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May
2022
By Therese Perlowski
The Presidential Primary Sources Project is teaming up with the Truman Presidential Library to host a free professional development conference for teachers this summer. Presidential Character and Decision Making is a three-day online workshop from July 12-14, 2022, focused on presenting teachers with tools and…
01
Mar
2022
Libraries are at the center of efforts to bridge the digital divide in urban, rural, and tribal communities across the U.S. Without a doubt, robust and scalable broadband infrastructure is a critical piece of the puzzle. American Libraries Magazine recently featured the Internet2 Community Anchor Program’s…
13
Oct
2021
By Therese Perlowski, CAP Program Manager
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 over 800 miles. Texas’s research and education (R&E) network,…
23
Sep
2021
By Stephanie Stenberg, Director of the Internet2 Community Anchor Program
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 Learning and Collaboration (CILC). Any teacher from a K-12 school that is…
09
Sep
2021
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 March acted as the spark and guiding force for students as they…
09
Aug
2021
By Therese Perlowski, CAP Program Manager
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 states, the workshop focused on presenting teachers with tools and primary sources…
08
Jul
2021
By Therese Perlowski, CAP Program Manager
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 around them. I am proud to have grown up in a rural…
18
Jun
2021
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 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed of the Emancipation Proclamation a…
04
Jun
2021
By Therese Perlowski
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 sought out a new way to take her students beyond the classroom:…
22
Apr
2021
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 support students in person, while also running live digital interactive platforms for…
