<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">This message is being sent on behalf of Susan Einhorn, Executive Director of the Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation (AALF). More information can be found on the AALF website: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; "><a href="http://www.aalf.org/">http://www.aalf.org/</a>. </span></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">Thank you</font></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">The MLTI Team</font></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica">=====</font></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; ">Just a reminder about upcoming Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation online institutes and professional development courses designed to help plan, implement and build your 1-to-1 program. If you've already registered for one of these institutes, check the event listings for updates and announcements. If you haven't already registered, we hope you'll consider joining us for one or more of these learning events. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><b><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">21 STEPS TO 21st CENTURY LEARNING ONLINE INSTITUTE SERIES </span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">The 21 Steps to 21st Century Learning Online Institute Series, based on the experiences of thousands of laptop schools around the world, consists of two separate institutes:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "> </span></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 29pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">1.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">The 21 Steps to 21st Century Learning Online Institute - Planning</span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 29pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">2.</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">The 21 Steps to 21st Century Learning Online Institute – Implementation</span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 29pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 5pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "> </span></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Each institute runs for five 1-hour sessions (1-hour per week for 5 consecutive weeks). Institute leader Bruce Dixon, international pioneer of 1-to-1 learning and president of the Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation, will take you through the steps you should follow to successfully plan and then implement a student laptop program tailored to your vision and your school's needs. In addition to the weekly one-hour course sessions, one hour optional Conversations & Questions sessions will be held each week to answer any questions and discuss ideas raised during the weekly course session. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; ">21 Steps to 21st Century Leaning Online Institute - Planning</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; "> </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Topics covered in the Planning Institute include research, vision and goal setting, financial modeling, budgeting, communications, and creating a project plan. Select whichever time best suits your schedule.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><br></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.15in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.1in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">·</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">August 4 - September 1, 2009 </span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.15in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.1in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">·</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">September 8 - October 6, 2009</span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; ">21 Steps to 21st Century Learning Online Institute - Implementation</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; "> </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">The Implementation Institute provides you with a clear understanding of how to put your laptop plan into action. Topics covered include pedagogical capacity and change management, learning spaces, essential 1-to-1 policies, learning devices and software, preparing for parent questions and concerns, support and service, deployment, and more. This Institute is being offered one time in 2009.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "> </span></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.15in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.1in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">·</span><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">October 20 - November 17, 2009</span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "> </span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Detailed information on the 21 Steps to 21st Century Learning can be found on the AALF </span><a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102635479096&s=744&e=001_YHGzSB7AyC4pg6y1RivLXgDhPQ4UnKNSKMhQWLwk8vLjyjGqczEucV6rIjY1Imele_EgNsGvYjOPjeDhbkmNhyN1dU_IxzrT1O_tYsecT86foUgetoEEvjn2r1AfdCfhD9crEHyaKVAHbgWubZXGviccG6yhxGdtRP-DAXd8cO2ZF_r5ConsKffeZ_bJeyxH7mhI2MB04EzLb4WOPq-UV25pMPk8FY2"><span style="color: rgb(50, 80, 166); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">web site</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">. </span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: Tahoma; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></b><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#333333"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><u><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">NEXT STEPS ONLINE INSTITUTE</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Tahoma; ">We've Got Laptops - Now What?!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><ul class="MailOutline"><li>August 10-13, 2009</li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; ">This virtual course will provide participants with the opportunity to learn about the best practices of highly effective 1-to-1 classes with a focus on organization, pedagogy, and learning culture. The 4-hour course will be held on four consecutive days, one hour per day, starting on August 10, 2009.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; ">The course is designed for beginning laptop teachers and leaders, as well as for those experienced laptop educators who want to expand their 1-to-1 knowledge and skills. It will be led by Karen Ward, experienced laptop teacher and coach for AALF, Central Valley Educational Leadership Institute (CVELI) at California State University Fresno, and Springboard Schools, a California non-profit educational organization. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; ">This course is filling up quickly, so reserve your space as soon as possible. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; ">-----</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Tahoma; ">All institute session will be held using the Elluminate online course system.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>