Visit Verizon Thinkfinity.org!
Thinkfinity.org is the cornerstone of Verizon Foundation's literacy, education and technology initiatives. The goal is to improve student achievement in traditional classroom settings and beyond by providing high-quality content and extensive professional development training at no cost to educators.
National Content Partners
Verizon Thinkfinity draws upon the strength of our content partners, who produce a wealth of discipline-specific, standards-based educational resources. They are:
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Council for Economic Education
- International Reading Association
- National Center for Family Literacy
- National Council of Teachers of English
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Geographic Society
- ProLiteracy Worldwide
- Smithsonian National Museum of American History
- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Minnesota Partner Page
TIES is proud to be the MN State Partner for Verizon Thinkfinity over the last 11 years. The Verizon Thinkfinity Website is one of the most comprehensive K-12 curriculum related websites in the world. The search capability is exceptional for finding lesson plans and topic related resources searching by grade level, discipline, and key word.
Verizon Thinkfinity resources have been linked to the Minnesota Academic Standards included in the partner sites. You may also search for resources by MN standard through the MN Learning Loop Teacher Resource Center.
TIES offers workshops for teachers on searching the Thinkfinity website for specific classroom resources both at TIES and in districts. Contact Dorothy Harmon for more information. The next workshop scheduled at the TIES Training Center is:
Verizon Thinkfinity Curriculum Resources Overview
Workshop #: SA4980FB
Date: May 7, 2010
Time: 8:30 - 3:30 Click here for registration information.
Verizon Thinkfinity program helps teachers prepare students for success in the Digital Age. It is a flagship program of the Verizon Foundation, exemplifying Verizon’s vision of advancing and applying technology that touches people’s lives.
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