1. Visit Our Interactive Timeline; Explore Our Landmark ProgramsFor 50 years, EDC has designed, researched, and developed powerful ways to educate children and adults, promote public health, and expand economic opportunity around the world. Our new timeline highlights ground-breaking programs throughout our history. View the timeline: 2. Reflections on EDC on Our 50th AnniversaryFeaturing interviews with past and present leaders, this audiovisual presentation discusses EDC’s vision and impact as we celebrate our 50th anniversary. View the show: 3. Read the Latest Issue of Our Quarterly MagazineRead the Spring issue of EDC Update to learn about our new bullying prevention program, computer literacy training and health education in South Africa, and mathematics education in the United States. Download a copy: 4. A Silent Emergency: Learning Comes to Life in Conflict-Prone Region of the PhilippinesIn Muslim Mindanao, almost an equal number of children and youth are out of school as are enrolled. As this Filipino community faces ongoing instability due to continuing conflict, an EDC program has been helping teachers, students, and youth address the challenges to education in their community. See a video about this project: 5. Connecting Science and Literacy in the Elementary ClassroomEDC’s Karen Worth helps teachers see how using language skills in science classrooms deepens students’ understanding of science and offers "a wonderful way for students to practice and refine the skills they are learning in literacy." Read more: 6. Educational Radio in SomaliaArmed conflict in Somalia has forced people to flee their homes and has sent many into makeshift housing and camps. Using shortwave radio to reach these people, EDC produces and broadcasts instructional segments on basic reading, math, and life skills such as health and conflict prevention. Read more: EDC’s Feysal Osman is named one of the George Lucas Educational Foundation’s “Global Six” for his radio education work in Somalia. Read more: 7. All in the FamilyWhen a patient is diagnosed with a genetic disorder, are they obligated to share this information with their family members? EDC is conducting research to reconcile a patient’s right to privacy with the need of members of the patients’ families to know of genetic disorders that run in the family. Read more: 8. Building Digital Bridges into the Global EconomyFinding high-tech solutions to age-old problems in countries with limited resources presents some interesting challenges—and opportunities to transform lives. EDC’s Janice Brodman works with business leaders, entrepreneurs, technology developers, and local governments “to create solutions that are user-driven, not technology-driven.” Read more: 9. Video-Sharing in the ClassroomEDC’s William Tally of the Center for Children and Technology is interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about educational videos posted on the Internet. This article is one of several recent stories featuring EDC work and experts. Read about EDC in the press: 10. Supported Literacy for AdolescentsWritten by nationally recognized EDC experts, this book offers a proven method for developing high-level literacy skills in under-performing secondary students. Read more:
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