The Global Search for Education: Log On
Aug22

The Global Search for Education: Log On

 “Edmodo has been invaluable in promoting digital citizenship for my students, and an awareness of appropriate, but exciting online participation.” — Viviene Tuckerman – Australia  Educators, students and parents around the world continue to log on and learn in these digital times.  But how does the largest K – 12 social learning platform transform into a global conduit for meaningful learning and...

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The Global Search for Education: Norway – Ticks
Aug18

The Global Search for Education: Norway – Ticks

 “Our method is based upon live blood microscopy. Bacteria become visible by optical changes involving refraction index, swelling and spreading of cells which result in inflated structures well above the optical resolution capacities for a light microscope.” — Morten Laane and Ivar Mysterud  Oslo University biologists Morten Laane and Ivar Mysterud have discovered a method to identify Borrelia bacteria in the...

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The Global Search for Education: In Search of Solutions – Ticks
Aug09

The Global Search for Education: In Search of Solutions – Ticks

 “We in the US can learn from the Chinese approach by holding our own multidisciplinary scientific conferences, where researchers, clinicians and specialists come together with government officials to tackle this global epidemic.” — Richard Horowitz    To date in my “Ticks” series, we have learned from leading global experts that tick-borne illnesses (including Lyme disease) are possibly the most...

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The Global Search for Education: Canada – Ticks
Aug01

The Global Search for Education: Canada – Ticks

 “Because songbirds widely disperse Lyme disease vector ticks transcontinentally, one does not have to frequent an endemic area to contract Lyme disease. People can contract it in their own backyards.” — John D. Scott  Lyme borreliosis, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Bartonella, tularemia, and more recently, Borrelia miyamotoi (a distant relative of Lyme borreliosis) are...

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The Global Search for Education: What Students Want
Jul11

The Global Search for Education: What Students Want

What students want — and what world leaders can and must do better! Mark this day with a white stone — July 12, 2013.  The venue: The United Nations.  The Event: Malala Yousafzai, the fearless education rights campaigner from Pakistan shot by extremists on her way to school, takes center stage to celebrate her birthday and together with her fellow student campaigners, leads us in a global discussion of the world’s...

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