SITE Success 2010
April 3, 2010 by admin2
Filed under Breaking News, On The Road
Peters and King Debut a Success at AACE SITE 2010 Conference in San Diego
The room was packed and the people roaring, they would not leave, they wanted more… and this was after 3.5 hrs of workshop time at a professional development conference.
- Q: What exactly IS going on in there?
- A: Peters and King had hit the workshop circuit at the AACE SITE Conference!
On March 28, 2010, 35 educators from around the globe convened on the 21st century global learning workshop co-facilitated by Dr. Laurence Peters and Dr. Kathleen P. King. And the word is that teaching and learning might never be the same because of it.
Professors, teachers, staff developers, superintendents, information specialists, graduate students and student teachers alike joined in this extended workshop to discuss, share resources, and work on developing lessons related to integrating 21st century learning and global education into their classes.
From Kenya to Belgium, Canada to Florida, Oregon, to the UK, Australia, California, Iowa and beyond the educators were seeking answers to pressing questions
- What form is 21st century learning is taking?
- What resources are available?
- How do we encourage faculty to participate?
- How do we design instruction?
- How do we reconcile 21st century learning in a standards based and assessment culture?
In this quick moving session all the questions were discussed in-depth,……………
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Financial Literacy Podcast- Season II
December 24, 2009 by admin
Filed under Newest Interviews
News Flash- December 2009-
Dr. Kathy King and Mark Gura are pleased to announce they have received a $53,000 grant award from the McGraw-Hill Companies through Fordham University to develop, host and produce another 23 episodes of Talking Financial Literacy Podcast.
The series has been featured in the New York City Metropolitan edition of Business Week in September 2009 as part of a NYC wide philanthropic effort to serve the needs of the area by the McGraw-Hill Companies.
According to King, Talking Financial Literacy Podcast, Season II is being planned and developed even now.
“We have a clear outline of what we want to accomplish in season II to fill the gap which still exists in this urgent area of need. Based on eighteen months of researching and discussing this field we have even more than to offer teachers and parents as they seek to incorporate financial literacy and learning in education activities.
“Our series focuses on everyday, current financial issues, free, or inexpensive resources and how to make the learning and study of them engaging, exciting, and meaningful for students of all ages.
King also indicated they have a new format for the show’s second season,
“Our first episode will be posted in mid-January, 2010 with …..
