Saturday, May 28, 2011

Summer class for Parents at Rutgers

Did you know... this summer, internationally-recognized expert Dr. Joyce
VanTassel-Baska will teach the following classes for parents at Rutgers:
http://summer.rutgers.edu/classesforparents

The Gifted Child Instructor: Dr. Joyce VanTassel-Baska*

This course is designed to provide an overview of the field of gifted
education and address the core cognitive characteristics of gifted
children in general and domain-specific areas, their educational needs
in respect to programs, services, and curricula, the support structures
necessary to facilitate their talent development from families to
mentors to personality variables and the foundations of the field of
gifted education itself, ranging from its theoretical and research base
to its grounding in legislation and administration of programs.

*The Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children Instructor:
Dr. Joyce VanTassel-Baska*
This course is designed to provide a strong background in the theory and
research related to working with gifted children on affective
development. It will feature core affective characteristics and needs,
and demonstrate the connections to students' cognitive make-up. Emphasis
will be on affective approaches to use in the classroom as well as more
formalized programs and services in guidance and counseling deemed
essential for their talent development. Case studies used throughout the
course will highlight the special issues and concerns for addressing the
social and emotional needs of this population of learners, culminating
in a case study done by participants. Special emphasis will be placed in
this course on special populations of gifted learners--twice exceptional
learners, students from poverty and minority groups, and underachievers.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

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Plants of China - free tour

Plants of China: A Friendship and Peace Exhibit and Cell Phone Tour

  • Where: Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 53 E Hanover Ave, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
  • Date: Daily
  • Time: 9:00am
  • Next on: Tomorrow, May 26, 2011
  • The Friends of the Frelinghuysen Arboretum are pleased to join UPS, Provident Bank Foundation and the Morris County Parks Commission in sponsoring the second part of "Plants of China: A Friendship and Peace Exhibit and Cell Phone Tour". This is one of many such programs at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum that provides visitors with extensive cultural and horticultural background of many of the Chinese transplants growing in all our gardens. The exhibit guide provides background horticultural information, as well as tour directions. Take the tour anytime throughout April and May of this year.

Cast Your Vote: Logo for Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area

Vote for the logo for Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area
I know which ones I like best. Winner to be announced July 4th.

"Our state of New Jersey has more than 500 farmlands, hillsides and homesteads that played some part, saw some action in the American Revolution. Our Revolutionary War heritage - perhaps more significant than that of any other state - has been federally recognized by the designation of the Crossroads of the American Revolution Nation Heritage Area in New Jersey - one of America's 40 congressional delegation, two New Jersey governors, and the Crossroads of the American Revolution Association (Crossroads). "

There's newsletter and a free online guide.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Early Aegean Links

worth checking out the sculpture/picture:
http://www.asian-center.net/ancienthistory/ch4.html


18 high resolution photographs of Early Aegean Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, includes the Neolithic Era and the Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean cultures. Within modern scholarship, these are loosely considered the precursors to Classical Greece.


http://multimedialearning.org/presentations/203_AegeanCivilization.php

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Do the Dig: The Neolithic Aegean

There are places left in the archaeology dig led by professional archaeologist "Big Dog" Geof Purcell that Mary Ann O'Rourke is hosting at their farm in Califon, NJ (near where 287 & 78 cross in NJ).
June 28-July 1, Tuesday - Friday, 10am - 3pm
The theme this year is "The Neolithic Aegean".

(It's a brand new scenario, for those of you who have attended previous digs...!) If you have not heard of The Archaeological Perspective's digs it is a week camp where students get to do real archaeology in a kid way. These are real scenarios, real artifacts, and real thinking to figure it out. Dig in the morning & see slides & play games (like "Settlers of Catan" to reinforce the concepts in the afternoon. Friday is a "museum", students telling the story & a themed potluck.) This one is timed so that homeschoolers & "brick & mortar" students can both attend. You can make it be as big a part of the your kid's education as you want.

Download registration forms from:
http://www.thinktank-nj.com/archaeology-in-tewksbury.html

Best site I have found for recipes is http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chalain/en/recet_acc.htm "Some recipes are quite familiar to modern palates, such as meat cooked on hot stones, smoked filet of trout and grilled frogs." and "... the far less appetizing category of gruels and hotpots."
  • Acorns, anyone?
  • Bear's garlic salad?
  • Flattened cakes of bread?
  • elder berries?
  • Filet of trout?
  • honey?
  • Dig groups have always been very forgiving - if you want to bring more modern beautiful fish stew, or Aegean shrimp salad or other Greek recipes I am sure it would be eaten! There are usually at least one vegetarian and some food allergy, so check during the week, and please label food ingredients. If you are camping out to attend the dig (real camping or at a local friend/relative/hotel) we will also need drinks, etc. so just be the one to sign up early for those things. (or, if you found a local bakery with baklava, I'm sure that everyone would love you.)

Saturday, May 14, 2011

2011 Junior Fencing Camp (Madison, NJ)in

August 7 through Saturday, 13.

For 13 – 17 year olds with at least one full year of fencing experience. All 3 weapons offered. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUTER OPTIONS. (MEALS included.)

Outstanding Experienced Professional Coaches include:

  • DAVID MICAHNIK, Fencing Master o PROGRAM DIRECTOR, HEADCOACH
  • DAYN DEROSE, PREVOT D’ARMES o CAMP DIRECTOR, HOSTCOACH
  • YAKOV DANILENKO, Fencing Master
  • DR. RONALD MILLER, Fencing Master
  • JAMES MURRAY, Fencing Master
  • BENJAMIN WIEDER, Fencing Master

Air Conditioned Gym! Swimming Pool! Daily Skill drills, Lessons, tactics, sparring, competitive bouts, lectures, discussions…

FOR MORE INFO AND A DOWNLOADABLE CAMP APPLICATION GO TO WWW.FENCINGCAMPATDREW.COM

CONTACT COACH MICAHNIK AT 267-408-3581 OR FENCINGCAMPATDREW@YAHOO.COM