Abstract: Many people of different ages now participate in immersive virtual environments, from Club Penguin and Webkins through World of Warcraft, America's Army, and Second Life. The 2010 National Educational Technology Plan identifies immersive media as among the most powerful emerging technologies for learning. This session describes our research in designing and studying immersive virtual worlds as curriculum (digital ecosystems) and summative assessments (science inquiry).

For more information about this event, visit http://www.edufest.org/

Look for this DR K-12 grantee who is presenting:

• Session Title: Mentoring Young Mathematicians: Teaching Math to Talented Primary Students (Gr. K-2) (07/25/2011)
  Presenters: M. Katherine Gavin (project: Project M2: Maturing Mathematicians -- Advanced Curriculum for Primary Level Students)        

For more information about this event, visit http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/confratute/

Look for this DR K-12 grantee who is presenting:

• Session Title: Project M2: Mentoring Young Mathematicians (7/12-15/2011)
  Presenters: Janine Firmender  (project: Project M2: Maturing Mathematicians -- Advanced Curriculum for Primary Level Students)