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SUPER HEALTHY HAPPY KIDS BLACK TIE GALA 2016

admin — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 17:07:21 +0000

Honoring

Elizabeth Rose
Deputy Chancellor
Division of Operations
NYC Department of Education
The New York City Department of Education

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer

N.Y.C. Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina
– and our very own Jim Luce!
Wed., May 25th, 6:30-9:30pm
Incognito Bistro, 30 W. 18th St., NYC

Super Happy Healthy Kids – spreading kindness to NYC elementary kids thru
Karate, Yoga, Meditation, Arts, Music, Healthy Food and Positive Thinking

$150 advance; $250 @ door – students $75
NOTE: Jim Luce Supporters in advance: only $100 (students $50)
(Code: Global Leadership)
Three-course dinner – evening of fun & entertainment + silent auction!
Join our movement to stamp out meanness and bullying!
RSVP before 5/20: http://www.superhappyhealthykids.com
Live auction to support kids – please bid and bid some more HERE!

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LEGO® Education Brings Science to Life for Elementary Students with WeDo 2.0

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:18:52 +0000

New wireless, tablet-ready robot-based learning system for elementary science curriculum teaches science and coding in a hands-on way

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS:
• LEGO® Education WeDo 2.0 is a hands-on, elementary science solution that develops science practices in the classroom through a robot-based learning system.
• Correlated to standards-based projects, the solution engages and motivates students to solve real-world science problems by working with engineering, technology and coding through the LEGO® brick,
classroom-friendly software and 40+ hours of hands-on projects.
• LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 strengthens students’ understanding and develops competencies across key science topics including physical sciences, life sciences, earth and space sciences and engineering.

CES – LAS VEGAS – NEWS RELEASE – January 5, 2016 – Today, LEGO® Education announced LEGO Education WeDo 2.0, a hands-on science solution designed for elementary classrooms using a robot-based learning system. The unique solution combines the LEGO® brick, classroom-friendly software and engaging, standards-based projects to teach elementary students essential science practices and skills . With WeDo 2.0, students explore, create and share their scientific discoveries as they build, program and modify projects. Through a series of collaborative challenges, they deeply engage with science, engineering, technology, and coding, sparking a love for experimentation and investigation. Teachers receive support through training, curriculum and built -in assessment. The result – a resource that builds students’ confidence to ask questions, define problems, and design their own solutions by putting scientific discovery in their hands.

Featuring curriculum that contains 40+ hours of lessons and activities built on key science standards for 2nd-4th grades, WeDo 2.0 enables students to engage with the science practices and engineering habits of mind by testing multiple designs through eight guided and eight open-ended projects. For example, in the “Drop and Rescue” project, students are challenged to design a device to reduce the impacts on humans, animals and the environment after an area has been damaged by a weather-related hazard. Students can prototype solutions to a challenge where there is no single right answer helping teach creativity and problem-solving skills. This also enables educators to tailor lessons to meet all students’ needs, no matter their abilities.

“Teachers know that science and technology skills are crucial for today’s elementary school students, but providing engaging projects that mean something in the real world is a challenge,” said Jeffrey Marlow, a Geobiologist at Harvard University and founder of The Mars Academy education and development program. “WeDo 2.0 offers projects that let students discover the surface of Mars with a model rover, or explore the Amazon rainforest thro ugh frog metamorphosis. These science lessons do more than just teach students facts to memorize – they represent an immersive experience that instills a deeper understanding of the scientific method and evidence -based reasoning. Not only are these skills central to science- and technology-based fields but providing a platform for our students to spark that one idea that could change the world is something they can build on for the rest of their lives.”

The wireless platform includes a Bluetooth low-energy Smarthub element; an electronic based building brick that is part of the LEGO Power Functions (LPF); a new technology platform for LEGO Education; one motor; one tilt and one motion sensor. The WeDo 2.0 Core software is an essential and easy-to-use component that is colorful, age- appropriate and has a drag-n-drop interface that is graphical in nature. It also contains a documentation tool that enables students to document their problem solving process and provides an assessment opportunity for teachers.

LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 is available today on iPad, Android, PC, and Macs. Chrome Book support will be available in the second half of 2016. A Scratch interface for WeDo 2.0 (both web-based and stand-alone) will be available for Macs in February 2016 and for PC/Windows in June 2016. For information on how to implement

LEGO WeDo 2.0 in your school, or how to transition to WeDo 2.0 from WeDo, visit www.LEGOeducation.us/WeDo

About LEGO® Educati on:
LEGO® Education offers playful learning experiences and teaching solutions based on the LEGO® system of bricks,
curriculum-relevant material, and physical and digital resources to preschool, elementary, middle school, and after school. In partnership with educators for more than 35 years, we support teaching in an inspiring, engaging, and effective way. Our educational solutions, which range from humanities to science, enable every student to succeed by encouraging them to become active, collaborative learners, build skills for future challenges, and establish a positive mind-set toward learning.

