by issp | Sep 27, 2014 | Africa Link, ISSP, Laura's Blog, MIIS, News, Newsletter Fall 2014
It is no small feat to connect students in Cameroon, West Africa, with students in California, USA, to learn collaboratively online. The challenges in connecting teachers, combining curriculum—not to mention finding a good Internet connection and power source—are just...
by issp | Sep 27, 2014 | Africa Link, ISSP, Laura's Blog, News, Newsletter Fall 2014
Yaounde, Cameroon, Central Africa Although located downtown, 20 minutes away from school by car, many of the students at Tassah Academy in Yaounde, Cameroon, had never been to the Municipal Lake before. “This is my first time here,” said one student, and...
by issp | Sep 27, 2014 | California USA Teachers & Schools, ISSP, News, Newsletter Fall 2014
Teacher Feature: Meet Cathy Guiley, Valencia Elementary, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, California USA At first glance, Mrs. Guiley’s classroom at Valencia Elementary School seems like your typical classroom, but once inside you feel transported to...
by issp | Jun 1, 2014 | Africa Link, Education, ISSP, News
On Thursday May 29, ISSP Board President Jonathan Berkey and Aptos Junior High School science teacher Ted Altenberg held a Skype session with several teachers and the Director of the Tassah Academy School, in Messamendongo Yaounde, Cameroon Africa. They discussed...
by issp | Dec 9, 2013 | Africa Link, ISSP, News
ISSP’s own Advisory Board member Ajume Wingo wrote an eloquent remembrance of and tribute to Nelson Mandela. Here are the first few paragraphs of his article: As an African from Cameroon I am touched, as are many people from around the world, by the death of...
