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EDC Update Winter 2009

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EDC Update Winter 2009
  • Service Brings Smiles

    In the poverty-stricken West Bank, Palestinian university students have raised more than $43,000 toward developing children’s cancer treatment facilities. Called Smile of Hope, this fundraising initiative is sponsored by Ruwwad, an EDC program that trained the youths in leadership skills.

  • Little Kids Learning Big Math

    A two-year study by EDC evaluates a mathematics curriculum developed for pre-K and kindergarten that introduces basic math concepts through games and play.

  • Health on the Job

    EDC joined forces with the American Cancer Society to promote wellness in overseas workplaces.

  • Staying Safe in the City

    An EDC video shown in clinic waiting rooms resulted in a reduction in STDs among patients who viewed it.

  • Ethics in Biology

    In a new EDC curriculum, high school students tackle ethical issues related to vaccination, genetic testing, and clinical trials.

  • Teachers Open a New Chapter

    In the Philippines, elementary school teachers receive thousands of new books through an EDC-supported book fair.

  • M.C. Escher, Mathematician?

    Can the skills students learn in their art classes complement what they learn in their math classes? New research led by EDC seeks to find out.

  • Taking a Natural Interest

    Two new curricula developed by EDC in collaboration with the New York Botanical Garden are exciting students about ethnobotany, the scientific study of the relationship between people and plants.

  • Discovering Technology in Jordan

    As technology businesses are booming in Jordan, educators are striving to prepare schools and students to keep pace. In 2003, an education initiative was launched to upgrade technology skills and knowledge. EDC’s Daniel Light spent time in these classrooms evaluating the program.

  • Renewing Literacy in Preschool

    A new professional development program developed by EDC assists teachers in boosting language and literacy acquisition among low-income children ages 3 to 5.

  • Teachers and Students Learn Together

    EDC is using radio to teach English to both students and teachers in Bihar, India.

  • Learning and Earning in Timor-Leste

    A new EDC program is providing youths with education and livelihood skills.

  • Powering the Future

    EDC’s Ford PAS program introduces a new curriculum on alternative energy sources.

  • Game On

    A new video game created by EDC encourages youth and young adults in Thailand to take steps to prevent HIV/AIDS

  • History Games Tell the Story

    EDC worked with historians, interactive media designers, TV producers, and teachers to understand and analyze how educators can harness young people’s interest in video games, digital storytelling, and sharing to deepen students’ grasp of U.S. History.

  • Just Back: Nancy Clark-Chiarelli

    Nancy Clark-Chiarelli works with West Virginia preschool teachers to improve language and literacy learning among their students.