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Mesa Online Academy - Going Where No Public School has Gone Before

Mesa Online Academy, developed to assist any student world-wide who needs an alternative or supplement to traditional education, now enrolls students wherever and whenever the need arises.

Using the Global Student Network’s popular Virtual Curriculum, Mesa Online Academy offers individual or full year courses for students in grades 2-12. Based on a program established to connect non-traditional students with public school resources, the Mesa Online Academy offers individualized, online education to any student, in the U.S. or internationally.

Richard Hazen, Superintendent of Roy Municipal School District says that the Mesa Online Academy’s faculty are all “Highly Qualified Teacher’s” as required by the No Child Left Behind Act. Combining the talents and passion for education with Global Student Network’s nationally aligned Virtual Curriculum was an obvious step to providing the alternative education needs of the 21st century. “Clearly there has been a mandate in America, and around the world to provide alternatives to brick and mortar schools.” Currently, we are accepting students from anywhere in the world, mainly outside of New Mexico.

Mesa Online Academy is ideal for homeschool students, as well as students who have struggled, for whatever reasons, in traditional ‘brick and mortar’ school settings. It is an excellent way to provide a quality education to children whose parents prefer they stay at home.

Located in northern New Mexico, Mesa Online Academy is committed to providing quality, virtual education for students in grades 2-12 who are looking for a less traditional educational experience. ”

GlobalStudentNetwork.com, a provider of virtual curriculum in 46 states and 11 countries, supplies the online courses. Each of the 80+ courses supports New Mexico State learning standards and is delivered entirely over the internet. “We did a nationwide search for the best Online Curriculum for Mesa Online Academy’s students, and we are very fortunate to be working with the value, service and quality leader for online courses.

Students enrolled at Mesa Online Academy complete all of their coursework online while having the flexibility to customize their school year with 24/7 year-round access.

“We believe that every student’s learning needs are different and we know that the Mesa Online Academy will be a positive addition to our ability to individualize curriculum to meet the needs of students,” Hazen said.

Benefits for students and teachers involved in the Mesa Online Academy are also significant. Time is flexible and student can work from anywhere that has an Internet connection.

“The program will likely attract students that have, for whatever reason, felt disenfranchised from the school system,” Hazen said. “We are excited to be able to meet the needs of students and their families.”

Any student or family interested in attending Mesa Online Academy can visit the web site at: http://www.mesaonlineacademy.net

NSF-funded scholarship program at Appalachian addresses nation’s shortage in math and computer science professionals

A National Science Foundation funded scholarship program at Appalachian State University is helping address the nation’s shortage of math and computer science professionals.

Appalachian’s Department of Computer Sciences has received $459,298 from the NSF to provide scholarships worth $4,000 a year for up to eight semesters of study for undergraduates and up to four semesters of study for graduate students in the computer science and mathematical sciences degree programs.

The department has received approximately $995,000 from the NSF Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship Program (CSEMS) since it began in 2001.

The department expects to award 30 scholarships each semester beginning fall semester.

“The goal of the program is to increase the number of workers in math, computer science and engineering fields,” said computer science department chairman Dr. James Wilkes.

“The funding for the grant comes from the visa fees U.S. companies pay for foreign workers who are hired to fill vacancies in their businesses,” Wilkes said. “Congress recognized there weren’t enough qualified U.S. citizens to fill the vacancies and used some of the fees to create the scholarship program,” Wilkes said.

Because computer science traditionally has a high attrition, a goal of the program is to help students succeed academically, Wilkes said.

In addition to financial support, students receive mentoring from faculty and from student peers. The mentoring has been a key component of the program.

Dr. Rahman Tashakkori, an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, coordinates the CSEMS program on campus. He has worked with faculty from the mathematics and computer sciences departments who helped write the NSF grant proposal to develop a required seminar for CSEMS students that facilitates study and mentoring groups, and research and service projects.

“Mentoring affects our students’ lives every day,” Tashakkori said. “But it’s a concept many students may not be familiar with. Our mathematics and computer science students do much better with mentoring. This should start at the middle school and high school levels to achieve a more significant impact.”

Each student in the CSEMS program has a faculty mentor with whom they can talk about coursework or other matters of concern or interest. In addition, upper level students also help mentor students in the program.

“The students know they always have someone they can lean on or who can give them advice,” he said.

Students also are placed on teams in which they work on service and research projects together. And, they are available two hours a week to mentor and tutor other students who may be struggling with math or computer science assignments.

The process builds a sense of community among the scholarship students – from the freshmen to graduate students, Tashakkori said.

A total of 58 Appalachian students have received CSEMS scholarships since the program began in 2001. Of that number, 17 were graduate students or undergraduates who have since enrolled in a graduate program.

The scholarships are awarded based on academic ability and financial need. For more information, contact Dr. Wilkes in the Department of Computer Science at (828) 262-2370 or visit www.cs.appstate.edu/csems.

Mutual understanding is benefit of studying abroad

Study-abroad programs offer more than a semester or year of vacation in another country for high school and university students.

They’re small acts of diplomacy.

Barbara Decker, director of student services for the Council for Educational Travel office in Grand Rapids, said foreign students learn during their study abroad experiences that American life isn’t like that depicted in Hollywood.

“They expand their horizons, they get more of a realistic view of American culture,” she said. “I think many students have an entirely different view from movies and ads about American culture.”

Just as international students learn that everything isn’t as glossy as in American TV shows, Americans learn about life overseas through exchange students.

Students at Cardinal Mooney High School in Marine City, which is hosting nine South Korean students, said they’re eager to visit Korea after learning about the country.

“Korea’s a cool place … because it’s big and populous,” said Tim O’Gara, a freshman.

Sophomore Chelsea Bates plays volleyball with two of the exchange students.

“They’re really fun, they’re so positive,” she said. “They never complain. They’re always just happy to be here.”

Elaina Silva-Moody, whose students are “Jeff” Je Seon Kim, and Heera Ha, said the family has learned a lot.

“They’ve taught us magic tricks,” she said. “And that they’re not North Korea.”

Masha Treusch-Pelzer, guidance counselor at Cardinal Mooney, said the school hosts students from places such as Brazil, China, Portugal and Germany each year. This is the first time the school has hosted a large group of students from one country at the same time.

“Anything we can do to expose our kids to a different world view, they definitely benefit,” Treusch-Pelzer said.

Decker said international travel and study fosters peace and cultural understanding.

“It makes the world a smaller place,” she said. “It’s not just someone in Germany, it’s someone you’ve had in your house that you love. Because of study abroad, maybe someday we won’t have wars. I’m an adamant believer in the system.”

Source: www.thetimesherald.com

Illaya Ragam Carnatic scholarship

Five students were selected for the Rs.36,000 `Illaya Ragam Carnatic’ scholarship offered by Reliance Communications recently.

N.C. Bharadwaj (class IX), Sunil R. Gargyan (class VI), G. Abilash (class VI), S. Anjani (class VI) and R. Shyam (class VI) were selected by a panel of judges such as vocalist Ravi Kiran, veena artiste Revathy Krishna, violin artiste Kanyakumari and percussionist Ghatam Karthik.

The final session of the programme, at Ragasudha hall in Mylapore, came at the end of a month-long selection process.

Of the 400 applicants, 16 were shortlisted in various categories.

Reliance officials said the scholarship would be paid in four quarterly instalments of Rs.9,000 to each candidate.