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University of Michigan named No. 3 public university by reputation in nation
Read full article: University of Michigan named No. 3 public university by reputation in nationUniversity of Michigan is the third best public university by reputation in the United States, according to the 2022 Times Higher Education World Reputation rankings.
Get to know one of Concordia University Ann Arbor’s nursing professors
Read full article: Get to know one of Concordia University Ann Arbor’s nursing professorsConcordia University professor Natalie McHugh push her students to be “insatiably curious” and to understand how they are responsible for others in their care.
Reconsidering your career path? This opportunity might pique your interest
Read full article: Reconsidering your career path? This opportunity might pique your interestIn the last year, there have been many who have reconsidered their career path, some as a result of the stress and restrictions of the pandemic.
Concordia University now offering three-year online bachelor’s in elementary education
Read full article: Concordia University now offering three-year online bachelor’s in elementary educationTo help get teaching candidates there more quickly, Concordia University recently developed an accelerated bachelor’s program.
Concordia University now offering three-year online bachelor’s in elementary education
Read full article: Concordia University now offering three-year online bachelor’s in elementary educationTo help get teaching candidates there more quickly, Concordia University recently developed an accelerated bachelor’s program.
IBM Watson Health names St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, Chelsea hospitals in top 100 list
Read full article: IBM Watson Health names St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, Chelsea hospitals in top 100 listSt. Joseph Ann Arbor has once again been named on IBM Watson Health’s annual 100 Top Hospitals list along with its sister hospital in Chelsea.
Farmington Public Schools teacher who taught remotely in a tuxedo gets vaccinated
Read full article: Farmington Public Schools teacher who taught remotely in a tuxedo gets vaccinatedOAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – Teachers have had the tough task of engaging students either in-person or over a screen throughout the COVID pandemic. One of those teachers was a math teacher, who wore a tuxedo and treated remote learning like a formal affair. He works to capture the attention of his students any way he can. Steve Koponen is a teacher with Farmington Public Schools. Despite the challenges of COVID he has managed to make his most memorable year teaching even more memorably by his style of teaching.
Watch: A wellness check on Metro Detroit teachers amid COVID pandemic
Read full article: Watch: A wellness check on Metro Detroit teachers amid COVID pandemicThere is no question they are dealing with fatigue as they face a long list of challengers amid the COVID pandemic. “I question everything I do, and if I’m doing it right,” said high school teacher Heather Chase. “I sit in my classroom, and there have been times I just sit there and cry because it’s like I’m just, I’m not doing enough. But I feel like I am doing so much, I’m working so hard,” said Chase. Starting Nov. 18 in Michigan, all in-person learning at high schools, colleges and universities has been banned due to a state health order.
Grosse Pointe educator wins national award for teaching students how to run a business
Read full article: Grosse Pointe educator wins national award for teaching students how to run a businessGROSSE POINTE, Mich. A Grosse Pointe Park teacher is getting national recognition for turning learning into a real life business. Susan Howey is teaching her fourth grade students how to run their own business. Their purpose is to blow up your favorite people or pets to cheer them on -- but the real purpose is much more than that. The project has won Howey a Leavy Award, a national award given to teachers for excellence in private enterprise education. Howey said she hopes to continue the business with her new fourth grade students even if classes go online this fall.
Cleary University now offering degree program for educators to learn how to teach online
Read full article: Cleary University now offering degree program for educators to learn how to teach onlineDETROIT As teachers around Michigan work to navigate the uncertain times of the coronavirus (COVID-19), online learning will continue to increase in popularity. As a result, universities are coming up with curriculums to help teachers educate online. Teaching online is not something that we foresee -- or at this point, most foresee -- going away any time soon, said Emily Barnes, president and CEO at Cleary University. Thats why Cleary University is launching a new degree program: MBA in e-learning design and instructional technology management. While teachers learn to teach at home, parents will continue to learn how to let their children learn at home, too.
How these Detroit police officers work to keep kids off streets with hip-hop
Read full article: How these Detroit police officers work to keep kids off streets with hip-hopThey patrol the streets by day, but in their free time theyre inside a local dance studio teaching kids dance, hoping to keep them off the streets. At just 7 years old, little Azariah is learning the ins and outs of hip-hop dance. Instead of giving them tickets we get to know them more."It's beneficial because it's bringing hip-hop to Detroit and kids love to dance you know?" But Detroit Culture Company Inc. is still hard at work cleaning up the city, educating the youth about Juneteenth and even hosting a socially distanced food giveaway train. For more information on Detroit Culture Company and if youd like to get involved, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/DCC313/For more Your Neighborhood stories, go here.