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Who do I contact about joining the learning and education revolution?
After much thought and preparation, I have decided that I am ready to pursue the opportunity to begin and enact the learning revolution. I have been teaching for 8 years and am ready to do my part to create an educational system that truly taps into the incredible potential of our young people. I am willing to move almost anywhere to make this happen and join people with the resources and determination to effectively change the education paradigm. I emailed this same question to Sir Ken Robinson, but I just need to know if anyone else out there can point me in the right direction.
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Mar 30 2011: Great site.Apr 16 2011: You don't have to move anywhere to pursue opportunity to participate in the learning revolution. Change is needed everywhere, and recognition for the need of change is the only prerequisite to become involved. Keep talking about it, working with kids in the best way you know how and try to bring non-educators into the conversation. For me becoming involved meant starting a school myself (as a mom not as a teacher). We have been operating now for 28 years with innovative and creative programs - solving problems one student at a time. It really takes just listing to the kids, inding out what they want to learn, and then finding ways they can learn it. In Alberta, Canada we now have Alberta Education working hard for change with "Inspiring Eduction". For the first time in 28 years I am encouraged that educational reform will happen.
Beth Decker
Apr 6 2011: When you find an organization that is formed and ready to plug in hard-working, frustrated teachers, let me know.
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I have answers to share www.getreallearning.com and know many teachers do also. The world is just so big and
the challenge of changing education the biggest challenge we must face or we (America) are doomed to slide down into a pretty ugly pit.We have to get involved because as much as many want to blame teachers, we are the only ones in the trenches that have real answers.
My work with my students and some other schools that are trying is is about the only thingI know I can influence.
Get Real! a journey of self-discovery and life planning for teenagers...
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Jun 21 2011: Here is a list of remarkable educational endeavors worldwide: http://freewilluniversity.net/neweducation.html.Apr 6 2011: If you find something that answers your question, please post it, or send it to me.
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Do not let optimism champion rationalism, I mean this in the best possible way, elitism is embedded into this education system it would take a huge wave to change. A wave I think about often; for it scares me to think we are really going to keep going on this run away train of an education system while the right people who genuinely do make a difference are either not realizing it's awful or do not care due to profit. That goes for EVERYONE, why does someone professional have to dictate that education is terrible? Piece it together yourselves.
Significant change in education is must, spread this message.
I would enjoy to be paid badly if I knew I was teaching "how to think" and not how to "follow directions".
cheers!Mar 29 2011: it's important to not give to much or to little information when teaching. Not having to many students. and constantly listening to what the students think around the subject there own thoughts and how they feel about things.
One must first learn how to think before you can pusj information in their heads otherwise it only becomes facts. But if they spin the facts around in their heads and thing about stuff like. why would anybody want to do this or what did he feel to make him do this etc.
The brain also needs to process the information it gathers befre taking in new information. You cant put to much in because it will just overflow and how much is lost then ey ? Also these holes when overflowing makes it harder to learn in the future, and this leads nowhere.
Also you need to teach people that they dont have to believe everything, it's their minds it's theier knowledge now and what they do with it is their choice. Also bringing more than one perspective is important because knowing more perspectives makes you able to make your own perspective wich you later can share with the rest of the class.
Just think of a whole class learning about something and every student is sharing their information, wheter it be metaphores or just facts it will bring lots of things to the table when they all work together to learn not just every man for him self.
Sorry if i'm bad at explaining my thoughts hope you understand how Im thinking.Mar 29 2011: Diane Ravitch says "speak up". Check her out on youtube.
You are a teacher, listen to your children. What do they want to do, how do they want to learn? As teachers we need to tap into our children's interests. Let's start the revolution...let's start teaching the children. We did this more than 10 years ago at a school in Colorado and we had amazing results. Let's work towards a truly child centred learning approach. Let's begin the journey and share it with the world. I look forward to hearing what you do in your classroom and the impact it can have on others, most importantly, the children you teach.
Mar 30 2011: I am doing some interesting things in my class now (unique approaches to learning), and would love to hear what you did at this Colorado school.
Mar 30 2011: It is difficult to summarise what we did at the school I worked at in Colorado but I'll make an attempt.
We found out each child's strengths and needs and taught to that. We let the children write what they wanted to write, teaching an individual child what he or she needed to know. We let children "have a go" and used their approximations to let us know what the children needed to learn next. We focused on the writing process (from "Dancing with the Pen") and celebrated each child's published work.
We used shared and guided reading. We used whole class teacher demonstrations of reading, writing, researching and finding out. The children engaged in the same process the teacher demonstrated. The teacher modeled various genres over the year.
In mathematics, we opened the learning environment up by giving the child a mathematics topic to investigate. The teacher modeled her own investigation on a topic, for instance geometry. The children then did their own 'investigation' such as manipulating plastic shapes then making a recording. The teacher worked with individual children to help connect what they knew to the associated language of mathematics such as addition or subtraction. We celebrated each child's contribution as a Mathematician (again, difficult to summarise).
I'd love to hear more about the unique approaches you are using in your classroom. These need to be shared so we can all contribute to the learning revolution. I'm sure that what I was involved in doing in Colorado is the same as what you are doing (and more) in your classroom now… over 10 years later.Mar 29 2011: just drop by and cheer you up!!! run Matt run!


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PHILADELPHIA, PA—African music, dance, and diverse cultures take center stage on Saturday, February 18, from 1 to 4 pm, when the Penn Museum offers a free community afternoon, part of the ongoing Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum gallery project and public programming initiative that runs through January 2013. Philadelphia radio station 100.3 WRNB is sponsor of the free afternoon, and on air personality Lady B broadcasts live from the Penn Museum between 11 am and 2 pm.
While special activities run from 1 to 4 pm, the Penn Museum opens its doors free to the community for the entire day (10 am to 5 pm), with plenty of time to explore the new Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum gallery project, as well as the African Gallery, the ancient Egyptian Galleries, and beyond.
Read more: Penn Museum's Imagine Africa Free Community Day, Saturday, February 18, 2012
For the most updated information on programs offered at the Penn Museum, and for online pre-registration (optional or required for some programs) visit the Museum's website: www.penn.museum/calendar.
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Dr. Josef Wegner, Associate Curator, Egyptian Section, and Dr. Richard M. Leventhal, Director, Penn Cultural Heritage Center, are featured presenters. Dr. Wegner shares details from his 2011–2012 excavations at Abydos, Egypt. He discusses results of ongoing excavations of the tomb of pharaoh Senwosret III and a program of site development in collaboration with the American Research Center in Egypt and Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities to protect the cultural heritage of Abydos. Dr. Leventhal considers Maya heritage and its relationship to Mexican politics, indigenous rebellion, and tourism, as he focuses on a new Penn project in the Yucatán where a co-operative community heritage and development program is underway. In addition, he describes the goals and field projects of the Penn Cultural Heritage Center. Lecture admission: Pay-what-you-want. Optional reception follows: $35. For more information, call (215) 898-2680.
Read more: Penn Museum March–April 2012 Advance Calendar of Events
Penn Museum in Philadelphia Launches Online Collections Database to Kick off its 125th Anniversary Celebration in 2012
JANUARY 2012—The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on the Penn campus in Philadelphia dates its official founding to December 6, 1887. On that date, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania resolved to send "an exploring expedition to Babylonia"—with the stipulation that the University would build "suitable accommodations" to house any artifacts that the first expedition team, and others, would bring back.
Read more: 125th Anniversary Celebration, Launch of Online Collections Database
"Anthropologists in the Making Summer Camp" for Children Ages 7 to 13 Runs Weekly June 18 through August 10, 2012
PHILADELPHIA, PA—This summer, adventurous children ages 7 through 13 can experience a unique day camp that takes them through time and across continents at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology on Penn's campus in Philadelphia.
"Anthropologists in the Making," runs eight theme-oriented one-week sessions from June 18 through August 10, 2012. Details about the popular camp, coordinated by the Penn Museum's Community Engagement department, are online: www.penn.museum/camp. A downloadable registration form is also available.
