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Making Performance-Based Testing Work For Your Students
On 3/7/19 at 9:00am, I attended the North Carolina Computer Instructors Association Conference Session Making Performance-Based Testing Work For Your Students at the SCITECH Building at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC presented by Amy Savino, product manager: IT/Networking/Cybersecurity at Cengage.
Making Performance-Based Testing Work For Your Students
Cengage is on a recent path to a deep dive to a more authentic, personal, intentional, inclusive content. They want to make students more employable, building the lifelong performance-based work.
This workshop was intended to be used for a roundtable conversion. This was primarily about certifications and whether students take them, why or why not, and what are the concerns of the students for sitting in the exams, particularly CompTIA exams.
This was quickly apparent that it was not about building these items into our classes with examples. This was not about how to create these kinds of questions, or how to expand existing content to fit into a mold where these would be helpful. Instead, this was an infomercial in which Cengage wanted to talk about their existing service. No one in the class used the service, or gave certifications with Microsoft or CompTIA. So, that was a bit of a bust. Many people were too polite to leave.
I took this time to bring up my concerns over examinations in general, especially Adobe ACA exams. I related my concerns in ways that hopefully they would consider.
The experience of taking a certification exam can be daunting for students, so having a campus center which is convenient is helpful. Students could conceivably study together, work together, and then travel over in a group to the location in relative safety and mental security. A large part of this is also the social aspect- having a social safety net if you fail, or a group with which to celebrate if they achieved a passing grade. Going alone to a testing center where they are not familiar, paying additional proctoring fees on top of testing fees can be awkward and slightly scary. Being alone in that area is also a bit of a downer. Working together before, celebrating or licking wounds together can be helpful. I talked how many more adopters they might have if the testing centers could be more easily located on campuses.
When asked whether we were using Cengage Unlimited products, no one had used this or heard about it. When they asked whether we used any of the practice exam materials provided by Cengage, most of us admitted to having used them in the past. None of us used them any longer.
When asked why, a general consensus noted that practice exams didn't quite focus on the topics which the final exam covers. Faculty who had used it found large sections went uncovered, and some sections covered did not show up on exams. Still others found that testing in sections had questions which did not relate to materials covered. It can be difficult to find the best product to help students feel that they are prepared while they are approachable and cover an accurate range of questions and materials.
PBT (performance based testing) are seemingly better for critical thinking. They showed several slides with numbers and statistics showing that students using performance-based questions were more knowledgeable on PBT Tests.
Cengage wants people to grow the confidence in the critical thinking skills, and expose them to questions with a PBT feel that they'd experience on the exam.
By 9:15am Cengage dropped a few people, myself included.
At this point they talked about MINDTAP products, specifically about A+ products. I am unfamiliar with this material, and was not the only one. They decided to do a deeper dive. This isn't really helpful, because it moved into an explanation of the materials and how they worked. Because only 1 person in the group used this, several people immediately disengaged. It was partly explanation, but mostly a sales pitch.
The problem with this should have been clear: If no one is using this software, telling us more about it and requesting feedback is difficult. Hearing about it, and (knowing, using it, answering questions from students about it, etc.) are clearly different things.
They discussed the need for covering Bloom's Taxonomy in classroom materials with the classes, and most of us were well-versed. Each class included a pre-assessment and post-assessment to show how students have adjusted over time.
Behind the scenes they explained how their materials worked: Mainly each built from scenario-based questions, including quality distractors (items such as: has a USB Mouse), include JIT (Just in Time) Feedback, and remediation maps to chapter Learning Objectives and exam objectives. On top of these questions, they are hoping to add simulations to give the look and feel to the practice exams.
Next, they want to know: Would it be better to have active simulations in the class, VM (virtual machines), or items which will be closest to the exams? Will adding critical thinking and learning skills be helpful so that it is closer to the real world or will it be better to be closer to the exam?
Should Cengage materials be based more on virtual scenarios, or something which is testing based?
Tyler Dockery's opinion on this matter:
What is the goal you're hoping to achieve? Make your work based for that. If the goal of the material is to be ready for the real world, have more simulations as assignments. If the point is that full completion of the certification exam is the end goal, the certification exam should have a closer connection to the testing and quiz components. Different teachers will have different goals, so opening options on that will be helpful. Giving faculty the option to have access to real-life materials OR test prep OR both would be your best answer.
Also, some areas of this state have different levels of monetary values, and this adjusts the goal of the class materials.. In some parts of the state, students may not have the money to include the testing as part of their experience. For low-income areas, teachers may focus more on real-world skills as opposed to testing and the costs involved with that. This offers some the path to certification and others the path to job skills, still others might enjoy both.
Witold Sieradzan's opinion on the matter
Almost every 2-year degree is outshined by a BA degree. If you have connections with companies, find out how many of them are actually looking for this certification. Can you contact recent recipients of the testing and connect them with companies who value this certification? We are maintaining mostly Community College students, and if the bonus of the certification could be made more clear would be helpful.
9:45 Cengage Unlimited start.
At this point, the Cengage representative began talking about the new Cengage Unlimited product and wanted some feedback. Not much talk about that, since no one used it or heard about it. We looked up CompTIA certification and saw that in NC there are 179 jobs using those as preferred specifications for jobs and requirements.
The Cengage representative decided to talk about a new product they would be creating called Cengage Cloud+. Witold Sieradzan also asked if we had some material for one of our newest classes: CTI-141 Cloud and storage concept. I was unfamiliar with class, so we looked it up online. We introduced the material to the Cengage representative, and she wrote it down. Cloud+ Cengage-They agreed that the material could be a good connection.
All-in-all, I don't think they got all the information they wanted, but perhaps it was a good test case. Computer Instructor's Association might be a nice connection for CompTIA, but all the MS Office products were a pretty big stretch. I wish these were more clearly marked as sponsor sessions.
Getting Up To Speed With GULP.js
At 10:30am on 3/6/2019, I attended Getting Up To Speed With GULP.js presented by Michael Schore, at the 2019 North Carolina Computer Instruction Association Conference in the SciTech Building At East Carolina University in Greenville, NC.
