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| - Coach Rauterkus has published more than 100 books for cutting-edge athletes with his own small-press imprint, has coached more than 10,000 individuals in his career, spent nine years coaching at the college level, and his team at Obama Academy had a swimmer win the first ever WPIAL gold medal of any sport from a PPS school. Ultimately, Play.CLOH.org seeks to use play as a vehicle for increasing technological literacy, leadership skills, and college/career readiness among high school youth.
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| - Coach Rauterkus has published more than 100 books for cutting-edge athletes with his own small-press imprint, has coached more than 10,000 individuals in his career, spent nine years coaching at the college level, and his team at Obama Academy had a swimmer win the first ever WPIAL gold medal of any sport from a PPS school. In 2015, with Pgh City of Learning, Coach Rauterkus and his team created more than 20 digital badges as part of PPS Summer Dreamers. The structural model and instructional purpose for those prior efforts aligned tightly to the 2016 LRNG concepts. Our past endeavor included unlocking of additional opportunities, connections among disciplines and direct ties to career pathways. This evolution of the pathways and playlists is welcomed with technology, too. The Play.CLOH.org 2015 investment allowed our host organization (the BGC) to obtain 50 Android 7-inch Tablets that were used with summer-time staff and students on literacy and digital badge quests. In 2016, we seek to build upon our past success in digital badging and increasing youth's exposure to connected learning and leadership development through new partnerships and emerging technology via the Raspberry Pi 3, an open-source computer about the size of a deck of cards. The letters of support for Play.CLOH.org speaks to the overall excitement of the assembled team that includes participation from Scotland, Australia, Washington (state), California and many of Pittsburgh's top agencies including city government, Citiparks and Pittsburgh Public Schools. Great recreational partners include Venture Outdoors, JCC, First Tee of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Ultimate, Thelma Lovette YMCA, and the Sarah Heinz House. Also joining are smaller, cutting edge leaders such as City of Play, PT Helper, Urban Media Today and educator, Kay Atman, Ph.D. Social service agencies of the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation, South Side Presbyterian Church, Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center, Hosanna House and Pittsburgh Project are on-board and ready for this major push in connected learning with LRNG.org. Play.CLOH.org capacity for outreach to the high school students, the program's primary audience, is assured with the involvement of Pittsburgh Public Schools and Citiparks Big League. The partnerships provide quality venues for meeting and playing all around town. The quantity of partners ensures that the service burdens are reasonable for all. Communication happens, in part, through the LRNG.org site. Community members may discover the Play.CLOH.org XPs via LRNG.org and attend our open events. The Play.CLOH.org communication infrastructure is fortified by the involvement of TeamUnify, a versatile team management platform specifically tuned to speak with athletes and families. Ultimately, Play.CLOH.org seeks to use play as a vehicle for increasing technological literacy, leadership skills, and college/career readiness among high school youth.
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