Harrisburg U. "Adopts" PLP

by | Feb 11, 2011 | Community News, Press

Ok, so this wasn’t our idea. But we’re still excited and proud that attendees of The 2011 Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C) will have the opportunity to play “I Love Trees,” an Alternate Reality Game designed...

Creating Schools of the Future

by | Feb 10, 2011 | Change, Community News

Talk about Action Research. Mark Carbone, Chief Information Officer of Information Technology Services for the Waterloo Region Schools in Ontario, is taking that seriously. After much discussion with representatives from a local group of business folks, the School...

What We're Up To

by | Feb 8, 2011 | Community News, Press

photo © 2008 Matt Reinbold | more info (via: Wylio) We keep finding fascinating ways to help teachers learn (and learn ourselves along the way). Here is some of what we’re up to: Sheryl and Susan will be attending NAIS at the end of February. Please stop by the...

Saving the World: Really

by | Feb 3, 2011 | Community News, Press

Saving the world could be a powerful way to get students involved in deep thinking. And getting students’ voices heard has been a primary focus for educators involved in changing schools for quite a while now. In an initiative to model the use of inquiry- based...

You Know You Want to Learn!

by | Feb 2, 2011 | Community News, PD

We do, too! That’s why you won’t want to miss our last TPACK Friday, this Friday at 5pm EST. This week we are highlighting Dolores Gende and Derrick Willard: Derrick Willard is a currently the Environmental Science teacher and the Science Department Chair...