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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

• The Spring @Concord is here!
  The new issue of @Concord includes articles on formative assessments in electronics, a new simulation for teaching and learning heat transfer, nanoscience and genetics education, and more. Become a member to receive the print edition of our biannual newsletter.
• Transforming Schools with Technology
  Andy Zucker’s article, "Transforming Schools with Technology," was featured in Independent School magazine. The special issue, focused on the theme of Teaching in a 2.0 World, won an award from the Association of Educational Publishers as the best single-theme issue of an education publication.
• Job Opening: Webmaster
  The Concord Consortium is seeking a Webmaster with strong technical and graphic design skills for electronic media. The successful candidate will have multi-year experience setting up and maintaining a Drupal-based site of significant size and complexity.
• Article by Andy Zucker published in The Science Teacher
  At the Denver School of Science and Technology, a public charter high school serving many students from low-income families, laptops are used by teachers and students in a variety of ways. About 30% of the graduating class takes an AP Physics exam, compared to only 3% nationally.
• Job Openings: Software Developers
  The Concord Consortium is seeking two software developers to help use new Web technologies and improve our existing Java software across many projects.
• Thank you for your feedback
  Congratulations to Robert Ong of Nedlands, Australia! He is winner of a new iPod touch. Over 200 of you responded to our website survey. Your input will help us update our website to improve the ways you learn about and use our software and activities. Keep watch for our redesigned site arriving later this year!
• CC Announces New President
  The Concord Consortium announced its new President, Chad Dorsey, at the meeting of its Board of Directors on October 28, 2008. "Chad was the unanimous choice of the Board and has its enthusiastic support," said Board Chairperson, Pendred Noyce. "We look forward to vigorous, thoughtful leadership from Chad."

  Chad will move from the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, where he provided teacher professional development and developed educational technology projects. He is currently working on a joint program between CC and MMSA to introduce high school biology students to cutting-edge genomic data analysis by giving them access to tools and data used by leading genetic scientists.

  Bob Tinker, the founder of the Concord Consortium, is retiring as President at the end of the year, but will continue to be involved in development and project management over the next two years.

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