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6 principles of 21st Century e-Teaching are the result of research analysis and evaluation of hundreds of teachers participating in our unique professional development process. Together they provide a substantial evidence-based argument for the power of 21st Century e-Teaching to improve teaching and learning.
Should teachers friend their students on Facebook? Should teachers text their students?
There's no real consensus here. Nonetheless many schools and districts are drafting policies that dictate how school staff can interact with students via new networks and technologies – in many cases, restricting or banning student-teacher interactions.
Increased tech use positively affects perceived student learning. A new study dispels myths about teachers' experience with technology and its effectiveness in the classroom. Teachers believe advanced training and certification programs do a better job at preparing them to incorporate technology into their instruction than pre-certification or licensure training.
Wireless EdTech was a unique opportunity to explore the innovative efforts and emerging trends to harness the potential of mobile learning. This year's conference featured the leading experts on the use of mobile and handheld devices and their efforts to transform the teaching and learning process.
See what Dan Meyer has been up to in changing the way math is taught using 21st Century e-Teaching approaches. We met Dan last year when he did his new teacher video and have continued to be impressed with his message ever since.
To infinity and beyond is possible when STEM education and imagination are combined. Hear what students discovered when they interviewed NASA's top educator Dr. Joyce Winterton in this Career Bytes project.
Students and Teachers Learn About Tech, a feature story with video, highlights Nortel LearniT-empowered educational successes in a report by CTV Ottawa's leading edge Tech Now. Important: Don't miss the engaging video on learning impacts: click Launch Player (at article's left), then select Paul Brent on Nortel's Learning Tool.
New Thinking in a New Decade. Understand the new literacy for the millennial generation to prepare for the goals of 21st century e-Teaching. Discover for yourself what it means to truly be literate in 2010.
See the power of engaged students in real-world learning in this celebration of a year-long technology mentoring program.
A few thoughts to ponder as you leap into the new school year. 21st Century e-Teacher Dan Meyer shares his first steps towards transforming the classroom by carefully and creatively integrating technology.
Tapped In Learning Hub Join us at 5:00 PM EST on Thursday September 24 to join the journey in developing 21st century skills in this special event with the original professional development network. This is the third session in an ongoing series.
21st Century e-Teacher is a new teaching initiative created with Curriki and the National Institute of Aerospace. This free online interactive professional development initiative is designed to build confidence and capability in creating engaging, technology-infused learning that excites students to learn.
Nortel LearniT's 21st century e-Teacher Lesson Plans Workshop WORKS! Wowing e-Teachers anxious for tools and techniques.
Everyday Technology Toolkit This toolkit will give you all of the resources needed to create a short how-to video about a piece of everyday technology. Here at Nortel LearniT we call these Tech 'Splained videos. Explore the toolkit site and create your own!
"Go for the gold" in learning and personal achievement ! Nortel LearniT has teamed with the Canadian School Portal for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games to present learner-engaging, exciting educational strength training tools.
Connecting and Technologi-ZING New York state education. Share in the success: ready-to-use multimedia tools and techniques you can use right away in your school or community programs!
Webcast Showcasing Students Learning from Real-World Experiences.
This January 2009 web chat discusses how teachers can incorporate real life experiences into everyday learning! Kevin Hampton, the Video Production Coordinator for Ferguson-Florissant School District in Florissant, MO, lead the discussion with some of his TV and Video Production students.
They've got the whole world in their hands! Citizenship education with up-to-the-minute content integrates tech tools to engage millennial students.
Student Internships: 21st century "real world" and classroom connections: how-tos, tools, videos and examples for successful, productive, inspiring programs.
Nortel LearniT's Cybersmarts-for-Schools Outreach offers teacher-speakers, lesson plans, videos, and a world of cyberconscious safety resources.
The Millennial Educators' Workshop, July 29, Graham Middle School, Alamance County, NC, blossomed from an outreach fostered by Paul Grooms, Nortel LearniT ambassador, RTP. Collaboration continues via virtual workshop sharing and development.
Partnership produces plans: read about the outstanding outcomes of the 21st century e-Teaching partnership between Nortel LearniT and the Durham Public Schools.
Tech-enabled, cybersmart students of cybersavvy teachers map safe 'net navigation in this Internet safety video series created at Eisenhower School, Wyckhoff, NJ. Scenarios by students for students on how to chat wise, avoid cyberbullies, malicious strangers, and more.
International Exchanges are a great way to learn about different languages, cultures and geography. Learn how suburban Atlanta and Ottawa students crossed virtual borders to fuel their 21st century learning.
