Fwd: American Red Cross: Important Information for Instructors

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Date: Feb 16, 2017 9:31 AM
Subject: American Red Cross: Important Information for Instructors
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February 2017  IN THIS EDITION  The New Instructor's Corner Updates To First Aid/CPR/AED Program Released February 15 Introducing Updated Spanish First Aid/CPR/AED Program Materials First Aid/CPR/AED Program Interim Guidance First Aid/CPR/AED Simulation Learning Enhancements New Online Introduction To The Lifeguarding Instructor Trainer Academy Also Accessible To Existing Instructors And Instructor Trainers What's The Difference Between a Review and a Challenge Course? Get Yourself To MARS... THE NEW INSTRUCTOR'S CORNER The New American Red Cross Instructor's Corner released February 15th, 2017, providing instructors with an enhanced platform for instructor resources, collaboration and support. Read more. UPDATES TO FIRST AID/CPR/AED PROGRAM RELEASED FEBRUARY 15 On February 15, we released several important updates to the First Aid/CPR/AED program. These important updates include: Release of Spanish Language First Aid/CPR/AED Classroom Program Based on 2015 Science Guidelines Interim Program Guidance for Caring for Anaphylaxis following FDA Release of Updated Patient Instructions for Epinephrine Auto-Injectors Enhancements to Simulation Learning Online Experience Read more. INTRODUCING UPDATED SPANISH FIRST AID/CPR/AED PROGRAM MATERIALS Spanish-language versions of our 2016 First Aid/CPR/AED program classroom materials will be available with the release of the new Instructor's Corner platform. With this release, we have incorporated the enhanced lesson plans, more dynamic and interactive course design, and updated videos and graphics that we introduced with the English-version release of the First Aid/CPR/AED program last year. Read more. FIRST AID/CPR/AED PROGRAM INTERIM GUIDANCE The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has made updates to the patient instructions for epinephrine auto-injectors focused on reducing additional injury or infection when assisting people suffering from severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis). As a result of these updates, we have updated the Anaphylaxis video segments and course presentations for the First Aid/CPR/AED program and have created an "Interim Guidance: 2016 First Aid/CPR/AED Program," which details how to incorporate these updates into the Instructor's Manual lesson plans and Participant's Manual. This interim guidance document is available for download on Instructor's Corner. Read more. FIRST AID/CPR/AED SIMULATION LEARNING ENHANCEMENTS Based on user feedback, we have incorporated a series of enhancements to the learner experience for the First Aid/CPR/AED Simulation Learning online content. The enhancements include: New home page and menu guide Single, streamlined course completion path for all learners Additional support documents including a tutorial and a resource center with FAQs and course reference materials Streamlined mission experience removing unnecessary animation and graphics that caused loading issues Read more. NEW ONLINE INTRODUCTION TO THE LIFEGUARDING INSTRUCTOR TRAINER ACADEMY ALSO ACCESSIBLE TO EXISTING INSTRUCTORS AND INSTRUCTOR TRAINERS The Lifeguarding Instructor Trainer Academy has been revised for the updated 2017 Lifeguarding program. This revision also now includes an online portion to complete prior to attending the Academy. The online course includes: What to expect at the Academy The science behind the Red Cross courses Integrating science, research, and best practice into the Lifeguarding program Benchmarks of the American Red Cross Lifeguarding program Benchmarks for teaching the American Red Cross Lifeguarding program Introduction to the Lifeguarding Instructor Trainer's Guide Instructions on how to facilitate a practice-teaching session Preparing to teach at the Academy and beyond Read more. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REVIEW AND A CHALLENGE COURSE? A Review course is an abbreviated course that provides individuals the opportunity to review course content within a formal class setting. The format may include viewing video segments, practice and skills performance for evaluation and completing the written exam for the course, if applicable. To be eligible to participate in a review course, the participant must possess a current American Red Cross certificate (or equivalent) for the course being conducted. (There is a 30 day grace period in an expired certification to enter a review course but this does not extend the actual certification date, just the ability to enter the review course). Read more. GET YOURSELF TO MARS… With the revisions to the First Aid/CPR/AED, Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, and Lifeguarding this past year, the MARS concept of learning is back in the program. Red Cross courses are designed with standardized instructor outlines using activities and teaching strategies to enhance learning. Understanding the concepts of learning can help instructors address individual learning needs and characteristics through the use of specific strategies to enhance learning and overcome barriers. The mnemonic MARS (motivation, association, repetition and senses) can help you remember and employ the four concepts of learning. Read more.

