January 2013 Newsletter Vol 5: Issue 7

Dear Partners and Friends, The World Wide Workshop began 2013 on an exciting note! We are honored by the National School Boards Association naming the Workshop a Technology Innovation Showcase company. Globaloria youth in Silicon Valley took a STEM Innovation Field Trip to Microsoft, and WVBE named a visionary changeleader the new West Virginia State Superintendent. Please forward our exciting updates to a few good friends to help us kick off the new year. Cheers, Idit

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In This Month's Issue: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. National School Boards Association to Showcase Workshop's Technology Innovation Microsoft Hosts a STEM Innovation Field Trip for Globaloria Students in Silicon Valley WVBE Appoints Visionary Change-Leader as the New State Superintendent AMD Names Globaloria Mentor Austin Volunteer of 2012 Words of Inspiration from the World Wide Workshop

1. National School Boards Association to Showcase Workshop's Technology Innovation The National School Boards Association (NSBA) selected the World Wide Workshop as one of six Technology Innovation Showcase companies for its annual conference, to be held in San Diego on April 13-15. The Showcase was created to highlight emerging companies that represent the diversity of new solutions in education, said Ann Flynn, NSBAs Director of Education Technology and State Association Services. The conference attracts over 5,000 school board members and superintendents from across the United States and Canada to be educated about the ways in which innovation is changing education. Read the press release here.

2. Microsoft Hosts a STEM Innovation Field Trip for Globaloria Students in Silicon Valley Two Globaloria classes from adVENTURE STEM Academy at Herman Intermediate School in San Jose, California, visited Microsoft headquarters this month. STEM Innovation Field Trips give students a glimpse into the world of careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics and inspire them to create a bright future in the global knowledge economy. During the field trip, the seventh and eighth grade students toured the Microsoft campus and met with Microsoft professionals,Thea Nilsson and Kenny Spade of the Microsoft Corporate Citizenship group, to learn about STEM careers. They also visited a Microsoft store and Community Technology Center where they interacted with cutting-edge

technology products. Many of these students never even dreamed they could be the next generation of inventors and engineers. Globaloria is empowering them with the skills, and STEM innovation field trips like these are the catalyst to their imaginations. Middle school today, Microsoft tomorrow!" said Shubha Tuljapurkar, Globaloria Program Director in San Jose/Silicon Valley.

adVENTURE STEM students test products at Microsoft.

3. WVBE Appoints Visionary Change-Leader as the New State Superintendent We congratulate James Phares as the new West Virginia Department of Education State Superintendent of Schools. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Phares served as Randolph Countys Superintendent and earned accolades including the 2011 Randolph County Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year and the Workshop's own Leadership Inspiration Award for Superintendents. Learn more about Dr. Phares here.

4. AMD Names Globaloria Mentor Austin Volunteer of 2012 Diane Stapley, a mentor to Globaloria students in Austin, has been named the 2012 AMD Austin Volunteer Excellence Award winner. Stapley works one-on-one with an eighth-grade female Globaloria student at the East Austin College Prep Academy (EAPrep), providing feedback on blog posts and milestones in the game-making process. She also inspires students with her own personal story of working as a woman professional engineer. Congratulations Diane, and thank you for your support and encouragement to Globaloria students!

5. Words of Inspiration from the World Wide Workshop In 2012 World Wide Workshop founder and president Idit Harel Caperton continued to share her vision for the disruptive power of technology innovation to create better educational opportunities for all youth worldwide. See below for a selection of Dr. Capertons presentations and publications of the past year:

Before We Flip Classrooms, Let's Rethink What We're Flipping To

EmTech Prism: Education and Learning

Helping Teachers Move from Digital Learners to Digital Leaders Out of Poverty Into Opportunity Self-Learning is the New Schooling

Memo to Mayor Bloomberg: Let Them Make Games! In the Battle for Our Future, It's Time for Education Bonds Calling All Girls: The Video Gaming Industry Offers Exceptional Opportunities to Young Women Focus On What Is Working Building and Spreading Knowledge That Matters: Is Computing a Two-Edged Sword, or a Possible Solution?

Students Making Game Media for Literacy and Learning

Celebrating student excellence in learning game design

High-Quality STEM Education for All: It Takes a Village

Opinion: Before We Flip Classrooms, Let's Rethink What We're Flipping To

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