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In these monthly briefings, Bill Daggett and his colleagues at the International Center for Leadership in Education share information on trends and technologies that will have an impact on education, as well as some thoughts on the impact of the No Child Left Behind legislation on schools. Topics covered in recent issues are listed below.

Volume VII: 2007 - 2008 School Year

  • Vol. VII No. 7 2008
    • Testing Service to Determine Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease
    • Activating Protein to Kill Tumor Cells
    • Using Wii Technology to Connect Cognition and Movement
    • Trust Any Computer, Anywhere, Anytime
    • Clean Coal Agreement Between China and Australia
    • Record Low Child Mortality Worldwide
    • Neuroscience Can Play an Important Role in Teaching, Educators Say
    • By the Numbers

  • Vol. VII No. 6 2008
    • One in 10 High Schools Is a “Dropout Factory”
    • Japanese Prefer India’s K-12 Education System
    • Let the Blood Flow
    • The Right Pressure
    • Expanding Biofuels Crops Could Mean Higher Carbon Emission Levels
    • Obesity Threatens Economies Worldwide
    • By the Numbers

  • Vol. VII No. 5 2008
    • Bionic Contact Lenses
    • Eyeglasses Provide Closed-Captioning
    • Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease at the Earliest Stage
    • Smart Cars Take Control of the Road
    • Humanoids on the Horizon
    • Unregulated E-Waste Trade on the Rise Despite Bans
    • Economics by the Numbers

  • Vol. VII No. 4 2007
    • Put on Your Electronic Thinking Cap
    • Self-Healing Materials
    • Supercomputer on a Chip
    • Using Bug Protein to Store Data
    • Speed Matters
    • A Tone that Only Classmates Can Hear
    • More Student Responsibility Means More Engaged Learning
    • Technology by the Numbers

  • Vol. VII No. 3 2007
    • Want to be Vaccinated? Have a Banana
    • Thoughts into Action
    • Countertag: New Firewall Protection on the Go
    • Africa and the Global Connection
    • Atomic Imaging — 100 Times Faster
    • Diamonds Deliver
    • Education by the Numbers

  • Vol. VII No. 2 2007
    • Identifying Warped Fingerprints at Precise Speed
    • Mapping Out the Best Route
    • If Your Computer Could Read Your Mind
    • Tracing Ancestry — Anonymously
    • Personal Prescribed Diet
    • New Connections for Overcoming Dyslexia
    • Education by the Numbers

  • Vol. VII No. 1 2007
    • Power in a Sheet of Paper
    • A Closer View
    • Tailoring a Virus to Kill Lethal Brain Tumor Cells
    • Laser Blasts Viruses in Blood
    • Global Economy Works Both Ways
    • Foreign Investment: Saudis Acquire GE Facility
    • Economics by the Numbers

Volume VI: 2006 - 2007 School Year

  • Vol. VI No. 13 2007
    • U.S. Opts Out of Global Assessment
    • No Time Left for Science, History, and Art
    • Starting Up the Semantic Web
    • On the Smallest Scale: Witnessing the Self-Assembly Process
    • More Precise than a Human Hand
    • Under Your Skin — the Pros and Cons
    • Drug Delivery with a "Pop"
    • By the Numbers

  • Vol. VI No. 12 2007
    • The Full Meaning of "Outsourcing"
    • A New "Middle Man" Connects China to the Rest of the World
    • New Perkins Law Means More Rigor and Relevance in CTE programs
    • Teachers Credited by States for Leadership Roles
    • Imminent Cardiac Arrest Detected Over the Phone

  • Vol. VI No. 11 2007
    • Time for Learning
    • Unplugged
    • Wiki Info
    • Watch Out
    • Turning the (Pep)Tides on Alzheimer's
    • Repairing Circuits in the Brain
    • Nanotechnology Trends
    • Losing Weight
    • Small Comfort
    • The Generational Wealth Gap

  • Vol. VI No. 10 2007
    • A New Line of "Functional Clothing"
    • Applying Self-Assembly to Chip Manufacturing
    • An Enriching Environment for Fighting Alzheimer's Disease
    • A New Image for a Better Custom Design
    • New Malaria Drugs on the Horizon
    • Using Viruses to Kill Bacteria on Food
    • Inadequately Prepared Education Leaders
    • Educatoin by the Numbers

