New Children's Book Introduces Series Designed to Educate Children on Different Cultures Worldwide

April 8, 2013 (MMD Newswire) -- "If You Were Me and Lived in... Mexico: A
Child's Introduction to Cultures Around the World (ISBN 148020927) is the
exciting new book by award-winning childrens's book author Carole P. Roman
that takes children on an adventure though the cultures and customs of
Mexico.

Part of an educational new series that reads like the Travel Channel for
children, "If You Were Me and Lived in... Mexico" is the first in an
informative series designed specifically to take children on a worldwide
tour of different countries and cultures. With each book teaching about a
different country, children will be able to have fun while learning what
life would be like if they lived there.

Realizing there were very few resouces available to teach young children
about different customs, Roman was inspired to create a series that is both
educational and fun. Easy to read and filled with beautifully illustrated
pictures, the book's goal is to leave children and parents alike with new
ideas that lead to hours of discussions or projects such as pen pals, or
cooking ethnic foods.

"I wanted to create a book that was not a traditional ediucational book, but
instead, educated children on the things in life they can relate to-what we
eat, what we call our parents, even the currency we use" said Roman, a
former educator.

Carole P. Roman was named to Kirkus Reviews" Best of 2012 for her debut
children's book, "Captain No Beard-An Imaginery Tale of a Pirate's Life",
which was also given the Kirkus Star of Remarkable Merit.

The second book of that series, "Pepper Parrot's Problem with Patience-A
Captain No Beard Story" earned five stars with the coveted ForeWord
Review-Clarion Review.

"If You were Me and Lived in Mexico...:A Child's Introduction to Cultures
Around the World" is availiable for sale online at Amazon.com and other
channels.

About the Author:

Award-winninf author Carole P. Roman is proud to introduce her new series
"If You Were Me and Lived in..." Combining her passion for writing with an
enjoyment of different and exciting cultures, Roman has created the perfect
introduction for children into learning about world cultures and customs. A
former social studies teacher turned businesswoman, Roman currently lives on
Long Island near her children, and with her husband of nearly four decades.

Media Contact:
Carole P. Roman
cnbbook@gmail.com
516 375 9550

Website: www.caroleproman.com

Neu: Das Bauchhirn der Sprache von Gerhard Doss

Ein humanistisches Praxisbuch 

Band 1: Gesellschaft braucht Begeisterung 

Band 2: Horst Coblenzer und seine Übungen (mit DVD) 

Sprache steht für Kommunikation und besteht nicht nur aus Wörtern. 

Dieses Buch beschreibt das Intuitive, Spontane, Beziehungsstiftende und das physio-psychisch Gesunde der Sprache. Dabei stützt sich der Autor auf die wissenschaftliche Dokumentation der Atemrhythmisch Angepassten Phonation nach Coblenzer/Muhar (AAP®). Er erhebt mit seinem Doppel-Buch keinen ausschließlich wissenschaftlichen Anspruch. Bewusst verbindet er belegbare Fakten mit seiner ganz persönlichen Sichtweise: Lebendigkeit entfaltet sich nur in Autonomie, in Selbstbestimmtheit, im Bewusstsein der eigenen Identität, in FREIHEIT – und nicht in der Pragmatik standardisierter Formalkriterien. 

So will dieses Doppel-Buch in erster Linie Mut machen, zu sich und den eigenen Bedürfnissen und Kreativitätspotentialen zu stehen und dies entsprechend zu kommunizieren. Das braucht eine adäquate Sprache. 

In Band 1 wird aus der subjektiven Sicht des Autors der gesellschaftliche Kontext thematisiert, um exemplarisch Mechanismen aufzuzeigen, die das Bauchhirn der Sprache irritieren können. Tradiertes Wissen wird in Verbindung gebracht mit aktuellen Studien. Es werden gleichermaßen persönliche Geschichten des Autors erzählt sowie Probleme überkorrekter Formulierung und Gefahren instinktgeleiteten Sprechens (zum Beispiel anhand der Sprache des Nationalsozialismus) angesprochen. Das Bekenntnis zu einem humanistischen Weltbild ist in diesem Zusammenhang sehr essentiell. 

