UCCS University Center

University Center Mission Statement The University Center is more than just a building. It creates an environment for learning that supports the mission of the campus. The “UC” is a safe and welcoming gathering place for the UCCS community. Serving as the centralized location for campus events and information, the University Center provides a home for a variety of student-focused services and organizations, as well as eating establishments, meeting rooms, art spaces, and lounges. Vision Statement Serving as the student union for UCCS, the University…
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National Educational Standards

Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, visits a diving manufacturer in Aberdeen, 17 April 2015. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA The Liberal Democrats have launched a renewed attack on the government chief whip Michael Gove’s record while he was education secretary, setting out plans to block “micro-interventions” by ministers by establishing an independent educational standards authority. The policy is part of a five-point plan which will be outlined by the party’s leader Nick Clegg during a visit to a school in the key Lib Dem marginal seat…
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Www.nasa.gov games

Escape Velocity: Fun and Games Did you ever watch a group of children playing Red Rover? Arms linked up for strength, they chant, Red Rover, Red Rover, let Sally come over,and Sally s challenge is to break through that chain of linked arms. If she does it, Sally wins. Image to left: A Delta IV rocket launches at night. Credit: NASA If Sally breaks through the chain of arms, she s also demonstrated several key aspects to the space concept of escape velocity. Escape velocity (or a rousing game of Red Rover) requires an object to propel itself with…
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Free software for teachers

Are you interested to know how to creatively use Free Timeline Makers? I highly encourage you to check the 10 Creative Ways To Use Free Timeline Makers article. Capzles With Capzles, teachers and students can add photos, videos, audio, and text to their timeline and make them unique by personalizing them with special colors, backgrounds and music. You can also edit your Capzle sharing options and control who can view it. Then, you can share your capzle via embedding a blog, wiki or other webpage. Dipity Dipity is a great – and free- digital timeline…
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AutoCAD free software

INFORMATION AutoCAD is a commercial software application for 2D and 3D computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting — available since 1982 as a desktop application and since 2010 as a mobile web- and cloud-based app marketed as AutoCAD 360. Developed and marketed by Autodesk, Inc., [1] AutoCAD was first released in December 1982, running on microcomputers with internal graphics controllers.[2] Prior to the introduction of AutoCAD, most commercial CAD programs ran on mainframe computers or minicomputers, with each CAD operator (user) working at a separate…
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Graduation rates

The nation’s high school graduation rate hit 81 percent in 2012-13, which is the highest rate since states adopted a new uniform way of calculating grad rates five years ago. The new record high is a really big deal, and it’s all thanks to the hard work of our country’s teachers, principals, students and families. In a statement, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said “We can take pride as a nation in knowing that we’re seeing promising gains, including for students of color.” “This is a vital step toward readiness for success in college and careers…
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BSU Gradebook

Featured This weekend (March 2-4, 2012), I competed in the Boise State University Appathon. This is a 48 hour competitive coding contest, wherein teams are tasked to create either a web app or a mobile app that has some relation to student life. Our team chose to create an alternative to Blackboard (which is the LMS that is used by BSU). The general feeling that I’ve gathered from students on campus is that Blackboard is a horrible kludgy tool that has no business being deployed in any production environments. I tend to agree with that statement…
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