Tag: education
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Education Majors Fear Unpreparedness for In-person Instruction Will Lead to Disconnect in the Classroom
Learners of all ages are experiencing a massive upheaval in our education system. From remote classes held on Zoom to socially distanced classrooms, nobody is learning the same way—and some students have checked out entirely. For college students majoring in primary education, this drastic change is more than just a tweak in curriculum. Education majors…
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SUNY Completes Mandatory Thanksgiving Exit Testing of On-Campus Students, Chancellor Says
Republished with permission from The Legislative Gazette. Two days before Thanksgiving, State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras announced that SUNY campuses have finished mandatory testing of students on campus with 152,788 tests conducted with a positivity rate of 0.63 percent between November 9 and November 23. SUNY Upstate Medical University will process the…
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“It’s Time to Take Action to Combat Climate Action” with Brian Obach
The HawkTalk is a TED inspired program. Each semester the TV Studio Production students choose an issue or topic that they are concerned about and then they invite four speakers to come to the studio to share their experience or research on the subject which culminates in a 32 minute program with diverse perspectives Produced…
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First Generation College Student Inspires and Influences Surrounding Students with Mary Gasparian
The HawkTalk is a TED inspired program. Each semester the TV Studio Production students choose an issue or topic that they are concerned about and then they invite four speaker to come to the studio to share their experience or research on the subject which culminates in a 32 minute program with diverse perspectives. Produced…
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Enrollment Rates Drop in Ulster County, Leaving Teachers and Communities to Pay the Price
Story by Erin Hannan Edited and Packaged by Emma Misiaszek Over the past 19 years, Ulster County has lost approximately 22% of its public school student body. While a smaller classroom can benefit students’ individual needs, decreasing enrollment rates present challenges for New York state teachers and the profession as a whole. According to the…
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Tucson-based Jewelry Maker Reflects on Her Time at New Paltz During the Golden Age
Written by Matt Warshaw Packaged and Edited by The Little Rebellion Students in Professor Lindsay Lennon’s Feature Writing class were assigned interviews with New Paltz artists who were featured in Wired Gallery’s “Golden Age of New Paltz” exhibition. Here’s what they found: Rosalind “Roz” Zarr creates wearable art. Her jewelry is the only of its medium…
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The Fight For a County’s Lone Catholic School
Monique DeCicco-Jones’ phone buzzed in early February with an urgent alert from St. Peter’s Regional Catholic School. “Please check your child’s book bag for a very important message from the Archdiocese,” said an automated voice. The alerts were usually used for for weather delays or closings. DeCicco-Jones tore the envelope open and unfolded the letter.…
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Are Our Children Learning?
Joel Milian was in his first semester at SUNY New Paltz when he encountered his first obstacle as a college student: his calculus professor. “He was extremely old and he basically only taught himself,” said Milian, 18. “He would never answer any of our questions.” Milian is not the only college student to…
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NYSUNY 2020: Getting Kids Out of LaLa Land and Into College
Whenever I take my long curly hair out from underneath my backwards hat at the dinner table, by request of my grandfather, he always imparts a piece of advice: “One day you’re going to have to stop living in LaLa Land and face real life.” Thanksgiving and Christmas are always so pleasant. But recently I…