Some remarks on the notions of general covariance and background independence

In the first part of this paper I review some of the difficulties that seem to obstruct generally valid definitions of "general covariance" and/or "background independence" The second and more historical part deals with a rather strange argument that Einstein put forward in his 1913 "Entwurf paper" with M. Grossmann to discredit scalar theories of gravity in order to promote general covariance.Comment: 26 pages, 3 figures. Contribution to ``An assessment of current paradigms in the physics of fundamental interactions'', edited by I.O. Stamatescu (Springer Verlag, to appear

Effectively Managing Bias in Teacher Preparation

This is the call for teacher preparation programs to actively incorporate an emphasis on social justice education and the development of teachers committed to creating equitable schools. Education in today\u27s multicultural, pluralistic society must be actively concentrated on and successful at creating more just and unbiased schools for underserved students. Similar to Ladson-Billings\u27 argument for a redefining of ‘good teaching,\u27 there must be a redefinition of that which constitutes social justice teaching. It is the role of today\u27s teacher preparation programs to equip teachers with the essential skills necessary to develop students, manage bias, and create a culture of equity for all. Particularly as it relates to the education, understanding, cultivation, and development of all students in the K-12 school system, a required component of every teacher preparation program must be an increased focus on teaching that is comprehensive, socially just, and impartial

Attivit\ue0 riflessive e apprendimento in classe

Area tematica n. 6 del CD-rom DAP-"Discorso e apprendimento", dal titolo del progetto COFIN (2002-2003) coordinato da Clotilde Pontecorvo (Universit\ue0 La Sapienza, Roma). All'interno del progetto nazionale sul legame tra discorso e apprendimento, l'unit\ue0 di ricerca composta da A.Ciliberti, R.Pugliese e L.Anderson ha studiato il nesso tra attivit\ue0 riflessive e apprendimento in classe. Il percorso formativo nel cd ha lo scopo di fornire agli insegnanti alcuni strumenti per acquisire una metodologia di osservazione sistematica della classe e della specificit\ue0 della situazione educativa. Il percorso \ue8 composto da 6 moduli e si avvale di alcune sequenze di lezioni di area linguistica videoregistrate e trascritte. Propone un'analisi delle attivit\ue0 riflessive di insegnanti e allievi descrivendone forme e funzioni, considerando le attivit\ue0 metalinguistiche come specifico obiettivo di apprendimento (il fare grammatica) e indagandone il rapporto con due fenomeni particolari: gli obiettivi di apprendimento e il labelling accademico e sociale

Management information systems: solving business problems with information technology, 2nd. ed./ Post

xxii, 666 hal.: ill.; 25 cm

Management information systems: solving business problems with information technology, 2nd. ed./ Post

xxii, 666 hal.: ill.; 25 cm

Management information systems: solving business problems with information technology, 2nd. ed./ Post

xxii, 666 hal.: ill.; 25 cm