Trip to Ghana, Part 5 (Installing a New Chief in Jamra)

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While I was in Ghana during early October, I was invited by the Director of the Centre for Distance Education at the University of Cape Coast to his home town (village) for the installation of a new chief. The new … Continue reading →

Trip to Ghana, Part 4 (Cape Coast)

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These photos show some sights from Cape Coast near the Cape Coast castle. We found some young men making name bracelets and weaving kente cloth.

Trip to Ghana, Part 3 (Kakum National Park)

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During my visit to Ghana, my colleague and his son took me to Kakum National Park, which is a rainforest that has a series of seven rope-suspended walking bridges that are 130 feet (40m) above the ground in the canopy … Continue reading →

Trip to Ghana, Part 2 (Elmina Castle)

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While I was in Ghana in early October, I went with my colleague and his son to Elmina Castle. The castle was built by the Portuguese in the late 1490s to protect their interests in the gold located in what … Continue reading →

Trip to Ghana, Part 1 (University of Cape Coast)

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I traveled to Ghana last week to work with a researcher at the University of Cape Coast on his research study comparing the effects of mathematical instruction through problem solving for primary school teachers. I helped him orient 10 instructors … Continue reading →

Apple Picking at Beak and Skiff

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On Saturday, September 29th I took a group of international scholars and students apple picking at Beak and Skiff orchards near Lafayette, New York. It was a beautiful, sunny morning and a great day for picking apples.