This grant provides $74,900 over two years to enhance education technology and literacy at Blackstock Junior High School. The grant will focus on improving sixth grade English language arts through increased student and teacher access to up-to-date technology, professional development, and tools to improve communication between school and home. Key implementation aspects include outfitting classrooms with interactive whiteboards and online classroom websites for teachers, with requirements that teachers and students participate in surveys and technology integration.

1. EETT Enhancing Education Through Technology Round 6 Competitive Grant Blackstock Junior High School 2007-2009

2. Grant Overview Amount of award: $74,900 Grade Level Focus: Sixth Areas of focus: English Language Arts Student Technology Literacy Teacher Technology Literacy Expanded Access to Technology Improved Communication/Collaboration between School and Home

3. Grant Goals Students will achieve proficiency in technology and use technology as a tool to meet language arts content standards. Teachers will become proficient in technology literacy and will use technology to improve student achievement in language arts.

4. Grant Goals Students and teachers in the target group will have expanded access to up-to-date technology and access to necessary technical support. Technology will be used to improve communication/collaboration among home, school, and community to support student learning.

5. Grant Details Two-year grant cycle: Fall 2007 – Fall 2009 Payment schedule: December 2007 = 30% March or May 2008 = 30% October 2008 or March 2009 = 30% November 2009 = 10% Target group will include four sixth grade classes in first year and expand to seven or eight in second year.

6. Grant Implementation Target group classrooms will be outfitted with Promethean Activboard and peripherals (includes Activboard, projector, pen, classroom response systems). Target group teachers will receive an account with TeacherWeb for creating and maintaining a classroom website. Target group teachers will receive professional development and support.

7. Participation Requirements Students and teachers in target group must complete pre/post EdTech Profile survey. Target group teachers must attend professional development sessions on Promethean systems and TeacherWeb. Target group classrooms must be available for quarterly observations of technology use.

8. Participation Requirements Target group classes must integrate technology into language arts instruction. One or more target group teachers must agree to produce language arts podcasts with their students.

9. Interested? Please submit a letter to Dr. Palazuelos expressing your interest in and commitment to the implementation of this grant by Friday, November 2.