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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.

Featured Content Subject Index

View the Nortel LearniT Featured Content archives:

chronologically, according to publication date
organized alphabetically by subject - below

21st CENTURY E-TEACHING

21st Century eLearning Model Lesson Plan: Ancient Observatories focuses on a specific lesson plan and illustrates different aspects of that lesson plan from various perspectives, including technology integration.
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21st Century Learning: Durham Public Schools

Durham (NC) Public Schools (DPS) is partnering with Nortel LearniT to inspire learning through the power of technology. Learn about this innovative partnership, the lesson plans, the participants' ideas, and preview the latest event as students in DPS interview Nortel Executives for Career Bytes videos.

21st Century eTeaching 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).

Jamestown: Vision for Space Exploration

Learn about NASA's next space shuttle missions with challenges parallelling those faced by US founding ancestors at Jamestown Colony....grab hold of the vision. Developed in collaboration with the National Institute of Aerospace and NASA, these exciting resources can be used.

Partnership produces plans: read about the outstanding outcomes of the 21st century e-Teaching partnership between Nortel LearniT and the Durham Public Schools.

Students and Teachers Learn About Tech, a feature video, highlights Nortel LearniT-empowered educational successes in a report by CTV Ottawa's leading edge Tech Now. Important: To locate the video, scroll down in the left column and click Tech Now, which is the top item under Features. The Paul Brent Tech Now page appears. Under the video player in the 2nd column, find Feb. 23, and click the link to the Nortel LearniT story. Note: an ad may play first.

CAREER: Info and Outreach -- via Career Bytes Videos and One-to-one Communications

Career Bytes Toolkit

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.

Career Bytes: John Roese. The Chief Technology Officer of Nortel sits down with our teen host Adrian Tomala to share his vision of where technology and education could lead in the future.
Career Bio | Read John's Blog | More Career Bytes

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! 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!

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Cold Region Careers: Greenland Space Science Symposium View Career Byte videos with Northern exposure --interviews with scientists, professors, and students attending GSSS 2007. Explore Nortel LearniT's resources for your next video production.

Tapping America's Potential: Capitol Hill Event: Career Byte Special. At this Coalition Math and Science Fair, view the discussions with US House of Representatives Science Committee Chairman Vern Ehlers (R-MI) and US Representative Judy Biggert (R-IL) about the importance of math and science education.

CURRICULA

Cybersafety curricula at Nortel Learnit!

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.

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.

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.

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 & 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.

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. Be sure to watch their interview with Frank Lavin, from the US Department of Commerce.

MULTIMEDIA TECHniques

Digital Production Training Our recent workshops prepared volunteers to train teachers to integrate digital video production into their curriculum.

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.

Scout Velotour 2007: Nortel LearniT equips Fred May with digital video camera and skills to capture video content along his journey across Canada. View the blog of Fred's trip.

ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD

One Laptop Per Child

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.

STEM EDUCATION

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.

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™.

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.

SUCCESS STORIES: Nortel LearniT Ambassador Outreaches - Model Initiatives, Resources

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.

TAKE YOUR DAUGHTER OR SON TO WORK DAY - Resources to Use, Model Initiatives

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.

Take Your Child to Work Day: Showcasing Richardson Events

The sound of children's laughter filled Nortel's Richardson campus in early summer 2008 as approximately 200 children participated in a Take Your Kid to Work Day. Richardson's variation of having the events take place after school was out for the year was a successful "school's out" but "learning technology is in!" twist that engaged both kids and parents.Organized by the Richardson Business Councils, the event included tours and demos of the Solutions Showcase, MCS lab, Executive Briefing Center, and Telepresence Studio. In addition, the children also learned about the History of the Internet via video from Nortel LearniT's Discovering the Internet series and then demonstrated their knowledge playing Nortel LearniT's JeopardyiT game. To break up the day and add some physical activity, they learned a Nortel cheer and our Aralia staff hosted an exercise session

Web Chats

Catch the May 2008 NIA-Nortel LearniT Web Chat on Authentic Learning; Authentic Assessment featuring special presenter Bob Sprankle, innovative, award-winning educator and technology integrator. Hear classroom tech success tips that prepare students to navigate the changing global landscape.

Generating dynamic career dialogs that make a difference in young lives is a key Nortel LearniT initiative. Experience how combining kids engaged in hands-on technology adventures with recent grads, seasoned Nortel employees, and our educators creates excitement and success--recorded in video, photos, and the participants' own words!