IMLS plans to publish the results of its analysis
in the Spring of 2007. A practicioner's volume and a policy
brief will:
| July 2006 | Hall of Health |
Made possible through IMLS funding, a new field trip program
of the Hall of Health educates 10- to 14-year-olds about
body image, the consequences of being over- or under-weight,
and making healthy food choices. Read
more
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| May
2006 | Upper Hudson Library System |
To succeed in the 21st century the youth of today need
skills in math, science, and technology. The Sky Camp
project paired middle school teachers with the lifelong
learning resources of public libraries to create a year-long
educational series, enabling teens’ imaginations
to take flight. Read
more
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| April 2006 | Central
Park Zoo |
The conservation message is challenging for zoos to present
quickly and effectively. The Central Park Zoo, an innovator
in interpretive concepts for zoos, has turned to poetry
in its quest to portray the significance of the earth’s
loss of biodiversity. Read
more
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| March 2006 | Pratt
Museum |
The Pratt Museum's summer internship program is one way
that the museum addresses the national need to provide
students with national history and science education and
provide job opportunities for local teens. Read
more
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| February 2006 |
Washington State Library |
The Washington State Library’s K–12 Library
Initiative empowers school library staff with leadership
skills, and has been the farthest reaching training program
ever offered to the state’s school librarians.
Read more
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| January 2006 | Frank
Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust |
The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust’s Architect
Studio 3D is an interactive Web-based activity that enables
users to become virtual architects, finding design solutions
that meet the needs of virtual clients and virtual building
sites.
Read more
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| December 2005 |
IUPUI University Library |
Knowing that art can be a powerful teaching tool in the
K-12 classroom, the IUPUI University Library sought to
provide a value-added resource for education.
Read more
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| November 2005 |
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science |
 The
towering dinosaur fossil displays, the realistic cave
exhibit, and the interactive simulated volcanoes at the
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science are catalysts
for scientific exploration for adults and children alike.
Read more
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| September 2005
| Young At Art Children's Museum |
 Homeless
children are by most accounts among the fastest growing
segments of the homeless population, accounting for 25
percent of the urban homeless population. Read
more
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