assistants for the CCT Program, so students should seek answers first from the website and the newly updated handbook, http://www.cct.umb.edu; then from their advisor, fellow students, or the CCT faculty advisor, Peter Taylor (peter.taylor@umb.edu). Voicemail and email will be answered, but please be patient.
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7. Congratulations to August M.A. Graduates: Kathy Bullock, Sheryl Cifrino, Suzanne Clark, Chris Gralton, Scott Seiler, Sharon Sloan. Abstracts of their syntheses can be viewed at filesabstract-TOC.html.
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8. One credit independent study will be offered through Continuing Education for students who have taken CCT694, but are still working on finishing their syntheses. Hold off on registering until schedule number is available.
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9. "9/11 Reflections Through Music" by Ben Schwendener and Uwe Steinmetz 12:30-1:30 outside Honewell Hall at the Arnold Arboreteum
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10. J.P. Goodwin passed away on Sunday, August 18th. Many knew J.P. as the Managing Editor of the campus newspaper, The Mass Media. He was also a graduate student, most recently took courses for the CCT certificate.
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11. Inauguration forums for Chancellor Gora, Sept. 18-Oct. 9th. http://www.umb.edu/inauguration 617.287.6800
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12. GLEF Blast Newsletter, Aug, 21, announces two new Web-based projects promoting models of school leadership and the key role of the principal. http://glef.org/
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13. William L. Bainbridge argues that it is not enough simply to proclaim "no child will be left behind" without enacting proper public policy to provide economic opportunity for families, healthcare for all children, and parenting education for young mothers and fathers. http://www.technos.net/tq_11/2bainbridge.htm
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14. Quotes for the fortnight -- Mysterious titles of lectures that allow us to imagine all sorts of things (collected by Peter Taylor)
"Zero-knowledge proofs"
"Heterotic and type I string dynamics from eleven dimensions"
"Fractional superstring scattering amplitudes"
"Shear dispersion and anomalous diffusion by chaotic advection"
"Fractal dimension of a contour loop on a rough interface"
"CKM favored semileptonic decay of B mesons at zero recoil"
"Nambu-golstone boson scattering in QCD and in the heavy Higgs sector"
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