December 1996 — Features

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A Telecommunications-Infused Community Action Project

Thomas March, San Diego State U., and Jessica Puma, Century HS, Santa Ana, CA

Tom March is one of three Education First Fellows, sponsored by Pacific Bell, at San Diego State University. Nonprofit Prophets is just one of the Fellows' growing portfolio of creations located at http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired. A former high school English teacher, March was a finalist in the 1991 San Diego Teacher-of-the-Year Awards. His specific professional interest revolves around creative use of technology to promote higher levels of cognition and compelling learning experiences. E-mail: tmarch@mail.sdsu.edu

Jessica Puma was the key teacher piloting Nonprofit Prophets for its beta test. Currently teaching Spanish, French, and Spanish for Spanish Speakers at Century High School in Santa Ana, Calif. Puma has been awarded a fellowship for Independent Study in the Humanities from the Council for Basic Education, as well as a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship for teachers of foreign language. She received her master's degree from UC Irvine. E-mail: puma@mail.sdsu.edu

References: 

  1. Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS), What Work Requires of Schools, U.S. Dept. of Labor, 1991.

URL List

Nonprofit Prophets Home Page http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/prophets

Student-Created Web Site

Centro Guadalupe -an organization designed to help families in need http://edweb.sdsu.edu/edfirst/prophets/centro/centro_home.html

Other Related Pages & Info

Education First Initiative - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/edfirst/ 
Hotline: (800) 901-2210 
E-mail: education@pacbell.com