Only shop on Lismore saved after community buyout
The Lismore store had been threatened with closure earlier this year when the schoolteacher running it returned to the classroom. The trust had initially set out to raise £70,000 in order to purchase initial stock, carry out necessary refurbishments and keep the business operating for about five…#lct #andyhough #oban #hough #isleofwight (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is there really a healthy context paradox for victims of bullying? A longitudinal test of bidirectional within-and between-person associations between victimization and psychological problems - Laninga-Wijnen L, Yanagida T, Garandeau CF, Malamut ST, Veenstra R, Salmivalli C.
The finding that victims' psychological problems tend to be exacerbated in lower-victimization classrooms has been referred to as the "healthy context paradox." The current study has put the healthy context paradox to a strict test by examining whether cla... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Blog: Get ready to celebrate all the Stars in Our Schools
The best thing about being UNISON’s general secretary is that I get to spend time with our members, talking to them about the work they do in public services and seeing the impact they make in our communities.
UNISON takes pride in celebrating public service workers, and this Friday’s annual Stars In Our Schools celebration is very special to me. I spent many years working closely with schools support staff, negotiating for them, campaigning with them and demanding better recognition and pay for the vital role they play in education.
For this year’s Stars In Our Schools celebration, we’re going one step further by ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - November 21, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Christina McAnea Tags: General Secretary News stars in our schools Source Type: news
In Francophone West Africa, 3,000 More Nursing and Midwifery Students Are Benefitting from Competency-Based Training Matching Local Needs
cbalesNovember 20, 2023November 20, 2023IntraHealth is partnering with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited to improve maternal and child health in Mali, Senegal, and Niger by sustainably increasing the number of skilled nurses and midwives ready to serve rural communities. Through the Classroom to Care (C2C) project, funded by Takeda ' s Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program, IntraHealth International is improving access to high-quality maternal and child health care in Mali, Niger, and Senegal by strengthening the preservice training of nurses and midwives in 12 private health schools. Now at the end ...
Source: IntraHealth International - November 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news
South Korea teachers fight for legal solution to tense classrooms
SEOUL -- Teachers in South Korea are vowing to broaden a movement seeking stronger legal protections in what they describe as an increasingly tense school environment. A key objective is revision of legislation that they say leaves them vulnerable to legal action by disgruntled parents. South…#childwelfareact (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘Leo’ Review: Adam Sandler Is an Advice-Dispensing Lizard in Netflix’s Animated Charmer
The lessons in Netflix’s new animated coming-of-age musical Leo might be clichéd, but they are presented with enough heart to turn even the most cynical viewers into fans of the titular reptile. Leo, voiced by Adam Sandler, is a lizard, and he’s lived in the same classroom for nearly 80 years.…#netflix #leo #adamsandler #billburr #florida #robertmarianetti #robertsmigel #davidwachtenheim #smigelsandler #paulsado (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Education workers across Northern Ireland take action for pay justice
As UNISON prepares to celebrate the incredible Stars in Our Schools this Friday, more than 6,000 UNISON schools support staff members in Northern Ireland took to picket lines for a day’s strike action for fair pay.
From Belfast to Omagh, Downpatrick to Ballycastle, members demanded long overdue reform to the education authority’s pay and grading structure.
UNISON believes this must be changed to recognise and properly value our members’ huge contribution to the education of children and young people.
The action comes as education services in Northern Ireland experience significant cuts as a result of budgets set ...
Source: UNISON Health care news - November 17, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Martin Cullen Tags: Article News Northern Ireland school support staff Source Type: news
OpenAI Considering Forming Team to Help Teachers Use ChatGPT
OpenAI is reportedly looking into ways to bring its popular generative artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT chatbot into classrooms. The company plans to form a team dedicated to exploring the educational applications of this technology, OpenAI Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap said last week…#openai #bradlightcap (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Education support staff in Northern Ireland need urgent action on pay
Thousands of school staff will hold a day-long strike across Northern Ireland tomorrow (Thursday) over pay, says UNISON today.
Workers including cleaners, catering staff, caretakers, classroom assistants, administrators and technicians will join picket lines at hundreds of schools across the country.
They are taking action over the Education Authority’s failure to update the grading structure, which UNISON says must be changed to recognise the roles and responsibilities of staff so they’re paid fairly.
The union is calling for an overhaul as swiftly as possible. That would ensure the ongoing rollout of the 2023/24...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - November 15, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release Northern Ireland school strike Source Type: news
Best AI Tools for Teachers
The ascent of artificial intelligence in our daily lives is undeniable, especially with the prominence of AI models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. One area that has seen the most significant adoption—and controversy—is the classroom. Students and teachers alike are looking for ways to leverage the…#openai #googlebard #google #claudeai #microsoftbing #claudeaipro #educationcopilot #powerpoint #khanacademy #khanacademys (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘It’s Time to Move On’
UVALDE, Texas—A year and a half after her daughter was killed in a South Texas classroom massacre, it wasn’t losing a bid for mayor that bothered Kimberly Mata-Rubio . It was a fear that nothing in Uvalde would change. “I’m nervous,” she said. “I don’t want people to forget what happened here.”#southtexas #kimberlymatarubio #uvalde (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: What's Your Chronotype? Knowing Whether You're a Night Owl or an Early Bird Could Help You Do Better On Tests and Avoid Scams
[The Conversation Africa] Timing is everything. For early risers and late-nighters alike, listening to your internal clock may be the key to success. From the classroom to the courtroom and beyond, people perform best on challenging tasks at a time of day that aligns with their circadian rhythm. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Source Type: news
‘Deeply troubling.’ Indian scientists slam teaching materials on Moon mission
Official educational materials aimed at teaching India’s students about Chandrayaan-3, the nation’s third lunar exploration mission, are drawing sharp criticism from some of the nation’s scientists. The teaching guides contain technical errors, misleading content, and pseudoscientific claims rooted in religious texts, the critics say.
“This is a great disservice to science and technology, to education, and the scientific temper,” says Satyajit Rath, president of the
All India People’s Science Network
(AIPSN), a network of science organizations that has called on India’s Ministry of Education t...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 7, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Students: Need help finding help? Be Well Bruin has got you covered
Having too many health and wellness resources to choose from may be a good problem, but sifting through the various campus websites to find what ’s right for you can can be difficult. And for someone in crisis, locating the help they need can sometimes be a matter of life and death.Responding to the challenge, UCLA Student Affairs and other campus partners have launched the Be Well Bruin wellness initiative, which quite literally centers accessible health, mental health and well-being support as part of the student experience.Be Well Bruin is a new online hub that gathers all of UCLA ’s student-centered physical, emoti...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology
Each year, the Minnies award winners reflect the current challenges, issues, and advances in radiology. And 2023 is no exception.Notably, AI was even more prevalent this year among the Minnies winners than in the past. The technology figured prominently in five Minnies categories, including Hottest Clinical Procedure. And for the first time since 2018, physician burnout did not win the Minnies award for Biggest Threat to Radiology. Workforce shortages were deemed by our Expert Panel to be the biggest threat in 2023.In addition to a few previous winners adding to their Minnies trophy collection, several of this year's winne...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 31, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Erik L. Ridley, Kate Madden Yee, Will Morton, Amerigo Allegretto, and Liz Carey Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news
