In the U.S., states and publishers are hurrying to make sure their resources are correlated to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in addition to the already mandated state standards. JES & Co. has developed processes that make the job simpler and less expensive. The GLRC team is putting to use linked-data, making relationships between learning objectives and resources both dynamic and flexible. What is getting the state and district superintendents so excited? GLRC tools and services are enabling teachers to teach to the CCSS and still report and assess using the state standards. And publishers are finding that their products and services are not only meeting today’s multi-standards requirements but are making individualized learning plans and cross grade/subject options a reality. Don’t get left behind.

The team at The Gateway to 21st Century skills was honored that The Gateway, the cornerstone of the Global Learning Resource Connection, was selected by eSchool News as the Site of the Week for the week of January 12, 2011. The editors at eSchool News chose The Gateway as their featured site this week because it provides a wealth of lesson plans, instructional units and other educational resources that are free and accessible to educators across the globe. eSchool News also cited the fact that educators can easily see how each resource on The Gateway is mapped to their particular state’s standards.

JES & Co. appoints Terry Smithson as Director of Marketing to bring the Global Learning Resource Connection (GLRC) solutions to educators worldwide. JES & Co., a world leader in research, development, and deployment of education programs based on open standards, announced today that Terry Smithson has been appointed director of marketing. Mr. Smithson is well known to the education community through his eight years of leading Intel’s education initiatives and the national Hurricane Education Leadership Program (HELP). Mr. Smithson will focus on the Global Learning Resource Connection (GLRC) growth worldwide with dedicated attention to the providers of the next generation of education systems. The GLRC will result in teachers and learners being able to seamlessly navigate related learning resources across state and national boundaries thus enriching curricula while simultaneously providing the means of relating learning outcomes to educational activities such as student ePortfolios, professional development, and assessments.

"I am proud to announce Terry’s appointment as Director of Marketing. The magnitude of the GLRC‘s reach demands someone with extensive education experience and the ability to get GLRC sponsors’ messages out to the mass of educators worldwide. No one could do this better than Terry,” explains Diny Golder, the Executive Director of JES & Co. "I am excited about joining the JES & Co. team and the focus on the Global Learning Resource Connection,” said Smithson. “The GLRC is the first global education initiative using the Semantic Web and will play a key role in the advancement of education worldwide through technology. It is an honor to be a part of a team that is both visionary and is recognized as a world leader in the research and development of programs that have such a profound impact on education around the world."