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CFF Activities Update for March 13, 2009

Here are a few highlights of CFF activities for the week: Rick and I met with representatives for Promethean and Logical Choice to discuss the specifics of the "model classrooms" demonstrations scheduled during the 2009 Innovation in Education Awards program on the USS Midway. The demonstrations...

Posted to Executive Director Blog (Weblog) by Bruce Braciszewski on 03-16-2009
CFF Activities Update for February 20, 2009

Here are a few CFF activities for your review: Rick and I assisted Amy Fryer, Logical Choice and Tom Kelly, Promethean to set-up a demonstration Promethean Interactive Board in the USS Midway model classroom. The Board will be available for several months for the use by the Midway U educators in preparation...

Posted to Executive Director Blog (Weblog) by Bruce Braciszewski on 02-22-2009
CFF Activities Update for November 14, 2008

Highlights of CFF activities for this week include: A CFF Development planning group met on Wednesday to discuss the formation of the formal Development Committee and its mission, structure and key strategies for fundraising for the coming year. Gordon Moss and Sam Attisha have agreed to co-chair the...

Posted to Executive Director Blog (Weblog) by Bruce Braciszewski on 02-11-2009
CFF Activities Update for October 31, 2008

Below are a few of the highlights of CFF activities for this past week: CFF staff met with Midway technology representatives, model classroom project manager, HMC architects, and NAVY construction specialists to discuss the plans for the re-model of the Midway classrooms. CFF has also developed a phase...

Posted to Executive Director Blog (Weblog) by Bruce Braciszewski on 02-11-2009
CFF Activities Update for September 12, 2008

At the August CFF Board retreat a suggestion was made to provide periodic updates to the full Board on some key CFF activities in an attempt to keep the Board better informed and improve communications between Board meetings. Kerry Zurier, our Organizational Success Consultant, reviewed the results of...

Posted to Executive Director Blog (Weblog) by Bruce Braciszewski on 02-11-2009
Re: Sample websites that model student engagement and instructional delivery

Good point and we should pursue this idea in early January 2009. Also, there are a couple of books on the USS Midway, Midway Magic and Midway Memories by Scott McGaugh who is a consultant for CFF (he authors the CFF Synergies eNewsletter) and he may be willing to share some photos and text in a digital...

Posted to Midway Classrooms of the Future (Forum) by Bruce Braciszewski on 12-17-2008
Re: Sample websites that model student engagement and instructional delivery

You mentioned the Discovery Education as a resource and it turns out that there were stories about the USS Midway on the History Channel as well as on Discovery Channnel. Maybe we could get the Midway educators to use these resources of make them available for use by teachers.

Posted to Midway Classrooms of the Future (Forum) by Bruce Braciszewski on 12-17-2008
Accomplishments of the CFF Innovation Office from July to December 2008

Each half-year, we will provide the CFF board of directors with a summary of what was accomplished in those six months. Generally, the Innovation Office focuses on the priority programs of CFF with occasional support given to the Executive Director and other commitees of the foundation. One-to-One and...

Posted to Innovation Wizard (Weblog) by rickbeach on 12-10-2008
Sample websites that model student engagement and instructional delivery

The below websites are all good examples of ways to engage students beyond the actual Midway tour. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ - Notice on the bottom right there is an Educator's resource area. When you click on Classroom Resources, there are some great ways for teachers to expand classroom...

Posted to Midway Classrooms of the Future (Forum) by laurakspencer on 07-23-2008
Intoducing (drumroll, please...) Laura

Hi all, My name is Laura, and I am the Coordinator of Instructional Technology with the Santee School District. I have a few different hats I wear fo the district. My primary focus is on creating, promoting, and sustaining a technology initiative that models 21st Century skills and ISTE's tech standards...

Posted to Midway Classrooms of the Future (Forum) by laurakspencer on 07-23-2008

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