Enhancing+Educational+Opportunities+MiniGrant

This year RCSD will begin a MiniGrant process to enhance educational opportunities for teachers and students. We are currently working to build a minimum technology package for all buildings across the district. Beyond these basics, additional technology enhancements should be driven by building needs and teacher readiness. It is vital for our district to document, track, and share how spending is effecting the teaching and learning process. Our community and stakeholders deserve and expect fiscally sound practices that show clear results. It is our goal to do just this; let teachers drive the enhancment opportinities by learning about transforming your classrooms for the 21st century, developing a sound action plan that monitors and tracks progress, and then share out results with the district, community and world at large.

The process begins by several teachers in your building forming a team. A team can be 2 - 5 people. Your group should have a unifying focus on a student need that you can collaboratively address. Your team will register below and work through a 7 week online course learning about topics that include but are not limited to technology standards, technology planning frameworks, web 2.0 applications, constructivism, and problem based learning. We will conduct a student needs assessment and you will develop an action plan with a budget that includes additional PD and equipment you will need. These proposals will be submitted to a district level committee for review and acceptance. Teams whose proposals are funded will then carry out the plan in conjunction with our District TL21 Integration Coach. Your progress, data, and results will be publicly shared in several ways: The Dream and Creation Board, School Board meetings, the RCSD Summer Academy and the eTech State Technology Conference. Proposals will not be considered by any team unless they have completed the Transforming Education Online Course.

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 * The first round of the Transforming Educaiton course began at the end of October and ran through the middle of January. Round one action plans proposals were due at the end of January. Notification of accepted and funded proposals will take place by mid-February. Action plans are expected to be carried out during second semester. We will begin round two of the process February 26th.**

//**Please meet with your building principal to discuss initial ideas and register your team for round one below. Deadline for ROUND 2 registration is FEBRUARY 17th. Questions should be directed to Denise Lutz (dlutz@reyn.org).**//