Read more: Summer Day Camp 2012: Anthropologists in the Making
PHILADELPHIA–Ring in the magical Year of the Dragon! Penn Museum presents its 31st annual Chinese New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 4, 2012, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. The day features music and dance performances, martial arts demonstrations, workshops, children's activities, and a grand finale lion dance. The celebration is free with Museum admission donation ($10 general admission; $7 senior citizens [65+] and military personnel; $6 students [with ID] and children [6 to 17]; free for children under 6, members, and PennCard holders).
Read more: Penn Museum Welcomes the Year of the Dragon: The 31st Annual Chinese New Year Celebration
Visitors who bring a new, unwrapped toy donation receive buy-one-get-one free admission (of equal or lesser value), one discount admission per toy. All toys will be donated to families, shelters, and community centers in West Philadelphia through Penn Volunteers in Public Service (VIPS), of The Netter Center for Community Partnerships.
"Climate Crises in Human History" Offers Perspective on a Hot Topic
Afternoon Program Runs Saturday, November 19, 3:00 - 5:00 pm at the Penn Museum
As scientists and other scholars study rapid climate changes and climate crises affecting different parts of the world today, relatively little discussion is being focused on climate crises faced by humans in the past. The ancient Maya, the Saharan ancestors of the ancient Egyptians, ancient Romans and medieval Europeans are among many cultures who have faced dramatic climate change, adapting or not adapting to changing conditions throughout the millennia. Can we learn from their strategies—exploring what proved successful, and what did not—as we face our own climate crisis in the 21st century?
Read more: "Climate Crises in Human History" Saturday, November 19
Travel the World with Games, a World Culture Day afternoon, runs Sunday, November 6, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm the Penn Museum. Visitors of all ages are invited to learn and play a variety of games with game instructors on hand throughout the Museum's international galleries: Go (an ancient game of Japan), Backgammon (originating in Asia Minor), Chess (originally from Northwest India), Senet (from Egypt, perhaps the oldest game in the world), Mancala (originating in Eritrea or Ethiopia), the Royal Game of Ur (discovered at the site of Ur in ancient Iraq)-and more. The event is free with Museum admission donation.
Read more: Travel the World with Games on Sunday, November 6, 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the Penn Museum
International Classroom Program at the Penn Museum
Celebrates Fifty Years of Cross-Cultural Education
October 2011—The International Classroom Program, an integral part of the Penn Museum community engagement and education efforts, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Its broad mission—to increase cross-cultural education and understanding—happens program by program, as international speakers connect with school children, families, and adult groups at the Penn Museum and throughout the region.
Since its founding in 1961, International Classroom speakers have visited more than 10,000 classrooms and other settings throughout the region. At the Penn Museum, they participate in the unique and popular "World: Ancient and Modern" programs, where students tour an "ancient" gallery, learning about ancient Egypt or China or the ancient Mediterranean world, and also meet an international student from that same region of the world to learn about cultural continuity and change over time. In addition, International Classroom speakers also participate in a wide range of Museum public events, enriching the Museum's popular world culture days and exhibition openings. The program currently boasts 160 speakers from 60 countries.
Penn Museum in Partnership with Councilwoman Jannie L. Blackwell Presents
FREE Community Night: An Evening to Imagine Africa
Wednesday, October 26, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Neighbors, friends, and first time visitors are invited to celebrate, explore, and enjoy at the Penn Museum Wednesday, October 26, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, at An Evening to Imagine Africa, a FREE community night. There will be workshops to shake things up—a Hip Hop dance workshop with an instructor from Rennie Harris RHAW, an African Dance Workshop with the Penn student group African Rhythms, plus belly dancing with Habiba, and Spoken Word with the Philly Youth Poetry Movement.
Read more: Community Night at the Penn Museum October 26: Imagine Africa
Every year the annual Welcome Reception, considered a national model amongst international educators, hosts hundreds of international guests from over 100 countries. Penn Museum's International Classroom program presents this free celebration to connect international guests with the local community and its leaders, and to introduce attendees to the multicultural community of Philadelphia.
Read more: Penn Museum's International Classroom Celebrates 50 Years and Hosts 42nd Annual Welcome Reception
Culture Change, Image, and Adaptation, a new Penn Museum First Sunday Film Series, explores a wide range of recent documentary cinema, highlighting new forms of cultural adaptation in today's increasingly mobile and hybrid communities. Faculty experts from the University of Pennsylvania and other universities introduce each film, with open discussion following the screenings. Presented in association with the 2011-2012 Penn Humanities Forum on Adaptations, Penn Museum's First Sunday Film Series runs from October through May, beginning at 2:00 pm in the Museum's Rainey Auditorium, 3260 South Street. The new series is free with Museum admission.
Read more: Culture Change, Image, and Adaptation: A Monthly Film Series at the Penn Museum
The Secret Cinema is known for screening classic films of all genres at various locations throughout Philadelphia for the past fifteen years--from B-films, to mega-budget Hollywood classics, to obscure shorts. Now, Jay Schwartz, Secret Cinema founder, has specially curated a series of films for the Penn Museum.
On the third Wednesday of the month in September, October, November, and January, Penn Museum welcomes audiences to view a mix of rare, culturally significant, and still powerful vintage films from the early '20s and '30s, as part of the PM @ Penn Museum fall/winter programming. Secret Cinema projects in 16mm film and never video, so audiences see firsthand the original, high standard film in which motion pictures were shot. Audiences will enjoy an introduction to the show from the Secret Cinema founder as well as complimentary popcorn. Programs are free with Museum admission.
Read more: Penn Museum and Secret Cinema Partner for 2011/2012 Film Series
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November 2
Wednesday, 12:30 pm
Cultural Heritage Center Lecture
Underwater Cultural Heritage: The 2001 UNESCO Convention and its Implementation
Read more: Penn Museum November-December 2011 Advance Calendar of Events
Human Evolution: The First 200 Million Years
Long-term Exhibition Now Open at the Penn Museum
PHILADELPHIA, PA The ongoing story of human evolution—one that scientists trace back more than 200,000,000 years—is the subject of a long-term installation, Human Evolution: The First 200 Million Years, which opened at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia on September 18, 2011.
Human Evolution invites visitors to explore the process of evolution and its profound impact on humans. The interactive exhibition features a variety of multi-media programs, as well as more than 100 touchable casts of fossil bones from primate and human evolutionary records. Visitors have the opportunity to explore the actual fossil evidence of human evolution, to see how physical anthropologists and other scientists work to interpret the evidence, and to witness the outcome of evolutionary processes in our everyday lives. A complementary website offers an avenue for further exploration, for visitors and non-visitors alike: www.penn.museum/humanevolution.
Outside the Wire, LLC to Present Reading of Joseph Addison's CATO: A TRAGEDY, Followed by Discussions with First Responders, War Veterans, Elected Officials, and Concerned Citizens about the U.S. Response to the Attacks on September 11, 2001
Philadelphia, PA - On Sunday, September 11, 2011-the tenth anniversary of the hijacking of four American planes and the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon-Penn Museum hosts a dynamic new theatrical presentation and an interactive, follow-up discussion facilitated by the nationally acclaimed social impact company Outside the Wire, LLC. The free program to mark the anniversary runs from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in the Museum's Harrison Auditorium (seating is first-come, first-served). Advance registration is recommended: www.penn.museum/calendar.
Visitors to the Penn Museum on September 11 will also have the opportunity to visit a special display, Excavating Ground Zero: Fragments from 9/11 (on view August 20 through November 6, 2011) and attend a 1:00 pm lecture, "Making a Monument: The Fall and Rise of the World Trade Center" presented by Dr. David Brownlee, Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Professor of the History of Art at Penn (admission is pay-what-you-want).
Read more: Actors Present 18th Century Play at the Penn Museum to Spark Dialogue about 9/11
Penn Museum Presents Memorial Display and Related Programming
September 11--An Afternoon Remembrance
Ten years to the day that two hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, Penn Museum marks the solemn occasion with two special programs September 11, and one October 12--and a powerful display, Excavating Ground Zero: Fragments from 9/11, on view August 20 through November 6, 2011. The program and the display offer visitors a timely opportunity to remember--and reflect anew.