  • Vol. VI No. 9 2007
    • Your New Boss Is Based in — China?
    • Depending on the Developing World
    • A Foot Ahead of the Rest
    • Detecting Cancer in Saliva
    • Genetically Altered Cells for Better Artificial Skin
    • "Listening in" on Cancer
    • Nanomaterials Include Risk
    • Economics by the Numbers
  • Vol. VI No. 8 2007
    • Biomimetics: Probing Nature in a New Age
    • Researchers Gel with Sea Urchins and Venus Flytraps
    • Brighter than Ever
    • Targeting Cancer
    • The Right Interconnection
    • Virtual Assistants
    • Economics by the Numbers
  • Vol. VI No. 7 2007
    • China Taking U.S. Trash to Market
    • Reaching Deeper to Diagnose and Treat Disease
    • Sequencing the Human Genome in Less than a Day
    • Human Stem Cells Found in Amniotic Fluid
    • Combining Technology and Culture to Engage Students in Math
    • Easing Online DVD Restrictions
    • Mass Producing Nanowires as Biosensors
    • By the Numbers — Asians and Other Minorities on Campus
  • Vol. VI No. 6 2007
    • Education Trends
    • College-Access Supports
    • High School Trends
    • Virtually Cool Burn Treatment
    • Thoughts into Actions
    • Zoom to Earth - NASA Style
    • Mad Cow Disease Could Be History
    • Anti-Terror "Sting" Operation
    • Gene Therapy to Reduce the Effects of Aging
    • Positive Thinking Beats a Cold
    • Year of the Nanotube
    • Top 10 Forecasts from Outlook 2007
    • Internet Usage
    • China by the Numbers
  • Vol. VI No. 5 2006
    • Education Trends
    • Focusing on What is Truly Essential
    • Language-Rich Environment Key to Academic Development
    • Multitasking in the Digital Age
    • The Libgrary of Knowledge Housed in Cyberspace
    • What Is a Disease?
    • New Stems of Hope
    • Your Move
    • Have a Nanotech Holiday Season
    • High Tech for High Touch
    • A Not-So-Good Mortgage Rate
    • Chinese Food for Thought
    • By the Numbers
  • Vol. VI No. 4 2006
    • Education Trends
    • Pass the Sugar, Please, R2D2
    • Are You Sleeping Well, Aunt Bertha?
    • Listening for Landslides
    • Surfing for Clients
    • Email Por Favor
    • Controlling the Molecular Gatekeepers
    • Clean Water from Sunshine
    • Now You See It...
    • Playing with Nanotech
    • Unhealthy Links in the Food Chain
    • Brainstorming Strategies to Combat Global Warming
    • Engineering Graduates: U.S. Versus India and China
    • By the Numbers
  • Vol. VI No. 3 2006
    • Education Trends
    • Take My Little Brother… Please
    • The Impulse-Purchase Window
    • Blue Notes
    • Bioengineering the Immune System
    • Medical Bionanotech Video
    • Big Award for Small Contributions
    • A New Spin on Computing
    • It Sure Feels Like 1980
    • Working on Your First $1 Million
    • Can You Hear Me Now?
    • Above Par Economy in the Subcontinent
    • By the Numbers
  • Vol. VI No. 2 2006
    • “Hunger Hormone” Vaccine Could Help Prevent Obesity
    • The Future of Medicine
    • Final Human Chromosome is Mapped
    • The Fragility of China’s Economy
    • New Report: Poor and Minority Students Not Getting Their Share of Qualified Teachers
    • By the Numbers - Graduation Rates
  • Vol. VI No. 1 2006
    • U.S. and China Learn from Each Other
    • Language Translation Technology
    • Favorite Hobby: Biotechnology
    • Nanowires Make Brain Implants Safer and Cheaper
    • Erosion of Science and Technology in the U.S.
    • By the Numbers - Improving Dropout Chances of Staying in School

Volume V: 2005 - 2006 School Year

  • Vol. V No. 7 2006
    • Filling the Math and Science Education Pipeline
    • A Shot in the Arm for Cancer Research
    • Emotion-detecting Software Aids Conversation for Individuals with Autism
    • Scientists Get Bacteria to Behave!
    • Better Packaging through Nanotechnology
    • By the Numbers - U.S. Graduate Schools
  • Vol. V No. 6 2006
    • Were Fears of Outsourcing to India Unfounded?
    • ACT Report Urges High Schools Not to Neglect Reading Skills
    • Teachers Contracts in Los Angeles a "Time Bomb"
    • Harnessing the Sun's Rays... Even on a Cloudy Day
    • Reading with a Critical Eye Is More Important than Ever
    • India By the Numbers
  • Vol. V No. 5 2006
    • Printing Human Organs on Bio-paper
    • Are Nanotechnology Regulations Adequate?
    • IBM Freezes Its Pension Program
    • Budget Watchdogs Warn of Fiscal Trouble
    • Are High School Start Times Cruel and Inhumane?
    • By the Numbers
  • Vol. V No. 4 2006
    • American Technology Firms Invest in India
    • Mice Grow Human Brain Cells
    • Automative Companies Demonstrate Smart Vehicles
    • Nanotechnology Education and Research (N.E.A.R.) at North Penn High School
    • Young Adults Show Concern for Their Financial Future
    • China - By the Numbers
 
  • Vol. V No. 3 2006
    • The High Cost of Living
    • Marketing Higher Education
    • Bio-engineered Blood Vessels Hold Promise for Dialysis and Heart Bypass Patients
    • Nanotech Cancer Treatment Closer to Becoming Reality
    • Internet Governance
    • By the Numbers
 
  • Vol. V No. 2 2006
    • Fighting Cancer in "Small" Steps 
    • Check Your Speckle
    • Top 10 Internet Search Terms
    • Twinkle, Twinkle, Little ....  Oops
    • Safety "Net"
    • Boy, Do We Feel Dumb!
    • Plants That Clean Up After Plants
    • Special Thoughts on Special Education
    • The Public Speaks Out on Education
    • No Bloke or Sheila Left Behind
    • Displaced Teachers Connect to Jobs
    • Demographic Trends
    • By the Numbers
 
  • Vol. V No. 1 2006
    • Terrestrial Radio Goes Digital
    • Enter the Podcast
    • Wired for School
    • Check Out These Genes
    • Pollution-eating Plants
    • Watering Down Trees
    • Dot, Dot, Dot
    • Graduation Counts
    • And Speaking of Graduation Rates
    • Three for Me
    • By the Numbers




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