I don't know whether you have noticed, but we are certainly delighted to see visitors from around the world coming to our web site and blogs.  

Thank you!

We have been communicating with new friends, some of whom we have met personally, and some we have met through email only (so far)!

We would like to ask two favors of our visitors (international as well as American)  -  please send us a note and introduce yourself when you visit our web site or blog.  OR, you can use our newest tool, SpeakPipe, to leave a voice mail right on our web site or blog.  Just please speak clearly and slowly.

The other favor we would ask, and this is mainly for our international visitors - we would like to create a workshop schedule for the 2012-13 school year with offerings in as many countries as possible.

If you, or someone you know - be it someone from the Ministry of Education, a university, a private school organization, or other group - let us know.  We can collaborate to make it happen!

Anne

P.S.  Please scroll down this page to see some photos and brief videos of the wonderful places we have visited so far!

(Please excuse the cross post - new blog posts are being prepared now!)

As many of you who subscribe to our newsletter know, we just sent out an announcement for the annual Summer Institute in July.  As usual it will be in San Antonio, and attendees will experience not only fabulous workshops, but plenty of opportunity for enjoying the Alamo, the beautiful River Walk and many other things to see and do!

Next week we will be sending out our regular newsletter which will once again stuffed full of ideas for your classroom.  We will have some of those ideas on this blog as well!

I hope that you come to the Summer Institute.  The topics could not be more relevant to teaching and learning in the new millennium.  You will find that Media Literacy is not only absolutely required, but it's a lot of fun,and the students will be highly motivated and learn more when you incorporate it into your lessons in the classroom.

And of course Greening the Classroom - I can say the same thing - it is equally necessary, fun and motivational.

Designing the 21st Century Classroom is where you will learn and utilize all the nuts and bolts of a truly 21st century curriculum, and create a framework to use when you return to your school.  If you have attended Media Literacy and Greening the Classroom, your experience, and the product/framework you create will be that much the richer.

Our travels this past year to many countries served as a real wake-up call to us regarding the desperate need for schools to develop Innovation and Entrepreneurship in their students.

The final workshop, Web 2.0 Tools for the Classroom, will introduce you to so many incredible tools and great strategies for everything from motivating students to creating significant, real-life global classroom projects - and so much more.

So you see, if you are able to attend the entire Institute you will experience an intensive, holistic round of professional development that 1.) is not offered elsewhere, and 2.) will provide you with enormous preparation and enthusiasm for the new school year.

Please help us spread the word about 21st Century Schools!  I hope to meet you in San Antonio.  Yes, it's hot here!  But after an incredible day (in air conditioning) you will be free to explore, relax and have dinner on the Riverwalk, perhaps enjoy one of the famous Margaritas, and take a ride on a river taxi, enjoying the sights as well as the cool breeze from the water.