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Gary Zukav

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 18:05:42 +0000

The dynamic 25th Anniversary Edition of a New Age Classic including prefaces by Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou, an 85 page study guide, and website links for further study.
THE SEAT OF THE SOUL. www.seatofthesoul.com
25th Anniversary Edition with a Study Guide
“If there was just one book on this planet that I could recommend that you read, it would be this book, The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav. It has been for me, one of, if not the most powerful book I’ve ever read, except for the bible.”
—Oprah Winfrey
“I suggest to the new Zukav reader to draw close to share this book with someone who has firm nerve and a wonderful sense of humor because when Zukav’s ideas stop challenging you, you will laugh with the wonderful laughter of the discoverer who has found a new continent.”
—Maya Angelou
“The Seat of the Soul is a very important book tome.
—Paul Coelho, author of The Alchemist
“There are two books that I absolutely live my life by. This is one of them.”
—Jay Z on Oprah.com
Originally published on March 15, 1989, THE SEAT OF THE SOUL revolutionized the field of self-discovery. This legendary book was a #1 New York Times Best Seller 31 times and remained on the New York Times Bestseller list for three years. It has sold more than three million copies in the U.S. and has been translated into 32 languages.
Prefaces by Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou and a new foreword from Gary Zukav update the twenty-fifth anniversary edition. In addition, an extensive study guide helps readers deepen their knowledge and apply Gary’s teachings in concrete and practical ways. At the end of each chapter there is a link to an online extension with a video, meditation, exercises, and support for creating your own study group.
With the same masterful skill he used to demystify scientific abstraction and quantum physics in his award-winning Dancing with the Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav takes us on a penetrating exploration of the new phase of evolution humanity has entered.
With lucidity and elegance, Zukav explains that we are evolving from a species that understands power as the ability to manipulate and control—external power—into a species that understands power as the alignment of the personality with the soul—authentic power. Our evolution now requires each of us to make the values of the soul our own: harmony, cooperation, sharing, and reverence for Life. Using his scientist’s eye and philosopher’s heart, Zukav shows how infusing our activities with compassion and trust enlivens them with meaning and purpose. He illustrates how the emerging values of the spirit are changing marriages into spiritual partnerships, psychology into spiritual psychology, and transforming our everyday lives.
A new species is being born inside of us. The Seat of the Soul is about this birth, what it means, and how we can participate in it joyfully.
About the Author
Gary Zukav is the author of The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics, winner of The American Book Award for Science; The Seat of the Soul, the celebrated #1 New York Times bestseller; Soul Stories, also a New York Times bestseller; and many others. His books have sold over three million copies and are published in thirty-two languages. He is a graduate of Harvard University and a former US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) officer with Vietnam service. He lives in Oregon with his spiritual partner, Linda Francis.
About the Book
SEAT OF THE SOUL: 25th Anniversary Edition with a Study Guide
By Gary Zukav
Published by Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: March 11, 2014
Simultaneously published in hardcover and trade paperback
Hardcover: $26.00
Trade Paperback: $16.00
HC ISBN: 9781476740843
TP ISNB: 9781476755403
Ebook ISBN: 9781416561934
For more information, please visit www.SeatoftheSoul.com
Visit Simon & Schuster on the web at www.simonandschuster.com
More praise for THE SEAT OF THE SOUL
“The Seat of the Soul changed the way I see myself. It changed the way I view the world. It caused a profound shift in the way I conduct all my relationships, business and personal. . . . I’ve taught leadership classes at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls with the help of The Seat of the Soul. I’ve used its principles to teach elementary school students, high school students, even MBAs at the Kellogg School of Management. I get a surge of delight every single time someone reads this book and feels the amazement I felt 25 years ago.”
—Oprah Winfrey
“There are two books that I absolutely live my life by. This is one of them. Growing up, I was always curious about religion. This book made the most sense to me; it’s about the way you live your life. I believe in karma and doing the right thing even if it may not advance you as far as you want. If every single person felt the same way about karma and intention, then the world gets fixed tomorrow. But temptation gets in the way. Zukav is right: It may take lifetimes to learn.
—Jay Z on Oprah.com
“Filled with wisdom, and written in a beautifully simple, almost poetic style, The Seat of the Soul is a book to be savored.”
—Brian Weiss, MD, (former) Chairman of Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, author of Many Lives, Many Masters
“How remarkable—to find that one of our finest interpreters of frontier science is equally conversant with the human spirit. This augurs well for our times.”
—Huston Smith, PhD, former professor of philosophy, MIT, renowned world religions scholar, author of The Religions of Man
“A remarkable treatment of thought, evolution, and reincarnation.”
—Library Journal

