For Immediate Release
Edutopia for July/August Premieres Stories on the State of Our Schools
Edutopia for July/August Premieres Stories on the State of Our Schools;
Technology in the Classroom; Cyberbullying;
West Philly High's Hybrid Electric Car
Edutopia and Edutopia.org, the magazine and Web site of The George Lucas Educational Foundation, work to inspire change and reinvent schools for the twenty-first century.
Editor's Note Page 5
Since the invention of the World Wide Web in 1989, a redistribution of knowledge and easy access to nearly any piece of information imaginable has become a part of daily life. Yet our schools, which were once the key holders to the temple of knowledge, continue to plod on gamely. How has this shift affected the fundamental restructuring of what public education is all about?
www.edutopia.org/editors-note-july-august-2007
Interview Opportunity with James Daly, Edutopia editor in chief
The Sky's The Limit: We asked students, "What tech do YOU want to see in class?" Page 46
Every child from high school on down has grown up immersed in a world of technology. Yet there is an enormous disparity between that world and their life in the classroom. So Edutopia encouraged teachers to ask their students "What technology do you use outside of school that would be good for the classroom? Why? How would that work?" Find out their answers.
www.edutopia.org/skys-limit
Interview Opportunity with James Daly, Edutopia editor in chief
Learning Curves Page 34
CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour, U.S. representative Barbara Lee, author Lemony Snicket, builder Donald Trump, mezzo soprano Frederica von Stade, restaurateur Alice Waters, and Smithsonian editor in chief Carey Winfrey share their personal stories and illustrate the crucial importance of such hard-to-measure factors as serendipity, curiosity, and teachers' instincts about students' unsuspected potential.
www.edutopia.org/learning-curves
"She Used to Be Pretty" Page 10
Why has cyberbullying become prevalent among young girls, and what's the best way to curb it?
www.edutopia.org/she-used-to-be-pretty
Interview Opportunity with Jennifer Sweeney, Edutopia executive editor
Auto Motive Page 22
The students at West Philadelphia High School's Academy of Applied Automotive and Mechanical Science spent a year after school building an electric car. The K-1 Attack took top honors two years in a row in the student division at the Tour de Sol competition for environmentally sound cars. How can this more informal and interactive learning approach prepare students both for college and the automotive industry?
www.edutopia.org/auto-motive
Interview Opportunity with James Daly, Edutopia editor in chief
Lighting the Way Page 52
What can visually impaired children show us about the world when they learn to take pictures?
www.edutopia.org/lighting-way
Interview Opportunity with Jennifer Sweeney, Edutopia executive editor
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