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Congressional Briefing: Writing, Learning and Leading in the Digital Age

September 30, 2010

Room HVC 215, Capitol Visitors Center
Washington, District of Columbia

On September 30, NWP and the College Board are sponsoring a special briefing in Washington, DC, highlighting the work of teachers who are using technology in innovative ways in the classroom.

The briefing will feature a panel of teachers and brief classroom videos highlighting their uses of technology to improve learning. Journalist, author, and political commentator Juan Williams will moderate the briefing.

Please extend an invitation to your senators and representatives, or their staff, to attend this briefing, which will be held at the Capitol Visitors Center, Room HVC 215, from 8:30 to 10 a.m.

Legislators and their staff should RSVP to Stephanie Lovell at slovell@wpllc.net. Please send questions or comments to us at publicaffairs@nwp.org.

Details

  • When: September 30, 8:30–10 a.m.
  • Where: Room HVC 215, Capitol Visitors Center

Presenters

  • Representative George Miller, Chairman
    House Education and Labor Committee
  • Robert Rivera-Amezola, 4th Grade Teacher
    Frances E. Willard Elementary School, Philadelphia, PA
  • Joel Malley, English Language Arts Teacher
    Cheektowaga Central High School, Cheektowaga, NY
  • Jennifer Woollven, English Language Arts Teacher
    Eastside Memorial Green Tech High School, Austin, TX

Read the speaker biographies (PDF).

Videos Presented by the Teachers

Teaching Writing in the Digital Age, by Joel Malley



Racism, by Jennifer Woollven's Student



How Students Use Glogster, by Jennifer Woollven



Podcast by Robert Rivera-Amezola's Class



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