Our Partners...
The design, development, and implementation of a whole new educational system is a huge undertaking, but it's no bigger than putting a man on the moon, and we did that within ten years of accepting the challenge! However, a task this big can't be, and shouldn't be, accomplished by a single school, district, state, professional association, or corporation. It will take all of us working together in a coordinated way.
Solving a problem like this is a lot like playing chess, in that it requires the coordinated movements of several players, thinking several moves into the future, and adjusting the master plan in reaction to events not under your control. And, the solutions we create must be "scalable" -- they must be "expandable" to serve the millions of students and teachers who will use the new models once we have proven their effectiveness. The best way to succeed in any endeavor is to surround yourself with a powerful team that possesses the talents, skills, attributes, connections, and other resources that are required by the job.
The list below shows our initial thoughts on the partners that will be invited to participate, but other paratners are welcome. If you have suggestions about other organizations that should be invited, please send an email to Dr. Kyle Peck.
- PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION PARTNERS
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- National Education Association (NEA)
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
- National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA)
- Phi Delta Kappa (PDK)
- STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION
- Idaho State Department of Education
- Maine State Department of Education
- Massachusetts Department of Education
- Michigan Department of Education
- New Hampshire Department of Education
- Pennsylvania Department of Education
- Virginia Department of Education
- SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNERS (Approximately five districts, invited by each participating state department)
- Altoona Area School Dsitrict, PA
- Penn Cambria School Dsitrict, PA
- Pittsburgh School District, PA
- Philadelphia City School District, PA
- Plymouth School District, MA
- Quaker Valley School District, PA
- State College Area School Dsitrict, PA
- Henrico County, VA
- COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
- Arizona State University
- Florida State University
- George Mason University
- Harvard University
- Indiana University
- Penn State University
- University of Denver
- University of Washington
- CORPORATE PARTNERS
- Accuweather
- Apple Computer
- Dell Computer
- Lightspan
- Jostens
- Riverside Publishing / Houghton Mifflin
- Educational Testing Service
- Compass Learning
- Microsoft
- Oracle
- Riverdeep
- EduCatalyst
- Palm
- Inspiration Software, Inc.
- PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS
- The Heinz Endowments
- Hershey Foods
- Alcoa
- Westinghouse
- The Pew Charitable Trusts
To suggest another partner, send your thoughts in an email to Dr. Kyle Peck.