On Sunday, September 11, 2011, Penn Museum offers pay-what-you-want admission.
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Excavating Ground Zero: Fragments from 9/11
August 20 through November 6, 2011
In the weeks, months, and years following the events of September 11, 2001, archaeologists and physical anthropologists excavated the site of the World Trade Center in New York City. Penn Museum's special display features 15 poignant objects recovered at the site of Ground Zero, including eyeglasses, a computer keyboard, glass from the Twin Towers, and visitor badges. Visitors can observe a Twin Towers memorial sculpture and image projections from the day of the attacks. A focal point of the display is a wall where visitors can share memories of September 11. The display invites guests to remember where they were that morning as they view the display of recovered fragments from Ground Zero. The display was organized in conjunction with The National September 11 Memorial Museum.
Penn Museum in Philadelphia Explores Origins of 2012 End of World Predictions
With Major New Exhibition MAYA 2012: Lords of Time
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PHILADELPHIA, PA —Did the Maya believe the world would end in December 2012? In MAYA 2012: Lords of Time—a major new exhibition opening next May—the Penn Museum in Philadelphia confronts the current fascination with the year 2012, comparing predictions of a world-transforming apocalypse with their supposed origins in the ancient Maya civilization.
MAYA 2012 leads visitors on a journey through the Maya's time-ordered universe, expressed through their intricate calendar systems, and the power wielded by their divine kings, the astounding "lords of time." Visitors explore the Maya world through interactive experiences and walk among sculptures and full-sized replicas of major monuments.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Summer 2011—It may look like a rather unassuming beige box, but the Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer (IR) is a vital piece of high technology scientific equipment, key to a host of exciting discoveries made, and no doubt to be made, at the Penn Museum.
That is why Dr. Patrick McGovern, Scientific Director of the Museum's Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory, was so delighted to receive the June 2011 donation of a "new" used Fourier-transform IR from The Hershey Company of Hershey, PA, replacing their current instrument, donated by the Dupont company in the mid-1990's, and rapidly growing obsolete.
Read more: A Box of Discoveries: The Hershey Company Donates High Technology Equipment
How Do You Imagine Africa?
Penn Museum Invites Community Perspectives
in New Year-Long Project
September 18, 2011 through January 2013
PHILADELPHIA, PA—How do you imagine Africa? Do you see it as the home of powerful nations? Do you think of intricately carved masks or fine art? Maybe you're interested in the peoples living in Africa today.
Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum, a twelve-month project investigating community perspectives, launches Sunday, September 18.
Read more: IMAGINE AFRICA: New Year-Long Public Project Begins September 2011
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In the Fall of 2013, the Quinnipiac Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack McDonald as well as softball interim head coach Jill Karowski announced the hiring of Bill Vasko as an assistant coach. Vasko comes to Quinnipiac with three years of head coaching experience at the Division II Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia in addition to organizing several softball clinics and training regimens for young athletes.
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He first gained coaching experience at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio (1999-2002) where he served as the assistant baseball coach and strength & conditioning coordinator. Vasko also held the same position at Kenyon College in Gambler, Ohio (1995-98) where he was also the head of academic advising programs for football and baseball athletes. His coaching experience goes well beyond softball as he was an assistant football coach at Denison University (1999), Otterbein College (1998), Upper Arlington High School (1993) and one of the nation's most-prestigious football programs in The Ohio State University as an undergraduate assistant football coach (1992-93).
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Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
This 13th-century fortified monastery belonging to the Teutonic Order was substantially enlarged and embellished after 1309, when the seat of the Grand Master moved here from Venice. A particularly fine example of a medieval brick castle, it later fell into decay, but was meticulously restored in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of the conservation techniques now accepted as standard were evolved here. Following severe damage in the Second World War it was once again restored, using the detailed documentation prepared by earlier conservators.
Château de l'ordre Teutonique de Malbork
Ce monastère fortifié de l'ordre Teutonique datant du XIIIe siècle a été largement agrandi et embelli après 1309, quand le siège du grand maître de l'ordre a été transféré de Venise à Malbork. Exemple suprême du château médiéval en brique, il s'est ensuite délabré mais a été méticuleusement restauré au XIXe siècle et au début du XXe . C'est là qu'ont été élaborées nombre de techniques de conservation qui sont maintenant de règle. Après de graves dégâts subis lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le château a été de nouveau restauré à partir de la documentation détaillée préparée par les précédents spécialistes de sa conservation.
قصر مالبورك المبني وفقًا للنمط التوتوني
لقد تمّ توسيع هذا الدير المحصّن المبني على النمط التوتوني في القرن الثالث عشر، وتم تحسينه بعد العام 1309، حين تم نقل مقر سيد هذا النمط الأعظم من البندقية الى مالبورك. إنّه المثال الاسمى عن القصر القرميدي القروسطي. غير أنه هُدّم وأُعيد بناؤه بدقّةٍ كبيرة في القرن التاسع عشر وفي بداية القرن العشرين. من هنا تطوّر عدد من تقنيات الحفظ التي أصبحت اليوم قواعد رائجة. بعد الخسائر الجسيمة التي أحدثتها الحرب العالمية الثانية، رُمّم القصر من جديد استنادًا الى وثائق مفصّلة أعدّها الخبراء السابقون في حفظها.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: UNESCO/ERI
Замок Тевтонского Ордена в городе Мальборк
Этот укрепленный монастырь XIII в., принадлежавший Тевтонскому ордену, был значительно расширен и богато оформлен после 1309 г., когда сюда была перенесена из Венеции резиденция Великого Магистра. Являясь особенно ярким примером средневекового кирпичного замка, он позднее пришел в упадок, но был тщательно отреставрирован в XIX - начале XX вв. Многие методы консервации, вошедшие ныне в широкую практику, впервые были применены именно здесь. После жестоких разрушений во время Второй мировой войны замок был отреставрирован еще раз, с использованием детальной документации, подготовленной предыдущими реставраторами.
source: UNESCO/ERI
Castillo de la Orden Teutónica en Malbork
Ampliado y embellecido a partir de 1309, año en que la sede del Gran Maestre de la Orden Teutónica fue transferida de Venecia a Malbork, este antiguo monasterio fortificado del siglo XIII llegó a ser el ejemplo más acabado de castillo medieval construido en ladrillo. Deteriorado con el correr del tiempo, fue meticulosamente restaurado en el siglo XIX y a principios del XX con técnicas que hoy se han convertido en normas en materia de restauración. Tras los graves desperfectos sufridos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, se restauró de nuevo sobre la base de la detallada documentación elaborada por los especialistas en conservación que efectuaron la primera restauración.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: NFUAJ
Kasteel van de Teutoonse orde in Malbork
Dit 13e-eeuwse versterkte klooster behoort tot de Teutoonse orde. Het werd aanzienlijk uitgebreid en verfraaid na 1309 toen de zetel van de Grote Meester hierheen verhuisde vanuit Venetië. Het is een bijzonder mooi voorbeeld van een middeleeuws kasteel, gebouwd van baksteen. Het kasteel raakte later in verval, maar het werd zorgvuldig gerestaureerd in de 19e eeuw en het begin van de 20e eeuw. Veel van de conserveringstechnieken die nu standaard zijn, werden hier ontwikkeld. Na zware schade in de Tweede Wereldoorlog werd het kasteel opnieuw hersteld met behulp van gedetailleerde documentatie opgesteld door eerdere conservatoren.
Source: unesco.nl
Statement of Significance
Malbork Castle is the most complete and elaborate example of the Gothic brick castle complex in the characteristic and unique style of the Teutonic Order, which evolved independently from the contemporary castles of western Europe and the Near East. The spectacular fortress represents the phenomenon of the monastic state in Prussia, founded in the 13th century and developed in the 14th century by the German communities of military monks who carried out crusades against the pagan Prussians on the south Baltic coast. The fortified monastery on the River Nogat represents the drama of Christianity in the late Middle Ages, stretched between extremes of sanctity and violence.