Band 2 fokussiert neben Franz Muhar und anderen Wissenschaftern vor allem den Schauspiel-Pädagogen Horst Coblenzer und seine Lebensgeschichte in Bezug auf die künstlerischen und humanistischen Ansprüche der AAP. Die beigefügte DVD dokumentiert ihn in diesem Sinne als besonderes Vorbild und soll zur praktischen Umsetzung anregen, wofür das Buch mehr als 137 Übungen anbietet. 

Der Umgang mit der Sprache lässt sich nicht auf bloß Funktionelles und Formales beschränken, sondern erfordert komplexe Spürsamkeit für das individuelle Mensch-Sein.

Für Kontakt und Bestellung:

http://www.trauner.at/buchdetail.aspx?artnr=24198871

Urgent Press Release: Continued killings of teachers in Pakistan

March 30, 2013

Contact: Fred van Leeuwen, General Secretary, fred.vanleeuwen@ei-ie.org

Education International – representing 400 education unions in 173

countries with a total membership of 30 million teachers – is deeply

concerned about the recent attacks on teachers in Pakistan. The

assassination of a teacher of an all-girls school in the Khyber tribal

district on 25 March and the murder of the principal of the Baldia Town

school in Karachi earlier today (30 March), which are believed to be the

responsibility of a Taliban terrorist sect that opposes the education of

girls, has caused outrage among the teaching profession worldwide.

“We will not ever be intimidated by extremists, not in Pakistan and not

anywhere else where we are fighting to accomplish the right to education

of all children, girls and boys,” says Fred van Leeuwen, General

Secretary of Education International. “But we expect our communities

to stand up and support teachers when they are so brutally prevented

from implementing that right for their students.”

Worldwide, 32 million girls are still denied the right to education today.

This week’s attacks on teachers and schools are a stark reminder to the

world of the persistence of threats, intimidation, arson attacks and

sometimes even murder that are the weapons used in a war against

girls’ opportunity. Education International has urged the national

government of Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to trial

and to make every possible effort to ensure the safety and security of the

country’s educators and students.

Education International has lodged a formal complaint against these

acts of violence with the appropriate international agencies, including the

International Labour Organization in Geneva and UNESCO in Paris. The

organisation has welcomed the support of UN Secretary-General, Mr

Ban Ki-moon, and the UN Special Envoy on Global Education, Mr

Gordon Brown, who have already strongly condemned the acts of

violence.

In memory of the assassinated teachers Education International will

establish a special Scholarship Fund to promote girls’ education and

assist teachers and students victimised for their advocacy of girls’

education. The Fund will be officially launched at a ceremonial meeting

to be held in Pakistan in the coming weeks.

Education International is the voice of teachers and other education employees across the globe. A federation of about 400 associations and unions in more than 170 countries and territories, it represents 30 million educators in education institutions from early childhood to university.

EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL
5, Boulevard du Roi Albert II
B-1210 Bruxelles
Belgium
Phone: +32-2-224.0611
Fax: +32-2-224.0606
http://www.ei-ie.org

Mindfulness at school reduces (likelihood of) depression-related symptoms in adolescents

Secondary school students who follow an in-class mindfulness programme report reduced indications of depression, anxiety and stress up to six months later. Moreover, these students were less likely to develop pronounced depression-like symptoms. The study, conducted by Professor Filip Raes (Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven), is the first to examine mindfulness in a large sample of adolescents in a school-based setting.

Mindfulness is a form of meditation therapy focused on exercising ‘attentiveness’. Depression is often rooted in a downward spiral of negative feelings and worries. Once a person learns to more quickly recognise these feelings and thoughts, he or she can intervene before depression sinks in.

