Dec 09 2007
My World
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Hi Brian,
I received a Twitter from you tonight because I signed up to receive any twitter that includes ‘future’ and ’school’. Now you know why you showed up on my cell phone (congrats on the win tonight by the way)
My name is Derek Brandow and I am from Eugene, Oregon. I am working with a small team to create a learning environment that allows for students to use technology and collaborate in a way that will truly prepare them (or at least prepare them in a much more appropriate way than general Public Ed) for the future in which they will graduate. Can you imagine a place where you get to do what you are doing with a staff who gets it like you do, and with all the means to inspire students in the way you know is so important?
We have a “challenge” we are about to launch, a call to anyone who cares about children’s life long learning, the future our kids will graduate to, and learning themselves.
We are interested to hear feedback from teachers like you, and perhaps collaborate if it seems right.
If this is something you may be interested in taking a peek at (it won’t be very long at all), email me and let me know, and I will forward “the challenge” to you very soon.
Peace,
Derek