Author: John Walker
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Build Wind Farms and Create Profitable, Clean Energy
On Teachers First I found a new game that is timely given that in Oregon wind power exceeded Hydro power for a day only a few weeks ago for the first time. Play Windfall by Persuasive Games Try this strategy activity for building wind farms and creating profitable, clean energy. Learn about clean energy while…
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Infographic–Tracking American Poverty
These are interactive infographics to explore the information set. Tracking American Poverty & Policy is an interactive infographic visualization site that breaks down the data about…you guessed it…poverty in America. The site provides a sequence of interactive pages that start with the overall poverty numbers, and then break them down in more detail by race,…
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Fostering Tech Talent in Schools
I have included a reprint from the NYTimes this morning. While the effort is absolutely laudable and worthy, I wonder, in the time I move from the washroom to my classroom, if there is a lack of clarity as to why this might occur, the need to have extra assistance. I vacuumed my room this…
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More education opens the gateway to better, higher-paying jobs
This recent article from The Atlantic summarizes a paper from the Hamilton Project. An individual with only a high school diploma is twice as likely to make less than $40,000 per year than someone with a college degree. An individual with a college degree is nearly nine times more likely to make over $100,000 than…