Teacher+Gatherings

=Where can you meet up with QA teachers in 2011?= Held the **first Thursday of each month** in Teacherville and over Skype. The next meeting will be held **December 1st** in your time zone. > 7.00pm - 8.30 pm Sydney (09.00 am GMT, 9pm Auckland, 5pm Singapore, 4pm Perth, 4pm Kuala Lumpur, 4pm Beijing, 2.30pm New Delhi) > 20.00 GMT (London 9pm, 9pm Johannesburg, 9pm Zagreb, 10pm Ankara, 1pm noon Los Angeles, 4pm NYC, 6am Friday, Sydney) > 5.00 pm PST/Los Angeles (00.00am GMT, 8pm NYC, 8pm Raleigh, 8pm Santiago, 5pm Vancouver, 10 am Friday, Sydney) || = MAY 2011 =
 * [[image:mashup.JPG width="437" height="273"]] || **@Quest Atlantis Teacher Connections**
 * 1) **Asia-Pacific Teacher Connections**
 * 1) **Europe and Africa Teacher Connection**
 * 1) **Americas Teacher Connection**

= What is Quest Atlantis? =

Danielle and Sharon,"**dtrotta**" and "**srampersaud**", 2 veteran QA teachers, will be presenting a session at " Breaking Boundaries - the Maryland Society for Educational Technology conference on April 12, 2011. The session begins at 10:30. Half way through the presentation, they plan to be in-world. Drop by if you are around.

We have a ning/blog discussion going, we welcome your comments.

Hope to see you on the 12th - Telos

= JANUARY 2010 =

==VSTE Webinar Quest AtlantisJanuary 28th 2010 (archived recording)== Take a look at the Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) presentation by stellar QA teachers from Virginia Beach Public Schools. **Mary-Ellen Davis** (QA: Soulstar) and **Linda Carpenter** (QA: golferlady)

Here is the link to the report published by the Federal Communications Commission in January of 2010 regarding children using virtual worlds.Mapping the Risks

= FEBRUARY = ==Discovery Educator's Network - Maryland Discussion Wednesday February 10th 2010 **(resources)**==
 * [[image:sarah.jpg width="45" height="43"]]Sarah Rolle** (QA: srolle) Director of Technology at The Elisabeth Morrow School in Englewood, New Jersey leads a discussion about her experience of implementing QA. DEN in SL meets at 2DP @ 5 p.m. SLT (7 p.m. CST, 8 p.m. EST) Visit [].

Centre for Educational Technology at the University of Cape Town - []
 * [[image:bronscotplay2.jpg width="50" height="52"]]Bron Stuckey** (QA: Bron) will be presenting **Transformative play in 3D learning environments** to university staff and invited educators.

Tuesday April 6th 2010

 * [[image:jrdeleon_close.jpg width="34" height="48"]]Jesus R De Leon** (QA: mrd) will be offering a teacher perspective presentation to the faculty of the "Escuela Elemental Universidad de Puerto Rico" (EEUPR) which is a research-based lab school dedicated to the study of educational technologies and their impact in student learning. An overview of QA, a demonstration of the immersive qualities of its 3D environment as well as a video of students engaging in world will be presented and discussed.

Tuesday April 20th 5pm SLT ISTE Auditorium ISTE SIGVE Speaker Series
**Donna Stevens** (QA: donnams) and Bron Stuckey (QA: Bron) ISTE SIGVE Speaker Series [|Notes and archive audion of the Second Life inworld presentation]

**MAY**

 * .: JOKAYDIA UNCONFERENCE :.**

In this session we explored one school’s journey to implement their Virtual Worlds Program. Even in a traditional school environment it is possible to bring about change to engage and motivate students in their learning. By using **Quest Atlantis** and OpenSim, teachers have discovered that enthusiasm and persistence are two of the key ingredients for educators looking to use virtual worlds with their students. Even those with little experience in this field can make it happen with the right support.
 * Making the Impossible Possible: Implementing a virtual worlds program in a traditional school environment**

Jokaydia Unconference Wiki Presentation on Slideshare Presentation Recording @http://delicious.com/lucybarrow/bgsvirtualworlds http://myquestatlantis.edublogs.org/

JUNE
**[|MIET Conference]** **- Great Falls, Montana - Thursday, June 17** **Jeff Agamenoni** (QA: Teacherman79) will be leading a 3 hour hands-on workshop in which participants will learn how this Multi-User Virtual Environment is used with students to deliver powerful instruction.

ISTE Conference, Denver June 27th-30th

 * [[image:bronscotplay2.jpg width="50" height="52"]]Bron Stuckey** (QA: Bron) will be presenting or leading a number of sessions at the conference; SIGVE Virtual Classroom, Quest Atlantis Workshop, Quest Atlantis Birds of a Feather MeetUp, Panel on ecitizenry. QA teachers are invited to join in presenting these activities to share and celebrate their use of QA in schools. Dates and times to follow when released.

1271109017 (QA: MisterMerrick) **SIGVE Virtual Envronments Playground** will be hosting presentations by presenters in Denver and in a number of different virtual environments remotely, including Quest Atlantis. Follow the schedule and sign up to present or help with the Playground at the SIGVE wiki.

JULY
=__**Seminole County, Florida, USA**__= The Seminole County school district offers Quest Atlantis training to many of our teachers on a regular basis. Teachers have the opportunity to attend a one hour information session to help them determine if Quest Atlantis fits with their curriculum and teaching style. Once teachers have decided that they would like undergo training we offer training that is either on-site with a small group of teachers, or at the district office with staff from a variety of school campuses.

__**Schedule Dates:**__ __**Training At School Sites:**__
 * Support Group Meeting**: June 20
 * 1 hour Information Sessions:** May 5, May 26, and June 26.
 * District Level Training:** July 26 and 27

=__DET Small Schools Conference Moree, NSW Australia__=

Quest Atlantis: A curriculum based virtual world
17 & 18 July. Presented by Helen Doyle & Chris Reading

SEPTEMBER
September 18, 2010 Presentation titled " Innovations and Innovators in Education"- Dr. Chris Deason will include an explanation of the new Family Quest version of Quest Atlantis while Jesus De Leon will present an overview of QA and how it is being used in traditional schools in the Central Florida area.
 * Life Fest 2010 Orlando**

OCTOBER
__**Atlantis Seekers in Second Life**__ __**3-D Engagement**__

October 25th at 8pm at the Atlantis Rising Campus. Janine McGrath, Jesus Deleon, and Debbie Rivera will talk about their experiences with the QA summer camp.

**Bron Stuckey** code "Teachers tell tales in virtual worlds" Learn about the free and curriculum-based virtual world of Quest Atlantis through the voices of teachers using the program about the globe.
 * Southern Worlds Conference []**

I will give a very brief intro to QA and then give over to stories, discussion and questions. It will be 9am AESST Monday 25th October (8.30 Adelaide and 6am Perth, 11.00 am NZ) which is 3pm SLT (PST) or 6pmEST (NYC) on Sunday in the USA. If you are unable to come to the session perhaps you could add your story here in the Quest Atlantis Teaching wiki http://quest-atlantis-teaching.wikispaces.com/Fab+Tales+from+the+Classroom Or add your story here anyway :-)

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