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Oct
2021
By Therese Perlowski, CAP Program Manager
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Amy Schultz What began as a casual conversation about the importance of libraries being able to provide their communities with reliable, high-speed internet access evolved into a major project to connect libraries across the state of Texas, spanning…
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Sep
2021
By Stephanie Stenberg, Director of the Internet2 Community Anchor Program
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Internet2 Community Anchor Program (CAP) has launched its second annual distance learning scholarship program intended to give K-12 teachers free, one-on-one distance learning programs for their classes through the Center for Interactive…
09
Sep
2021
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Sixth graders at Thompson Middle School in Connecticut were amazed that the weather in their hometown was warmer than in Texas where their presenter was logging in. Examining why Texas would be colder than Connecticut in the middle of…
09
Aug
2021
By Therese Perlowski, CAP Program Manager
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Presidential Primary Sources Project teamed up with the Truman Presidential Library to host a free professional development workshop for teachers this summer from July 12-16, 2021. Reaching over 1,500 teachers across 19…
08
Jul
2021
By Therese Perlowski, CAP Program Manager
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Kelly Grimaldi Kelly Grimaldi, a third-grade teacher at Eden Elementary School in Eden, New York, is passionate about sharing a global perspective with her students. “I feel a strong personal obligation to connect my students to the world…
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Jun
2021
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Internet2’s Presidential Primary Sources Project (PPSP) teamed up with the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library for a special webinar today celebrating Juneteenth, Moving Forward: Juneteenth 2021. Juneteenth commemorates the date of June 19, 1866, when the last…
04
Jun
2021
By Therese Perlowski
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Laurel Adams Laurel Adams, a 6-12th grade paraprofessional/facilitator at Palestine High School in Illinois, was determined to find ways to keep students engaged and inspired during the pandemic. Since in-person field trips were out of the question, Adams…
22
Apr
2021
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes As schools begin the process of returning to in person learning, hybrid classrooms are the “new normal” for many districts. Hybrid learning requires schools to meet unprecedented bandwidth needs as each classroom navigates the reality of trying to…
22
Apr
2021
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes In its 2021 season, the Presidential Primary Sources Project reached over 12,000 students. Connecting over 200 classrooms in over 40 states to National Park Service rangers and presidential historians across the country, the Presidential Primary Sources Project offers…
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Apr
2021
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes WASHINGTON, D.C., April 19, 2021 – Internet2 today announced that Charlotte Bewersdorff, vice president for community engagement at Merit Network, is the 2021 Rose-Werle Award recipient. The award honors extraordinary individual contributions that have made demonstrable impacts…
