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Danny, Congratulations on your new position. Of course, we'd really like to continue our collaborations, so please keep in touch. -- Ben On 9/18/07, Daniel Edelson <d-edelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Dear My World collaborators, > > I am writing with some exciting news. I have recently accepted the > position of Vice President for Education and Children's Programs at > the National Geographic Society in DC. I will be starting there on > December 1, following a long-scheduled visiting appointment in Paris > for the fall. As you know, NGS has championed the cause of K-12 > geography education in the U.S. for more than 20 years. My job will > be to establish a geography education reform strategy for the future > and implement it. It's a tremendously exciting opportunity for me, > and I'm looking forward to bringing what I've learned over the last > 15 years about education to a place where there is an opportunity for > broad impact. > > I have started working on arrangements to move the My World > development efforts to the National Geographic. It will probably be > a while before that transition takes place, and in the meantime, our > work will continue uninterrupted at Northwestern. This move will not > have any impact on the commercial distribution of My World by PASCO. > > As excited as I am about this new opportunity, I definitely have > mixed feelings about leaving Northwestern after 17 years. It has been > a wonderful place for me to work and learn. This is tempered by the > fact that I will be able to bring all the relationships I've formed > while I've been here with me, and I expect to be drawing on those > relationships extensively as I get underway in my new position. > > Best, > Danny > > ---------------------------------------- > Daniel C. Edelson > Associate Professor, Learning Sciences and Computer Science > Northwestern University > Address: 2120 Campus Drive #240, Evanston, IL 60208 > Home page: http://www.cs.northwestern.edu/~edelson > GEODE Initiative: http://www.geode.northwestern.edu > > >
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