Getting Up To Speed With GULP.js
What its used for
Installation process and requirements
Basic usage
What its used for
GULP is a task runner, and its used to automate the processes you have. There are all kinds of helpers out there that help us streamline. Mainly NODE and NODE JS and NPM, Node Package Manager.
Bootstrap connection
Bootstrap is the material components that begin when a computer opens. Babel, browserfly, grunt, bauer, yeoman, all helpful. Most of these sprouted up as open source products, and still are. Starting in the web, everything was proprietary, but now many things are open.
It is often used to do front end tasks such as spinning up a web server, reloading the browser automatically whenever a file is saved. Using preprocessors like SASS or LESS (style systems to overcome CSS problems or inabilities), but also allow you to use global variables. Also it allows for optimizing assets like CSS, JS, and Images.
Installation process and requirements
Node.js requires node, npx, npm. Sass requires Ruby.
GIT from git-scm.com. Get Node.js from nodejs.org. Ruby from Rubyinstaller.org
Installers are pretty straightforward. With NPM installed, we can simply execute a global installation command. Command line can be overwhelming and difficult to understand for GUI-minded individuals. Powershell and CMD or BASH are great to work with.
Installing and verifying GULP
Install GULP into your dev dependencies. Check the versions of the install, and now we're ready to start GULPing!
Basic usage
To create our first file, it should be in the root directory of your project.
Which yields…
Basic Useful Plugins
Found on the github website: http://github.com.gulpjs
Gulp-util https://github.com/gulpjs/gulptili
Running out of the box
Bash will note that an error occurs out of the box. We didn't give it anything to do, and we didn't make it local
Be cautious of the node_modules directory. This will grow as time goes on.
Lets add the gulp-less module. This adds the ability to conver LESS to CSS. Less is a backwards-compatible language extension for CSS. This is the official documentation file for LESS. This will be another hands-on bit, so I may only show slides here…
Used to actually automate your tasks. Simple ones like the example just run a goup of tasks when called
Var gulp = require('gulp')
Var uglify = require('gulp-uglify')
Gulp.task('uglify', … Hands-on…
The biggest thing GULP is used for is to watch yourself and run functions when changes are made. It automatically generates javascript or copyscript or typescript files when files are adjusted if needed. It can compile different script files into backward compatible javascript files. Think of the time this would save!
When we as humans find a mind-numbing, repetitive task to do, we find a machine to do it. If there isn't one, we (historically at least) find a peon, subject, or slave to do the task.
Gulp.js files are used to cover several items- Pipe is a movement command, and its heavily used in an example we cover during class time. This is a different way of setting up tasks and subroutines (or functions) to cover different tasks.
When running the script on your computer, the WATCH function comes into play. When anything happens which affects the files/functions being WATCHED, it updates the materials in the folder. Because items are updated and fixed when changes are made to WATCHED files, this is a major upgrade to workflow on items.
What are some good files to WATCH?
Well, if you're working with HTML, CSS files, HTML files, IMG files, JS files, etc. As new files are added to a folder, they can be added to the server, PHP plugins are also good. At the corporate level, teams get together to talk about code and workflow to find out how much they can write, use, and test. This is especially good for items with our students, and to add productivity for workers making high 5 or 6 figure salaries.
Is everything safe?
Dig into it. On the surface it may sound good, but read what people are saying, and you might find that its not what its cracked up to be. It depends on the workflow, variables, and items you're using. Be vigilant and don't just take part because everyone else is.
How is SAS acting with all the opensource products?
Who owns github? Microsoft. Corporations use enterprise solutions with them, having their entire software library in their storage. The entire .NET framework is now available as open source code. They are hoping to gain a better product and enhanced usability with the open products. SAS is in a weird position as they are very proprietary in nature. IBM in true IBM fashion, will give things, but try to take things with their other hand.
There is more movement to OS involvement. You cannot add so many proprietary things. Its good to have other eyes looking at your work with and eye to improvement. Our students need to know what is happening in the working world, but they must also take that on themselves.
If we push students all the time, they don't learn to push themselves. Michael teaches them that this is not the end of the line, this is the beginning of the line. We are giving our students tools that they can use. This is not the end all be all. The tools may be inadequate later, but the skills will take you far. We focus on solving problems, not following steps 1,2,3.
Open Source Applied – Real World Use Cases
On 10/27/18 at 3:45pm, I attended the All Things Open Conference Session : Open Source Applied – Real World Use Cases at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC presented by Justin Reock, of Rogue Wave Software.
Open Source Applied – Real World Use Cases
This talk began as a webinar. As time has gone on, more Use Cases have been added with real code. So I guess we could say that these examples are the community additions. Several particular projects and technologies and companies were shown here are about how Rogue Wave has helped companies make a full business model out of providing free open source software.
OSS (Open Source Software) is everywhere. In fact, his first OSS shirt was from microsoft. In the same year that he received that shirt, Steve Jobs said open source software would kill innovation. The microsoft hope was that everyone using the materials would be able to increase its usability and make it the market leader. The Apple context was that clones were dead weight. Steve Jobs saw open source software as the open-door policy for companies to copy one another without innovating, creating a vanilla world with everything the same.
With Open Source, there are no barriers to the content and market. How are people using this and how are they benefiting from it? Numbers show us that many company are building with it, releasing it, and most importantly building off of it and improving upon it.
This guy was incredibly knowledgeable. He was a little fast in his talk though. He noted that he only had 45 minutes to discuss his information, and apparently this was a 1hr talk 🙂
On a personal note, It was interesting to see how many MAC computers were at this conference, and there were certainly tons in this room.
Did I gain as much from this as I could have? Not really, but I wan't knowledgeable enough to take advantage. This was a very high-level talk and well above my intellectual ken. Justin Reock knew a great deal of the specifics of these objects.
Here's an example:
Question: "Based on your client example, how portable is this solution?"
