1. Fall Edition of EDC Update
2. Spotlight on Staff: Giving Math Education an Extreme Makeover
3. Featured Web Site: PBS Parents Guide to Children and Media
4. Brokering Corporate-Community Partnerships
5. The Merits of Mentoring
6. Taking Medications Safely
7. An “Underperforming” District Turns Around
8. Indonesian Educators Visit EDC
9. A Helping Hand for Children with Disabilities
10. EDC in the News

1. Fall Edition of EDC Update

The latest issue of EDC's newsletter looks at our work, staff, and new publications. Read about afterschool science, how youth are preparing for natural disasters, and First Lady Laura Bush visiting two of our projects in Africa.

Download a copy (PDF, 2.4 MB):
http://main.edc.org/newsroom/update/fall2007.pdf

2. Spotlight on Staff: Giving Math Education an Extreme Makeover

Using corporate marketing strategies, Dr. E. Paul Goldenberg plans to boost the image of math education.

Read more:
http://main.edc.org/Staff/pgoldenberg.asp

3. Featured Web Site: PBS Parents Guide to Children and Media

Developed by staff from EDC, the PBS Parents Guide to Children and Media answers parents’ questions about kids, media, and creativity.

Visit the Web site:
http://www.pbs.org/parents/childrenandmedia/

4. Brokering Corporate-Community Partnerships

Corporations around the world are embracing opportunities to support their communities in education, health, and livelihood programs. EDC works with some of these corporations as they build local programs and strengthen their business opportunities.

Read more about EDC’s work in Asia:
http://main.edc.org/newsroom/features/csr-asia.asp

Read more about EDC’s work in Colombia:
http://main.edc.org/newsroom/features/colombia-forum.asp

5. The Merits of Mentoring

EDC directs the first federally funded training program in the country to assist mentoring organizations that reach young people in the juvenile justice or foster care system.

Read more:
http://www.hhd.org/hhdnews/hhdstories/fs_07_2007c.asp

A new book written by EDC staff, Making Science Mentors, prepares middle school science teachers to be effective mentors for other middle school teachers by using a long-term, inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning.

Read more about this book and download a sample chapter:
http://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/9781933531144

6. Taking Medications Safely

Patients with low literacy often can’t read medicine labels, putting them at risk for overdose and misuse. EDC has developed a volunteer program for hospital waiting rooms that helps patients improve their health literacy.

Read more:
http://main.edc.org/newsroom/features/alma-health.asp

7. An “Underperforming” District Turns Around

As the number of “underperforming” school districts grows, the question of how to turn these districts around becomes even more urgent. EDC is supporting one district’s efforts to turn around student performance—and so far results are good.

Read more:
http://main.edc.org/newsroom/features/turnaround.asp

8. Indonesian Educators Visit EDC

Access to quality education is a constant concern across the 17,000 islands that make up Indonesia. Education leaders from the world’s largest Muslim nation visited EDC this fall to exchange ideas and learn from colleagues here, part of a national school improvement effort in that country.

Read more:
http://main.edc.org/newsroom/features/study_tour.asp

9. A Helping Hand for Children with Disabilities

Families of children with Down syndrome, autism, and other early diagnoses or congenital disabilities often turn to specialists to help with parenting, health care, and resources. Through the Massachusetts Early Intervention Training Center, EDC supports these specialists with training, mentoring, and Web-based resources.

Read more:
http://main.edc.org/newsroom/features/early-intervention.asp

10. EDC in the News

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The Dallas Morning News: “SMU opens with sobering mission,” August 26, 2007. EDC’s Helen Stubbs discusses changing the environment on college campuses to reduce drug and alcohol-related problems.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-smureturn_26met.ART.State.Edition2.427bb3d.html

New York Daily News: “Webkinz: Big money lessons for little kids,” July 30, 2007. Cornelia Brunner of EDC's Center for Children and Technology talks about how online games can teach young children about money.
http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2007/07/30/2007-07-30_webkinz_big_money_lessons_for_little_kid.html

The Arizona Republic: “Deaths a clear message: Don't leave kids in cars,” July 14, 2007. In this op-ed, EDC's Anara Guard discusses preventing the deaths of children left in hot cars.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0714satlet4-141.html

Education Week: “Digital Directions: Trends and advice for K–12 education technology leaders,” June 20, 2007. In this special section, EDC’s Barbara Treacy talks about why so many educators use our EdTech Leaders Online training programs.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/06/20/01sr_profdev.h01.html

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