Sentences with phrase «district gives technology»

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Within the new Cadman Plaza building, the Department of Education will be given space for Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) education labs for students in local District 13 schools.

In a random selection of videos, Mrs. Burk — «the rapping math teacher» — models a lesson for students on perimeter and area, Dr. Altman demonstrates magnetic fields, a Utah school district presents a PowerPoint show on incorporating technology in the classroom, and a group of teachers give a detailed lesson on how to run a literature circle.

• The Ed Tech Rapid Cycle Evaluation (RCE) Coach, created by Mathematica Policy Research, gives schools and districts a process to follow and a tool to evaluate educational technology.

There were also several barriers — and subsequent workarounds — identified around technology and infrastructure: grappling with a slow and unwieldy public contract code for technology and even furniture procurement; allowing for Bring Your Own Device programs given the state's free public education clause; and struggling to provide sufficient technology access at school and home for all students if the district wanted to adopt digital materials.

From there Peggy was made a district technology trainer and was given the ability to experiment and introduce a lot of brand new technologies, where eventually the educational use of online virtual world Second Life came into the picture.

Along with the school system's general commitment to technology, the society cited a district program, called HomeLink, that gives students Internet access at home.

The block grant will give each district $ 52 per student to be spent on one of three categories: teaching aids, building maintenance, or technology.

After technology issues stopped the new online tests in Montana, that state's superintendent told districts that they no longer had to give a test this year.

Some school districts, including Seattle, give shorter tests that use the same technology, but this is the first time the personalized testing will be used in Washington on a statewide basis.

Beyond the physical improvements to the district, Osborn is optimistic the technology upgrade will give students a better chance to compete in today's economy.

This is remarkable given the amount of money that schools and districts spend on educational technologies.

With technology advancing quickly in education, Gristina said it's a project that the districts had hoped to pursue on their own, but the Race to the Top grant would give them a jumpstart.

Zeman said the flexibility given districts in 2009 over their budgets helped free up some funding for textbooks, but the district also has directed every dollar of federal education funding that it can to professional development, instructional materials and technology to bring common core to its students.

We provide Consulting Services to ensure that the courses and technology selected at a given school or district are aligned with both its learning model and its readiness for student - centered learning.

Given the financial difficulties confronting most schools in the state, transitioning to assessments that require greater use of technology could prove difficult at best for many districts.

The district also added new procedures, including a help desk and ticketing system that gave teachers confidence to use technology in the classroom.

Most importantly, given this unique ability to work across districts, states are best situated to tackling challenges of digital equity, ensuring that every student, regardless of district or zip code, has access to a learning environment that effectively integrates technology to prepare them for the future.

Together Northeastern leadership and Questeq realigned the district's technology workforce and added new procedures, including a help desk and ticketing system that gave teachers confidence to use technology in classrooms.

Challenged to find a better course, the Instructional Technology team at Lee County School District in Fort Myers, Florida, forged a program that produces useful data, gives educators more time to teach, and helps student learn more and score better on standardized tests.

He has a unique perspective on the challenges many school districts face with technology, given his experience dealing with the IT needs of school districts.

Annotate.net gives extreme flexibility to school districts where the technology roadmap for 1:1 implementation is still evolving.

They have opposed giving new district facilities to charter schools, including the Alliance Tennenbaum Technology Family High School.

The state piloted the tests last year and gave school districts extra money for technology and training to help transition to the «real deal» this spring.

With the educational technology available today, districts and schools across the nation are able to do more to help student athletes find that balance by giving them options that fit into their busy schedules.

The Christina School District in Delaware, comprised of both urban and suburban schools with a diverse group of learners, was interested in how technology could be used to improve their math instruction while still giving individual schools and teachers as much autonomy as possible.

During the bail hearing of Julian Assange, the presiding magistrate, District Judge Howard Riddle, gave permission for journalists in attendance to use live blogging technology in reporting proceedings.

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