Answer "HOw portable? It was a fulfillment warehouse using CAMEL components that were baked into activeMQ and servelts for encapsulating date, so Yes, very portable."
Well out of my territory. Perhaps you understood it, but sometimes I'm just not brilliant enough for my own plans.
Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) status in Introduction to Programming Using HTML and CSS Achieved!
At 10:45am On 3/22/18 I attended the Certiport certification lab presented by Certiport at the 2018 NCCIA Conference located at Asheville-Buncomb Technical Community College in Asheville, NC.
Tyler Dockery Achieves MTA status in Introduction to Programming Using HTML and CSS
MTA status in Introduction to Programming Using HTML and CSS Achieved!
I chose to attempt this exam because I felt I could validate the skills and knowledge to recognize and write syntactically correct HTML and CSS, structure data using HTML elements, and create and apply styles using CSS. Since I was trained on HTML in 1996 and certified with CSS in 2001, and had been working with HTML and CSS with clients for 18 years at this point, I'm familiar with their features and capabilities, and understand how to write, debug, and maintain well-formed HTML and CSS code.
The Official Breakdown of Subject Matter
Microsoft's official exam page for this test: MTA EXAM 98-338 outlines the following fundamentals will possibly be covered:
- Understand HTML Fundamentals (10-15%)
- Construct markup that uses metadata elements
- Script; noscript; style; link; meta tags, including encoding, keywords, viewport, and translate
- Construct well-formed markup that conforms to industry best practices
- DOCTYPE declaration; HTML; head; body; proper syntax, including closing tags and commonly used symbols; comments
- Construct markup that uses metadata elements
- Understand CSS Fundamentals (15-20%)
- Analyze the impact of using inline styles, internal style sheets, and external style sheets
- When to use inline styles; when to use internal style sheets; when to use external style sheets; precedence when using a combination of inline styles and style sheets
- Construct and analyze rule sets
- Valid syntax for the CSS rule set; selectors, including class, id, elements and pseudo-class
- Construct well-formed style sheets that conform to industry best practices
- Reusing rules and rule sets; commenting; testing on multiple browsers; web safe fonts
- Analyze the impact of using inline styles, internal style sheets, and external style sheets
- Structure Documents Using HTML (30-35%)
- Construct and analyze markup to structure content and organize data
- Table tags; h1-h6; p; br; hr; div; span; ul; ol; li
- Construct and analyze markup that uses HTML5 semantic elements
- Semantic tags; header; nav; section; article; aside; footer; details; summary; figure; caption
- Construct and analyze markup that implements navigation
- Image links; a; target; bookmark; relative versus absolute links; navigating simple folder hierarchies
- Construct and analyze markup that uses form elements
- Form attributes; action; method; submission methods; accessibility; input types and restrictions; select; textarea; button; output; option; datalist; fieldset
- Construct and analyze markup to structure content and organize data
- Present Multimedia Using HTML (10-15%)
- Construct and analyze markup that displays images
- img and picture elements and their attributes
- Describe the appropriate use of the img, svg, and canvas elements
- Construct and analyze markup that plays video and audio
- Video; audio; track; source; simple iframe implementations
- Construct and analyze markup that displays images
- Style Web Pages Using CSS (20-25%)
- Construct and analyze styles that position content
- Positioning, including float, relative, absolute, max-width, overflow, height, width, and align; inline versus block; visibility; box model, including margins and padding
- Construct and analyze styles that format text
- Font-family; color; font-style; font-size; font-weight; link colors; text formatting, including text alignment, text decoration, and indentation
- Construct and analyze styles that format backgrounds and borders
- Border-color; border-style; border-width; backgrounds; divs; colors
- Analyze styles that implement a simple responsive layout
- Units of measure; responsive effects with CSS, including viewport and media query; percentages versus pixels; frameworks and templates; max width
- Construct and analyze styles that position content
All in all, this test was well worth the time and effort. The materials covered had a good amount of in-depth knowledge requirement, and I was able to break through with a score in the mid 900s. It was a good challenge, and I felt it will be helpful to me to show students that the MTA exams are a fine choice to showcase their abilities.
Microsoft Technology Associate Status in HTML5 Application Development Fundamentals Achieved!
At 10:00am On 3/22/18 I attended the Certiport certification lab presented by Certiport at the 2018 NCCIA Conference located at Asheville-Buncomb Technical Community College in Asheville, NC.
Tyler Dockery Achieves MTA status in HTML5 Application Development Fundamentals
MTA status in HTML5 Application Development Fundamentals Achieved!