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Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy

editor — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:00:43 +0000

Sandy Hook, Jim Altman’s coverage of Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy … We are so grateful that Tyler, Eren, Lauren and Erik are safe and so profoundly sad for those families who lost their loved ones. This link has been shared by a relative of some of the children at Sandy Hook, Penny Katz. We all send our love to those affected by this tragedy Reverend Paul Sladkus and Good News Team

http://landing.newsinc.com/shared/video.html?freewheel=91060&sitesection=wtic_hom_non_fro&VID=23989487

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Paulette Everett – Norman

editor — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:10:56 +0000

Public Speaker
President of The McKay Foundation
Oil and Gas Landperson
Educational Consultant
Author and Artist
Retired Elementary School Teacher

EDUCATION

M. S. 1977 Education Mississippi State University
B. S. 1972 Education Mississippi College

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Public Speaker. Single Source Speakers. June 2010 – Present.

Oil and Gas Landperson. Management Position. Kellam, Magee and Company. May 2007 – Present.

Educational Consultant. Product development and evaluation of products. Rock ‘n Learn. 2006 to 2009.

Commercial and Residential Loan Officer. May 2006 – January 2007.

Project Director of grant from the U. S. Department of Education. Study the efficacy of a safety education program as it relates to ethnic background. 2004.

President of The McKay Foundation, Advocate for The McKay Foundation, Advocate for Samuel McKay Everett during criminal proceedings, Cofounder and Director of The McKay Foundation. Responsibilities include management of 501 C (3) nonprofit corporation and fundraiser of majority of budget of The McKay Foundation. www.protectingchildren.org. 1996 – Present.

Teacher, Second Grade, Willis Independent School District, Willis, Texas. Responsibilities included teaching all subject areas in second grade. 1999 – 2006.

Designer of gift items for IVAN’S, gift manufacturer and distributor. Company based in U. S. and Monterey, Mexico with gift items in 9 showrooms in the U.S. Worked internationally and published catalog through Mexico catalog publication company. 1997 – 1998.

Montgomery College. The Woodlands, Texas. Taught College Level Writing. 1998 – 1999.

Co-Owner, Landperson, and Office Manager of S. Carl Everett & Associates, Inc., Oil and Gas Land Work and Oil and Gas Properties and Homebuilding Company. 1983 – 1995.

First Grade Teacher, Conroe Independent School District, Conroe, Texas. Responsibilities included teaching all subject areas in first grade. 1980 – 1983.

Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grade Teacher, New Waverly Independent School District, New Waverly, Texas. Reading Coordinator. Conducted workshops for School Administrators for Region VI, Huntsville, Texas. 1978 – 1980.

First Grade Teacher, Crawford Elementary School, Lowndes County, Mississippi. Responsibilities included teaching all subject areas in first grade. 1974 – 1978.

First and Fifth Grade Teacher, Perryman Elementary School, Terry, Mississippi. Responsibilities included teaching all subject areas. 1973 – 1974.

LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

Amber Alert. Attended White House ceremony and signing of Amber Alert into law. Presidential invitation from President George W. Bush. April 2003.

White House Summit on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children participant. White House Invitation. October 2002.

Texas Education Committee on Safe Schools. Testified on behalf of the mission of The McKay Foundation and the importance of safe schools. 2002.

U. S. Congressional Children’s Caucus. Washington D.C. Presenter. Congressional Children’s Caucus provides an organized and effective forum in which to address the daunting challenges confronting our nation’s children. 1997.

FUNDED RESEARCH ACTIVITY

Research the efficacy of “McKay’s Legacy School Safety Program” for 4th graders in Guatemala. Project Director is Dr. Yetilu de Baessa, Director of Psychology Department, Universidad Francisco Marroquin (Psicologia). 2005.

Research the efficacy of “McKay’s Legacy School Safety Program” for 4th graders in Peru. Project Director is Sheyla Blumen, Ph. D. in San Isidro, Lima 27 Peru. 2005.

