Working with children can be a very rewarding and satisfying career. If you have always wanted to be a teacher but dont have the time to commit to a four year program, then consider earning an online Associate Degree in Elementary Education.

This program will take half the time of a bachelor degree but still allow you to be a part of the education system and work in the classroom with children. Here is more information on the online degree itself and your career options upon graduation.

Skills Acquired Through the Degree Program

While earning an Associate Degree in Elementary Education, students will refresh their knowledge of general humanities, math and science. Courses will also prepare them to use technology in schools, to deal with diversity among students and to learn basic of child psychology.

Future Career Options

Most graduates choose to work as teaching assistants in elementary classrooms.

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An embattled Brooklyn charter school facing closure will be allowed to continue registering new students for the 2012-2013 school year for at least the next couple weeks, a judged ruled this afternoon.

Even though the city wants it closed, Williamsburg Charter High School has already registered 60 students for next year, the schools lawyer, Ellen Eagen, said at a New York State Supreme Court hearing today. The hearing was to determine whether or not to extend a temporary restraining order against the Department of Educations plans to close the school.

The temporary restraining order allowed the school to hold a lottery on April 30 and begin formally accepting students who have been selected. Had the restraining order expired, the school would not have been able to register any more of the 200 students who applied.

Eagen argued in court that the extension was crucial to the schools recruiting and admission efforts for next year in the event that the school receives a favorable ruling and is allowed to stay open.

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South Kingstown will start its quest for its 14th consecutive Division I boys tennis championship Tuesday with a home math against perennial contender Bishop Hendricken.

Coach Andy Carr does not talk about the winning streak with his players.

“We’ll try to get better in South County. Hopefully that will be good enough to carry us to Slater Park at the end of May,” he said.

In other spring sports getting underway, Bishop Hendricken is going for a three-peat in volleyball and repeat in lacrosse, and Chariho is tryig to win its second consecutive outdoor track.title.

Read the story in The Sunday Journal and the eEdition.

Led by three individual victories from Jennifer Cannon the Tennessee High girls took second place in a field of 23 teams Saturday at the Hardin Valley Invitational.

Cannon tied her own school record with a time of 14.32 seconds in her win in the 100 hurdles.

Sierra White and Ashlee Mitchell also picked up victories for the Vikings.

HardinValleywon the girls team competition with 91 points, 13 ahead of Tennessee High.

The Tennessee High boys finished in a tie for 12^th with 12 points.

Avery Hall placed third in the 400 for the highest individual finish among the THS boys.

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Team Scores

BOYS

Bearden 97, Dobyns-Bennett 76.3, Maryville 58, Hardin Valley 52, LaVergne 49.3, Knox West 40, Sevier County 35, Powell 35, William Blount 28, Fulton 25, Oak Ridge 24, South Doyle 23, Tennessee High 23, Webb School 17.5, Gatlinburg-Pittman 17, Knoxville Catholic 16, Cumberland Gap 16, Campbell County 13, Knox Halls 12, Daniel Boone 12, Cumberland County 9.3, Farragut 9, Cookeville 7, Austin-East 4, Knoxville Central 3, Heritage 0.5

GIRLS

Hardin Valley 91, Tennessee High 78, Knox West 77.5, Dobyns-Bennett 70.5, Maryville 49, Campbell County 45, Austin-East 43, Bearden 38, Knoxville Catholic 36, LaVergne 26, William Blount 20.5, CAK 19, Sevier County 18, Fulton 17, Pigeon Forge 15, Heritage 12.5, Webb School 12, Farragut 11, South Doyle 6, Powell 5, Knox Halls 5, Cumberland County 3, Oak Ridge 2, Daniel Boone 2

Individual Results

BOYS

100 meters – Malik Foreman , 10.69; 8. J

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A MOOC is a Massive Open Online Course and, as the video from below introduces it as a

response to the challenges faced by organisations and distributed disciplines at a time of information overload.

A MOOC is not for credit, its for (networked) learning. You participate in a MOOC because you want to learn about a particular topic or subject. A MOOC is an alternative (attractive?) mode of learning in a flat, technologically interconnected world  and supports life-long networked learning.

A MOOC is similar to the traditional courses that we think about when looking at learning and education: it has facilitators, students, resources, start and end date, etc, but its about connecting and collaborating.

Watch the video and have David explain better, and fully.

It used to be that if you wanted to know about something you could do a few things: you could ask someone, you could buy a book, you could try to figure it out for yourself, or you could call a school.  If that school offered that course in that thing you were trying to figure out, you could go there and take it. Y

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In a struggling economy it is typical to find countless individuals working hard each day only to find themselves struggling to make ends meet week to week. If you are one of these hard working people who simply wants to find steady, fulfilling and well paid work, consider earning an online degree.

A degree like the Associate in Business Administration Customer Service is ideal for those who want to begin their careers in as little as two years. Here is what you can expect to learn with that degree program as well as the benefits of online learning.

What Will I Learn?

A typical course curriculum for an Associate in Business Administration Customer Service will include several classes on communication methods and dealing with clients, human resources, economics and professional speaking. These classes will prepare graduates for careers in fields like sales, marketing and human resources for large international businesses and even healthcare organizations.

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