The Official Breakdown of Subject Matter
Microsoft's official exam page for this test: MTA EXAM 98-375 outlines the following fundamentals will possibly be covered:
Manage the application life cycle (20–25%)
- Understand the platform fundamentals
- Packaging and the runtime environment: app package, app container, credentials/permission sets, host process, leverage existing HTML5 skills and content for slate/tablet applications
- Manage the state of an application
- Manage session state, app state, and persist state information; understand states of an application; understand the differences between local and session storage
- Debug and test an HTML5-based, touch-enabled application
- Touch gestures; understand which gestures you test on a device
Preparation resources
Build the user interface (UI) by using HTML5 (25–30%)
- Choose and configure HTML5 tags to display text content
- Choose and configure HTML5 tags to display graphics
- When, why, and how to use Canvas; when, why, and how to use scalable vector graphics (SVG)
- Choose and configure HTML5 tags to play media
- Video and audio tags
- Choose and configure HTML5 tags to organize content and forms
- Tables, lists, sections; semantic HTML
- Choose and configure HTML5 tags for input and validation
Preparation resources
- Creating user interface elements with Canvas or SVG
- Designing accessibility with HTML5
- Video element | video object
Format the user interface by using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (20–25%)
- Understand the core CSS concepts
- Separate presentation from content (create content with HTML and style content with CSS); manage content flow (inline versus block flow); manage positioning of individual elements( float versus absolute positioning); manage content overflow (scrolling, visible, and hidden); basic CSS styling
- Arrange UI content by using CSS
- Use flexible box and grid layouts to establish content alignment, direction, and orientation; proportional scaling and use of "free scale" for elements within a flexible box or grid; order and arrange content; concepts for using flex box for simple layouts and grid for complex layouts; grid content properties for rows and columns; use application templates
- Manage the flow of text content by using CSS
- Regions and using regions to flow text content between multiple sections (content source, content container, dynamic flow, flow-into, flow-from, msRegionUpdate, msRegionOverflow, msGetRegionContent); columns and hyphenation and using these CSS settings to optimize the readability of text; use "positioned floats" to create text flow around a floating object
- Manage the graphical interface by using CSS
- Graphics effects (rounded corners, shadows, transparency, background gradients, typography, and Web Open Font Format); two-dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) transformations (translate, scale, rotate, skew, and 3-D perspective transitions and animations); SVG filter effects; Canvas
Preparation resources
Code by using JavaScript (30–35%)
- Manage and maintain JavaScript
- Create and use functions; jQuery and other third-party libraries
- Update the UI by using JavaScript
- Locate/access elements; listen and respond to events; show and hide elements; update the content of elements; add elements
- Code animations by using JavaScript
- Use animation; manipulate the canvas; work with images, shapes, and other graphics
- Access data access by using JavaScript
- Send and receive data; transmit complex objects and parsing; load and save files; App Cache; datatypes; forms; cookies; localStorage
- Respond to the touch interface
- Gestures, how to capture and respond to gestures
- Code additional HTML5 APIs
- GeoLocation, Web Workers, WebSocket; File API
- Access device and operating system resources
- In- memory resources, such as contact lists and calendar; hardware capabilities, such as GPS, accelerometer, and camera
Microsoft Technical Help Desk Certification Achieved!
I am now emotionally drained. Three tests in one day. I really need not to do this again, and not so close to the last testing date. This test was very easy after understanding and achieving the Computer Tech Support certification from BrainBench. I think after this, I'll attack some Windows 7 Certifications.


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BACKGROUND - A doctor's diagnosis of asthma is associated with increased morbidity (pain and acute chest syndrome [ACS]) among children with sickle cell disease (SCD). An association between IgE levels and asthma and morbidity has not been investigated in children with SCD.
OBJECTIVE - We tested the hypothesis that elevated total and allergen-specific IgE levels are associated with asthma and SCD morbidity in children with SCD.
METHODS - A cross-sectional study of children with SCD who participated in the Silent Cerebral Infarct Trial was conducted. Logistic regression and negative binomial regression were used to investigate potential associations of total and allergen-specific IgE levels with asthma diagnosis and SCD morbidity, both confirmed by medical record review. Elevation of total IgE level was defined as age-adjusted and sex-adjusted IgE level exceeding the 90th percentile compared with a nonatopic reference population. IgE antibody positivity to Alternaria alternata (mold), Blattellagermanica (cockroach), and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (dust mite) was assessed by ImmunoCAP analysis.
RESULTS - Children with SCD (140 with asthma; 381 without asthma) were evaluated. Elevations in total IgE level (P = .04) and IgE antibody specific for Alternaria alternata (P = .0003), Blattella germanica (P = .008), and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (P = .01) were associated with asthma. ACS (P = .048) but not pain (P = .20) was associated with total IgE level, but neither was associated with specific IgE levels.
CONCLUSION - Significantly increased levels of total and allergen-specific IgE levels are associated with asthma in SCD. High IgE levels are a risk factor for ACS but not pain rates.
Copyright © 2011 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
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The birth figures from the Central Statistics Office show that 1,187 teenagers had babies last year, but the number of such births has declined over the past 15 years.
The HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme pointed out that births to teenagers had fallen by 62% since 2001 when there were 3,087.
The health authority said the 2015 figures showed a further decrease of 66 births to teenagers, compared to 2014 when there were 1,253.
The HSE said the relationship and sexuality eduction programme in schools and youth centres was contributing to the decline.
It also pointed out that there had been a decline of 72% in the number of teenagers giving Irish addresses at abortion clinics in Britain since 2001.
Just over half (53%) of births outside marriage or civil partnership last year were to mothers under 30. The average age of first-time mothers last year was 30.7 years, up 0.2 years from 2014.
The CSO figures show 65,909 births were registered last year, a decrease of 1,553 on 2014. However, the 2015 figure is 8% higher than in 2005 where there were 61,042 births.
However, the total fertility rate for Ireland has fallen in the past two years from 1.95 to 1.94. A value of 2.1 is considered to be the level at which the population would replace itself, in the long run, ignoring migration.
More than three-quarters of the births were to Irish mothers, with just over 6% to mothers from non-EU countries. Almost 40% of the births (24,867) were to first-time mothers while 35% (23,0360) were to second-time mothers. There were 224 children born to mothers who were aged 45 and over.
Over a third (36%) of births last year were outside marriage, with almost 60% to cohabiting parents.
There were 205 infant deaths registered last year —an infant mortality rate of 3.1 deaths per 1,000 live births, a decrease of 0.6 from 2014.
Ten years earlier in 2005 there were 244 infant deaths registered which equated to an infant mortality rate of 4 per 1,000 live births.
There were 151 neonatal deaths (babies aged under four weeks) registered last year — a death rate of 2.3 per 1,000 live births and a decrease of 0.4 from 2014.
There were 22,116 marriages registered last year of which 91 were same-sex marriages. However, the marriage rate in 2015 was 4.8 per 1,000 of the population, the same rate as in 2014.
The number of deaths registered at 29,952 for 2015 is almost 10% higher than in 2005 when there were 27,441.
Deaths last year were caused by diseases of the circulatory system (31%), cancer (30%), and respiratory disease (13%). About 5% of all deaths (1,439) were due to accidents, suicide and other external causes.
There were 451 suicides registered last year compared with 459 in 2014. Men accounted for 83% of all recorded suicide deaths in 2015.
The natural increase (births minus deaths) last year was 35,957 — almost 6.3% lower than the natural increase of 38,367 in 2014.


