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EETTEnhancing Education Through Technology
McKeesport Area School DistrictFounders’ Hall
Congratulations! The 2008-09 Title IID/Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) proposal submitted by your LEA has been selected for funding by a team of peer reviewers. This is a one-year grant award. McKeesport Area SD will receive $154990.00 for the 2008-09 project year.
Renee A. Palakovic Chief Division of Federal Programs
LEA – Local Education Agency
111 proposals submitted were submitted for funding requesting a total of $17 million. We had $9.3 million available to allocate and were able to fund only 47 of the proposals submitted. Your staff should be commended for preparing an excellent proposal.
As a final note, please be sure your staff is aware this is a competitive grant. Therefore, the plan submitted in the proposal is the only plan approved and funds must be expended accordingly. LEAs may not deviate from the approved plan and revisions must relate directly to the plan. Please discuss planned revisions with your federal programs regional reviewer prior to submission to ensure compliance.
LEA – Local Education Agency
Educational Needs and Goals the Project Addresses:
Audience includes all staff and students
Concentration in the areas of reading and math
Focus on staff professional development
Reach proficiency in technology literacy and integration
10% increase in both reading and math PSSA scores for 2009
Develop strategies and activities to integrate technology into the core curriculum
StudentsBased on results of online survey developed from ISTE Students Standards
PSSA Results
4Sight Testing Results
TeachersBased on results of an online survey developed from ISTE Teacher Standards
Based on needs-assessment
ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) have served as a roadmap since 1998 for improved teaching and learning by educators. ISTE standards for students, teachers, and administrators help to measure proficiency and set aspirational goals for the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to succeed in today’s Digital Age. Their proven leadership in developing these benchmarks and providing guidance in implementing them has resulted in broad adoption of the ISTE standards in the U.S. and in several countries.
NETS for Teachers 2008Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessment Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
NETS – National Educational Technology Standards
The district believes that embracing technology is one of the key components to creating life-long learners with the ability to thrive in the 21st Century.
Currently in its second year, the Founders’ Hall technology Team has been creating and delivering professional development to all staff members. Technology usage and integration has increased greatly due to the availability of hardware, software, resources and training.
Grant Proposal• Professional Development - Teachers Consistency in training and skill
development to integrate available technology into daily instruction through:
staff meetingsteam plansonline modules, webinarsafter school workshops
in-service trainingsparticipation in needs assessment
surveys
“30-Minute Mega Byte Modules”
These after school workshops will be offered bi-monthly and will be open to all district staff.
As ongoing professional development, ACT 48 Credit will be offered.
Examples of workshop offerings: Promethean, Gradequick, Edline, Wiki, Blog, Google Docs(catalog will be available soon)
• Student Objectives Use digital media to communicate
and work collaborativelySupport individual learning and the
learning of othersEngage in real-world issues and solve
authentic problemsReveal and clarify conceptual
understanding Use digital tools to gather, evaluate
and use informationIncrease learning through web-based
applications
Equipment(pending administrative approval and available $)
9 Promethean Board BundlesAll Math, Reading, Language Arts rooms (Foundations rooms included)
Activotes for additional boards 6 ActiveExpressions – Promethean’s latest learner
response system with texting options Scanners, microphones, speakers, digital
cameras, video cameras (ideally, 1 each per team)
Laptop computers To replace desktop computers in all
Reading and Language Arts rooms.The creation of mini labs in these
rooms with the replaced desktop computers.
Replacement projector bulbs