Wisconsin Literacy

Thinkfinity.org rolled-out in Wisconsin on November 8, 2007. Thinkfinity, Verizon Foundation's flagship education program, is a partnership between the Verizon Foundation and leading national educational organizations that provides over 50,000 high quality online instructional resources. Visit Thinkfinity in Wisconsin at http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/thinkfinity.html.

Since October 2007, Wisconsin has trained over 100 local educators as Thinkfinity Field Trainers. Throughout 2007-2008, these Wisconsin field trainers provided ongoing systemic professional development for 506 of their colleagues; plus 712 educators participated in Awareness Sessions that introduced them to Thinkfinity lesson plans, interactive modules, professional research, online field trips and web-links.

A 30 hour Verizon Foundation Online Field Trainer Course begins on August 6, 2008 and new sections of this course are available the first Wednesday of each month throughout 2008-2009. Thinkfinity for 21st Century Learning, two 1-credit graduate courses, will be available to Wisconsin Thinkfinity Field Trainers to facilitate, beginning fall 2008.

For additional information about Thinkfinity or to enroll in training opportunities, contact Donna Steffan at donna.steffan@dpi.wi.gov or by phone at 608-267-1282. You can also find more information in the Events Section of this website by clicking here.