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Welcome to Trumpland

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Justice of a political sort . . . and what it means for humanity. This is a question we will all have to wrestle with in the coming days.

Article in PDF.

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Bad endings are in the cards, don’t look now but the Bannon presidency is focused on an ‘end-time’ war – and we will all be the victims.

Other article, PDF, Bannon wants a war.

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Fwd: [New post] New Law Supports Computer Science Education in Pennsylvania

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Sarah Jackson posted: "In Pennsylvania, thanks to a law passed last summer, computer science coursework in all public and charter high schools can count toward either math or science graduation requirements. The state joins 19 others with similar policies, according to the Edu" New post on Remake Learning New Law Supports Computer Science Education in Pennsylvania by Sarah Jackson In Pennsylvania, thanks to a law passed last summer, computer science coursework in all public and charter high schools can count toward either math or science graduation requirements. The state joins 19 others with similar policies, according to the Education Commission of the States. Several other states also allow computer science (CS) credit to count as math or science but without a law mandating it. Code.org notes that the number of states counting CS toward math or science requirements has nearly tripled since 2013. In large part these policies are responding to a rapidly changing workforce—and young people's lack of preparation for it. Computer science and information technology jobs are expected to grow , even outpacing similar scientific and technical industries as a whole. Pennsylvania currently has approximately 17,000 unfilled computer science and software development job openings, notes the Pennsylvania Department of Education in its guidelines for implementing the new law. But in 2014, the state had just 2,820 CS graduates. Only one in five were women. Many times, these jobs go unfilled because students lack the requisite skills. "We need to make sure our [students'] skill sets are aligned with workforce demand," Linda Topoleski, vice president of Workforce Programs and Operations at the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, told Remake Learning last fall. There are 17,000 unfilled computer science and software jobs in Pennsylvania. There are many reasons students are not prepared for these positions. The legislators who wrote the new Pennsylvania policy believe that one reason is CS courses are not valued in schools. Many students have historically declined to take advanced placement computer science, for example, because it was counted only as an elective despite the heavy math and science content. Yet it is important that public schools offer CS courses because they are the most accessible venues for many. Both people of color and women are under-represented in the tech and STEM workforces, and access to CS education early on can create a stronger pipeline for those groups. Despite growth in the overall black and Latino college-going population (a 240 percent increase for Hispanics and 72 percent for blacks, between 1996 to 2012), their representation in the computing workforce has remained fairly stagnant, at 14 percent, according to Change the Equation. And at top, high-paying companies the portion of black and Latino employees is even lower. In 2016 blacks made up 2 percent of Google's U.S. workforce, and Latinos 3 percent. Female representation in the overall field has also remained unchanged and disproportionately low at 26 percent. Representation of black, Latino, and female tech workers remains stagnantly low. For many students of all demographics, all the access and encouragement in the world would still not make them inclined to pursue a CS job. But many educators and technologists believe all learners can benefit from coursework in the field, which can build problem-solving skills and allow for creative expression. Take coding—"not just a set of technical skills," according to MIT computer scientist Mitch Resnick, who developed the programming language Scratch for children. "It's similar to learning to write—a way for kids to organize, express, and share ideas." The Obama administration promoted computer science education for all students, saying the interdisciplinary, applied subject "allows students to engage in hands-on, real-world interaction with key math, science, and engineering principles." Laws like Pennsylvania's help improve students' exposure to CS. But the policy only addresses schools that already provide that coursework. According to Change the Equation, the disparities in access to these classes start early: only approximately one-half of all black and Latino students attend schools with CS classes. Efforts like Pennsylvania's are steps forward in the longer road to addressing the root causes of these gaps. Sarah Jackson | February 14, 2017 at 8:00 am | Tags: computer science, Pennsylvania | Categories: Blog Post | URL: http://wp.me/p46hoI-8jR

Pittsburgh high school seniors can apply for this $1,000 scholarship

See the details at the CLOH.org site. 