Over a span of two hundred years, since the 18th Century, the Malbork Castle has remained one of the major objects of European fascination with medieval history and its material remains. It also became a sign of the tendency to treat history and its monuments as instruments in the service of political ideologies.
From the 19th century onwards Malbork Castle has been the subject of restoration that contributed in an exceptional way to the development of research and conservation theory and practice. At the same time many forgotten medieval art and craft techniques were rediscovered. Extensive conservation works were carried out in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Following the severe damage that it incurred in the final stage of World War II, the castle was restored once again.
Criterion (ii): Malbork Castle is an architectural work of unique character. Many of the methods used by its builders in handling technical and artistic problems greatly influenced not only subsequent castles of the Teutonic Order but also other Gothic buildings in a wide region of north-eastern Europe. The castle also provides perfect evidence of the evolution of modern philosophy and practice in the field of restoration and conservation. It is a historic monument to conservation itself, both in its social aspect and as a scientific and artistic discipline.
Criterion (iii): Malbork Castle, a symbol of power and cultural tradition, is the most important monument to the monastic state of the Teutonic Knights, a unique phenomenon in the history of western civilization. The Castle is at the same time the major material manifestation of the Crusades in eastern Europe, the forced baptism of the Baltic peoples, and the colonization of their tribal territories, which played a vital role in the history of Europe.
Criterion (iv): Malbork Castle is an outstanding example of the castles of the Teutonic Order, which evolved in the frontiers of medieval western Europe. It is a unique, perfectly planned architectural creation, with no equivalent in Gothic architecture. It was built with the use of the rich repertoire of medieval constructional methods; these were applied on an exceptionally large scale and resulted in the magnificent seat of the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights.
Long Description
Malbork Castle is generally accepted as an architectural work of unique character. Many of the methods used by its builders in handling technical and artistic problems (among them the design and construction of the vaulting and portals and the use of architectural sculpture) greatly influenced Gothic buildings in a wide region of north-eastern Europe. The castle was built so as to make use of the rich repertoire of medieval defensive architecture on an exceptionally large scale. At the same time it was an architecturally perfectly planned economic, military, and administrative centre not only of the extensive Teutonic Order with branches all over Europe but also of the mighty state that it founded here. It was also the social residence of the Master of the Order, who was also head of state. Taking all these functions into account, the castle must be recognized as a unique creation, with no equivalent in Gothic architecture.
The castle is situated on a peninsula on the right bank of the Nogat River. To the south lay the Polish state, which had accepted Christianity in the 10th century. The missions organized by Polish rulers to bring Christianity to the Prussians had little success, and led to the martyrdom of St Adalbert (997) and St Bruno (1009). In 1215 Pope Innocent III created a missionary bishopric to the Prussians. The Polish Prince Conrad called upon the Teutonic Order for assistance, granting them lands on the frontier of his territory. The order established itself there, but the resistance of the Prussians lasted for half a century
The castle at Malbork (or Marienburg, its German name), work on which began after 1270, was among the most important of the many castles built by the order. Its importance increased greatly after 1309, when the seat of the Grand Master of the Order was moved there from Venice. The original Fore Castle was adapted as his residence and administrative headquarters, the impressive palace of the Grand Masters being built in its south-west comer. The Great Refectory was built to the north of the palace; the north side of the Middle Castle was closed with a wing housing the hospital and the residence of the commander, and the chapel in the High Castle was enlarged, with a mortuary chapel of the Grand Masters dedicated to St Anne beneath the new presbytery. After the first partition in 1772, Malbork Castle became part of the Kingdom of Prussia and was promptly modified to serve as a barracks. A number of artists and intellectuals had begun to take an interest in the castle, and as a result of their pressure it was designated a historic monument in 1804. It was partly destroyed at the end of the Second World War, and since 1947 there have been continuous campaigns for its reconstruction and restoration.
The High Castle was the convent of the Teutonic Order in the final phase. It is square in plan, with a central courtyard, and it contained living accommodation for the knights, with dormitories, refectories, kitchens and extensive storage facilities. Attached to it is the Conventual Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, originally on the first floor of the eastern wing and extended outside the perimeter of the High Castle with a new presbytery. The main portal, the Golden Gate, retains much of its original polychrome decoration.
The Middle Castle and the High Castle were surrounded by fortifications of walls, ramparts and moats. When Malbork became the seat of the Grand Master of the Order, a new three-sided enclosure was created, communicating with the High Castle by a drawbridge. The entrance gate to the High Castle and the Great Refectory are outstanding examples of High Gothic, with slender vaulting and large windows providing an atmosphere of soaring space and light. This section also houses the infirmary, the quarters of the military commander, and a guest wing used by visiting dignitaries of the order and secular knights.
When the 14th-century enlargement took place, a new Fore Castle was created, and the fortifications extended to defend the entire complex. A monumental gateway in the north wing of the Middle Castle gives access to the central open space of the Fore Castle. The buildings in this section were quarters for the servants of the order, workshops, armouries, cannon foundries, other services, a stable and wagon house complex, and a chapel dedicated to St Lawrence. The whole complex is surrounded by an intricate system of defensive works, including massive walls and bastions, wet and dry moats and ditches, earthen ramparts and ponds (which also served to supply the castle with water).Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
Historical Description
Malbork (German Marienburg) is located in the south-west of a territory inhabited since prehistoric times by the Prussians (Pruzzi), a tribe of Baltic origin who were pagans until the 13th century. To the south lay the Polish state, which had accepted Christianity in the 10th century. The missions organized by Polish rulers to bring Christianity to the Prussians had little success, and led to the martyrdom of St Adalbert (997) and St Bruno (1009). An intensification of Polish missionary activities in the early 12th century led to devastating Prussian raids on Polish territory. In 1215 Pope Innocent IlI created a missionary bishopric to the Prussians, and two years later his successor Honorius lIl decreed that a Crusade to their lands would be equal to those to the Holy Land.
The Polish Prince Conrad called upon the Teutonic Order for assistance. granting them lands on the frontier of his territory. The Order established itself there in 1230, but the fierce resistance of the Prussians lasted for half a century. Taking advantage of his good relations with the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, and his influence in the Papal court, the Grand Master of the Order, Hermann von Salza, secured the grant of the entire conquered territory and independence from Polish ecclesiastical control.
The Teutonic Knights built many castles on the captured territories, with a dual political and religious function. The castle at Malbork, work on which began some time after 1270, was among the most important of these. Its importance increased greatly after 1309, when the seat of the Grand Master of the Order was moved there from Venice. The original Fore Castle was adapted as his residence and administrative headquarters, the impressive palace of the Grand Masters being built in its south-west comer. The Great Refectory was built to the north of the palace, the north side of the Middle Castle was closed with a wing housing the hospital and the residence of the commander of the Castle, whilst the chapel in the High Castle was enlarged, with a mortuary chapel of the Grand Masters dedicated to St Anne beneath the new presbytery.
When the Treaty of Torun brought the wars between Poland and the Teutonic Order to an end in 1457, Malbork Castle passed to the Polish Crown, and remained in use, virtually unmodified from its medieval form, for three centuries, serving at different times as an administrative headquarters, a central arsenal, and a temporary royal residence. It suffered some damage during the successive Thirty Years' War (161%48), Polish-Swedish War (1655- 60), and Nordic War (1700-21), but its robust basic structure remained intact.
After the first partition of Poland between Austria. Prussia, and Russia in 1772, Malbork Castle became part of the Kingdom of Prussia and was promptly modified to serve as a barracks; a number of unsympathetic demolitions and additions took place in the period 1799-1803. However, a number of artists and intellectuals had begun to take an interest in the Castle, and as a result of their pressure it was designated as an historic monument in 1804. Conservation work began after 1815 and continued until 1939.
