Author Archives: Dan Brown

A Student’s Voice on Career and Technical Education

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Dan Brown

Flameworking. Robot building. Custom painting. High school. These seemingly disparate ideas fit together seamlessly for 18-year-old Taylor Clow, a thriving senior I met recently at New Jersey’s Gloucester County Institute of Technology (GCIT). The Teaching Ambassador Fellows— teachers working for … Continue reading →

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Teaching Computer Coding in K-12

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Dan Brown

Where can you go to find— in one place— Arne Duncan, Mark Zuckerberg, Marco Rubio, Stephen Hawking, and Snoop Dogg agreeing with each other? Not sure? Now add into the mix Dr. Oz, Richard Branson, and Michael Bloomberg. Give up? … Continue reading →

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Duncan Addresses Gun Violence in New “Ask Arne” Video Series

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Dan Brown

As a teacher and a parent, what our nation’s education leaders think, really matters to me. And with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about to begin a second term, it matters even more. Today, we’re excited to announce the launch … Continue reading →

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Teachers’ Voices Heard on U.S. Department of Education Bus Tour

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Dan Brown

Over eighty meetings with teachers and school leaders in a two-week cross-country blitz—not bad work for a team of twelve Teaching Ambassador Fellows (TAFs) working for a year with the U.S. Department of Education. The Department of Education’s third annual … Continue reading →

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