While mindfulness has already been widely tested and applied in patients with depression, this is the first time the method has been studied in a large group of adolescents in a school-based setting, using a randomised controlled design. The study was carried out at five middle schools in Flanders, Belgium. About 400 students between the ages of 13 and 20 took part. The students were divided into a test group and a control group. The test group received mindfulness training, and the control group received no training. Before the study, both groups completed a questionnaire with questions indicative of depression, stress or anxiety symptoms. Both groups completed the questionnaire again directly after the training, and then a third time six months later.

Before the start of the training, both the test group (21%) and the control group (24%) had a similar percentage of students reporting evidence of depression. After the mindfulness training, that number was significantly lower in the test group: 15% versus 27% in the control group. This difference persisted six months after the training: 16% of the test group versus 31% of the control group reported evidence of depression. The results suggest that mindfulness can lead to a decrease in symptoms associated with depression and, moreover, that it protects against the later development of depression-like symptoms.

The full study can be found at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-013-0202-1.

The study was carried out in cooperation with the Belgian not-for-profit Mindfulness and with support from the Go for Happiness Foundation.      

Contact: Professor Filip Raes, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, tel: +32 (0)16 32 58 92 or +32 (0)494 07 11 00, e-mail: filip.raes@ppw.kuleuven.be

Le dernier numéro de la newsletter d'EDHEC Management

Ce numéro « Spécial Entreprises Familiales » vous permettra de découvrir les dernières actualités de l'EDHEC Family Business Center, et en particulier le 1er «Family Business Trip » organisé sur le Campus de l'EDHEC à Singapour en avril prochain. 

Newsletter EDHEC Management : [ consulter ] 

A propos de l'EDHEC Family Business Center
Créé en 2012 par le Groupe EDHEC et des membres fondateurs et associés parmi lesquels des familles (famille Mulliez et Mage-Invest [famille Michelin) et de grandes entreprises (la Caisse d'Epargne Nord France Europe, Roquette, Deloitte, Somfy Groupe, Oddo & Cie, BIC et Clinitex), le Centre a pour principale mission de soutenir la croissance des entreprises familiales en développant des travaux de recherche quantitative sur le thème de la qualité managériale dans les entreprises familiales, des programmes de formation adaptés à leurs besoins et des événements dédiés à l'échange et au partage des connaissances. 

Pour en savoir plus, rendez vous sur notre site internet: www.edhec-family-business.fr

EDHEC BUSINESS SCHOOL 18 rue du 4 septembre 75002 PARIS - France

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Professors of Practice bring heart of business to the lecture theatre

Venture capitalist John Lyon says being a “seasoned entrepreneur” means his move to Warwick Business School to become a Professor of Practice is the perfect fit.

Lyon is one of three top businessmen brought in to hand over their considerable experience to the next generation of business leaders being produced at WBS.

As well as Lyon, Jon Rushman has joined the school from Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, while David Elmes takes up his new role after more than 20 years working in the energy industry.

The trio have been appointed Professors of Practice and will be bringing their intimate knowledge of business and industry straight to the lecture theatre.

Lyon originally qualified as a clinical biochemist before becoming a chartered accountant and then a venture capitalist, investing in start-ups and new innovations, something he has kept doing as a business angel alongside his long and varied career.

He will maintain his business interests while working part-time at the school, which he feels is ideal.

“Being part-time allows me to chair boards and to be involved on the forefront of entrepreneurial business,” said Lyon. “I have a lot of experience of large corporate companies. I was global vice president at Covance, one of the biggest clinical research organisations in the world. I had staff in most continents, so I really understood cultural differences and how they were a barrier to doing business. It was fascinating, I managed people who managed people who managed people, or you could say I managed politics. It gave me a great insight into American management techniques.”

Lyon left Covance to help set up Photopharmica, developing drugs to fight cancer and infections. Having worked for venture capital firm and now a business angel, Lyon has helped a myriad of small and medium-sized companies.

