Futurekids Partners with The Gateway to Provide 21st Century Learning Skills
Futurekids announced today that it is partnering with theGateway.org, an
extensive educational portal that provides educators with comprehensive
tools and resources to integrate 21st Century skills into everyday teaching
and learning.
Sponsored by the National Education Association, theGateway.org is a
consortium effort that allows teachers free, quick and easy access to
thousands of educational resources found on federal, state, university,
non-profit and commercial Internet sites.
Teachers and educators now have access to 21st Century teaching tools,
including thousands of quality learning resources through the latest
state-of-the-art multi-faceted search technology. Teachers can reinforce
their core curriculum with learning resources from NASA, PBS, National
Science Foundation and more than 700 other educational content providers.
“This is a very important partnership for us,” explained Dzana Homan, CEO of
Futurekids. “As part of our role, Futurekids will offer a 21st century
perspective on professional development, including integration of new
classroom technologies and the infusion of technology into core curricula.
Our goal is to support this fantastic platform with valuable web content and
offer teachers information on available resources and courseware to continue
the decade-long legacy of the Gateway as a preeminent resource for
educators.”
Futurekids is located in Los Angeles, but offers technology professional
development, assessment and technology-infused k-12 curriculum in 65
countries worldwide.
“We wanted a partner that can truly contribute,” commented Diny Golder,
Director of the Gateway. “Futurekids has helped millions of students
worldwide learn about technology, and their Professional Development
programs set the standard in the market. They are at the forefront of some
of the largest one-to-one initiatives and 21st Century classroom skillsets.”
The Gateway has a number of key elements, including sections on learning and
teaching, leading and managing, partnering, an upcoming event calendar and
an extensive search feature.
“We’re committed to providing the framework for 21st Century learning,” Ms.
Golder continued. “This partnership will offer teachers and educators a
remarkable resource that never existed before.”
About The Gateway
The Gateway (www.thegateway.org)
is a not-for-profit consortium offering teachers, administrators and
educators comprehensive access to thousands of teaching and learning
resources with a focus on the 21st Century classroom.
About Futurekids
Futurekids is the premier provider of technology teacher training solutions
for schools and universities around the world. Futurekids has a 22-year
record of success in technology education. Their core competency is
providing technology training as it relates to teaching and learning. They
have relationships and achievements with many key educational partners such
as Intel, IBM and Dell. For more information on Futurekids, please
visit http://www.futurekids.com.
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