Fwd: Message from Camp Ak-O-Mak

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Welcome to Camp Ak-O-Mak's Premiere Adult Training Camp!

Camp Dates: Wednesday June 14th to Monday June 19th, 2017

Price: $970.00 + 13% Tax,  Total $1,096.10 (Canadian)
Inclusive food & accommodation


Grown ups have been telling us for YEARS that they, too, want to come to camp!  So, by popular       demand, we are proud to introduce our Ak-O-Mak Adult Training Camp!

Gather with like-minded women and men who love great food, sport and the outdoors for an                unforgettable 5 days in beautiful northern Ontario.

We have something for everyone....

World Class coaching in all aspects of triathlon training whether novice or experienced.
Video analysis.
Life-guarded open water swimming in beautiful Ahmic Lake.
Hone bike skills on roads with little traffic.
Mountain bike or Run on forested camp trails.
Free time to: read in a hammock, hike, play, sunbathe or run on a woodland trail.
Other sports/activities such as Sailing, canoeing, kayaking, War Canoe, Yoga, Stretching, Beach    volleyball, Tennis, Badminton, Basketball, Archery, Self defence, Ping Pong, Championship Croquet.
Camp fires, laughs, camaraderie
Guest speakers:  Nutrition, training, motivation, mindfulness.
*Massage therapy available*

The camp may be "rustic" but the food is 5 Star!
Enjoy nourishing, freshly prepared meals by Chef Samson.
Wine included with dinner.  (B.Y.O.B for other libations.)
Snacks / fruit / hot beverages available all day.

Lots to do...or little...the choice is yours.

So come and "jump start" your summer season and return home refreshed and motivated.

Massage therapy by appointment with added cost.
Adults only 19 years and older.

For more information or to REGISTER: contact Dianne Young, Executive Director, Camp Ak-O-Mak
dianne@campakomak.com, P: 416-427-3171

Camp Dates: Wednesday June 14th to Monday June 19th, 2017

Price: $970.00 + 13% Tax,  Total $1,096.10 (Canadian)
Inclusive food & accommodation

Think again Social Justice Warriors

Thanks Michael.

Fwd: Guess who was against the Department of Education in 1979

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February 8, 2017 View this email in your browser I didn't want to embarrass him, so I kept quiet when a conservative writer tweeted today that if Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos manages to expand school choice, that alone will mean she's done more than any Secretary for at least the past 40 years. (The Department of Education was created 38 years ago.) But that's an easy mistake to make: everyone assumes that what they see around them is indispensable, we couldn't live without it, and has presumably been around forever. For that matter, I'm sure most people don't realize the National Endowment for the Arts has been around for only about 50 years. Since we all know there'd be no art without it, that thing must go back centuries! Interestingly enough, when the creation of the Department of Education was being debated in 1979, guess who opposed it? The American Federation of Teachers. They said it would just add another layer of bureaucracy, and that more bureaucracy wasn't going to solve anything. Probably the most sensible thing anyone in the American Federation of Teachers has ever said. Today, of course, an institution that was once considered debatable, and that a major teachers' union opposed, has become a fixture of American life whose possible absence fills leftists' heads with apocalyptic visions. Yet, meanwhile, here's reality: Whatever the merits or demerits of Betsy DeVos -- and we'll be discussing that on the Tom Woods Show in the coming days -- I feel certain that appointing another time-serving drone wasn't going to do anything about the above. Of course, if it's a real education you want, and not the p.c. charade you were forced to endure in school, I have just the thing -- even if you're short on time: http://www.LibertyClassroom.com Tom Woods Share Tweet Forward to Friend Copyright © 2017 Tom Woods, All rights reserved.

