Archive for 'CPS Sim' Category
St. Pat’s Party - 3/12/09
17 March 2009On Thursday, March 12, the Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries hosted a St. Patrick’s Day party in Second Life on our sim. The party featured a live DJ playing Celtic and blues songs. Approximately 85 people attended from the education and library communities. Many came with their avatars dressed in green for the occasion. [...]
CPS SL Advisory Council Mtg - 6/18/08
24 June 2008On June 18, we held our second meeting of the CPS Second Life Advisory Council. CPS teachers and librarians met together to advise on future development of the CPS sim. Suggestions related to connecting the curriculum to future builds and resources. In addition, we discussed more ideas for displays related to the Professional Library. This council will hold future meetings to [...]
CPS Professional Development - 6/12/08
21 June 2008On Thursday, June 12, CPS grant participants were provided with a special professional development opportunity which took them on a field trip to various Second Life educational sims. The tour was designed by Corinne Fleury and involved visits to various immersive learning environments. Stopovers included Tintern Abbey, Dante’s Inferno, The Alamo, Land of Lincoln, Renaissance [...]
AdvancED Office at on CPS island
12 June 2008
Last week, Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries hosted a professional development session for our teachers and librarians led by Paval Shostakovich (RL: David Hurst) of AvancEd or Advancing Excellence in Education. AdvancED is the unified organization of the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), Southern Association of Colleges and [...]
CPS Second Life Advisory Committee - 6/2/08
8 June 2008As a benefit of our Illinois State Library LSTA grant to create our sim in Second Life, we have been able to provide opportunities for twelve of our schools to create virtual offices. In addition, we are in final stages of developing a virtual branch of our CPS Professional Library. To solicit guidance from our [...]
CPS Teachers in Second Life
1 June 2008The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Department of Libraries has sponsored a mini-grant program for CPS librarians and teachers in conjunction with our presence in Second Life. Librarians and teachers from twelve schools are busily preparing virtual office spaces to support the professional needs of the colleagues at their schools. These offices will provide information about educational [...]