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Bollywood newbie Alia Bhatt says she was confused when director Imtiaz Ali first approached her for his upcoming film Highway.
Actress Alia Bhatt is nervous about the release of the theatrical trailer of her second film Highway, which will release on December 16.
Imtiaz Ali's latest episode of Highway Diaries, short video snippets capturing the journey of his upcoming film Highway, being shot in six states, presents the crew's activities in Kashmir.
Director Imtiaz Ali, known for making romantic movies, says he had thought of making his upcoming film Highway in various genres including action.
Bollywood director Imtiaz Ali describes his film Highway as a relationship film that would help people discover more about their roots.
The Coffin Maker, starring Naseeruddin Shah and Randeep Hooda, is all set to make its Italian premiere at the 13th River to River Florence Indian film festival.
Vishesh Bhatt, who has decided to take on full responsibility of his father Mukesh Bhatt and uncle Mahesh Bhatt's company Vishesh Films, aims to make films at par with Hollywood.
Actress Alia Bhatt has warned her fans against "random" pictures of her forthcoming film Highway, which are doing the rounds on the net.
Filmmaker Ahishor Solomon, who is debuting with John Day as a director, says Naseeruddin Shah's character in the film is inspired by his own life.
Randeep Hooda, who shares screen space with Naseeruddin Shah in forthcoming film John Day, credits the veteran actor for instilling confidence in him to become a Bollywood actor.
Salman Khan will reportedly leave for his London shoot in a week's time for Sajid Nadiadwala's upcoming film Kick.
Watching Lootera has left an impact on young actress Alia Bhatt, who now wants to feature in a period film. She is not lured by the idea just for the story, but also for the kind of style and look that it promises.


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Mask Of Magnaminty
Face And Body Mask
"Bought this mask purely based on reviews alone. And I wasn't let down. After each use skin feels plump & supple all day. Good gentle exfoliation if you rub it into skin at application. Leaves skin looking refreshed :)" - briggssophia3
"I've suffered from acne all my life, and unfortunately it hasn't gone completely away even in my 30s. I've experimented with natural cosmetics for years, and had mixed successes, but Mask of Magnaminty has been the one product that has proved itself to be really useful time & time again." - sannamyllyk_664
"i had heard good things about this face mask on many occasions. I did not expect however the results! i have never had this smooth or clear skin. and not just on my face it works incredibly well on the body as well. it leaves me feeling relaxed and it also smells amazing." - erin.nash03
How to use
Smooth a generous layer of this mask over your skin - face, shoulders, knees and toes, you can use it pretty much anywhere. Leave on for ten minutes and rinse away with warm water for a refreshed, invigorated finish. Pair with other pampering products such as Ultrabland facial cleanser and Full Of Grace naked facial oil.
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Exfoliates dry bits, removes oil from greasy bits. Smells amazing and rejuvenating. LOVE!!! The only face mask I use now.
List of ingredients
- Bentone gel
- Kaolin
- Honey
- Talc
- Ground Organic Aduki Beans
- Glycerine
- Evening Primrose Seeds
- Peppermint Oil
- Tagetes Oil
- Vanilla Absolute
- *Limonene
- Perfume
- Chlorophyllin
- Methylparaben
*occurs naturally in essential oils.
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Being a bloke, most people consider me to be less of a man since I spend so much at lush, but explain to me, why should women get all the nice things.... :D
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I use this only once in a while, but when I do, it leaves my skin refreshed, incredibly smooth and supple. Definitely worth my money, will be buying again.
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Have used this product a few times now and it does make your skin feel incredibly refreshed. The only thing I would mention is that if you have sensitive skin you can feel a slight stinging sensation in delicate areas. However it soon fades and the product is good.
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Chandigarh, Nov 21, 2019 (Yes Punjab News)
Riding on its biggest, fastest and largest true 4G network in Punjab, Reliance Jio added around 3 lakh subscribers in September 2019 alone, as per the latest telecom data released by TRAI.
With this massive subscriber base addition, Jio continued to remain the undisputed market leader and most preferred telecom operator in Punjab with the highest customer base of 1.30 crore subscribers. Jio has been constantly strengthening its leadership position and increasing the gap vis-a-vis competition with maximum additions each month.
According to company, a key factor contributing to Jio's rapid growth in Punjab is its robust 4G network which carries more than two-thirds of the total data traffic of Punjab, making Jio the most preferred 4G operator for all new smartphone buyers. Jio has also been the fastest 4G telecom network in Punjab for last several months.
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I believe they all learn at their pace.. In my opinion, 14 months is a tad early.. my boys picked it up by 3 yrs age
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hi Rachita.. please go through article how To Develop Your child Brain 8months by Kuhoo Gupta
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You can start reading out to babies as young as 8 months old. But here repetition is the key... use the same book and same tone of voice when showing the fruits and vegetables from books. At 10 months both my kids could point out objects from their books even if they couldn't talk. Systematic reading out to them is very effective.
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thank u moms for your peompt reply... Sonika Singh can u plz share d link with me for d same
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M.A. v. Jersey City Board of Education, 112414 FED3, 14-1684
|Docket Nº:
|Opinion Judge:
|SHWARTZ, Circuit Judge
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|M.A.; E.M., Appellants v. JERSEY CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION; SOMERSET HILLS LEARNING INSTITUTE
|Judge Panel:
|Before: CHAGARES, HARDIMAN, and SHWARTZ, Circuit Judges.
|Case Date:
|November 24, 2014
|United States Courts of Appeals, Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a) November 21, 2014
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY (D.C. Civ. Action No. 2-13-cv-06946) District Judge: Honorable William J. Martini
M.A. is a student with autism who receives special education and related services. His parents appeal the District Court's order affirming the state administrative agency's ("ALJ's") determination that the Jersey City Board of Education's ("District's") proposed placement for M.A. in a public school provided a free, appropriate public education ("FAPE"), dismissing M.A.'s parents' retaliation claim, and denying their motion to amend. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm.
