world wide workshop newsletter february 2012

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February 2012 Newsletter Vol 4: Issue 8 - Special DigitalLearning Day Edition

Dear Partners and Friends, On February 1st, 2,000

Globaloria students and educators in 60 schools across

the country opened their classrooms to parents, education

leaders, policy makers, press and members of their

community for the first-ever national Digital Learning Day.

Through our partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education, the WorldWide Workshop was out in full force to celebrate innovative teaching

practices that make learning more engaging and impactful. What I saw on my

Digital Learning Day visits at Christopher Middle and Herman Intermediate

schools in San Jose was a demonstration of the transformational digital

learning and teaching taking place every day through Globaloria around the

country. Hats off to former Governor Bob Wise and his team for creating a

national day to honor pioneering educators! Cheers, Idit

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Digital Learning Day Highlights

1. Slideshow of Photos from Globalorias Digital Learning Day

Celebrations

2. Local and National Press Coverage

3. Students Showcase Games for State Leaders and Media in

West Virginia

4. Community-Wide Day for Digital Learning in California

5. School-Wide Globaloria Celebration in Texas
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Slideshow of Photos from Globalorias Digital Learning Day

Celebrations

Click the image below to view photos of teachers, students, parents,

community members and the press participating in Globalorias Digital

Learning Day Celebrations.

Local and National Press Coverage

Globaloria was featured widely by local and national news outlets on

Digital Learning Day.Explore stories and videosfrom across the

country, including World Wide Workshop President Idit HarelCapertons featured guest post on Tom Vander ArksGetting Smart

blog.

Students Showcase Games for State Leaders and Media in West
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Virginia

Following a statewide Digital Learning Day proclamation, Former West

Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton, First Lady JoAnne Tomblin,

Delegate Mary Poling (chair of the West Virginia Education

Committee), and representatives from the West Virginia Department of

Education visited schools to see Globaloria in action. Governor

Caperton stopped byGeorge Washington High Schoolwhere

Globaloria teacher Karen Kail and her students showed just how

inspiring and engaging digital learning, using real-world tools and

practices, can be. 150 miles northeast,WDTVfilmed students at

Tygarts Valley as they offered game-design advice and assistance tomiddle school students just starting out with Globaloria. With

Globaloria, Digital Learning Day is every day! reported Tygarts Valley

Globaloria teacher Diane White.Read WV educator Bill Dorseys

Digital Learning Day blog poston the Alliance for Excellent Education

website.

Left to right: 1) Globaloria student showing her game to her mother at Elkins

MS;

2) Globaloria Educator Ms. Kail hosting Governor Caperton at GWHS;

3) Students holding DLD Certificate of Participation signed by Bob Wise at

Doddridge County HS.

Community-Wide Day for Digital Learning in California

Open houses at San Joses Herman Intermediate School, Christopher

Middle School, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley got the
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whole community excited about the potential of digital learning with

Globaloria. With an introduction from Herman Intermediate Principal

Laura Meusel, families, fellow students and educators joined

representatives from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the

Knight Foundation, the Silicon Valley Education Foundation, the San

Jose Mercury News and the World Journal as they crowded into

Genvieve Dorseys 6th

grade classroom. Students were thrilled to give

visitors a guided tour of the games they were developing on a range of

educational topics. Many visitors, including parents, younger students,

and Adobe VP Jon Perera also stopped by a demonstration at

Christopher School. I am proud of my teachers and students, notedPrincipal Bill Abraham. They have been learning so much in

Globaloria and it is transforming our school. Read Genvieves Digital

Learning Day blog poston the Alliance for Excellent Education

website.Hear from students at Christopher Middle Schoolin San Jose

on CBS San Francisco.

Left to right: 1) Globaloria Educator Ms. Dorsey with students and visitors at

Herman MS;

2) Globaloria Student showing her game to her parents and siblings at

Christopher MS;
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3) Judy Kleinberg of Knight Foundation, Muhammed Chaundhry of SVEF,

with Idit and students at Herman MS;

4) Idit with Globaloira game designers at the Levine Boys and Girls Club of

Silicon Valley.

School-Wide Globaloria Celebration in Texas

East Austin College Preparatory Academy (EAPrep) in Texas, which is

the only school in the country with a daily, school-wide Globaloria

implementation, held a special evening event on February 1st.

Students presented their Globaloria games to over 60 visitors,

including Texas State Representative Mark Strama, Ward Tisdale and

Anne Fertitta of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Foundations

Changing the Game initiative and Suzanne Freyjadis, National Chair of

the International Game Developers Associations Game Education

group. I am very excited to see the way you are learning here You

are not just using computers to learn how to surf the Internet, youre

learning how to createthe Internet, said Representative Mark Strama.

Read Representative Stramasfull remarks.

Left to right: 1) Open House at EAPrep;

2) Ward Tisdale of AMD plays Globaloria games made by EAPrep Students;

3) Student shows Rep. Strama (TX) her game prototype.
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