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Consolidating several technology grants into a single state grant program, EETT's primary goal is to improve student academic achievement through effective use of technology in schools. It is also designed to help students cross the digital divide by ensuring that each is technologically literate by the end of eighth grade, and to encourage the effective integration of technology with teacher training and curriculum development to establish successful research-based instructional methods. Guidance, Regulations, Legislation, and Announcements Legislation Final Legislation, Public Law print of PL 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; Title II, Part D, Sec. 2401— ENHANCING EDUCATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY Final Legislation, Public Law print of PL 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; Title II, Part D, Subpart 1 & 2, Sections 2411-16, 2421-22, State and Local Technology Grants Announcements U.S. Department Of Education Releases National Education Technology Plan (January 2005) Related Resources from SchoolsMovingUp Useful Links E-Rate Central E-Rate Central specializes in providing consulting, compliance, and forms processing services to E-rate applicants and service providers. Though they do charge for some services, the site also provides free information and resources. Be sure not to miss the information and resources behind the tabs: Application Tips, Forms Rack, State Information, and Resources & Archives. If it pertains to you, sign-up to receive the E-Rate Central Weekly News and check out their E-Rate Organizer; a web based tool to search, organize, and help digest the complicated E-rate information pertaining to your school or library. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Education Technology (CARET), and the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), ISTE meets its mission through knowledge generation, professional development, and advocacy. They also support a worldwide network of Affiliates and Special Interest Groups (SIGs), which are geared to different role groups. This site offers numerous resources to aid schools and individuals in the effective integration of technology, including: 1) The NETS Online Technology Assessment, which helps teachers measure student skills in using software applications and helps measure student progress toward meeting the National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS•S); and 2) One of their publications, Learning & Leading with Technology. National Education Technology Plan This U.S. Department of Education Web site provides the complete 2004 National Education Technology Plan, success stories about states' and districts' innovative uses of technology, and action steps recommended for schools and districts to take in order to help prepare today's students for the opportunities and challenges of tomorrow. Events Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership March 20, 2008 School administrators are busy people with a big job to do! The Internet offers a tremendous range of information, tools, and resources that can help administrators lead their schools and districts to excellence. But what administrator has time to search and sift through hundreds of web pages to find the right resource for right now? In this webinar, Jason Borgen, Program Coordinator of the Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL), will lead a guided tour of portical.org, which helps administrators in finding resources to assist in the day-to-day needs of their jobs, whether they are site level principals or district superintendents. These resources have been collected and organized by a cadre of technology-savvy, practicing administrators and meet criteria judged to be of value to other administrators. Simkins will also share information about the upcoming Leadership 3.0 Symposium that TICAL is co-sponsoring with California Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) and the Computer Using Educators (CUE). Tools for Literacy: Technology to Support Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Development October 24, 2007 Technology provides a new opportunity to remove barriers to learning and improve the literacy skills of all students. Through discussion and demonstration, Kathleen H. McClaskey, President of EdTech Associates, and Joan Sedita, founding partner of Keys To Literacy, will introduce participants to accessible desktop and “no cost” online tools that can be used to support the teaching and learning of reading comprehension and vocabulary strategies. Suggestions will be provided for how these technology tools can be used to develop topic webs and graphic organizers; identify, highlight, and pull out main ideas and details into notes; generate summaries; and support word-study skills such as focusing on word parts and creating semantic webs. This event will emphasize the importance of direct comprehension and vocabulary instruction, as well as how to integrate the technology tools into this instruction. Using Flexible Technology to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners  October 11, 2006 Making the general curriculum accessible to all students is an important aspect of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). During this interactive presentation Julie Duffield, Research Associate at WestEd, and Lisa Wahl, education and assistive technology consultant, will introduce a Web site, Technology to Support Diverse Learners, to show how some existing technology resources already available at most schools — talking text, Web resources, graphic organizers, and word processors — can be used to help give students access to the curriculum as well as to help differentiate instruction. The presentation will include examples from schools and districts using standard technology to tailor instruction for diverse students. Secretary's No Child Left Behind Leadership Summit - Increasing Options Through e-Learning July 12, 2004 Tools Collaborative Evaluation Led by Local Educators: A Practical, Print- and Web-Based Guide A guide for "collaborative evaluation," a process that engages teams of educators in a dynamic inquiry focused on assessing the effectiveness of local initiatives. It begins with the baseline stage of "Gathering Together and Planning," and continues on through "Preparing to Collect Data," "Collecting Our Data," "Making Sense of Our Findings," and "Making Improvements." Author: Ann Brackett and Nancy Hurley Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: WestEd Technology Observation Instrument This tool uses timed intervals and a 4-point scale to rate class organization, cognitive ability, classroom interaction, student role, student engagement, technology integration, teacher's technology use, and students' technology use. Author: Mike Timms Publisher: WestEd TechPlan Builder WestEd TechPlan Builder (TPB) is designed to help school districts in California write and update their technology plans; however, the TPB will work for ANY district, lending a hand to ensure compliance with requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act's Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT). Author: WestEd Readings 2006 National Trends Report Author: Lemke, C., Wainer, A., Haning, N. Publication Date: 2006, March Publisher: State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Bringing Technology Education Into K-8 Classrooms: A Guide to Curricular Resources About the Designed World Author: Britton, E., De Long-Cotty, B., Levenson, T. Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: Corwin Press Building a Data Warehouse Author: Levine, E. Publication Date: 2002, November Publisher: National School Boards Association Changing How and What Children Learn in School with Computer-Based Technologies Author: Roschelle, J.M., Pea, R.D., Hoadley, C.M., Gordin, D.N., Means, B.M. Publication Date: 2000, Fall/Winter Publisher: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs & the Brookings Institution Getting the Most from Technology in Schools Author: White, N., Ringstaff, C., Kelley, L. Publication Date: 2002 Publisher: WestEd Investing in Technology: The Learning Return Publication Date: 2002 Publisher: WestEd Linking Technology, Learning, and School Change Author: Feldman, A., Coulter, B., Konold, C. Publication Date: 2001 Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education Net Choices, Net Gains: Supplementing the High School Curriculum with Online Courses Author: Aronson, J., Timms, M. Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: WestEd School Technology Leadership: Incidence and Impact Author: Anderson, R.E., Dexter, S.L. Publication Date: 2000, December Technology and Teaching Children to Read: What Does the Research Say? Author: Northeast & Islands Regional Technology in Education Consortium (NEIRTEC) Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Education Development Center The CEO Forum School Technology and Readiness Report: Key Building Blocks for Student Achievement in the 21st Century Author: CEO Forum on Education and Technology Publication Date: 2001, June Publisher: CEO Forum Using Flexible Technology to Meet the Needs of Diverse Learners: What Teachers Can Do Author: Duffield, J., Wahl, L. Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: WestEd Virtual Schools: Trends and Issues — A Study of Virtual Schools in the United States Author: Clark, T. Publication Date: 2001, October Publisher: WestEd WestEd Related Services Evaluation of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education Programs Learning ZoneTM After-School Learning Centers Technology and Access for Students with Disabilities The Education Technology K-12 Voucher Program |
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