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On Apr 29, 2012, at 12:32 PM, marilyn hoyt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Over the years in the U.S. we've modeled school buildings embedded in or
> partnered with science centers.  The California Science Center and others
> are formally partnered with teacher training institutions with in-museum
> lab classes.  Many of us are formally involved with teacher training,
> providing credit via a higher education partner, and Explo is now granting
> credit, as the American Museum of Natural History.  Science centers like
> centers like Liberty are formally associated with the state education
> system....often asked to provide science content via distance learning to
> failing districts that the State has taken over.
> 
> A recent communication from S.K. Emdadul Islam, head of the Birla Science
> Center sees this last model launching in India.  the National Council of
> Science Museums -- umbrella of 40+ (and counting!) science centers in India
> has been asked to partner with a "Local State Government on two new schemes
> building capacity among teachers in all state run schools for 1)
> child-centric activity based learning/teaching in primary schools and 2)
> computer aided classroom transactions for providing equitable quality
> learning opportunities to all students in secondary schools thorughout the
> 19 districts of the state."
> 
> To find out more about Indian plans underway, or offer your externally
> evaluated models in similar work, contact S.K. Islam at [log in to unmask]
> 
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> Marilyn Hoyt
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> Pelham, NY 10803
> 914-815-0671
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