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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
- White Paper on Nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations play a vital role in educational technology innovation. Sesame Street, online high schools, probeware for science and math education, and other widely used innovations were developed by nonprofits. However, there has been a reduction in the size and number of grants made for innovation in educational technology. At a time when digital tools are more powerful, and when large numbers of schools are using them, federal agencies should invest additional resources to stimulate educational innovations based on technology. - Employment Opportunity: President
The Concord Consortium is searching for a President who will be responsible for the fiscal, operational, and intellectual integrity of the organization. Click the above link for more information.
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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