Did they go blind? Yes.

Fwd: Faux news, Endless War and Unstoppable Climate Change

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From: John Hemington

Trump aside (I know that's really not possible) there are soooo many issues left over from the Obama, Bush and Clinton administrations which have not been addressed – and are not likely to be in the Bannon administration.  However, these are clearly far too important for us to forget, shrug our shoulders and say "Oh well, maybe another day."  Three of the most important are endless war, climate change and the  almost unregulated financialization of the world by the neoliberal elite.  And, while we may worry about having to fight through the Trump administration to address these issues, keep in mind that they were never on the radar of the neoliberal New Democrats in the previous administration.  Ergo, a big part of the battle will have to be not letting those self-same New Democrat elitists take over any progressive movement that is organized to address these issues.  It will be a long, difficult dangerous and dirty fight to bring these to the fore, but it is one we cannot abandon just because Trump/Bannon would like to distract us 'alternative facts' and monstrous appointments. 

Attached are three interesting and somewhat related articles; and, for those of you not terrified of clicking on links, an excellent interview with Jeremy Scahill, co-founder with Glen Greenwald of The Intercept. 

http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/jeremy_scahill_on_donald_trump_and_the_military-industrial_complex_20170202

John

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByN94c3Pp4BpUHVtMDBEQnF3NlNGWGlnelNzSTNyRmZLZzFV

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByN94c3Pp4BpeG4zUkxrSjdMdHdBSTFJcDJTc184VHJ5cHlJ

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByN94c3Pp4BpTjRiMWJUOVVLMkFHZlFIVVF3aURDbEYtR2hr

Fwd: [Art-All-Night] Call for Volunteers

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Greetings Art All Nighters,

Art All Night is embarking on it's 20th year of celebrating art, music, and performance in a free, non-juried, non-censored show!

It will be held at the end of April in a location to be determined. Art All Night needs one thing in order to be successful: a planning team of dedicated people to take on the responsibilities required for show preparation.

Art All Night Planning Members:

• meet Wednesdays from now until the end of April.
• meet Saturdays in April to prepare a warehouse.
• take on decision-making roles for certain aspects of the show.
• are not alone-- members support one another and each have a voice.
• work outside of meetings to fulfill responsibilities.
  

Being part of the team takes work, but it is also genuinely rewarding and fun. If you are curious about learning more, come to the kick-off meeting:

First Planning Meeting
when: 7 pm on Wednesday, February 8
where: Stephen Foster Community Center
286 Main Street, Pittsburgh 15201

If the planning team is not for you, know that you are still needed! Over 250 volunteers help out during the event. Volunteer sign up information will be sent out in early April.

Any questions or comments? We would like to hear from you. Please email info@artallnight.org or visit www.artallnight.org.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/ArtAllNight
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/artallnight

Fwd: TAKE ACTION: Protect Clean Water

Tell Legislators: Increase Budget for Safe Drinking Water StateImpact Reports: "The EPA says Pennsylvania's drinking water program failed to meet the federal requirements for conducting inspections of water systems, and that DEP's lack of staffing has caused the number of unaddressed Safe Drinking Water Act violations to nearly double in the past five years, from 4,298 to 7,922." Now is the time to increase funding for water pollution programs in the 2017-18 budget. For too long, Pennsylvania has under-invested in the Commonwealth's water systems, infrastructure and personnel to enforce clean water laws. Lead remains a persistent and dangerous problem in many of our water systems. Many of our streams can't support fish. Culm piles leach pollution into our waterways. The Susquehanna River is still polluted from runoff. Poison has leached into our drinking water from military bases. And Pennsylvania is only one of two states that don't build water wells to national standards. This is a bipartisan issue. We all want, need and have a right to clean drinking water, whether we live in a city or on a farm. Contact your legislator and urge them to start the long process of cleaning up Pennsylvania's waterways and securing clean drinking water for all by increasing investment in DEP's water programs. CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR #StandWithPennFuture Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Contact Us PennFuture 610 North Third Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 717.214.2970 www.pennfuture.org