Summer Reading List 2010

Summer Reading List 2010

• Introduction to objectivist epistemology‎ by Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff, Harry Binswanger
• Objectivism: the philosophy of Ayn Rand‎ by Leonard Peikoff
• Atlas Shrugged‎ by Ayn Rand
• The Fountainhead‎ by Ayn Rand
• We the Living‎ by Ayn Rand
• You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching by Swen Nater, Ronald Gallimore
• Disrupting class: how disruptive innovation will change the way the world learns by Clayton M. Christensen, Curtis W. Johnson, Michael B. Horn

Photo of the Day from Fotopedia

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Photo of the day on Fotopedia

2010 World Cup Resources

Here are some cool resources for watching the 2010 World Cup:
1. Take a 3D  tour of the stadiums on Google Earth: http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2010/06/2010_world_cup_in_google_earth.html


2. View the Schedule in a cool Flash program:
http://www.marca.com/deporte/futbol/mundial/sudafrica-2010/calendario-english.html


3. Watch the World Cup live on-line:
 http://www.epltalk.com/where-to-watch-the-world-cup-on-tv-online-radio-and-mobile-devices/19830

New Common Core Standards

New Common Core State Standards have been adopted by the National Governor's Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers.

Thinking out of the box.

The Powerpoint

Here is another example of how not to use Powerpoint.  Unfortunately, it comes from our military.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html?emc=eta1

Jay Walker's Library of Human Imagination

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