There are millions of teachers in the world, and the world is changing every day. Professional development (PD) as we’ve known it HAS to be a technology enabled experience. Here’s why…
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During my recent trip to Beijing, I had the privilege of visiting several middle school students participating in a math education pilot program. It was a real eye opener…
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To support HP Catalyst projects that are ready for their “next steps toward scale-up”, the HP Catalyst Leadership Fund has been established to provide additional support to progressive Catalyst projects that have compelling, emergent evidence of learning & teaching outcomes, international collaboration, and the potential to scale. We are pleased to announce the first five recipients....
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On the eve of the 2012 HP Catalyst Summit, I am thinking about the HP Catalyst Initiative, the future of STEM(+) education, and a few personal thoughts…
Project based learning (#PBL) is great. It’s engaging and makes learning math, technology, science, and engineering, a.k.a. STEM(+) tangible. But when projects address REAL problems that students, communities, and governments around the world care about, then #PBL becomes authentic, relevant, and an important force for good. Here are some great examples...

[students from the Thinking Global, Acting Local project]
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