El Paso Herald-Post El Paso News & Opinion
Faithful readers of this column know that I occasionally will ask authors of books I find interesting to answer a few questions. I am always grateful for these very busy people that take the time …
Search Results for: holt
November, 2018
October, 2018
-
27 October
Tim Holt’s 10 Questions: ‘Future Wise’ Author Dr. David Perkins
Everyone that reads this column knows that – on occasion – I like to interview authors of books that I think my readers should give consideration to. One such book is Future Wise: Educating Our …
-
20 October
Tim Holt’s 10 Questions: Sparking Breakthrough Ideas
Warren Berger is author of “A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas.” As many of you know, I love to ask authors of books I am reading, about their thinking …
-
13 October
Tim Holt’s 10 Questions: Rewiring Education
John Couch is a former (and FIRST) Apple VP of Education and has written, along with Jason Towne, an excellent primer for anyone that wants to understand how tech can be used properly to transform …
May, 2020
-
29 May
El Paso’s Sylvia Borunda Firth elected State Bar of Texas president-elect
AUSTIN — Texas attorneys elected Sylvia Borunda Firth of El Paso to be president-elect of the State Bar of Texas. SBoT officials say that Borunda Firth received 49.31 percent—9,515—of the 19,298 votes cast during the …
-
23 May
Franklin students honored by UN group for community service
The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) and InnerView recognized 156 Franklin High School Students at the 2nd Annual National Community Service Awards. This program has been designed to connect student community service activities and …
April, 2020
-
20 April
NMSU graduate lands job analyzing data for HIV/AIDS research
Susie Valenzuela’s knack for crunching numbers has taken her from New Mexico State University all the way to the University of Washington, where she recently launched her career as a statistician working to advance the …
March, 2020
-
5 March
All eyes on the Quarterbacks as UTEP opens Spring Drills
The UTEP football team launched 2020 Spring Ball on Tuesday morning at Glory Field, as the day’s heavy rains held off long enough for the Miners to get in their first two hours of drills. …
February, 2020
-
25 February
UTEP Football Spring Drills to Kick Off on Tuesday, March 3
The UTEP football team will launch year three under coach Dana Dimel with its first practice of the spring on Tuesday, March 3 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Glory Field. The Miners will have 14 spring …
-
10 February
Contact! UTEP successfully communicates with satellite to cap monumental project
Officials with the NASA MIRO Center for Space Exploration and Technology Research (cSETR) at The University of Texas at El Paso announced Monday that they had successfully communicated with its Orbital Factory-2 (OF-2) satellite project. …
January, 2020
-
29 January
Op-Ed: What is Important?
A few years back, graphing calculators were introduced almost universally to math classes across the US in secondary grades. “Well, teachers, said back then to their students, “Don’t get too attached, You won’t have a …
-
24 January
Op-Ed: How Dual Credit Courses could save millions of dollars for School Districts
A big trend in high school public education is the “Dual Credit” course. This type of course provides students a parallel avenue to take college courses while at the same time getting high school credit. …
-
16 January
Here’s your Texas 2020 March primary ballot
Texas will hold its 2020 primary elections March 3 — it’s one of 14 states to participate in Super Tuesday — and hundreds of candidates across the state have filed to run for public office. …
-
13 January
Op-Ed: Does Teacher Ego prevent the adoption of Ed Tech?
My friend Kevin Honeycutt used to tell a story of a professor of American Literature who was droning on about a particular short story in his class and became increasingly frustrated with a student in …
-
1 January
Op-Ed: Another Professor Disses Smartphones, Joins Historic Line of Haters that Turn Out to Be Wrong
I am a big fan of the podcast “Pessimist Archive (PA).” If you have never heard of it, the PA documents with humor the sadly regular, negative reaction that society, usually western society, has to …
