Sponsored by University of California, Irvine Graduate School of Education in conjunction with Apple Computers, CLI features online forums for teacher discussion and collaboration. In addition, there are opportunities for teachers and students to participate in collaborative projects. It focuses on obstacles to change and how to understand, use and overcome these obstacles. Classroom Today features integrating the Internet into the general curriculum. There are over 20,000 websites linked to Classroom Today that have been approved by teachers to be safe and relevant to the material studied.
Teachers can also create lesson plans or use the lesson plans supplied.
They provide a safe and monitored environment for kids to post projects for other kids around the country. They are in partnership with Discovery Channel, CNN, NASA and other prestigious organizations. We have evolved from a centrally-run organization to a decentralized network of regional centers that provide technical assistance and personalized support to schools. CES National supports the work of regional centers which coach schools through systematic change at the school site. This organizational structure allows CES to maintain both a national vision and a strong commitment to local implementation.