In September 2009, the District placed M.A. at Somerset Hills Learning Institute ("SHLI"), a private school that offers an intensive program based on applied behavior analysis ("ABA")1 for children with autism. App. 120, 169, 1430, 1431-37, 1441-42, 1458. On June 5, 2012, after providing notice to M.A.'s parents, App. 1285, and rescheduling to accommodate their schedule, App. 1942, the District convened a meeting to discuss M.A.'s individual education plan ("IEP"). App. 170, 175, 1584. M.A.'s father as well as District and SHLI officials attended the meeting. App. 170, 175, 1584, 2353. At the meeting, Dr. Kevin Brothers, Director of SHLI, reported that M.A.'s stereotypy2had been substantially reduced and that he had made good progress in other areas, including language and reading comprehension. App. 6, 120, 170, 2363-64, 2367, 2371-72, 2387, 2402. He concluded that M.A. no longer required the intensive services he was receiving at SHLI and would benefit from a less restrictive setting where he could learn with peers. App. 6, 120-21, 170, 2402, 2409-10. Based on Brothers' opinion, the District recommended changing M.A.'s placement to an in-district, special education classroom for autistic children. App. 2413, 2425-26. This recommendation was incorporated into M.A.'s IEP ("2012 IEP"). App. 1592-93, 2425-26.
M.A.'s parents opposed the transfer and filed a due process petition alleging that the 2012 IEP was procedurally and substantively deficient under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act ("RA"), and New Jersey's special education laws. App. 121, 170, 178-82. The petition claimed that the District failed to provide M.A.'s parents with adequate notice and opportunity to participate in M.A.'s placement decision and that M.A. was not ready to transition to a less restrictive environment.3 App. 180-81.
Meanwhile, on September 19, 2012, the District invited M.A.'s parents to observe the special education classroom that had been selected as a potential placement. App. 171. Then, by letter dated September 20, 2012, the District assigned M.A. to a specific classroom effective October 9, 2012.4 App. 121, 1614. On October 22, 2012, another IEP meeting was held and a transition plan was added to the 2012 IEP. App. 121, 1618-36. On October 25, 2012, M.A.'s father observed M.A.'s assigned classroom. App. 121, 171, 1811.
M.A.'s parents filed a motion for summary decision on their procedural claim that they were not provided notice of the placement. App. 166, 1189-90. The ALJ ruled that any notice defect lacked "substantive impact" because the IEP informed M.A.'s parents that "M.A. would be placed in a special education classroom for autistic children, " "specific classrooms were later identified with opportunities for the parents to observe, " and, as a result, "there was no significant obstacle to [M.A.'s parents'] participation." App. 175-76.
The ALJ then conducted a due process hearing on the substantive claims, at which various witnesses testified. App. 183, 352, 482, 540, 792, 1007, 1079. Brothers testified for the District as an expert, opining that based on ABA data and his observations regarding M.A.'s progress, SHLI was no longer an appropriate placement for M.A. App. 136, 550, 557. He explained that M.A. needed a full-day classroom that offers both small group instruction and systematic integration with typical peers that SHLI could not provide.5 App. 136. He testified that although M.A. needs an individualized motivational system and independent activity schedule, neither was incompatible with the instructional method the District employed. App. 7, 567-70.
M.A.'s case manager testified about the District's autism program, explaining that classes have no greater than a three-to-one student-to-staff ratio with a maximum enrollment of six students and that students have opportunities to interact with general education students for certain class periods.6 App. 122, 2311.
M.A.'s parents' expert, Dr. Erik A. Mayville, App. 804, 823, 1898, testified that...
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Publication Date: 2019
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The Acquisition of the "Get"-Passive
Gotowski, Megan
Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, v26 n1 p1-20 2019
This article examines children's comprehension of the "get"-passive relative to the "be"-passive in an attempt to systematically compare the acquisition of both types of passives. It discusses the findings of two experiments (a picture-matching task and an act-out task) with children ages 36. Results from the picture-matching task indicate that 3-year-olds are above chance only with "get"-passives with "animate" subjects, which suggests that early "get"-"passives" may actually be (active) control structures requiring a thematic agent. Children 4-6 years old perform equally well with "get" and "be." Results from the act-out task further reveal that children ages 4;02 and older interpret the "by"-phrase in nontruncated actional passives (with "get" and with "be") and analyze it as agentive. This is consistent with a raising analysis for both passive types after the age of 4. There is no advantage to either type of passive at this point, contra previous claims in the literature.
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Pictorial Stimuli, Task Analysis, Preschool Children, Form Classes (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Language Research, Syntax, Grammar, English
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A total of 161,490 vehicles rolled off British production lines last month, with demand at home falling 28.1 percent compared with a 1.3 percent rise in exports, accounting for 85 percent of all production.
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The changeover from older to newer models at some British plants has also dented production numbers.
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- Date of Manufacture1970
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- ConditionGood
- Condition DetailsVery fine condition. 9/10. Rear lower corner on left side has a small triangle where brass sheet cladding had lifted then formed back in place. Natural patination to brass
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- DimensionsH 86 in. x W 38 in. x D 16 in.H 218.44 cm x W 96.52 cm x D 40.64 cm
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Many people, especially bloggers want to increase their website traffic without putting extra effort into Content Marketing. We all know content is the king. We know why Marketing is essential for a business. But bloggers don't take it seriously in their starting phase.
There is no hard and fast rule that traffic will only increase if you do SEO, Content Marketing or Paid Promotion. We can easily increase our website traffic to some extent without worrying about all these. Remember, it will increase your traffic only to some extent. (Eg, 200-300 extra views on your website)
If you want to further increase traffic, then you'll need to focus on SEO, Content Marketing, etc. Don't worry, it's not that much hard. Once you'll be getting traffic to your site, you'll automatically search for new methods to increase it more.
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What is Content Marketing?
Content Writing and Content Marketing are quite confusing terms in Digital Marketing. Content Marketing is different from Content Writing. In Content Marketing, we format your content to attract users to read or to take action.
