Georgia Department of Education Partners With Verizon Thinkfinity.org

Pictured Left to right. James Mercedes (VZW), Julie Smith (VZ), Bob Davis (VZ), State Superintendent of Georgia schools Kathy Cox, Kutchi Toribio (VZW), Andrea Reese (VZW), Robert Philbeck (VZW)

Georgia's state department of education chose Verizon Thinkfinity.org as an outstanding way "to provide valuable tools to our educators at little or no cost to the taxpayers," according to State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox.

The Verizon Foundation began its partnership with Georgia educators during the last school year, when it donated $50,000 to help train 16,000 teachers to use Thinkfinity.org. Earlier this month, Julie Smith, Verizon vice president for external affairs in the Southeast, presented Superintendent Cox with another $50,000 to expand that partnership.

"Many of the resources in Verizon Thinkfinity are directly linked to Georgia's performance standards and can help teachers develop rigorous and relevant lessons for their students quickly and easily," said Cox.

Verizon Thinkfinity.org is a free, online tool providing more than 55,000 lesson plans, activities and other resources for classroom teachers, other educators, parents and students. The nation's leading education experts and organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Council for Economic Education, the International Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of English and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, develop Thinkfinity.org content.

"Whether it's an English teacher looking for resources to spark a student's love of reading or a parent seeking a convenient, user-friendly educational activity to stimulate the mind of a young child, Thinkfinity.org will help them find the resources they need to improve student achievement," said Patrick Gaston, Verizon Foundation president.