social justice – Institute for Educational Advancement Connecting bright minds; nurturing intellectual and personal growth Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:12:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 /wp-content/uploads/2021/12/ieafavicon-e1711393443795-150x150.png social justice – Institute for Educational Advancement 32 32 Top 10 Blog Posts of 2020 /blog-top-10-blog-posts-of-2020/ /blog-top-10-blog-posts-of-2020/#respond Sat, 09 Jan 2021 11:08:43 +0000 https://ieadev.wpengine.com/blog-top-10-blog-posts-of-2020/ The year 2020 is in the books! Thanks to all of our blog visitors who have read articles, commented and shared. We hope to continue providing valuable insights, closer looks at our community, and fun content throughout the coming 12 months. In case you missed something, here are the top 10 most popular posts from last year:

 

The announcement of new Caroline D. Bradley scholars is always an exciting time in the community. Take a trip back to September when the Class of 2025 was first announced.

The first iteration of our Virtual Learning Lab is still one of our most popular. Join our very own Nicole Endacott as she dives into the basics of Mendelian Genetics, including dominant and recessive alleles, genotypes and phenotypes and Mendel鈥檚 pea plant experiments.

J. Ruhl is the parent of a 2014 Caroline D. Bradley scholar. In this article, she gives her helpful perspective to help CDB applicants get a better understanding of the landscape.

Mathematics and poetry tie into each other nicely in this Virtual Learning Lab by Cassidy Kao.  This video introduces Fibonacci Number and Sequence and two types of poems, the 鈥淔ib鈥 and 鈥淐reate Your Own Pattern鈥 poems. 

Umar Ahmed Badami, CDB Scholar, as he helps newcomers understand physics on the scale of atoms and galaxies. Discuss Einstein’s special relativity and some of its interesting consequences.

Back in June, 优蜜视频 President Elizabeth Jones outlined our organizations commitment to social justice and equality in the aftermath of the latest example of injustice against the Black community.

In a year full of intense global events, it is only natural for intense emotions to arise. Here, we outline some resources and concepts to help families better manage them.

Learning about sea creatures is fun and easy to do at home with our Virtual Learning Lab on marine mammals. Better understand the sea otters, walruses and porpoises of the world.

What is probability? How is it applicable to our daily lives? In this video, 2023 Caroline D. Bradley Scholar Arul Kolla discusses probability and its mathematical and practical applications.

Early in the year, COVID-19 changed the way our society operated on a daily basis. The crisis continues to this day, and much of the insights provided by our own Jennifer De La Haye still ring true.

 

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]]> /blog-top-10-blog-posts-of-2020/feed/ 0 Listening, Learning and Taking Action for Social Justice /blog-iea-listening-learning-and-taking-action-for-social-justice/ /blog-iea-listening-learning-and-taking-action-for-social-justice/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2020 05:00:28 +0000 https://ieadev.wpengine.com/blog-iea-listening-learning-and-taking-action-for-social-justice/ Dear 优蜜视频 Families, 

The Institute for Educational Advancement (优蜜视频) is deeply saddened by the most recent examples of the horrific injustice that has plagued our nation鈥檚 Black community for far too long. We join communities around the world that are banding together to mourn and work towards social justice. We share in the grief and pain caused by these tragedies, yet we are hopeful that this outcry against racism and violence will result in real change. 
 
优蜜视频 is committed to being part of the solution. We are listening, asking questions, learning and taking action. 优蜜视频 serves children of all ages and backgrounds; we understand that the dialogue about inequality and violence will look different in each family.  These conversations are important for us all.  Our children are watching us 鈥 they want to help us create a more just and civil society that embraces equality and condemns racism. As an organization, 优蜜视频 celebrates differences. We teach tolerance, respect and acceptance for all, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation or background. We hope to inspire change in our nation by modeling integrity, respect and understanding. 优蜜视频 strives to offer a welcoming space for conversation and healing, a space where uniqueness is honored, and discrimination and violence are never tolerated. Yet we know we can do more.
 
We invite our entire community to the conversation and hope that you will dialogue with us by sending your feedback and suggestions. 优蜜视频 is taking the following actions:

  • We are hosting a Spyglass workshop: 鈥淒igital Civics: Changemakers of Tomorrow鈥 as a complimentary offering.
  • We are expanding our work to diversify 优蜜视频鈥檚 community with the help of partner organizations.
  • We are gathering and disseminating resources for 优蜜视频鈥檚 community.
  • We are advancing our Public Policy efforts to ensure gifted youth from all backgrounds are identified and served.
  • We encourage our constituency to use their voice to vote.

We have gathered a collection of resources that may be of assistance, and we will continue to update this list on 优蜜视频鈥檚 blog.  Please continue to share articles, books, podcasts or videos that have been helpful for your family!
 
优蜜视频 is committed to listening to your voices, and we will work together to create social justice. Thank you for allowing 优蜜视频 to be a part of your lives.
 
In Solidarity,
 
Elizabeth D. Jones
优蜜视频 President
 

RESOURCES

This section will be updated regularly as we receive feedback and resource suggestions from the 优蜜视频 community. 

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