Gaston and Idit Caperton shake hands with WVBOE Vice President Jenny Phillips
and President Pricilla Haden after presenting a Globaloria Progress Report.
World Wide Workshop Newsletter, February, 2011:
On February 9th, Idit Caperton and former WV Governor Gaston Caperton were invited to make a special presentation to the West Virginia State Board of Education. Their talk focused on the readiness of Globaloria to be scaled to every middle school and high school across the state as an integrated component of the WVDE Global 21. As follow up, a Globaloria Stakeholders Committee is being convened by the newly appointed state superintendent, Dr. Jorea Marple, to present a roll-out plan to the Board in the fall of 2011. “We were thrilled with the opportunity to share a Globaloria progress report to the Board,” said Idit. “We discussed its role in preparing students for success in college and future careers, and its potential to transform teaching and learning in alignment with common core standards.” “West Virginia has been leading the nation in education innovation with computers, and we must commit to leap forward again and serve our students and teachers better,” said former Governor Caperton who is known for transforming education with technology in his state during 1989-1997.