By Claire Gordon, Posted Sep 14th 2011 @ 1:33PM

Today the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released some hard numbers that confirm this startling decline of the West and the rise of the rest. Although the West that's declining is almost exclusively America.

Read about the latest in Education News links.

This premier Arizona eLearning Community Networking event is hosted by GAZeL and sponsored by various vendors.

eLearning Drinks is a vibrant and growing opportunity to socialize and network with others in the field of eLearning i n Arizona, the mecca of eLearning.

If you're an Entrepreneur/Company Owner, Instructional Designer, Job Seeker, Employer, Software Guru, Trainer, BizDev Pro, Tech Manager, Marketer, VC/Angel Investor, Professor,... Student, or even from the "user community" - "eLearning Drinks" is for YOU!

True to the disruptive nature of e-Learning, "eLearning Drinks" isn’t a "structured" event: NO AGENDA...NO SPEAKER...NO "MEETUP" GROUP... just a great exchange of ideas, business cards and banter!

Looking For Employees? Looking For A Job?

Representatives of companies who are hiring may identify themselves with a green dot on their name tag that we provide at each event so that they can be easily identified by those looking for new opportunities.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Tallwave and Today's Campus at Mumbles on 8/17/11.  See photos

Here are the top educational apps on iPad.

See at: apps

In attendance

Ross, Rich, Mike Whipple, Debra, Steve, Michelle.

Brief discussion about

Newsletter, Email capabilities, and the eDrinks party.

New prospects for corporate membership

Ways to make money

    * Social events

    * Product Delivery

    * Vendor Directory

    * CEO Breakfast

    * Summit

    * eDrinks sponsors

Next meeting 30 Aug 4:15  (every two weeks)

Two schools transform their ELL programs by giving students around-the-clock access to some of the latest mobile devices.

• By Jennifer Demski
• 05/02/11

The typical student at the Newcomer Center, an alternative school in Township High School District 214 in Arlington Heights, IL, is a recent immigrant with little or no English skills. The school is a temporary stopover for these students--they stay at the center for about a year, building up their English-language skills, and are then transferred to an ESL program at their home school in the district.

http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/05/02/ell-to-go.aspx

September 14, 2007 – Vol1, Issue3

News and Happenings!

GAZeL Insights! is a publication designed to keep GAZeL members informed about everything that GAZeL has to offer. Complete Insights! Articles can be found on the GAZeL Community Portal, at http://www.gazel.us/insights.

The New GAZeL Portal Has Arrived!

Now you can locate information about events, join in conversations, and network with your peers. GAZeL members have been working dilligently to bring you an interactive venue for exploring eLearning according to your interests and needs.

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Save These Dates!

• Join us for GAZeL’s next Networking Event at ASU’s Decision Theater, September 26th, 2007, 12:00pm - 2:00pm at the Mesa Conference Center. Meet new colleagues and learn about what is new at GAZeL. You will find more information about this event at: http://www.gazel.us/dt

• Join us for GAZeL’s Summit 2008: eLearning and Collaboration in the Global Economy, February 20, 2008, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Mesa Conference Center. Included is an After5 Reception between 5:00pm and 7:00pm. You will find more conference information at: http://www.gazel.us/summit08.

GAZeL Updates

What has GAZeL been up to? GAZeL listens to its membership to plan future activities and accomplishments. These are some of the activities we have accomplished in support of GAZeL membership needs, requirements, and expectations, including:

• Golf Networking Event

• CEO Breakfast

• Periodic Networking Events with Presentation for eLearning Companies

• Research Committee and Portal (www.trainingplace.org)

In March of 2010, Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on America's Schools, the result of the largest-ever publicly-released teacher survey, in which 40,000 of our nation's public school teachers shared their thoughts on American Education.

More at:  http://www.scholastic.com/primarysources/download.asp

In one of the largest national surveys of public school teachers, thousands of educators agreed that today’s students aren’t college-ready when they graduate from high school. Teachers’ suggestions for solving this problem include clear, common standards; multiple measures of student performance; and greater innovation, including differentiated instruction and more use of digital resources.

The survey, titled “Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on America’s Schools,” was commissioned by Scholastic Inc. and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and conducted by Harris Interactive. More than 40,000 public school teachers in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade participated, and the results were released March 3.

The survey focused on the state of American education, the challenges facing students, and the tools and resources teachers need to face those challenges. Teachers gave honest opinions on issues such as student achievement, performance pay, technology use, and administrative support—and some of their answers might surprise school leaders.

More at: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/03/03/teachers-share-their-views-on-how-to-improve-education/?ast=64&astc=4952

An annual report reveals that mobile learning and cloud computing are poised to reach widespread adoption in schools in one year or less, with game-based learning and open educational content not far behind.

The New Media Consortium Horizon Report: 2011 K-12 Edition is the third annual report from the New Media Consortium (NMC) that focuses on emerging K-12 technologies. It is supported by a grant from HP’s Office of Global Social Innovation.