The document provides summaries for 20 books nominated for the 2018-2019 Volunteer State Book Award for the Middle School Division. The books cover a wide range of genres including fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, and verse novels. They address topics like bullying, segregation, women's rights, plague epidemics, and life in wartime. Some of the main characters overcome obstacles like disability, family struggles, bullying, or racial prejudice through courage, perseverance, and finding their voice.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
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Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
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2. Booked
by Kwame Alexander
• Nick loves soccer and hates
books, but he soon learns the
power of words as he wrestles
with problems at home, stands
up to a bully, and tries to
impress the girl of his dreams.
3. Ashes
by Laurie Halse Anderson
•
As the Revolutionary War rages
on, Isabel and Curzon have
narrowly escaped the horrors of
Valley Forge--but their relief is
short-lived. Before long, they are
reported as runaways and
chased as they flee South to find
Isabel’s little sister.
4. The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Barnhill
• A young girl is raised by a witch,
a swamp monster, and a
Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must
work together to unlock the
powerful magic buried deep
inside her.
5. The Forgetting
by Sharon Cameron
• Nadia lives in Canaan, a quiet
city in an idyllic world. Every
twelve years, the people of
Canaan undergo a collective
Forgetting, after which they are
left without any trace of
memory of themselves, their
families, or their lives. Nadia,
however, has never forgotten.
6. Audacity
by Melanie Crowder
• This verse novels shows the
inspiring story of Clara Lemlich
and her fight for equal rights led
to the largest strike by women in
American history.
7. The Boys Who Challenged Hitler
by Phillip Hoose
• During WWII, a small group of
Danish teens committed
countless acts of sabotage
against the Germans who
eventually find and arrest the
boys. Their efforts were not in
vain as their exploits and
eventual imprisonment helped
to spark a full-blown resistance.
8. Scar Island
by Dan Gemeinhart
• Jonathan Grisby is the newest
arrival at the Slabhenge
Reformatory School for Troubled
Boys--an ancient, crumbling
fortress of gray stone rising up
from the ocean. After an
accident kills all of the adults,
the boys must fend themselves.
9. Garvey’s House
by Nikki Grimes
• Preferring science and reading to
the sports his father wants him
to play, Garvey comforts himself
with food and endures bullying
before joining the school chorus,
where he learns how to accept
himself and bond with his father.
10. Mayday
by Karen Harrington
• Wayne loses his uncle to war
and his voice to a plane crash in
the same year and must learn to
speak up as he navigates
relationships with his father,
grandfather, and new friend.
11. Bubonic Panic
by Gail Jarrow
• This book tells the grisly true
story of America's first plague
epidemic--the public health
doctors who desperately fought
to end it, the political leaders
who tried to keep it hidden, and
the brave scientists who
uncovered the plague's secrets.
12. Night on Fire
by Ronald Kidd
• When Billie hears about a group
calling themselves the Freedom
Riders passing through Alabama
to protest segregation on buses,
she thinks change could be
coming. Instead of embracing
this change, her town responds
with violence, and she finds
herself at a grocery store
watching a bus burn and
wondering what to do next.
13. Strong Inside
by Andrew Maraniss
• When Vanderbilt recruited Perry
Wallace to play basketball, he
courageously accepted the
assignment to help desegregate
the Southeastern Conference. The
hateful experiences he would
endure on campus and in the
hostile gymnasiums of the Deep
South became the stuff of
nightmares. Yet Wallace persisted,
endured, and met this unthinkable
challenge head on.
14. Wires & Nerves
by Marissa Meyer
• In this graphic companion to the
Lunar Chronicles, android Iko
takes it upon herself to hunt
down the leader of a wolf
rebellion.
15. The Seventh Most Important Thing
by Shelley Pearsall
• Arthur is sentenced to
community service helping the
neighborhood Junk Man after he
throws a brick at the old man's
head in a moment of rage.
Arthur soon realizes that the
junk he collects might be more
important than he suspects.
16. Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
• Ghost, a naturally talented
runner and erstwhile
troublemaker, is recruited for an
elite middle school track team.
He must stay on track, literally
and figuratively, to reach his full
potential.
17. Hidden Figures
by Margot Lee Shetterly
• This non-fiction title describes
the true story of the African-
American female
mathematicians at NASA whose
calculations helped fuel some of
America's greatest achievements
in space.
18. Scythe
by Neal Shusterman
• In a world where disease has
been eliminated, the only way to
die is to be randomly killed by
professional reapers called
scythes. Rowan and Citra must
compete with each other to
become a scythe--a position
neither of them wants. The one
who wins the competition must
kill the other.
19. Things Too Huge To Fix by Saying Sorry
by Susan Vaught
• A family mystery leads Dani to
investigate the secrets of the
University of Mississippi and the
dark history of race relations in
Oxford.
20. Save Me a Seat
by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
• Ravi has just moved to the
United States from India and has
always been at the top of his
class; Joe has lived in the same
town his whole life and has
learning problems. When their
lives intersect in the first week of
fifth grade, they are brought
together by the biggest bully in
their class and the need to take
control of their lives.
21. Wolf Hollow
by Lauren Wolk
• Annabelle must learn to stand
up for what's right in the face of
a manipulative and violent bully
who targets people she cares
about, including a homeless
World War I veteran.