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The Concord Consortium is a nonprofit educational research and development organization based in Concord, Massachusetts. We create interactive materials that exploit the power of information technologies. Our primary goal in all our work is digital equity — improving learning opportunities for all students.
News from CC
- CC Announces New President
The Concord Consortium announced its new President, Chad Dorsey, at the meeting of its Board of Directors on October 28, 2008. "Chad was the unanimous choice of the Board and has its enthusiastic support," said Board Chairperson, Pendred Noyce. "We look forward to vigorous, thoughtful leadership from Chad."
Chad will move from the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, where he provided teacher professional development and developed educational technology projects. He is currently working on a joint program between CC and MMSA to introduce high school biology students to cutting-edge genomic data analysis by giving them access to tools and data used by leading genetic scientists.
Bob Tinker, the founder of the Concord Consortium, is retiring as President at the end of the year, but will continue to be involved in development and project management over the next two years.
- Job Opening: Technology Integration Coordinator
We have an exciting full-time opening for a Technology Integration Manager who will facilitate communication between the technology group and project managers. Click on the link for more information. - Job Opening: Senior Web Developer
We have a full-time opening for a Senior Web Developer who will lead the development of web applications to meet the needs of our education technology projects. Click the link for more information. - Job Opening: Jr. System Administrator
We have an opening for a Jr. System Administrator. This position requires OSX, Linux, and Windows skills, and this person will work on client machines and servers. Click on the link for more information. - Job Opening: Senior Research Scientist
We have an exciting full-time opening for a Senior Research Scientist in educational technology R&D. This opening requires expertise in the physical sciences. We are looking for outstanding people who are extremely knowledgeable in the sciences and educational research, and who is familiar with educational technology, schools, and project work. Please click the link above for more information - New Book – Transforming Schools with Technology
Harvard Education Press has published a new book by the Concord Consortium’s Andy Zucker, Transforming Schools with Technology: How Smart Use of Digital Tools Helps Achieve Six Key Education Goals. The book states that the value of technology rests on whether computers and other digital tools help meet six key goals. Andy argues that digital technology has begun to transform schools into the more modern, effective, responsive institutions that our society needs.
Spotlight
Because the atoms and molecules are central to much of physics, chemistry, and biology, they provide unifying, but currently missing, content for these subjects. The new “Science of Atoms and Molecules: Enabling the New Secondary Science Curriculum” project, funded by NSF, will develop four strands of materials that unify the secondary curriculum by focusing on atoms, molecules, and their interactions.
The project will provide materials and professional development resources that allow high schools to implement a successful sequence of physics, chemistry, and biology as a unified and consistent progression. Curriculum materials will provide a progressive understanding of the importance of atomic scale phenomena from fundamental atoms to complex biology. This approach is designed to guarantee better pedagogy, deeper learning, and longer retention.
To learn more, please visit the Science of Atoms and Molecules Project Web site.
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