[CALIBK12] Thinkfinity Resources Now Available in Calaxy

[Muratet, John]

Excuse the cross posting

 


Subject: Thinkfinity Resources Now Available in Calaxy

 

Good afternoon,

 

The California K-12 High Speed Network (K12HSN) is pleased to announce
that thousands of Thinkfinity's educational resources are now available
on Calaxy at www.calaxy.org <http://www.calaxy.org> . 

 

If you are a teacher searching for resources to help you capture your
students' attention and challenge them to be the best they can be,
Thinkfinity brings the power of learning to your fingertips.

What is Thinkfinity?
Verizon Thinkfinity is one of the most well-respected learning resources
in the nation. With its partners, Thinkfinity offers more than 55,000
educational resources, including standards-based, grade-specific K-12
lesson plans, student interactive tools, and reference materials. 

Content is provided through a partnership between the Verizon Foundation
and 11 of the nation's leading educational organizations:
   the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 
   the International Reading Association,  
   the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 
   National Center for Family Literacy, 
   Council for Economic Education,  
   National Endowment for the Humanities, 
   National Council of Teachers of English,  
   National Council of  Teachers of Mathematics, 
   National Geographic Society, 
   ProLiteracy 
   and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

You can watch the Thinkfinity Overview
<http://www.thinkfinity.org/tour/thinkfinitytour.aspx>  for more details
or visit http://www.thinkfinity.org <http://www.thinkfinity.org>  

Free Training Opportunities
Verizon Thinkfinity also offers a free and robust professional
development program for teachers and trainers. Free interactive webinars
and online courses are offered to help educators, parents, and
afterschool practitioners engage students and enhance learning using
Thinkfinity's online resources. Graduate credit and CEUs are available
for select courses 

For more information on how to integrate Thinkfinity's resources into
the curriculum, you may choose to attend one of the free webinars listed
at: http://www.thinkfinity.org/pd/national_training.aspx
<http://www.thinkfinity.org/pd/national_training.aspx>  

 

Become a Thinkfinity Field Trainer 

Please note that California K-12 educators interested in becoming
Thinkfinity trainers may attend a free online course in September. The
course, called TRN-O, lasts 6 weeks (approximately 30 clock hours)
between September 2 and October 14, 2009. The course is delivered via
Blackboard and is asynchronous, so there is no scheduled meeting time.
Participants do, however, have deadlines for turning in assignments.
Those who successfully complete the TRN-O course have the option of
earning university credit. Registration for the September session closes
August 1st.

 

If you are interested and would like more information about this TRN-O
course opportunity, please email info_request at lists.k12hsn.org
<mailto:info_request at lists.k12hsn.org>  --by August 1st, 2009--
indicating your name, the name of your school, your job title, city and
zip code. Thank you!

 

Be sure to visit Calaxy: www.calaxy.org <http://www.calaxy.org>  and
Thinkfinity California: www.thinkfinity-ca.org
<http://www.thinkfinity-ca.org> 

 

Magali Meza

Outreach Specialist

California K-12 High Speed Network
Imperial County Office of Education
Tel: (760) 312-6512

Fax: (760) 312-6518
http://www.k12hsn.org <http://www.k12hsn.org/> 

 

 

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