The Castle was partly destroyed at the end of World War II, after which it passed once again within the boundaries of the new Poland. Since 1947 there have been continuous campaigns for the reconstruction and restoration of the monument.Source: Advisory Body Evaluation
News (1)
- World Heritage Committee Inscribes 46 New Sites on World Heritage List Sunday, December 7, 1997


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Living Your Obituary
Here lies ahead truth?
Marching along a downtown sidewalk, the ramrod-stiff psychopath barked at passing pedestrians, "You're living your obituaries!" He bellowed more, but I was arrested by that single phrase.
The words snatched my attention because I'm dying. No news there, of course. We're all born dying, the seeds of our own destruction sown within us at conception. So forewarned, we should each live in persistent cognizance of our gathering twilight. And mostly we do, mostly by puffing up the significance of now, healthing up to fend off inescapable decline, producing offspring to perpetuate our line, or trusting in a promised hereafter.
As the still-raging lunatic passed from view, his epithet clung in my brain, a gift of clarity in a chattering world. Seriously, it's not morbid. Out of roaring chaos, "living your obituary" offers a path to serenity. In small ways, I've tried to make my life meaningful. Through work I have pursued and causes I have aided, I've hoped to accomplish "something." And when that felt inadequate, I've used confidence enhancements, ego inflaters, and soul supplements to attain a sense of significance. None of it worked.
Life, to me, has always seemed to be just living, no more, no less, no matter how much purpose I tried to infuse into it. But "living your obituary" invites new perspective. What the madman meant, I think, is that each moment lived is a testament. He intended it as a condemnation. I heard an affirmation. Living your obituary is living the life you want remembered.
I am not talking about wielding your faith as a cudgel, fustigating nonbelievers to manifest your own righteousness. After all, if you consider battling enemies more important than embracing friends, well, there are more would-be Napoleons in our mental institutions than in our combat zones. Ponder carefully before you commit to being commemorated by the causes you fight for.
Nor am I talking about constructing flashy edifices with public funds or making splashy donations to immortalize yourself as a person of consequence. Living for his legacy has left Victor Ashe memorialized as the architect of a state-of-the-art, cash-digesting cow of a convention center that's currently grazing on Knoxville's tax dollars. Substance is not measured by money spent or buildings built.
Living your obituary is being who you are, finding your avocation, and pursuing it as best you can. If you aspire to juggle 27 capuchin monkeys left-handed while bouncing on a pogo stick atop the Sunsphere, follow that bliss, sister! Come to think of it, if that's what living your obituary means, and your passion really is raising enormous, civic erections funded with citizens' moolah, or gleefully condemning others because their sexuality involves rubbing together different body parts than you do, then have at it. Be all the mooch or bigot you can be.
All of which brings us to this column's conclusion, literally. I am ending Snarls before it rear-ends me. Let it be clear: Metro Pulse did not present me an ultimatum, like "assimilate or die." Nor has CRACKDOWN (the Committee of Republicans to Anoint & Crown Karl [Rove] Dark Overlord of the World, Now!) sent black-hatted emissaries to silence me, threatening to reveal photos that the secret police took of me checking indecent materials out of the library. Nobody has abridged my freedom of speech. I have been doing that, unconsciously.
I've been lying to myself. It's one thing to lie to you, the readers, whom I disdain, but another entirely to lie to me, whom I esteem. No, I'm kidding. Lying to others, lying to yourself, each is equally abhorrent. The difference is, when I lie to others, they usually intuit it and quickly confront me, but when I lie to myself, I'm usually the last to know.
And so it is. I have realized only just now that I've been self-censoring. Maybe I can't catch the scent of the conservative odour of the times. Maybe I could never get the sense of the new Metro Pulse, where old stories seem cherished, but old employees depart on a pace like the slowing pulse of a deathbed patient. Or maybe I'm just getting old and jelly-spined. I don't know.
What I do know is, recently, I have left columns unwritten, fearing the topics were taboo (example: "Developers: rapacious devils or merely scheming demons?"). In columns I've finished, I now realize I dampened inflammatory humor. But a mewling Snarls is not worthy of its title. A Snarls that whines should change its name to Tom DeLay.
"His snarls became whimpers" is not what I want in my obituary. So this is farewell. To those whom Snarls consternated, I say, ha-ha. To those whom Snarls entertained, I say thank you. For those interested in more Snarls, a collection of links to most of my previous columns is accessible with an AOL or AOL Instant Messenger account (I know, I know) at http://journals.aol.com/smcnutt338/MrMean .
Maybe I'll get a real cyber-repository in the future. And rest assured (or uneasy, depending), I will be spewing my spleen in other venues later. Just now, though, I got some obituarying to do.


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It�s shotgun season in Maryland, when the local hunters put away their silent bows and take to the forests in an exuberant spree of gunfire that sounds like live reporting from the Middle East.
I always worry a little when the woods start to echo with the deep, throaty booms of the 12 gauges. A single shot every now and then isn�t much of a concern, bespeaking a measured, mature approach of carefully aimed shots at actual, legal game animals.
It�s when I hear a three- or five-shot barrage, or even more, that I begin to worry. Someone nearby has a fully automatic rifle that sounds off every few months, adding a certain perilous verisimilitude to the usual fall Gaza Strip ambiance.
I�ve been hunting before, back in the days of youth, with their aura of invincibility and a naive belief in the competence of one�s fellow man, so I know that the indiscriminate blazing away is a sign of either very poor marksmanship or happy drunkenness, or both, none of which, and especially the combination of the two, being conducive to a comfortable feeling of trust.
The Worthless Dogs, of course, are petrified of the fusillade, closing in on the legs of the designated dog walker at the first discharge and flinching with each report. The look on their poor faces reminds me of a toddler�s first glimpse of a clown: worried, uncertain if the strange new phenomenon is really dangerous, but not willing to give it the benefit of the doubt.
Their reaction is a little reminder that the slow accretions of evolution have not entirely left the bewildered beasties, bestowing on them a healthy fear of the unknown that renders them not as unequipped for life as they might appear when they are, say, eating a plastic bag or a piece of aluminum foil with a spot of burger grease on it.
If they were really all that stupid, they�d run off gaily in the direction of the racket, eager to meet the source of the noise, and no doubt promptly end up shot to death by an overeager amateur, who might not even know the difference between a deer and a dog.
The upside to the celebration of Second Amendment rights is, of course, the appearance on the dinner table at Chez Davis of venison, a portion of which we claim as part of our contract with the trusty fellows who rent our land for hunting.
This always makes me feel rather seigneurial and makes me wish I had put other things in the contract, like a wheel of fresh cheese wrapped in ferns or a bushel of frumenty, or something else appropriately medieval (though I would never go so far as to claim anyone�s firstborn child, and I really have no idea what frumenty is).
These deer are the next thing to tame, unharried as they are, by anything more ferocious than the Puzzled Pack, the members of which have decided that deer are more a part of the landscape than a threat to their territorial rights, and give them only the most desultory pursuit when we spot one of a morning.
Here, again, their attitude is a mystery, because they have a visceral antipathy to the vultures and crows that visit the fields regularly, chasing them with as much dedicated fury as they can muster (admittedly not a lot).
The annual re-enactment of the Lebanese Civil War really doesn�t put too much of a crimp in our style, though. We keep to the open and try to wear something that�s not brown until the clamor dies down and, sadly, the flow of tender, corn-fed deer meat dries up.
Players needed for Scout�s Eagle project chess tourney
Troop 1780 Boy Scout Brian Linder's Eagle Scout project is putting together and running a free chess workshop and tournament for any kids in the community in kindergarten through 12th grade.
In an email, Brian said he had half of the slots filled with participants, and he needs more.
The one-hour introductory chess workshop followed by a chess tournament for youth starts at 7 a.m. Dec. 15 at Westlake High School at 3300 Middletown Road in Waldorf.
Awards will be given in the late afternoon.
There is no cost, but interested participants must register in advance by sending their name, age, grade and email address to firstname.lastname@example.com. Await an email confirmation as space is limited and the event might fill up with participants.
