In the news...

These are current and archived news stories.

Current News Items

• Holiday Greetings from the Concord Consortium
  Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a Joyous New Year!

  We are currently working on a dozen exciting projects ranging from teaching evolution to elementary students to teaching about the world of the electron to secondary students, plus developing logging technologies, offering professional development for teachers at Physics First schools, and revolutionizing science education throughout Rhode Island. See our holiday greetings and current projects at the link above.
  
  

• Lost in Cyberspace: A Review of Disrupting Class
  In Disrupting Class, the authors write about the seismic shifts in many industries caused by what they call "disruptive technologies." The book focuses especially on the ways that schools can respond to the rapidly evolving technologies of the Web, computers, and related digital tools.
  
  
• CC Announces New President
  The Concord Consortium announced its new President, Chad Dorsey, at the meeting of its Board of Directors on October 28, 2008. "Chad was the unanimous choice of the Board and has its enthusiastic support," said Board Chairperson, Pendred Noyce. "We look forward to vigorous, thoughtful leadership from Chad."

  Chad will move from the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, where he provided teacher professional development and developed educational technology projects. He is currently working on a joint program between CC and MMSA to introduce high school biology students to cutting-edge genomic data analysis by giving them access to tools and data used by leading genetic scientists.

  Bob Tinker, the founder of the Concord Consortium, is retiring as President at the end of the year, but will continue to be involved in development and project management over the next two years.
  
  

• Job Opening: Technology Integration Coordinator
  We have an exciting full-time opening for a Technology Integration Manager who will facilitate communication between the technology group and project managers. Click on the link for more information.
  
  
• Job Opening: Senior Web Developer
  We have a full-time opening for a Senior Web Developer who will lead the development of web applications to meet the needs of our education technology projects. Click the link for more information.
  
  
• New Book – Transforming Schools with Technology
  Harvard Education Press has published a new book by the Concord Consortium’s Andy Zucker, Transforming Schools with Technology: How Smart Use of Digital Tools Helps Achieve Six Key Education Goals. The book states that the value of technology rests on whether computers and other digital tools help meet six key goals. Andy argues that digital technology has begun to transform schools into the more modern, effective, responsive institutions that our society needs.
  
  

Archived News Items

• Job Opening: Jr. System Administrator
  We have an opening for a Jr. System Administrator. This position requires OSX, Linux, and Windows skills, and this person will work on client machines and servers. Click on the link for more information.
  
  
• Job Opening: Senior Research Scientist
  We have an exciting full-time opening for a Senior Research Scientist in educational technology R&D. This opening requires expertise in the physical sciences. We are looking for outstanding people who are extremely knowledgeable in the sciences and educational research, and who is familiar with educational technology, schools, and project work. Please click the link above for more information
  
  
• Job Opening: Web Designer and Computer Support Expert
  The Concord Consortium has an exciting full-time opening for a Web Designer and Computer Support Expert who will support the staff and contribute to specific educational projects. Please click on the link above for more information.
  
  
• The Spring 2008 @Concord Newsletter is here!
  The new issue of @Concord includes articles about combining science and technology, performance and alternative assessments, an atomic look at why things break, and more. Become a member to receive the print edition of our biannual newsletter.
  
  
• Online access to the 11th annual Technology Counts report
  Technology Counts 2008 focuses on the efforts under way to rev up national performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, at a time when success in these STEM fields holds powerful economic appeal. The report features the Research Center's annual state survey on educational technology and grades the 50 states and the District of Columbia on their technology leadership.

  Technology Counts 2008: STEM: The Push to Improve Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics plus online-only State Technology Reports with state-specific information are available.

  A number of online-only features are also available at http://edweek.org, including interactive maps, charts, and live chats with experts.

  Technology Counts is a joint effort of Education Week and the Editorial Projects in Education (EPE) Research Center.
  
  

• CC presents at NSTA Boston, March 26, 2008
  Join the Concord Consortium for a full-day Professional Development Institute at the National Science Teachers Association 2008 conference in Boston. CC presents “What is IT? Teaching Science with Information Technology—That’s IT! Research-Based Approaches for Improving Student Learning.”

  Are you a middle or high school teacher or curriculum coordinator interested in incorporating more technology in your science classroom? You’ll learn about, use, and even customize inquiry-based activities using probes and models. Best of all, you’ll receive free web-based software, including the Molecular Workbench. Register online.

  The Concord Consortium will offer additional workshops and presentations during NSTA 2008. We look forward to seeing you soon.
  
  

• The Fall 2007 @Concord Newsletter is here!
  The new issue of @Concord includes five great lessons about probeware, molecular modeling, and more. Become a member to receive the print edition of our biannual newsletter.
  
  
• White Paper on Nonprofits
  Nonprofit organizations play a vital role in educational technology innovation. Sesame Street, online high schools, probeware for science and math education, and other widely used innovations were developed by nonprofits. However, there has been a reduction in the size and number of grants made for innovation in educational technology. At a time when digital tools are more powerful, and when large numbers of schools are using them, federal agencies should invest additional resources to stimulate educational innovations based on technology.
  
  
• It's going to be a long winter!
  
  It's not even officially winter yet, but there's already a bunch of snow and ice on the ground in Northern parts of the world. Eventually it will warm up. Here is a model of what will happen at the atomic scale. Click the above link to open this Molecular Workbench Model.