The "Marketing" term after Content makes it scary for some people. It is not that way. It is simply reorganizing or reformating our content to make it attractive.
Directly or indirectly, we all use Content Marketing techniques daily. Remember the last time you shared your website update on social media. You must have given a thought for the caption of your post.
Now, let's go-ahead leaving behind the tag of Content Marketing, and see how we can increase traffic to our blog or website...
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Here are some tips, which we should consider to increase our website traffic without Content Marketing,
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This can give you instant results, but we can't rely on this forever. But here is the point, if your website's purpose is interesting, some of those many friends may follow you to get newer updates.
Since most of your friends are connected directly with you, so they should don't mind to do this small thing for you (Some may do although).
3. Participate in Forum Threads
If you are really interested in writing, reading or in the purpose you created your website, participate in debates and discussions where people are talking about the same. eg, IndiBlogger, Quora, etc. Submit your posts on submission sites.
Since those people will also be interested in the same topic, they will surely visit your website, at least once. Some of them may also be interested in sharing your website with their followers.
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If you write blogs on your website, then consistency is the first thing you should take care of. If you are really consistent with your updates, you'll see a gradual increase in website traffic without doing anything else.
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If you are not giving time to one of the marketing tactics, then try to give this time to something worth beneficial. Use this time to optimize your content for Voice Search, as you know voice search will be getting a great blast this year.
If you are not giving time to one of the marketing tactics, then try to give this time to something worth beneficial. Use this time to optimize your content for Voice Search, as you know voice search will be getting a great blast this year.
Wrapping Up
These are some of the things you should do if you don't want Content Marketing (for whatever reason). These points are not different than what we are taught before starting out.
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Electronics are also becoming increasingly networked as a result of trends such as the IoT, LTE (the 4th generation of mobile communications technology) and smart homes. The devices used in these applications are increasingly based on embedded systems. At the same time, new applications are bringing forth a variety of new electronic modules. It is often difficult to find a suitable housing for these devices. Thanks to their flexible PCB mounting system, the new UCS generation of housings helps device manufacturers implement their applications quickly and easily.
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The "connected" car – as in, connected to the Internet – is now mainstream. Ads for modern vehicles are filled with aggressive promotion of features that require connections to the online world – lane assist, GPS, collision avoidance, automatic calls to 911 if there is a collision.
They are also rich in physical safety features – seatbelts, airbags, antilock brakes and more.
But a report out this week by the Ponemon Institute titled "Securing the Connected Car: A Study of Automotive Industry Cybersecurity Practices," found that they are not so rich in software security. When it comes to what is needed for safe operation in an online world, those vehicles are not yet ready for prime time.
The report is based on a survey of 593 security practitioners, product development professionals and engineers within the industry.
Perhaps the most encouraging finding is that a majority of respondents are very much aware of the problem. More than two-thirds said the need for better cybersecurity is "urgent," for obvious reasons: 62% said they think a malicious or proof-of-concept attack against automotive software, technology or components is very likely in the next 12 months.
But other key findings are less encouraging:
- Software security is not keeping pace with technology in the industry.
- Few companies – just 10% - have an established cybersecurity team.
- Less than a third of organizations (31%) educate their developers on secure coding methods.
- Fewer than half (44%) impose cybersecurity requirements on suppliers and other third parties.
- A majority said their organizations don't have the skills, budgets or resources to make their products secure before they go to market.
- Only 39% said their organization issues timely software updates. And 25% said they don't deliver security updates at all.
- While 52% of respondents said they were aware of the potential harm to vehicle occupants from software vulnerabilities, only 31% said they felt empowered to raise those concerns with upper management.
The significance of all this should also be obvious. The modern vehicle is a computer – actually dozens to more than 100 computers – containing more than 100 million lines of code that control everything from the infotainment system to safety systems like steering, acceleration and brakes.
That makes automotive manufacturers software companies just as much as they are transportation companies.
And software vulnerabilities could undermine the safety of those systems and features: Anything online is a target for cyber attackers. A hacker can put not just users' personal information at risk, but their physical safety as well. Software security is easily as important as seat belts, airbags and antilock brakes.
These risks are not just theoretical. Security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek made international headlines four years ago when they remotely hacked into a Jeep Cherokee driven by a reporter for Wired magazine. They took control of the air conditioning, wipers, accelerator and brakes from 10 miles away. But they could have done the same thing from thousands of miles away.
The message at last year's RSA Conference in San Francisco was much the same: Sergey Kravchenko, senior business development manager, future technologies, at Kaspersky Lab, said his firm had demonstrated that hackers can get control of vehicle functions like door locks, brakes and the engine. They can track a vehicle's location through the GPS.
Still, even with multiple anecdotes like those, there has been a lack of the comprehensive data needed to understand the industry's overall cybersecurity posture and its capability to address software security risks inherent in connected vehicles.
This report, commissioned by Synopsys and SAE International, is meant to address that gap.
Tim Weisenberger, project manager, technical programs, Global Ground Vehicle Standards at SAE, said the results provided "empirical data to validate our hunches," which included not just problems but good news as well.
"The industry really is aware of the cybersecurity threats it's facing in the entire ecosystem of interconnected vehicles," he said. "Their resources may be applied a bit more thinly than they'd like, but they're very aware of their strengths and shortcomings. I think they're pointed in the right direction."
And Chris Clark, principal security engineer, strategic initiatives, at Synopsys, said while the survey showed there is still much to be done, "this is not necessarily a negative thing. It's pretty typical of what we see in other industries – it's in the process of becoming more mature."
Much of that maturity, both said, could come from a shift in two areas: perception and development.
The shift in perception, they said, is to move from thinking that security testing is simply an expense with no payback to realizing that it is an investment that will pay dividends with better functioning of components and far less risk to owners – risks that could result in brand damage, expensive recalls and perhaps even more expensive liability.
The shift in development would be what the security industry calls a "shift left" – to make security testing part of product development from the beginning and throughout the development life cycle, not just at the end.