NAACP branch to hold election
The Charles County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will hold branch elections for 2013 and 2014 for election of officers and at-large members of the executive committee Dec. 18 at the RE/MAX Building at 106 Stanhaven Place in White Plains.
Polls will be open from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
To vote in a branch election, one must be a member in good standing of the branch 30 days prior to the election. A form of identification is required, branch Secretary Ruth Proctor wrote in an email. She can be reached at email@example.com.
Community Services guide available online
The Charles County Department of Community Services winter edition of The Guide is available online at www.CharlesCountyParks.com.
Online registration for most programs is available. The winter guide is online only.
Go to www.CharlesCountyMD.gov/CS or call 301-934-9305 or 301-870-3388.
Nominate an outstanding teacher for award
The Charles County school system is accepting nominations for The Washington Post�s 2013 Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award.
Nominees must be full-time teachers in grades prekindergarten through 12 and have a minimum of five years teaching experience. Three of those years must have been with Charles County Public Schools. Teachers may not nominate themselves. Nominees must maintain their teaching position throughout the 2013-14 school year.
Nomination materials must include a minimum of four statements of support, one of which must be from a professional educator; a career summary; a description of contributions in each of the nomination criteria categories and two color photographs submitted both on a disc and printed out, one a headshot of the nominee and one a photo of the nominee in the classroom.
GO to www2.ccboe.com/PDF/recognition/agnesmeyer.pdf for nomination criteria and other application information.
Nominations packets are due Jan. 11. Materials should be sent to Jeanette Sudik, Division of Human Resources, Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L.. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646.
Award recipients will be recognized and awarded $3,000 at a ceremony in May. Call 301-934-7220.
Pesticide applicator training, exam set
A private pesticide applicator certification training will be 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Davidsonville Family Recreation Center at 3789 Queen Bridge Road in Davidsonville.
The certification exam will be given at the center 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 28.
To register, call the Anne Arundel County Extension Office at 410 222-6759.
1812 bicentennial coin available
This year, purchase a gift that can be cherished and passed down from generation to generation: The Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin.
The coin, issued by the U.S. Mint, pays tribute to the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and Maryland�s significant contributions.
The coin will be on sale until Dec.17. The coin is available in both gold and silver and as a special gift set.
Designs of the commemorative coin represent the Battle of Baltimore and The Star-Spangled Banner.
Proceeds from the coin support bicentennial events, programs and educational initiatives, according to a news release from Star-Spangled 200 Inc., the nonprofit organization that supports the fundraising goals of the state�s War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission.
The commission and Star-Spangled 200 are implementing a three-year commemoration of the War of 1812. The 18-month Chesapeake Campaign will commence in April and lead up to Star-Spangled Spectacular in September 2014 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the writing of �The Star-Spangled Banner.�
The coins are available at www.StarSpangled200.com.
Volunteer to be a docent
Looking for a new and exciting way to volunteer?
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum is recruiting docents for its class from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 23 to March 27, at the park at 10515 Mackall Road in St. Leonard.
The program will provide volunteers with in-depth knowledge of the archaeology, history and culture of Southern Maryland with a specific focus on the land where JPPM sits today.
Volunteers also will examine techniques and education strategies for engaging museum visitors in meaningful explorations of the past.
Class size is limited, and registration is required. Tuition and fees are $15. Class materials will be provided.
Call 410-586-8500. Go to www.jefpat.org.


text: National Center for College Costs staff will conduct a College Costs Estimator workshop at 6:30 p.m. at Madison Senior High School. This workshop is open to all Jefferson County students and parents regardless of the grade level of the students in the household. This program is sponsored by the Community Foundation of Madison & Jefferson County and the Arvin Sango Foundation.


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Ross has no intention on selling the team "today" and they are fully committed to the 2013 season. Hmm. What does 2014 have in store?
Tired of the stadium talk.
Jets suck, Bills suck, Patriots suck.
Life is short and there is nothing either of us can do about it so why dread the future ?
Volin says they will probably still enter their superbowl bids in hopes of NOT winning and then in a year or two use that as a reason to try again.
That's enough for me.
back to football
MODS please merge into one of the other related thread .
Last edited by fishfanmiami; 05-06-2013 at 11:30 PM.
"The future is bleak!" Way to stay positive Mike Dee! Hey Dee the past has been bleak for 12 years! i hate the fear mongering just sell the team to micky arrison!
He probably will have to sell, unless his kids want to take over which there is no indication they do. Its a matter of when, and yea, the Dolphins don't seem like something the Ross kids want to take on.
As for the sale, LA is LA. Its dangerous. However, there is little reason to leave Miami or relocate across country. A deal will get done eventually probably, this was just not the political time or place to ask for huge tax subsidies and new taxes, albeit on tourists and not the people of Miami Dade directly.


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A snapshot of Creston fourth-grade reading scores made its way into the Des Moines Register Sunday, stating 54.55 percent of students were proficient in reading during the 2011-2012 school year.
Since then, proficiency increased more than 15 percent. And, those fourth-grade students who are now in fifth grade increased their reading proficiency to 61 percent.
"One thing we want people to realize," said Chuck Scott, Creston School District interim superintendent, "it's last year's news."
When ranked, Creston tied for 330th place, along with Farragut, Clarksville and Laurents-Marathon. Creston was in the bottom 10 districts in the state of Iowa.
The proficiency percentage comes from a list compiled by the Des Moines Register that included other towns across the state of Iowa.
The data comes from students who were enrolled in the fourth grade and how many took the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) during 2011-2012 school year. There were 94 students enrolled in fourth-grade in Creston, and all students took the assessment.
"What's discouraging for us ... is we never get the results back," said Scott.
Based on the NAEP, 54.55 percent of the 94 students were reading at the fourth-grade level. This is comparable to other school districts, such as Des Moines Independent at 58.33 percent, East Greene at 52.94 percent and Ottumwa at 55.67 percent.
"The community should not accept that from us," Scott said. "You can quote me on that. That's unacceptable."
Data also shows that as a whole, 58.7 percent of the fourth-graders who took the test are part of the free and reduced lunch program, and 20 percent of the students are in the special education program. Generally, students in these programs are less likely to score well on curriculum assessments.
"We have to report all the subgroups, whereas smaller districts who don't have at least 40 kids in that subgroup, they don't have to report those scores," said Tina Morrison, Creston Elementary School Title 1 reading instructor.
Morrison wasn't the only one to express frustration from the data.
"When you have a bigger pool of special ed students, you're obviously going to get a lower score," said Hannah Henrichs, Creston Elementary School special education instructor. "And so, you always have to take that into effect, and when that gets printed into a newspaper, no one understands that."
However, since the results of the NAEP, fourth-grade reading scores have increased dramatically, according to the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS), Iowa Test of Educational Development (ITED) and Iowa Assessment results.
During the February Creston School Board meeting, Creston reading teachers presented reading scores that compared 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years for fourth- through eleventh-grade students.
In one school year, fourth-graders improved their reading scores from 55.3 percent proficient to 73.6 percent.
However, the gap in reading proficiency in one year is because the class was different. Data represents that the current fourth-graders that tested at 73.6 percent proficient have approximately 8 to 10 percent special education students.
This data represents scores from ITBS, ITED and Iowa Assessment exams.
"This year's data, I think, is an indication that we have turned the corner on lower student achievement scores," said Scott.
The data compiled from the NAEP results gives proficiency percentages for each town in Iowa, except towns with small numbers of fourth-grade students, such as Clearfield, Diagonal, Orient-Macksburg and Prescott.
"ITBS and stuff comes out of Iowa City," said Scott. "NAEP is a national assessment."
Scott said NAEP is at a higher difficulty level than Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS), Iowa Test of Educational Development (ITED) or Iowa Assessment, three other tests used in Iowa.
Currently, Iowa uses Iowa Assessment exams to test students' educational proficiencies.
"We taught what we thought was important," said Scott. "Right now, our curriculum is aligned with what is taught in Iowa."
