Innovation for 21st Century Teaching & Learning Partnership

To define, stimulate, and support innovative classroom practices in rural, eastern North Carolina public schools

• Engage middle grades teachers in innovative mathematics and science teaching practices that address 21st Century skills
• Develop a technological infrastructure based on service-oriented architectures for teaching and learning that supports middle grades instruction and provides a model for statewide implementation
• Support and coordinate K-12 leadership in the partner school systems

The Friday Institute began a partnership in 2006 with six school districts to provide educators with high-quality professional development aimed at enhancing students' twenty-first century skills.  An innovative feature of the Institute's delivery model will be its emphasis on developing communities of practice that are sustained over time utilizing online collaboration tools. Partnering school districts are Franklin County Schools, Granville County Schools, Northampton County Schools, Roanoke Rapids Graded School District, Weldon City Schools, ad Halifax County Schools.  Technology partners have included Vernier Software & Technology, mimio, Nortel, and IBM. Beginning in 2008, Bertie and Edenton-Chowan school districts have joined through a grant from NC Quest (UNC-GA).

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