“I can compare and contrast SMEs and large corporations,” said Lyon, who is doing a Phd at WBS. “I am a seasoned entrepreneur and I come from an industry where failure is endemic. In the pharmaceutical industry only one in 10,000 drugs make it from the lab bench into a prescription medicine used by doctors.

“I have invested in lots of companies and heard thousands of pitches. Becoming a Professor of Practice means I can give something back. I sense Warwick is different from other business schools, it is very innovative and forward-thinking. They are constantly looking for relevance and that signifies a core attribute of a good leading business school.”

Rushman comes to WBS with 14 years’ experience of managing assets and financial instruments for BlackRock and is now showing students how it is done in the City.

“I am going to give them hands on experience of things they would not experience anywhere other than in the work place,” said Rushman. “On their CV they will have things that typically only really successful new hires at places like Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley get to do.”

Elmes is Head of the Global Energy Group at WBS. After working at BP, he worked across the energy industry as vice president with the Energy, Utilities & Chemicals team of CapGemini and then was vice president and director at Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield services company. He brings an intimate knowledge of the the special challenges facing the energy sector to Warwick’s Global Energy MBA.

“The future energy industry is going to be very different,” said Elmes. “It needs a new generation of leadership who have a very broad understanding the opportunities and challenges ahead as they will have to make some pretty big decisions about where their companies go. We provide understanding from a management perspective on how they can make those decisions well, for both their own career and their firm’s future.”

Warwick Business School, located in central England, is the largest department of the University of Warwick and the UK's fastest rising business school according the Financial Times. WBS is triple accredited by the leading global business education associations and was the first in the UK to attain this accreditation. Offering the full portfolio of business education courses, from undergraduate through to MBAs, and with a strong Doctoral Programme, WBS is the complete business school.  Students at WBS currently number around 6,500, and come from 125 countries.  Just under half of faculty are non-UK, or have worked abroad.  WBS Dean, Professor Mark P Taylor, is among the most highly-cited scholars in the world and was previously Managing Director at BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager.

http://www.wbs.ac.uk/

RSC, University of Warwick and OUP partner to launch pioneering resource Teaching Shakespeare worldwide

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Warwick Business School (part of the University of Warwick) have announced a new partnership with Oxford University Press to distribute Teaching Shakespeare worldwide.

Teaching Shakespeare is an online professional development resource that enables teachers to improve student understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare’s plays. With more than 100 films featuring modelled lessons and interviews with leading RSC directors, practitioners and academics, it provides teachers with the essential skills and knowledge to develop active, drama-based approaches to teaching Shakespeare in their classrooms.

Encouraging students to actively explore Shakespeare’s plays has already brought the text to life for thousands of youngsters in the UK. The new partnership with OUP will mean that even greater numbers – initially in the UK, US, Canada, and Australia, as well as International Schools around the world – will be able to access these approaches.

Jacqui O’Hanlon, Director of Education at the RSC, said: “We are delighted that Teaching Shakespeare is going global. Through our work with thousands of students and teachers each year we see first-hand the transformative effect that an active approach to teaching Shakespeare can have. Our collaboration with Warwick Business School has meant that the RSC’s rehearsal-room inspired teaching approaches are available online to educators wherever they are in the world. The partnership with OUP means that we can draw on their wealth of experience of bringing high quality resources into schools internationally”.

Warwick Business School Professor Jonothan Neelands added: "We are proud to be working with Oxford University Press in a new partnership which means our cutting edge online professional development programme can now reach more teachers across the world.” 

Kate Harris, Managing Director of Oxford Education, said: “Oxford University Press believes passionately in bringing innovative and authoritative educational resources to as wide an audience as possible, so we are thrilled to be working with the Royal Shakespeare Company and Warwick Business School in presenting Teaching Shakespeare to Teachers of English around the world.”

Teaching Shakespeare is one of the finalists for the  2013 Bett Awards in the ICT Tools for Learning and Teaching category and the winners will be announced at Bett later today (Wednesday January 30).

For more information visit the Teaching Shakespeare website at www.teachingshakespeare.ac.uk.