Qwizdom Inc. Joins TAF's Corporate Alliance Network
The Technology Access Foundation welcomes Qwizdom, Inc. to their Corporate Alliance Network. Qwizdom is providing audience response technology to TAF for the opening of TAF Academy, an innovative full-day public school model serving grades 6 through 12, in 2008. Qwizdom, Inc. will also hire students in TAF's Technical Teens Internship Program for summer internships.
Seattle, WA (PRWEB) December 16, 2006
The Technology Access Foundation (TAF) is pleased to announce that Qwizdom, Inc. has become a new Gold member of its' Corporate Alliance Network. TAF, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, is a national leader in providing underserved children of color with meaningful educational experiences and technological skills necessary for success in the 21st century. Qwizdom, Inc, based in Puyallup, Washington, is a leading designer, developer and marketer of innovative, technology-based learning products and related proprietary content. Dedicated to making learning effective and engaging, Qwizdom products are designed for use by all age groups, in schools and corporations.
Qwizdom is pleased to supply, at no cost, the Qwizdom Student Response Systems, curriculum and software for the first TAF Academy, scheduled to open in the fall of 2008. In addition, Qwizdom will provide summer internships to several students in TAF's Technical Teens Internship Program. Qwizdom's Student Response System uses radio-frequency remotes, interactive learning modes, and exciting games to engage every student and provide instant feedback and grading.
"We are honored to partner with the TAF academy in bringing the very best in interactive education tools and curriculum to the students who can benefit the most from that access," said Qwizdom Vice President of Curriculum & Business Development Patrick Leonard.
About TAF Academy
TAF Academy is an innovative full-day public school model serving grades 6 through 12. It incorporates the best and latest thinking in a comprehensive approach to education tailored to underserved communities of color. Its' curriculum emphasizes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects. Ultimately, TAF Academy students will graduate from high school college-ready with the skills and education to pursue further education or career options of their choice. TAF plans to launch the first TAF Academy in Seattle in 2008.
"We are very excited about this opportunity to expose the teachers and students of TAF Academy to tools for 21st Century Learning. We have already begun to think about dozen of ways for the Qwizdom Student Response System to improve curriculum development, classroom instruction and student learning," said TAF Executive Director Trish Millines Dziko.
About Qwizdom
Qwizdom offers the most advanced radio-frequency classroom response technology (patents pending), a complete software learning system, and over 150 interactive titles that encompass over 200,000 slides of exclusive, school-only curriculum content.
The Qwizdom Student Response System brings unmatched interactivity and learning to the classroom and is the only solution designed to actively involve every participant while tracking performance in both group and individual learning environments. Qwizdom, founded in 1984, has offices located in Washington State, Cleveland, OH and the United Kingdom. For more information, please visit Qwizdom's website: www. qwizdom. com.
TAF's Mission
TAF prepares underserved children of color for higher education and professional success by providing a rigorous and relevant K-12 curriculum. TAF makes education a priority in underserved communities of color. Serving one child at a time, TAF enhances their educational and professional prospects through the delivery of tools for learning in the 21st century. We will utilize our demonstrable success to establish our leadership in education reform and expand the reach of our model.
For more information
Contact Pamela Fann, Technology Access Foundation's Corporate Alliance Manager, at 206.725.9095 ext 19.
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