Table of Contents Our Mission Editor Word from our President… Enhancing EducatiOn ACS Athens' Scholastic Book Fair Librarian's Corner cOVER StORY StudEnt LEadERS Photo Journalism Revived at ACS Athens Meet Jamil: A New Addition in our Adopted Chimpanzee Family TECH@ACS: Peer-to-Peer Teaching Try HTML: An Alternative to PowerPoint Presentations
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Mr. Dave Nelson and Mr. William Papatassos
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Desiree Michael
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Sue Protopsaltis Alex Stelea
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Angela Kiki Spiliot
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PEdagOgY in actiOn 10th Grade Personal Project What are the Pros and Cons of Low-Friction Vehicles? Are They a Viable Option for the Future? How, and to what extent, does music influence the teenaged population?
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ASC Annual Business Fair Teaching Core Business Competencies, Entrepreneurialism and Innovation An Interview with Ms. Emilia Drogaris JeiKei Online Art Studio Shiva Restaurant Modeling Economic Power Brokering for ACS Athens Students Classroom Activities Faculty Techniques for Improving Student Learning Diverse Student Body, Differentiated Approach Math Phobia: Strategies and Techniques for Overcoming Students’ Anxiety
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Manolis K. Rentumis
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Joo Kim Joy Krasopoulou
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Chrysoula Ploutou
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Sue Protopsaltis
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Project-based learning A New Twist on ½ Days: Student Participation in Hands on Learning NESA 2010 Virtual Science Fair: Learning beyond the Classroom Understanding James Joyce THE ACS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM K-12 Designing “shoes for each unique size”
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Marca A. Daley
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Chris Perakis
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BRidging thE gaP
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cOMMunitY cOnnEctiOnS Eleni Scurletis NESA Recipient ACS 7th Grader Recognized for her Commitment to Service by winning the 2011 NESA Haas/Hansen Student Award Innovation, Environmentalism and Global Fund-raising!
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ACS Athens: Spanish Trip From Japan: Alumni aLuMni aFFaiRS Grapevine Alumni News A letter from the New Alumni President My Journey StaFF dEVELOPMEnt The Road Less Traveled...
Dyslexia Course Effortlessness 2nd International Basketball Coaches Clinic a success at ACS Athens! SMiLES aROund caMPuS
David Nelson
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Therese Weimholt and Carrie Brinkman Alex Stelea Tosh Kimura
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Dr. Dimitris V. Kiritsis Joanne Tzouanakos
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64 Louesa Polyzoi, Ph.D., Ryan Erichsen, April Pasieczka, Alia Marcinkow, Lindsay Wessel 64 Chris Perakis 66 Alexandra Koumatou 67 Αnnie Constantinides
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