The Pearson Foundation helps schools, teachers, and academic leaders do all they can to help students succeed. Together with corporate, non-profit, and academic partners, we deliver innovative, scalable learning programs to schools; provide academic awards, training, and professional support to teachers; and support leadership initiatives that establish and document best practices for students and educators.
The Pearson Foundation/CCSSO International Conference on Education
Together with the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO),the Pearson Foundation is proud to sponsor the Pearson Foundation/CCSSO International Conference on Education. The first conference, held April 28-May 1, 2008 in Singapore, convenes delegations from the Pacific Rim, Africa, and Europe, together with Chief State School officers from the United States to share and consider key educational, assessment, and professional development practices that ensure student success in mathematics and science education.
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BridgeIT
Together with Nokia, International Youth Foundation, and UNDP, Pearson launched BridgeIT in 2003. This global program combines existing mobile products and satellite technologies to deliver digital multimedia materials to teachers and students who otherwise would not have access to them. Since June 2003, teachers have been using mobile phones supplied by Nokia to access a library of science videos that are part of Pearson Digital Learning’s KnowledgeBox. Once selected, videos are downloaded via satellite to a Nokia digital video recorder connected to a television right in the classroom.
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Empowering the 21st Century Superintendent
Empowering the 21st Century Superintendent is an initiative dedicated launched by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) to help superintendents, aspiring superintendents, and district leadership teams build their knowledge, skills and confidence, as effective technology leaders. The Pearson Foundation is proud to have documented conversations with these leaders in a supporting video, which like the effort itself highlights five key themes for technology leadership.
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Jordan Education Initiative
Together with the Cisco Learning Institute and Pearson Longman, the Pearson Foundation is proud to partner with the United Stats State Department’s Middle East Partnership Initiative to supply state-of-the-art ESL (English as a second language) curriculum and training to teachers and students served by the Jordan Education Initiative.
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Project Exploration Science Teacher Institute
Project Exploration is a Chicago-based nonprofit group recognized as one of the most innovative and successful science education programs in the United States. Together with Pearson Education, the Pearson Foundation has established a major development fund and fellowship program for teachers served by Project Exploration in honor of the late Dr. Neil Campbell, a world-renowned textbook author and prominent University of California at Riverside biology professor.
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