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Training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relates to specific useful skills. It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at technical colleges and polytechnics. Today it is often referred to as professional development.
Physical training is more mechanistic: planned suites of regimes develop specific skills or muscles with a view to peaking at a particular time. A specialized field of training often used in sports is autogenic training. Another type of training is fartlek training which is a flexible training type which can be adapted to suit almost any athlete.
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Portals to the World
Looking for information about foreign countries? Visit Portals to the World to find links to high quality websites vetted by Library of Congress staff members. Many of them are in the language of the country; perfect for those teaching foreign languages.
Folklore in the Classroom
Interested in bringing folklore materials into your classroom? Visit the American Folklife Center where you can learn about their heritage projects where they work to encourage students to learn more about their communities, see lesson plans using folklore activities, link to American Memory collections that highlight folklore materials and learn how to send for a poster providing additional ideas to use in your classroom.
Cybercasts of Digital Natives Lectures Now Available
If you were unable to come to the Library to see the lecture series on digital natives three of the four lectures are now available to view as cybercasts. Lectures include Edith Ackermann speaking on The Anthropology of Digital Natives, Steven Berlin Johnson discussing the response to his argument that popular culture is growing more complex and cognitively challenging, and is not racing downward towards a lowest common denominator, Michael Wesch discussing the impact of You Tube on our world and Douglas Rushkoff speaking about the profound impact of interactive technologies, from the remote control to the joystick to the computer keyboard.
Book Festival Authors Announced
The Library of Congress and First Lady Laura Bush are once again sponsoring the National Book Festival to be held on the National Mall on September 27, 2008. Among some 70 authors and illustrators participating this year are Tiki Barber, Marc Brown, R. L. Stein, Judith Viorst, Sharon Draper, Neil Gaiman, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Robert Sabuda, Dorren Cronin and Steven Kellogg. Jon Scieszka, who was recently named the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Librarian of Congress, will also attend the event. You can learn more about the various authors who will be in attendance on the Book Festival website and view this year’s poster, created by noted illustrator Jan Brett.
New Poet Laureate Announced
Visit the Library’s Poetry website to learn more about the new Poet Laureate Pat Ryan. Ryan, a resident of Marin County, California, has written six books of poetry and has won numerous award including the Ruth Lilly Poetry Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, 2004 Guggenheim Fellowship, an Ingram Merrill Award, the 2000 Union League Poetry Prize and the Maurice English Poetry Award and four Pushcart prizes. On the poetry website you can read Ryan’s poem “Turtle”, access a list of online resources about Ryan and learn more about the position of Poet Laureate and the people who have held this position.
New Educational Activities on MyLOC.gov
Have you visited the MyLOC.gov site yet? In addition to seeing the new online exhibits and the virtual tour of the Jefferson Building, make sure to look at our collection of new educational activities. These include teacher tested lesson plans on drafting the constitution, the decision to purchase Jefferson’s library and the details found on the Waldseemüller map. Also included are word searches, a game using actual books from Jefferson’s Library and an opportunity for students to craft an alternative version of the Declaration of Independence.
Dave Nettell and Associates - An educational consulting firm specializing in communication, re-structuring, and strategic planning for schools, districts, and county offices of education throughout the United States as well as abroad.
Edu-Safe - An educational safety training and consulting firm working with children, adolescents and adults who exhibit aggressive and sometimes violent behaviors.
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J. Berra Engineering - Crisis management plan for schools.
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Korman Dorsey Ellis, esq. - Legal defense of schools and school districts. Services include consulting on school related safety. Located in California.
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National Institute for School and Workplace Safety - Safety and security services to schools and workplaces. Services offer include training, onsite assessments and monitoring software.
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National School Safety and Security Services - School security and crisis preparedness training, assessments, and consulting services. Gangs, drugs, weapons, violence and police-school support nationwide.
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New Century Solutions - Safe school practioners specializing in school crisis response, school security and safe school management plans.
PLANet - Subscription based service providing customizable scripts for school crisis events.
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Schoenfeldt and Associates - A national consulting firm specializing in school safety and crisis preparedness training, response plan assessments, and related crisis preparedness consulting for schools and business.
School Crisis Management - Educational consultant specializing in school safety and school crisis response training, crisis response plan assessments, and related crisis preparedness consulting for schools and business.
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School Safety Consultants - Workshops provide fact-based information related to characteristics of safe schools, school security assessments and the development of an effective crisis management plan.
SERA Learning - Skills for Managing Anger - Providing training and curriculum for a comprehensive anger management program for grade 6-12 schools and juvenile violence prevention programs.
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TeacherVision.com School Safety - Learning Network lesson plans and online supplemental resources for teaching school safety, conflict resolution, and violence prevention to K-12 students.
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US Safe Schools - School safety and security consulting company providing safety and security-related services for schools.
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