ACCOMPLISHED WOMEN The "Women of Valor" series of the Jewish Women's Archive is an educational outreach program designed to celebrate the lives and accomplishment of Jewish women. Each year, JWA produces and distributes posters and resource guides featuring three noteworthy Jewish women to education and civic organizations nationwide. Eighteen women have been recognized to date, including politician Bella Abzug, athlete Bobbie Rosenfeld and anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff. This year's notables include dancer and choreographer Anna Sokolow. For more information on the series, visit www.jwa.org.

EARTHWATCH AWARDS Earthwatch Institute, a nonprofit organization that provides funding to field scientists worldwide, is recruiting more than 4,000 volunteers to help in 44 countries in 2002. Earthwatch volunteers gain hands-on experience serving as research assistants to field scientists on expeditions around the globe. The Earthwatch Awards have allowed more than 65,000 volunteers and fellowship winners to help scientists working in disciplines ranging from archaeology to zoology. More than 400 of these volunteers each year are teacher fellows. While aiding the needs of the researcher and the local community, volunteers gain an understanding of field research and interact with various cultures. Earthwatch Education Awards are available for K-12 educators and high school students. For details, send an e-mail to Matt Marino, mmarino@earthwatch.org, or visit www.earthwatch.org/ed/fellowships.html.

DUE RESPECT A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey shows that 49 percent of teens believe that epilepsy is contagious. The "Entitled to Respect" campaign aims to correct such misinformation and to reduce fears among teens on this condition, which affects about one in 100 teenagers. The campaign features public service announcements and a Web site that allows teens to get the facts and to sound off about the truths and myths surrounding epilepsy. The goal is to address the social isolation, ridicule and rejection that many young adults with this condition face in their daily lives. For more information on the campaign and resources, visit www.entitledtorespect.org.

THE WORLD LIVE Want to see who's hanging around the Klusplatz in Zurich right now or if the surf's up today in Guaruja, Brazil? Check out www.worldswitch.com. The site is building an Internet directory with "home pages" for 200 countries, plus many other categories including Webcam shots at popular landmarks. For the more domestically inclined, visit www.cam.vu a simple-to-use directory for live Webcams arranged by state. These sites allows students and educators to view, in real time, geographical areas of interest, both here and abroad.

WILLIAMSBURG LEARNING Colonial Williamsburg now is accepting applications for its summer 2002 Teacher Institute sessions. The institute will offer six weeklong resident courses in the historic Virginia town. Each session will immerse participants in Early American history in Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg, the restored capital of 18th-century Virginia. This year, the institute will initiate special combined sessions for middle and high school teachers. The popular elementary teacher program will continue to be offered separately. The deadline for applications is May 1. Elementary school sessions are scheduled for June 24-July 1, July 8-15 and July 22-29. Middle/high school sessions are scheduled for June 25-July 2, July 9-16 and July 23-30. For more information about the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in Early American History, contact the Teacher Institute, Education Outreach, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, P. O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776. Information also is available by writing tbroyles@cwf.org or visiting the foundation at www.history.org/teach.

REMEMBRANCE 2002: April 7-14, 2002, mark the Days of Remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust. "Memories of Courage" is the theme for the 2002 commemoration, an annual event established by Congress. It will focus on the acts of ordinary people who took risks to save Holocaust victims during World War II. In addition to a national ceremony in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on April 9, commemorations will be held in communities and educational institutions across America. For materials to help commemorate the event, including a Webcast of the April 9 Capitol celebration, visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on the Internet at, www.ushmm.org/remembrance.