Research the efficacy of a safety program , “McKay’s Legacy” as it relates to ethnic background. Partnering with Houston Independent School District, Houston, Texas. Funded by the U. S. Department of Education. $270,000.00. January 2004 – December 2004.

Mother to Mother/Mother to Child Project. Funded by The Houston Endowment, Children’s Safe Harbor, National Children’s Alliance, First Data/Western Union
and The McKay Foundation. Principal Investigator – Paulette Norman. Co-Principal Investigator – Dr. Victoria Constance. $25,000.00. 2003.

FUNDED ACTIVITY

Expand “McKay’s Legacy” Safety Curriculum and forward the ministry for children, women, business people and sharing of Paulette’s testimony. Funded by Shepherds for the Savior. $10,000.00. 2010.

Expand “McKay’s Legacy” Safety Curriculum to Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First and Second Grade through animation and production of DVDs. Funded by Shepherds for the Savior. $10,000.00. 2009.

Expand “McKay’s Legacy” Safety Curriculum to Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First and Second Grade through animation and production of DVDs. Funded by First Data Foundation. $25,000.00. 2007.

Expand “McKay’s Legacy” Safety Curriculum to Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First and Second Grade through animation and production of DVDs. Funded by Veritrust. $10,000.00. 2006.

Expand “McKay’s Legacy” Safety Curriculum to Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First and Second Grade through animation and production of DVDs. Funded by Meyer Family Charitable Foundation. $10,000.00. 2006.

Expand “McKay’s Legacy” Safety Curriculum to Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First
and Second Grade through animation and production of DVD for the “ABC’s of Safety”. Funded by Shepherds for the Savior. $10,000.00. 2006.

Expand public awareness campaign to prevent the abduction, assault, and murder of children for Spanish speaking families and families living in shelters. Funded by First Data/Western Union/Telecheck. $25,000.00. 2005-2006.

Public Awareness. Funded by Simmons Foundation. $10,000.00. March 2005 – February 2006.

Public Awareness. Funded by Allstate Foundation. $500.00 yearly. 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003.

Public Awareness. Funded by First Data/Western Union/Telecheck. $5,000.00. June 2003 – May 2004.

Conroe Independent School District, Conroe, Texas. Furnished safety education materials. Funded by The McKay Foundation, Woodforest National Bank, and others. $80,000.00. 6 year partnership. 1998 – Present.

Conroe Independent School District, Conroe, Texas. Furnished safety education materials. Funded by Woodforest National Bank. $25,000.00 of $80,000.00 budget. 1998.

Willis Independent School District, Willis, Texas. Furnished safety education materials. Funded by Montgomery County Community Development. $15,000.00. 2001 – 2004.

Splendora Independent School District, Splendora, Texas. Furnished safety education materials. Funded by Montgomery County Community Development. $14,000.00. 2002 – 2004.

Magnolia Independent School District, Magnolia, Texas. Furnished safety education materials for pilot research program with Dr. Rebecca Robles-Pina of Sam Houston State University. Funded by The McKay Foundation and Woodforest National Bank.
2003.

Public Awareness. Funded by Burlington Foundation. Houston, Texas. $10,000.00. 1996.

Foundation site:
http://www.protectingchildren.org/

You can find her book at:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Walts+with+Insanity%2C+Paulette+Norman&x=14&y=19

Also see this book written by Paulette and several attorney’s documenting the judicial process:

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4th Annual Pets Add Life Children’s Poetry Contest Accepting Submissions Through Jan. 31

editor — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:28:07 +0000

Last Call For Submissions!
Calling all creative kids! The American Pet Products Association is accepting poems for the 4^th Annual Pets Add Life Children’s Poetry Contest now through Jan. 31.

Students in grades 3^rd-8^th are invited to write a unique poem about their pets, what they love about them, the joys they bring, and post it online at www.PetsAddLife.org or mail their final poem and submission form to: Pets Add Life, 661 Sierra Rose Dr., Reno, NV 89511. Deadline for submissions is January 31, 2012 at 5:00pm EST.

One student from each grade level (6 total) nationwide will win a $250 gift certificate for pet products, and a “by-line” in a nationally circulated publication. In addition, the six winning students’ classrooms will each win a $1,000 scholarship to spend on pet related education.

In addition, teachers within contest grade levels are welcome to incorporate this national contest into their lesson plans, and submit poems in one entry, on behalf of his/her classroom.

To learn more about the Pets Add Life Children’s Poetry Contest, read previous winning poems, upload your submission, or download a printed submission form, please visit www.petsaddlife.org. For questions or more information please contact kerry@theimpetusageny.com.

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