Georgia Department of Education to Announce Program for Providing Free Training to Teachers on How to Use Innovative Online Education Resources From Thinkfinity.org

May 5, 2008 10:08 AM EDT

ATLANTA - Teachers throughout Georgia will be eligible to receive free training to use the innovative resources of Thinkfinity.org, through a grant from the Verizon Foundation that will be announced at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, at Parkside Elementary School, 685 Mercer St. SE. The announcement will be held in the school's media center, where a Parkside Elementary teacher will lead students in an activity using interactive Thinkfinity.org resources.

    WHO:    Kathy Cox, Georgia superintendent of schools
            Michele Alford, teacher, Parkside Elementary School
            Michelle Robinson, Verizon senior vice president - southern region
            Jennifer Fritschi, Verizon Foundation senior manager -
            professional development & state education partnerships
            Fourth grade class of Parkside Elementary

    WHAT:   Georgia Department of Education and the Verizon Foundation
            announce Thinkfinity.org partnership to provide free training and
            resources to teachers. Teacher to lead class of fourth graders
            using interactive Thinkfinity.org resources.

    WHEN:   9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m., Wednesday, May 7

    WHERE:  Parkside Elementary School
            685 Mercer St SE

BACKGROUND: Thinkfinity.org is the Verizon Foundation's comprehensive online portal to more than 55,000 educational and literacy resources for teachers, parents and students. Resources include standards-based, grade-specific, K-12 lesson plans and engaging interactive activities. Since March 2007, the Verizon Foundation has committed more than $32 million to update and expand Thinkfinity.org and provide training to teachers. Content for Thinkfinity.org is created by 11 of the nation's leading education and literacy organizations including the National Geographic Society, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, the National Council on Economic Education and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Thinkfinity.org is aligned to national standards and is now being correlated to individual state standards, including the Georgia Performance Standards.

    Contacts:

    Brian C. Malina
    908-698-3930
    brian.c.malina@verizon.com

    Matt Cardoza
    Georgia Department of Education
    (404) 651-7358
    mcardoza@gadoe.org
    http://www.gadoe.org

SOURCE Verizon

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