Faculty to Purdue
Claudia Dicken, Villa mathematics teacher, and Stephanie Moore, Director of Instructional Technology, have been invited by Purdue University to present a white paper on the topic of pen-based computing at the First Workshop on the Impact of Pen-based Technology on Education (WIPTE). Dicken and Moore traveled to West Lafayette, Indiana April 5-7 to present their paper entitled, “Tablet PC: Changing the Way Students Learn and Teachers Teach at Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School.”
Villa Duchesne is one of two nationally recognized high schools represented at the conference. Experts from other universities (an impressive list that includes Clemson, Stanford, Purdue, University of Massachusetts, Georgia, Virginia, Washington, Richmond, Michigan, MIT and more) and corporations including Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard will come together to “examine the possibility that the use of pen-based computing, such as Tablet PC, ‘radically’ enhances learning by incorporating different mechanisms.”
According to the WIPTE web site, “A wide variety of disciplines are embracing Tablet PCs and similar pen-based devices as tools for the radical enhancement of teaching and learning. This conference is intended to leverage this shared passion and to identify best practices in the educational use of pen-based computing so that all educators may benefit from this next generation of technology.”

GlobalSchoolNet Names Finalist
Throughout the world educators are asking, “How can I prepare my students to succeed in an increasingly inter-connected and borderless world?” Global SchoolNet’s Online Shared Learning Award recognizes champion educators, who have made significant contributions to global collaborative learning. Ten teachers were selected for this honor from across the USA, Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, and Uzbekistan.The GSN Board of Directors, pleased to recognize the exemplary educators who have made important contributions to the field of online telecollaboration, have named Stephanie Moore, Director of Instructional Technology for Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School as a 2005 finalist for her work in global initiatives engaging Villa Duchesne students with students in Taiwan.

Teacher Presentations at various conferences

Catholic Schools for Tomorrow Award
Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill School has been selected to receive the 2004 Catholic Schools for Tomorrow Award from Today's Catholic Teacher. Recognized for commendable use of technologies and professional development, Villa Duchesne/Oak Hill is proving to be a cutting edge school for the 21st century. View the article here.

Technology and Learning names national "Ed Tech Leader of the Year"
Every year Technology & Learning magazine identifies a special group of educators whom they believe are the standard-bearers when it comes to cutting-edge, technology-infused practices. This year is no exception. From changing an entire school's culture to providing students with new curricular opportunities they wouldn't otherwise have, the national winner and finalists of this year's Ed Tech Leader of the Year contest have significantly improved what's most important in schools: teaching and learning. View the Technology & Learning article on our 2003 National Ed Tech Leader of the Year, Stephanie Moore.

Read HP's technology case study for Villa here.