AARPs Educator Community Joins Curriki to Help Bridge Global Education Divide
AARP’s Educator Community Joins Curriki to Help Bridge Global Education Divide
New Collaboration Delivers Free, High-Quality Learning Resources to Anyone, Anywhere in the World Contact: Danielle Holland, AARP/NRTA: 202-434-2597
Peter Levy, Curriki: 845-626-7120 WASHINGTON, DC, October 17, 2007 – NRTA: AARP’s Educator Community and Curriki, a non-profit open source curriculum repository and community, have joined forces to bring high-quality learning resources to students around the world. Retired educators will be encouraged to contribute and help develop educational tools and resources, and participate in an education community that is helping to change teaching and learning in the 21st century. Current offerings on Curriki range from lesson plans, assessments and media clips to complete textbooks, all available at no cost. These resources support teachers, schools, and students worldwide.
The collaboration between Curriki and AARP will bring together educators who are subject matter experts to share their curriculum, review content curricula, and help train teachers. By working closely with other experts in the United States and abroad, the collaborative effort ensures that the Curriki resources and materials will meet educational standards in each country. The collaboration’s activities support the challenging United Nations Millennium goal of guaranteeing an education for every child worldwide by 2015.
AARP’s educator-members will help expand and develop Curriki's collection of high-quality content. Educators will vet and screen the content of submissions for accuracy and appropriateness for educational application.
According to Bill Novelli, AARP's Chief Executive Officer, "This new collaboration offers a wonderful opportunity for our educator-members to share their valuable talents and insights with today’s teachers. Experienced educators can create positive educational outcomes by sharing their successful instructional tools and experiences with the global community. This will help educators forge links with colleagues from across the US and the world, forming dynamic physical and virtual communities.”
“No one questions the importance of learning, yet over 100 million people worldwide do not have access to a primary education,“ said Scott McNealy, Chairman and Co-Founder of Sun Microsystems and Founder of Curriki. “Today's announcement is the epitome of the principles on which Curriki was founded: open source and community-built content. With AARP educator-member’s participation and resources, Curriki will become the world’s fastest growing, most comprehensive and highest quality open source education portal. Together, NRTA and Curriki are bridging the education divide.”
About AARP – www.aarp.org
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to either political campaigns or candidates. We produce AARP The Magazine, published bimonthly; AARP Bulletin, our monthly newspaper; AARP Segunda Juventud, our bimonthly magazine in Spanish and English; NRTA Live & Learn, our quarterly newsletter for 50+ educators; and our website, http://www.aarp.org. AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We have staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
About NRTA: AARP’s Educator Community – www.aarp.org/nrta
Founded in 1947 by retired educator Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, NRTA: AARP's Educator Community, is a division of AARP. NRTA members share a commitment to learning, voluntary service, and civic participation. NRTA is the largest national organization that represents the interests of 50+ educators, with a membership of more than one million active and retired higher-ed and K-12 educators and school personnel at the local, state and national level. The NRTA Network includes a national office in Washington, DC, 52 state and city associations, and more than 2,700 local associations. NRTA members are dedicated to continuous educational opportunity, advocacy, and service as a means of safeguarding the economic security, work opportunities, and future well being of all generations.
About Curriki - the Global Education & Learning Community - www.curriki.org
Curriki - the Global Education & Learning Community is a nonprofit dedicated to
improving education by empowering teachers, students and parents with universal access to free and Open Source Curricula. Curriki is building the first and only Internet site for a complete course of instruction and assessment for K-12. The organization will create a world-class educational environment that is community developed and supported. Founded by Sun Microsystems in 2004, Curriki now operates as an independent nonprofit.
New Collaboration Delivers Free, High-Quality Learning Resources to Anyone, Anywhere in the World Contact: Danielle Holland, AARP/NRTA: 202-434-2597
Peter Levy, Curriki: 845-626-7120 WASHINGTON, DC, October 17, 2007 – NRTA: AARP’s Educator Community and Curriki, a non-profit open source curriculum repository and community, have joined forces to bring high-quality learning resources to students around the world. Retired educators will be encouraged to contribute and help develop educational tools and resources, and participate in an education community that is helping to change teaching and learning in the 21st century. Current offerings on Curriki range from lesson plans, assessments and media clips to complete textbooks, all available at no cost. These resources support teachers, schools, and students worldwide.
The collaboration between Curriki and AARP will bring together educators who are subject matter experts to share their curriculum, review content curricula, and help train teachers. By working closely with other experts in the United States and abroad, the collaborative effort ensures that the Curriki resources and materials will meet educational standards in each country. The collaboration’s activities support the challenging United Nations Millennium goal of guaranteeing an education for every child worldwide by 2015.
AARP’s educator-members will help expand and develop Curriki's collection of high-quality content. Educators will vet and screen the content of submissions for accuracy and appropriateness for educational application.
According to Bill Novelli, AARP's Chief Executive Officer, "This new collaboration offers a wonderful opportunity for our educator-members to share their valuable talents and insights with today’s teachers. Experienced educators can create positive educational outcomes by sharing their successful instructional tools and experiences with the global community. This will help educators forge links with colleagues from across the US and the world, forming dynamic physical and virtual communities.”
“No one questions the importance of learning, yet over 100 million people worldwide do not have access to a primary education,“ said Scott McNealy, Chairman and Co-Founder of Sun Microsystems and Founder of Curriki. “Today's announcement is the epitome of the principles on which Curriki was founded: open source and community-built content. With AARP educator-member’s participation and resources, Curriki will become the world’s fastest growing, most comprehensive and highest quality open source education portal. Together, NRTA and Curriki are bridging the education divide.”
About AARP – www.aarp.org
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to either political campaigns or candidates. We produce AARP The Magazine, published bimonthly; AARP Bulletin, our monthly newspaper; AARP Segunda Juventud, our bimonthly magazine in Spanish and English; NRTA Live & Learn, our quarterly newsletter for 50+ educators; and our website, http://www.aarp.org. AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We have staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
About NRTA: AARP’s Educator Community – www.aarp.org/nrta
Founded in 1947 by retired educator Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, NRTA: AARP's Educator Community, is a division of AARP. NRTA members share a commitment to learning, voluntary service, and civic participation. NRTA is the largest national organization that represents the interests of 50+ educators, with a membership of more than one million active and retired higher-ed and K-12 educators and school personnel at the local, state and national level. The NRTA Network includes a national office in Washington, DC, 52 state and city associations, and more than 2,700 local associations. NRTA members are dedicated to continuous educational opportunity, advocacy, and service as a means of safeguarding the economic security, work opportunities, and future well being of all generations.
About Curriki - the Global Education & Learning Community - www.curriki.org
Curriki - the Global Education & Learning Community is a nonprofit dedicated to
improving education by empowering teachers, students and parents with universal access to free and Open Source Curricula. Curriki is building the first and only Internet site for a complete course of instruction and assessment for K-12. The organization will create a world-class educational environment that is community developed and supported. Founded by Sun Microsystems in 2004, Curriki now operates as an independent nonprofit.
