Southeast Texas P-16 Council

Lamar Institute of Technology ranks second in the nation in the number of Science Technologies and Technicians Associates degrees (ST/T) it awarded last year.   The study shows LIT with 88 of these Associate Degrees for the 2008-2009 school year  — a 49% increase over the year before.

Coming in third, fourth and fifth place in the national rankings were three other nearby colleges in Texas : College of the Mainland (55),  Lee College (50), and  San Jacinto Community College  (46).

Lamar State College Orange moved up to 22nd in this category awarding 16 of the ST/T Associate degrees, up from 14 the year before.

The largest producer in the ST/T category was College of Southern Nevada with  95 awards.

Teachers who collaborate with media specialist to promote learning and increase student achievement are eligible for this year’s Gale/Library Media Connection TEAMS Award. The awards are given every two years.

Three winners will receive: $2,500 (U.S.) cash award; Gale products (approximate value $500 U.S.); a one-year subscription to Library Media Connection; and Educator’s Professional Bookshelf (approximate value $500 U.S.) from Linworth Publishing.

A panel comprised of education industry professionals and Gale staff will evaluate the nomination based on:

• Demonstrated collaboration between media specialists and teachers during a school year. Entrants may select which one of the two school years they would like to submit.
• Effective techniques that positively impact student learning and achievement
• Support received from school leadership
• Ability for others to replicate this best practice

All K-12 public and private schools in the United States and Canada are eligible to enter.

Examples of the types of collaboration that will be considered:

• Using large-print books to improve student reading scores
• Increasing literacy among struggling readers
• Improving information literacy: open Web vs. subscription resources
• Using nonfiction materials in classroom libraries to support reading
• Integrating electronic and print reference resources into classroom learning

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