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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2012 December 25
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
- Description:
- 1) Harvard Professor Meira Levinson, author of the book, "No Citizen Left Behind," discusses civics education and the achievement gap. 2) Agricultural student group, 4H, is incorporating more science and technology aspects, including robotics, into their programs to attract urban youth. 3) An Academic Minute segment about human memory.
- Subject:
- Educational change--United States, Robotics, and 4H
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 January 1
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
- Description:
- Host Bob Barrett reexamines stories from the past year (2012). 1) A school in Brooklyn uses applied behavioral analysis to help teach children with autism. 2) Teachers find challenges trying to advance their career in the current political and economic climate. 3) A computer goes from games shows to clinical labs.
- Subject:
- Quantum computers, Career development, and Autistic children--Behavior modification
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 January 8
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
- Description:
- 1) A report on student authors participating in an astrobiology short story contest, sponsored by NASA's Astrobiology Institute (NAI). 2) An Academic Minute segment on the evolving composition of the early atmosphere and oceans.
- Subject:
- Short stories, Ocean-atmosphere interaction, Child authors, and Science in literature
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 January 15
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
- Description:
- 1) A report on the growth of virtual schools and preparation measures in Massachusetts. 2) Hilary Smith talks about her bipolar disorder and her book, "Welcome to the Jungle." 3) A report on a Mexican music school in California. 4) An Academic Minute segment about banjos.
- Subject:
- Virtual reality in education--United States, Manic-depressive illness, Distance education--United States--Computer-assisted instruction, and Mexican Americans--Music
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 January 22
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
- Description:
- 1) A Red Cross volunteer visits Newtown, CT the day after the school shooting. 2) A group of inmates in Richmond, California prison participate in efforts to deter kids from crime and toward education. 3) A report on this year's (2012-2013) flu season. 4) An Academic Minute segment on how mathematics allows researchers to study epidemic patterns.
- Subject:
- Influenza vaccines, Juvenile delinquency--United States?Prevention, Crisis intervention (Mental health services)--United States, and Communicable diseases--Epidemiology--Mathematical models
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 January 29
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
- Description:
- 1) The Google Doodle contest provides students with a chance to win a scholarship for school. 2) Academic professionals at the University of Illinois in Chicago talk about how budget cuts have affected their life and careers. 3) A report on training simulations sessions for emergency room personnel. 4) An Academic Minute segment on developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in small children.
- Subject:
- Scholarships--United States, Medicine--Study and teaching--Simulation methods, Simulated environment (Teaching method), Education, Higher--Illinois--Finance, and Google
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 February 5
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
- Description:
- 1) Author Ken Davis talks about his nonfiction book series, "Don't Know Much About " The latest title features the presidents of the United States. 2) An Academic Minute segment on the effectiveness of negative political ads.
- Subject:
- Presidents--United States--History, Advertising, Political--United States, and Davis, Kenneth C.
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 February 12
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
- Description:
- 1) A feature on non-traditional students and community colleges. 2) An Academic Minute segment on a new study that says dogs identify objects by size and texture.
- Subject:
- Animal behavior, Community colleges, College students, and Animal intelligence
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 February 19
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
- Description:
- 1) A review of early childhood education proposals in the President's State of the Union address. 2) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposes to expand pre-kindergarten programs. 3) Dan Wakefield speaks about his new book, "Kurt Vonnegut: Letters," a collection of correspondences with Kurt Vonnegut.
- Subject:
- Education, Preschool, Presidents--United States--Messages, and Vonnegut, Kurt
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- Type:
- Audio
- Date Created:
- 2013 February 26
- Collection:
- WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
- Collecting Area:
- New York State Modern Political Archive
- Collection ID:
- apap138
- Parent Record(s):
- 7ae73ac7da03d7d878b80fb2196b620b
- Description:
- 1) The Astrobiology Series returns with students of the Exxon/Mobile, Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp, and their quest to find life on one of Saturn's moons. 2) An Academic Minute segment explores the link between wind and ocean currents.
- Subject:
- Ocean-atmosphere interaction, Atmospheric tides, Life on other planets, and Stratospheric winds