I Resolve…

Get great ideas from other educators and the Thinkfinity Content Partners on how to reach your classroom goals. Join the Thinkfinity Community today and benefit from a wealth of ideas and suggestions that Community members share.

A new year is also a great time to get organized and January is National Get Organized Month. Visit the Thinkfinity Calendar’s monthly feature and find ways to get organized in the classroom and at home!

Rose Stuckey Kirk Named New Verizon Foundation President
Rose Stuckey Kirk has been named president of the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon. She will lead Verizon’s philanthropic strategy with an emphasis on projects that demonstrate the use of Verizon’s technology in addressing social issues such as education, domestic violence prevention and online safety. Additionally, she will oversee Verizon’s employee volunteerism program and continue to coordinate efforts to communicate Verizon’s overall corporate responsibility messaging. Kirk will oversee Verizon's signature education effort, Thinkfinity.org.
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The Electric Company® Partners with Verizon Thinkfinity
Thinkfinity partners with The Electric Company to connect with today’s kids, parents and educators. Jump into The Electric Company’s videos, activities for the classroom and home, lesson plans and interactive games, and discover the power of words.

New Thinkfinity Community Share Tools
Now it’s even easier to share discussions, resources and blog posts you find on the Thinkfinity Community on Facebook®, Twitter® and more. Get started today!

Smithsonian Adds 90 New Artifacts
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has added 90 new artifacts to its History Explorer website. To explore the newly added artifacts and incorporate these primary sources into your classroom, visit History Explorer on Thinkfinity and sort by date posted. Image used with permission from the National Museum of American History, Division of Armed Forces History.

Winter
Turn the winter chill into cool classroom activities with primary sources and lesson plans from Verizon Thinkfinity. (Grades: All)

Freedom Rides 50th Anniversary
This winter the Smithsonian Institution and the National Endowment for the Humanities will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1961 Freedom Rides with a National Youth Summit webcast, live on February 9, 2011, 12:00 pm Eastern. Free registration is required. (Grades: All)

Reaching Your Limits
The new version of this popular online mathematics tool helps students predict the limit of a series as it approaches infinity. (Grades: 9-12)

New! All Aboard the Train
This module from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History OurStory collection helps children and adults explore the history of trains in America.
(Grades: K-4)

• Black History Month
• Groundhog Day – February 2
• Thomas Alva Edison’s Birthday – February 11
• Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday – February 12
• Valentine’s Day – February 14
• Presidents’ Day – February 20
• George Washington’s Birthday – February 22

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2011 Annual Meeting – February 17-21
Join Science NetLinks in Washington, D.C. to celebrate this year’s theme “Science Without Borders.” Topics include teaching and learning in the digital age, scientific literacy and celebrating the 100th anniversary of Marie Curie’s Nobel Prize in chemistry. Register Today!


International Reading Association (IRA)
2011 Annual Convention – May 8-11
Join IRA in Orlando, Florida for the 2011 Annual Convention: The Power of Literacy. Learn from leaders in the field and collaborate with other educators. Registration is now open. Prepaid deadline is April 8, 2011.