A SYNAPSE is a minute gap between nerve cells which transmits crucial information through the nervous system. The goal of this network is to perform a similar "synaptic" function between biology instructors of all levels and locations.
U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra addresses participants at the Edustat University 2009 conference, hosted by Albemarle County Public Schools in Charlottesville July 20-22, 2009. Chopra discusses using data to help discover and overcome gaps in student learning and how to know what we teach and how well it is working. (2:24 minutes)