Technology Grants: Post #1
The Spartan Foundation for Education
“Our Vision: That every student will be an engaged and successful member in the world community.”
https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1527&bih=815&q=spartan+foundation+for+education&oq=spartan+foundation+for+education&gs_l=img.3...1856.10266.0.10526.44.15.7.22.26.0.167.1381.12j2.14.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..1.26.1415.5MbR_GwLGxA#imgrc=KZ00xeyY94oHSM%3A
ELANCO is my school district.
"Eastern Lancaster County School District Spartan Foundation for Education seeks to enhance the global educational opportunities of our students to help them better compete in a rapidly-changing, technology-driven world. The Foundation is a non-profit community-based organization dedicated to enriching the educational experiences of the students and faculty of the ELANCO public schools. By funding pilot projects, the work of the foundation encourages innovation in educational activities that help students expand their thinking globally, beyond the borders of their local community. The Foundation supports the importance of the basic education requirements established by State and Federal authorities, but seeks to supplement learning activities that teach 21st-century skill sets” (ELANCO, 2016).
http://www.spartanedfoundation.org/about-us/
http://www.spartanedfoundation.org/grants/sponsored-grants/dsc_0721-medium/
The Spartan Foundation for Education provides funding for a plethora of educational experiences, such as leading a group of 20 Garden Spot High School students on a two week trip to Vietnam or the Food Resource Bank (FRB) raising money to help people in developing countries grow their own food. This foundation also provides funding for technology purposes like purchasing a 3-D printer for the eighth-grade science teacher, or the sixth-grade students at the elementary school who shared a cultural peer collaboration through the Flat Stanley Project with students from Ukraine, Romania, Lebanon, and Israel. Students shared their experiences on Edmodo.
http://www.spartanedfoundation.org/grants/sponsored-grants/
21st Century Teaching...
1. Begin with the PA Common Core Standards
http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/PA%20Core%20Standards%20ELA%206-12%20March%202014.pdf
PA Common Core Standards:
http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/PA%20Core%20Standards%20ELA%206-12%20March%202014.pdf
2. Student-Centered, Student-Driven Environment
independent exploration and collaborative endeavors; rotational model; facilitator, not teacher
https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&biw=1490&bih=815&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=student+centered+classroom&oq=student+centered+&gs_l=img.1.1.0l10.1344.4331.0.7137.17.13.0.4.4.0.83.901.13.13.0....0...1c.1.64.img..0.17.919.OaUGIJGtSvQ#imgrc=g3aaM4zbcOnkdM%3A
3. Authentic Instructional Practices
Higher-order thinking skills, depth of knowledge, substantive discussions, real life relevancy, and higher-order technologies
https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&biw=1490&bih=815&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=higher+order+thinking+skills&oq=higher+order+th&gs_l=img.1.1.0l10.58372.60596.0.62353.15.10.0.5.5.0.75.644.10.10.0....0...1c.1.64.img..0.15.666.DT10VLVJm1w#imgrc=WmI_0SNP-BK_7M%3A
4. Necessary Skillsets
critical thinking, problem solving, analysis, interpretation, synthesis
5. Informational Literacy
“The United States National Forum on Information Literacy defines information literacy as "... the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand” (Wikipedia, 2016).
https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&espv=2&q=information+literacy&spell=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiCh9zsiaPMAhWEkx4KHQu7AkoQvwUIGSgA&biw=1490&bih=815
https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&biw=1490&bih=815&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=information+literacy&oq=information+literacy&gs_l=img.3..0l10.4226.7423.0.7666.20.13.0.7.7.0.66.533.13.13.0....0...1c.1.64.img..0.20.573.xrk3veU34tc#imgrc=7TY8AQK9N7vlMM%3A
6. Technology Competence
Knowing how to enhance instruction for optimal outcomes via technology
7. Inquiry-Based, Project-Based, and Performance-Based Asssessments
Diagnostic, formative and summative assessments
https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1490&bih=815&q=project-based&oq=project-based&gs_l=img.3..0l3j0i30l7.3141.6080.0.6860.13.11.0.2.2.0.91.728.10.10.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..1.12.734.cjKO3-x3XYU#imgrc=mFwZKDdVPsyJ7M%3A
8. Self-Assessment and Peer-Assessment
https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1490&bih=815&q=peer-assessment&oq=peer-assessment&gs_l=img.3..0j0i30l9.2094.4839.0.5014.15.15.0.0.0.0.79.925.15.15.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.15.920.FlkyNPaFcaE#imgrc=RDzYRkZDjdBW6M%3A
9. Reflection and Digital Portfolios
Students taking ownership of their educational pathways
https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1490&bih=815&q=digital+portfolios&oq=digital+portfolios&gs_l=img.3..0l2j0i5i30l2j0i24l6.1935.8716.0.8908.31.19.5.7.6.0.157.1329.17j1.18.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..1.27.1229.WPUc2XzYip8#imgrc=c1acgbVi7uK1VM%3A
15 characteristics of the 21st Century Teacher
http://www.edutopia.org/discussion/15-characteristics-21st-century-teacher
https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&biw=1490&bih=815&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=21st+century+teacher&oq=21st+teacher&gs_l=img.1.1.0j0i7i30l4j0i7i10i30j0i7i30l4.4645.5505.0.7322.5.5.0.0.0.0.128.397.4j1.5.0....0...1c.1.64.img..1.4.326.k_7WJ7-F9Os#imgrc=XwuOEJiueTcxgM%3A
The Global Classroom
The global classroom, live from South Africa: Steve Sherman at TEDxCapeTownED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H4R5NHcspQ
Technology Connects Schools and Homes
The President Gives Remarks at "ConnectED to the Future"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eudtEDzluw