Testing is an expense, Clark acknowledged. "But it is clear that effective testing is happening far too late. For the majority, testing is post product release, which can lead to a 6x-14x increase in cost.
"If we start to shift left – moving that testing earlier and earlier – we start to see a reduction in cost. Eventually it gets to where cybersecurity is just one of the standard processes, like safety testing for a vehicle. The time and expense will pay off," he said.
And in spite of a significant list of weaknesses that need major improvement, Clark said auto manufacturers shouldn't be upset about it. "They should look at this as a growth opportunity versus a threat to their industry," he said.


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A 90-year-old woman entered the Emergency Department with a four-day history of diffuse midupper abdominal pain. At the time of admission, she had no nausea or vomiting. She had four watery, diarrheal stools, with no evidence of blood during the preceding 12 hours. Examination of the abdomen showed a 10- to 12-cm, tubular, firm, minimally tender mass located in the right side of the upper abdomen. Bowel sounds were hypoactive. Rectal examination was normal, and the stool was weakly positive for blood by guaiac determination. Results of a complete blood cell count and chemistry screen were normal. Plain films of the abdomen were normal. A barium examination
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Associate Dentist
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- Colosseum Dental
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- Salary
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We are seeking an Associate Dentist to join our state of the art, fantastic purpose-built practice in Totton – Southampton.
At Colosseum Dental we understand that changing to a new practice is a huge decision, one that sometimes comes with a little uncertainty. We are now delighted to offer this option where you can commence as a locum with a guaranteed income, and a reduced notice period. After 4 weeks, we will then transfer you to an associate agreement to include all the added extra's of being an associate, for example, our unique financial reward scheme and access to discounted CPD courses.
This is one of the many ways we invest in you from the start and will continue to offer you all the support we can for you to be successful in your role with us.
This exciting Associate Dentist opportunity offers:
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This Associate Dentist opportunity is in our well established 5-surgery practice in Totton it is just off the busy high street with excellent access to shopping facilities. Located between a DR's and Pharmacy our beautiful practice is a popular choice with the patients. This practice also benefits from free parking in a large car park, and an excellent support team.
About Colosseum Dental
Now is a great time to join Colosseum Dental. We're a major provider of neighbourhood dentistry in the UK and we're undergoing a significant refurbishment programme across our extensive estate to improve our patients' and your experience of our clinics.
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My name is Nikola and I am addicted to drums. Music is the only thing that has always amazed me, it is like an elemental power that cannot be explained in words. I grew up listening to all kinds of music, and now just like before everything can inspire me - from rap and hip-hop (Run-DMC, Cypress Hill) to classical music (J.S.Bach and Strauss), from popular music (Michael Jackson) to hard rock and heavy metal (Metallica, Iron Maiden), from melodic and progressive rock (Queen, Dream Theater) to jazz and avant-garde music (Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter).
It all started with the first drum set in 2000. The "Journey" in the world of music, the effort to improve my skills any time I practice my instrument and my desire to turn my hobby into a profession led me to some certain decisions, which have contributed to my development as a musician and little by little strengthened my interest.
In 2003 I was accepted in "Prins Claus Conservatory" in Groningen (The Netherlands), where I had the honor to study with one of the last "Jazz Messengers" - Ralph Peterson Jr., who completely changed my understanding and perception about the instrument. The people who also had a great influence on me in my studies were my regular teachers at the time – Owen Hart Jr. and Steve Altenberg.
At the conservatory I had the chance to meet, study and play with one of the top names in the world of jazz today - David Berkman (piano), Don Braden (saxophone), Mark Gross (saxophone), Brian Lynch (trumpet), Conrad Herwig (trombone), Steve Davis (trombone), Sam Burtis (trombone), Alex Sipiagin (trumpet), Dena DeRose (vocals and piano) and Joris Teepe (Electric and Double Bass).
In May 2008 I graduated from the conservatory with my own project - a concert entitled "The Footsteps of our fathers", in which participated some of the most famous Bulgarian jazz musicians - Ludmil Krumov (guitar) and Dimitar Liolev (saxophone), Thomas Hauser (double bass) and Vincent Grit (piano).
After graduation I returned to Bulgaria, where I started participating in different projects (Sleepwalkinz Crew, Pop and Roll, "Jazz for Kids" with Ventzi Blagoev), appearances (July Jazz Smolyan, Bansko Jazz Fest, Varna Summer Salsa Festival) and bands (De Fuego Orchestra, Mango Duende, and different pop and jazz projects).
My interest in teaching developed with the desire to pass on the knowledge I received. The opportunity and chance that I had with great teachers made me understand that in fact doing music or any other form of art comes with a certain responsibility, which in its way makes me willing to further develop and progress.


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The readings in this collection explore the nature of identity, belonging, tolerance, and difference in our increasingly global society.
The readings in this collection explore the nature of identity, belonging, tolerance, and difference in our increasingly global society.
Use the documentary film Reporter to explore the changing landscape of journalism and challenge students to consider their roles as creators and consumers of news.
Address today's global challenges with lesson plans focused on current events including the refugee crisis and contemporary antisemitism.
Examine the moral dilemmas faced by five diplomats who, at great personal risk, assisted Jews fleeing Nazi persecution during the Holocaust.
Use clips from the film BULLY, along with additional classroom resources, to address issues of ostracism, bullying, and encourage upstander behavior in your school and classroom.
Explore definitions of democracy, citizenship, and civic participation through new lessons, readings, audio interviews and more.
Explore South Africa's tumultuous history from the early interactions between white European settlers and native African tribes to the implementation of apartheid and the long struggle for democracy.
Help students identify and analyze the key characteristics of the three most common types of news articles.
Read the speech Susan B. Anthony delivered after being arrested for voting in a presidential election before women had gained the right to vote.
Consider quotes from South Africans about the nature of democracy and what makes it work.
Read about eighteenth-century Imperialism, the Congress of Berlin, and W. E. B. Du Bois' analysis of the profound consequences of Europe's colonization of Africa.
Read about the meeting of student activists from committed to ending gun violence from Parkland and Chicago.