"It's unfortunate that this has been brought to everyone's attention because this class, now in fifth grade, scored at the 41st percentile in third grade, 54th in fourth grade and this year, they scored 61 percent proficient," said Creston Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Trisha Calvin. "So, even though it's still not good enough, they are showing growth and making gains."
Many fourth-grade teachers and Title 1 teachers met with the Creston News Advertiser to discuss what they're doing to help improve children's reading proficiency. Some things Creston School District is doing are junior kindergarten, monthly reading tip sheets for parents, reading and math literacy nights, READS program for first-graders, reading buddies and book swaps. The school also devotes 120 minutes a day to reading in every class.
"Professional educators need to use data a lot more than we do to make decisions," Scott said. "How do I know how well the students are doing if I don't take a snapshot every once in a while?"
Creston District has measures of academic progress (MAP) assessments that students take three times a year. MAP assessments look into student progress in the areas of science, reading and math.
"That's an effort to look at student progress more frequently," said Scott. "By looking at exams and types of questions missed, you take the guesswork out."


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Not only is the Yucatan Peninsula Mexico's' richest destination in terms of golf courses, it is simply one of the top golf vacation destinations in the world. The region is jam-packed with things to see and do, including numerous ancient Mayan ruins (Tulum, Coba, Chichen Itza), the world's second-largest barrier reef, every conceivable inland eco-adventure, world-class snorkeling, fishing, and diving, endless beaches, quaint towns and bustling urban areas. There are resorts at every price point — both all-inclusive and a la carte; the food is delicious; and the golfing opportunities are exceptional.
For golf travelers, the Yucatan can be broken into three easy pieces: the densely developed Cancun "Hotel Zone" near the airport; the 80 miles of coastline immediately to the south stretching to Tulum — known as the Mayan Riviera or Rivera Maya; and the island of Cozumel, accessible by plane or ferry, that fronts Playa de Carmen, the Riviera Maya's charming epicenter. Cozumel — a place where you rarely have to wear shoes — has the least golf, with exactly one course, though it is a good one: the Jack Nicklaus-designed Cozumel Country Club, just 15 minutes from the ferry pier. Carved from thick tropical jungle and a vast mangrove forest, the first course in Mexico to be approved as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary teems with reptiles and birds, and has water in play on 14 holes.
Cancun has seen a recent surge in golf offerings with the opening last year of the TPC Cancun, the only course in Mexico that is part of the PGA Tour's Tournament Players Club (TPC) network. This Nick Price-designed course features extensive bunkering while winding around five lakes. Welcoming and playable — with no rough, wide fairways and plenty of room off the tee — it's conveniently located to the city's hotels and international airport.
Another recent addition is Riviera Cancun, an excellent Jack Nicklaus design and Mexico's best-kept golf secret. Someday the course will anchor a real-estate community, but for now it is a quality daily-fee course — easily the best near Cancun's Hotel Zone. Riviera Cancun is unique in the region, with a desert feel and each hole isolated from the others. While most nearby layouts are "resort" courses, this is a high-caliber challenge with smaller, undulating greens that are tricky to hold and putt.
The recently renovated 4-Diamond all-inclusive Iberostar Cancun is the only resort in the Hotel Zone with its own on-site course that is also open to outside play. The Iberostar Cancun Golf Club's well-groomed design is pleasant to play and showcases extensive water hazards and bunkering, but the show-stealer is the 1,500-year-old Mayan Ruins of El Rey, which run along the signature par-5 sixteenth hole. The other public course in the area is the Cancun Golf Club at Pok-ta-Pok, an understated but attractive course that plays right up to the beach in a few spots and has its own assortment of ancient ruins.
The heart of the Yucatan's golf is the Riviera Maya, with five important courses by top designers, the highest profile of which is El Camaleon within the upscale Mayakoba resort. Mayakoba boasts three luxury hotels — a Fairmont, Rosewood and Banyan Tree — and this spectacular course, arguably the best in Mexico and site of the only PGA Tour event outside the USA., November's Mayakoba Classic. Greg Norman's design is named the Chameleon for the way it dramatically changes character every few holes, with distinct sections carved through jungle, mangrove forest, rocky canyons, around lagoons, and right to the edge of the sea. Water is in play on 15 holes and the first two feature the most unusual hazards in golf: cenotes, or limestone sinkholes common in the Yucatan — essentially gaping cave entrances.
There are two higher-end all-inclusive resorts with their own golf courses in the area: the Iberostar Playa Paraiso and the Moon Palace. The former is a massive complex that contains four connected all-inclusive Iberostar resorts at different price points. All have access to the excellent PB Dye-designed course, carved through dense jungle that frames most holes and often blocks vision from one hole to another. Golfers get plenty of variety, with lakes and exposed rocky waste areas, plus an enormous replica Mayan pyramid framing the ninth hole. The Moon Palace also has different all-inclusive lodging options, with swank golf-course villas for foursomes and a full-service, high-tech golf academy for instruction. The course consists of three very good nines, all designed by Jack Nicklaus. The best of these is the "Dunes" nine, set in hillier terrain flanked by high ridges, so if you are playing 18, make sure the Dunes is incorporated (or simply play all 27 holes). All three nines end right in front of the clubhouse, with dramatic water hazards along the final holes.
The two newcomers to the area include Grand Coral, a Nick Price design next to the coast in Playa del Carmen — a great choice for anyone staying in the city. Part of a real-estate development with no associated hotel, it is open to all visitors and offers a tropical parkland layout with lots of lakes and gleaming bunkers in play amid the indigenous flora. The all-inclusive Gran Bahia Principe Sian Ka'an Golf Resort & Spa in Tulum has an impressive new Robert Trent Jones II course — the Riviera Maya Golf Club, routed through jungle, mangroves and around several stunning lagoons. The resort is one of the few all-inclusives to include free golf in its room rates; it also has a 9-hole par-3 executive course.
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Sebastian Vettel believes there will be an even bigger spotlight on Daniel Ricciardo next season than there was when he joined Red Bull...
Sebastian Vettel believes there will be an even bigger spotlight on Daniel Ricciardo next season than there was when he joined Red Bull.
Vettel moved over to Red Bull Racing in 2009 after a successful first full season in Formula One with Toro Rosso that included a race victory at the Italian GP.
Ricciardo is now set to follow in the German's steps, as he moves up from Toro Rosso to senior team Red Bull.
However, when Vettel made the move, all eyes were not on Red Bull as they now that the team has won four successive Championship doubles.
"It's a great chance, obviously, for Daniel," ESPN quoted Vettel as saying.
"In some ways it's the same situation I was facing in 2009, but the team has had a lot of success since then so expectations might be a little bit higher. But at the end of the day I think it's a great message that you get the chance to step up.
"He's still very young and obviously has been part of the Red Bull family for a long time so I am looking forward to next year."
The 2014 Championship will see the introduction of 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 engines with ERS with Vettel saying most of the learning about the new cars will be done on track and not in the simulators.
"Surely the most important is the stuff that we do on the track. The cars will be different, the engine will be different, so in terms of developing the engine there's very little I can do now.
"The fact that you get feedback all the time means we are trying certain things for next year already and generally we try to take all the information we got over the last couple of years in to next year's car as well."


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Stinson Drop-In Bathroom Sink, 20" x 14"
With its geometric shape and minimal style, the Stinson self-rimming lavatory is a perfect addition to the contemporary bathroom. Crafted from durable vitreous china, it comes in a variety of colors to match any decor.
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- Limited 5-year warranty
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...for racial epithets about Jeremy Lin.
The guy who created the headline for ESPN's mobile site which read, "Chink in the Armor" was fired. ESPN anchor Max Bretos has been suspended 30 days by ESPN for using the same phrase during a live on-air interview with former Knicks great, Walt Frazier.
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I like that Wade missed the final shot.
7-5 on the road is a great record. I think the home record will get much better.
YEAH WADE MISSES THE 3 ON GLEN RICE NIGHT! PACERS WIIIIIN! HUGE WIN! No granger or JO the final minute and we pull it out! HUGE!