View the resources and best practices developed in Nortel LearniT's partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) in a pioneering model for e-Teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Communicating Career Choices and Challenges: Nortel LearniT Ambassadors and Graham Middle School (GMS), NC, eighth graders. The lively group discussions were so absorbing that students didn't want the sessions with the Research Triangle Park (RTP) team to end!
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day resources foster successful experiences the kids call "funducational"! See Nortel LearniT's activities and agendas, games and videos tailored to fit initiatives company-wide.
Bob Sprankle helps teachers become "mean, lean, Web 2.0, 21st century literacy-savvy machines" with a step-by-step plan for integrating multimedia resources and technology skills into classroom curriculum in our NIA-Nortel LearniT web chat, Authentic Learning and Assessment, May 22 at 4:00 PM EDT.
Every Day Is Earth Education Day at Nortel LearniT as Nortel LearniT's curriculum supports environmental education and awareness for all ages with guides, subject-specific lesson plans and activities.
Nortel LearniT & Curriki Announce Partnership
Nortel LearniT has joined forces with Curriki to develop educational curricula through a community of collaborative contributors. Nortel LearniT resources are now available at Curriki.
Use the Toolkit to quickly get up to speed in creating your own Career Bytes videos. Included are videos on the why's and how's, checklists that get you set to shoot, step-by-step instructions and many more great resources.
Master the Science with Pokémon
Nintendo of America, Inc., the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) and Nortel LearniT have teamed to develop Master the Science, a powerful, interactive, Internet-accessed Pokémon-oriented school program that incorporates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) themes into activity units for elementary and middle school students.
Nortel LearniT Ambassador Success Stories
Nortel LearniT volunteer programs represent the diversity of our employee talents and the locales in which Nortel is located. Geographically, our effort crisscross the globe from Canada to Morocco to India to Marrakech. Volunteers design and create learning centers in large cities and rural locations, train the centers' teachers and learners in using technology, and build everything from wireless networks to walls to specialized learning tools.
Nortel employees serve their communities
In a unique program designed to impact people in communities around the globe, employees throughout the company are demonstrating the spirit of their corporate citizenship and their world-class technology expertise.
Cybersafety is a key back-to-school tool! As students head back to their classrooms it's a perfect time to be cybersafe. Online Safety, Digital Ethics and tech-enabled Lesson Plans are all part of our cybersafety collection. |
Bridging the Educational Divide The enrichment of students of all ages through the power of the Internet was the subject matter of a recent Nortel Capitol Hill policy briefing. The briefing was aimed at explaining some of the private initiatives taking place to enhance online learning and the role public policy plays in pushing greater funding and availability for science and technology curriculum.
Americas Competitiveness Forum
Student interns, Liz and Mark, had a chance to go to Atlanta, GA for the Americas Competitiveness Forum . See their take on the experience and watch videos they made on-site! Also visit the blog where Liz documented her experience here.Scout Velotour 2007: Nortel LearniT equips Fred May with digital video camera and skills to capture video content along his journey across Canada.
Space Exploration view an interview with Dr. Robert Tolson about the Viking Lander.
Career Bytes: Dietmar Wendt the former President of Nortel Global Services sits down with our teen host to discuss his career, the rapid changes in business because of technology's impact on erasing international boundaries and how you can be prepared to succeed in this enviornment.
Nortel LearniT Interns Shine At a recent hands-on workshop, students from Nortel LearniT Centers connected with the pros at the Nortel RTP, North Carolina campus to enhance their digital production skills.
Digital Production Training Our recent workshops prepared volunteers to train teachers to integrate digital video production and other multimedia into school curricula.
STEM Education with Dr. Arden Bement, Director, National Science Foundation. Dr. Bement explains his views on the importance of teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (S.T.E.M.) education in schools. During a recent visit to the Nortel LearniT Center at Arlington Career Center, Dr. Bement also talks about preparing students for the 21st century workplace and economy.
Center for Advancement of STEM Education National Institute of Aerospace and Nortel LearniT have partnered to prepare America's top K-12 educators to become 21st Century eTeachers™.
Greenland Space Science Symposium 2007 Travel into the ice caps and Kellyville radar facility. Interviews with scientists, professors, and students attending GSSS 2007. Explore Nortel LearniT's resources for your next video production.
UPDATED - See what the student learning teams and the OLPC Learning Workshops are all about. The innovative child-centered, diverse environment-ready XO laptop is now coupled with Nortel LearniT's project based learning resources.