Education Technology Summit
 Teachers College, Columbia University
May 30th and May 3, 2001

On May 31, 2001, Thinkquest Junior winners Madeline Gesslein (1999 and 2000) and Alyssa Genna (2000, and 2001) were invited by Thinkquest Education Project Manager, Robert Sibley to present their insights on  web based learning and Thinkquest Junior to educators and administrators.  They explained how they created and organized their winning sites while working collaboratively.   Below are some of the photos of that event in Lerner Hall.

                               Thinkquest's Project Manager, Robert Sibley              (l-r) Randi Gesslein, Alyssa, Madeline, Robert Sibley
                               discusses constructivist learning as it applies
                               to Thinkquest projects.

                   (l-r) Randi Gesslein navigates the site while Madeline      (l-r) P.S.56Q Teacher & Coach, Neme Alperstein and Alyssa
                                presents her site, "Yo, It's Time for Braces"                 discussing her "Growing Up With Epilepsy" site.
 



                          Neme Alperstein navigates the site while Alyssa     (l-r)Madeline, Randi Gesslein, and Alyssa Neme Alperstein
                                  describes how she researched the epilepsy site.
 


                                                                   Madeline and Alyssa answer questions posed by conference attendees

                                (left) Thinkquest Jr. Coach and Teacher Neme Alperstein speaking with  Rabbi Irwin Kula, President, Center for
                                  Learning and Leadership (CLAL)     (right) Neme Alperstein introduces Madeline and Alyssa.