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Burgundy: The Wine Route
In storied Burgundy, pleasures are meant to be savored slowly – and that's exactly what this delightful bicycling vacation was designed to do. We'll spend time in Lyon, a gastronomic mecca, then set off for Dijon, which has attracted musicians, artists and writers for centuries. Along the way, we'll cycle through some of the most famous vineyards in the world, roll along the pleasant Route des Jardins (Garden Route), join in a popular local pastime at a family home and taste the region's famous wine. Only VBT gives you the time you need to drink it all in!
Cultural Highlights
- Cycle through some of the most famous vineyards in the world—named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015
- Play pétanque and enjoy homemade dessert at a local home
- Tour the 15th-century Hospices de Beaune, the region's most famous landmark
- Explore Dijon, third in France for its number of protected historic buildings
- Trace the pleasant Route des Jardins (Garden Route) along the Canal de Bourgogne
- Celebrate your journey over dinner at a Dijon restaurant
What to Expect
This tour offers a combination of easy terrain mixed with moderate hills. Our VBT van support shuttle is always available for those who need assistance. Ideal for beginning and experienced cyclists alike.
Average Daily Mileage: 16 – 35 miles
Average Cycling Time: 2.5 – 4.5 hours
What to Expect
Average Daily Temperature (°F) – Lyon Apr 58° May 67° Jun 73° Jul 80° Aug 79° Sep 72° Oct 61°
Average Rainfall (in.) – Lyon Apr 2.4 May 3 Jun 3.1 Jul 2.6 Aug 3.1 Sep 3 Oct 3.4
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- 6 nights in fine family-run or historic inns and 4-star hotels
- 11 meals – 6 breakfasts, 2 picnic lunches, 3 dinners
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- Roundtrip international airfare
- 8 nights in fine family run or historic inns and 3- or 4-star hotels
- 13 meals – 8 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners
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- AND the option to add our Low-Cost Trip Extensions: Pre-trip: Lyon – 2 nights for only $295* • Post-Trip: Paris – 2 nights for only $445*
*Please note: For those traveling in 2015, the Pre-Trip Extension is $245, single supplement $195. Post-Trip is $345, single supplement $295.
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As we approach the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, you may notice we're running a little theme on Inhabitat: flood-resistant design and architecture. In the months following Katrina, one of the most interesting design solutions we found for dealing with rising water levels was the amphibious architecture of Dutch firm Waterstudio. Architect Koen Olthius specializes in a unique technology that allows land-based buildings to detach from the ground and float under rising water conditions. Olthius' claim to fame is that he focuses exclusively on aqueous design – design for building in, on and at the water – in a country where water dominates the landscape.
Now Waterstudio has completed their first amphibious residential home and we've got some gorgeous photos to prove it. (See below)
Jill was also fortunate to meet and interview Koen in the Netherlands last month, and you can
read the interview here >
If you want to learn a little more about Waterstudio and flood-resistant architecture,
check out this fascinating video >
Core 77 also has a great article called Surviving the Flood which focuses on the water-proof design exhibited in this year's Rotterdam Biennial.
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May 13, 2010 at 1:40 am
I've been thinking about the idea of flood resistant housing (I'm not an architect however) — one of my ideas is to use a globe shape, and use the bottom half to store slack utility cables and other "hard to hide" stuff that would be needed if the house floats up. Also, I thought it might be good to have pneumatic tubes around the periphery that would expand as water pushed the house up. Under normal circumstances, the tubes could provide more stability such as if there is a lot of wind. The only downside is that they would probably be quite visible if you design for really high floods such as over six feet…but they might be disguised as part of the house. I've also considered a donut design with a garden in the center. The garden would thus be sheltered from harsh elements. I find "normal" houses and apartments boring.
November 5, 2007 at 12:58 pm
People this is called Flood Resistant architecture not Hurricane Resistant there is a difference.
September 12, 2006 at 7:41 pm
Therese is right: the design of the buildings will be fatal to hundreds of thousands of birds over the lifetime of the structure. Bird-safe design is just as sttractive as bird-killing design; it is just a matter of will.
Birds are not a renewable resource. Extinction is forever.
September 5, 2006 at 9:45 pm
I'd just like to point out that Hurricanes rarely bring slowly rising water (which this structure could easily handle.) The commonly bring large storm surges that tend to destroy rigid structures.
September 1, 2006 at 3:41 am
these are soooooo AWESOME!!!
when i become an architect i am going to make cool stuff like that.
that is AMAZING!!!
August 30, 2006 at 1:51 pm
I found your website some months back and subscribe to the daily newsletter. I really enjoy it, particularly the innovations and wonderful thinking in new ways!
I'm writing, however, about a problem I see with a lot of your featured building. All those beautiful, huge windows will kill birds, you know. I live in a house with just normal sized windows and every year we have a number of birds fly into the glass and some are killed outright, and others badly injured.
Birds all over the world are under pressures that are reducing their abilities to live in the modern world. Surely people designing for a "better" way of building should consider the impact their designs will have on the other inhabitants of the planet.
August 29, 2006 at 1:16 pm
Although floating houses are not new, they have a constant challenge for not becoming a hazard to the environment. Main problems are power and water waste & management, specially when they don't move and become a real estate. When this happens, sometimes they have utilities (ducts) extended to their site and are a problem when managed inappropriately. Otherwise, they function like a boat. This is a problem in sensitive environments, like mangroves in the Caribbean.


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Mission Type: Lander, Rover
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
NASA Center: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Spacecraft Mass: Total mass at launch was 1,062 kg; the rover weighs 174 kg.
Spacecraft Instruments: 1) Panoramic cameras
2) Miniature thermal emission spectrometer
3) Mossbauer spectrometer
4) Alpha particle X-ray spectrometer
5) Microscopic imager
6) Rock abrasion tool
7) Magnet arrays
Spacecraft Power: Solar panel and lithium-ion battery system providing 140 watts on Mars surface
Maximum Power: 140 watts on Mars surface
Total Cost: Approximately $820 million total, consisting approximately of $645 million spacecraft development and science instruments; $100 million launch; $75 million mission operations and science processing
Mars Exploration Rover Landing Press Kit
NASA's twin robot geologists, the Mars Exploration Rovers, launched toward Mars on June 10 and July 7, 2003, in search of answers about the history of water on Mars. They landed on Mars January 3 and January 24 PST, 2004 (January 4 and January 25 UTC, 2004).
The Mars Exploration Rover mission is part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program, a long-term effort of robotic exploration of the red planet.
Primary among the mission's scientific goals is to search for and characterize a wide range of rocks and soils that hold clues to past water activity on Mars. The spacecraft are targeted to sites on opposite sides of Mars that appear to have been affected by liquid water in the past. The landing sites are at Gusev Crater, a possible former lake in a giant impact crater, and Meridiani Planum, where mineral deposits (hematite) suggest Mars had a wet past.
After the airbag-protected landing craft settled onto the surface and opened, the rovers rolled out to take panoramic images. These images give scientists the information they need to select promising geological targets that tell part of the story of water in Mars' past. Then, the rovers drive to those locations to perform on-site scientific investigations.
These are the primary science instruments carried by the rovers:
Before landing, the goal for each rover was to drive up to 40 meters (about 44 yards) in a single day, for a total of up to one kilometer (about three-quarters of a mile). Both goals have been far exceeded.
Moving from place to place, the rovers perform on-site geological investigations. Each rover is sort of the mechanical equivalent of a geologist walking the surface of Mars. The mast-mounted cameras are mounted 1.5 meters(5 feet) high and provide 360-degree, stereoscopic, humanlike views of the terrain. The robotic arm is capable of movement in much the same way as a human arm with an elbow and wrist, and can place instruments directly up against rock and soil targets of interest. In the mechanical "fist" of the arm is a microscopic camera that serves the same purpose as a geologist's handheld magnifying lens. The Rock Abrasion Tool serves the purpose of a geologist's rock hammer to expose the insides of rocks.


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