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HP Awards More Than $2 Million to 25 Schools in US, Canada HP has awarded 25 schools in the United States and Canada a total of more than $2 million in mobile technology, cash, and professional development. Part of the company’s 2006 HP Technology for Teaching grant program, these “leadership” grants were presented to 15 K-12 public schools and 10 two- and four-year colleges and universities. These schools received grants in 2004-2005 and were invited to apply for additional investment support. Recipients were selected for reinvestment based on their success integrating HP technology into their classroom curriculum, demonstration of positive results on student achievement, and innovative plans to expand their programs to have a broader impact on student success. The HP Technology for Teaching program is designed to transform teaching and improve student achievement through innovative uses of technology in the classroom. Many of the grant recipients’ projects have a focus on science, math, and engineering at schools that serve low-income students. For the full story and to view a list of grant recipients, click here -
ENA Unveils A Road Map to Transform Schools Into 21 st Century Learning Environments A dynamic new K-12 model called “networked education” provides personalized, equitable, relevant, and cost-effective 21st century education opportunities for all children, according to a new white paper authored by Education Networks of America (ENA) and Infotech Strategies. Networked for Learning: Enabling 21st Century Student Success addresses how today’s students must master skills such as problem-solving, collaboration, communication, and innovation to succeed in the competitive global marketplace—and how networked education is a road map to enabling 21st century learning outcomes. The white paper identifies three basic components to networked education: 1) networked education communities, 2) networked education tools, and 3) Education-Managed Internet Service Provider (Ed-MISP). According to the white paper, there are now more powerful ways to connect people in schools to each other and to the “outside” world. In a networked education community, the “people network”—students, teachers, administrators, and parents—becomes a connected set of valuable resources. Together they accomplish goals that would be impossible through individual efforts. The full white paper, which offers education stakeholders a comprehensive checklist for identifying the necessary components and functions of networked education, is available here. For the full story, click here -
Scantron, Thinkronize Partner to Create Complete Formative Instruction Solution Blazing a new trail in formative instruction, Scantron and Thinkronize Inc. have announced a new partnership to provide educators with a clear and direct link from assessment and diagnosis to prescriptive action. Through this partnership, Scantron will integrate its Web-based diagnostic and formative assessment solutions with the netTrekker d.i. Internet search engine—providing a complete solution for formative instruction. As a result, K-12 schools and districts that employ Scantron’s Performance Series or Achievement Series solutions will be able to instantly link to standards-based online resources using netTrekker d.i. and match those resources to student learning needs at the individual, classroom, and school levels. For the full story, click here -
SIIA Releases Report on Education Channel Partners The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) recently released the Education Channel Partners Report. The report, co-published with the Peak Group and Pat Walkington Education Sales and Marketing, provides an extensive overview on selling and marketing education technology products to the K-12 and postsecondary markets. The report has two sections to help education publishers create an effective, customized channel network: The Channel Guide, which provides a “blueprint” for developing a strong sales channel strategy and an effective sales partner program, and the extensive Profile Directory, which analyzes and profiles 200 leading value-added resellers, education dealers, direct mail firms, online resellers, distributors, e-procurement companies, and customer contact centers/telemarketers that focus on US education institutions. SIIA’s Education Channel Report is available to SIIA members at no charge for the Channel Guide and at a substantial discount for the Reseller Profile Directory. The full report (guide and directory) is also for sale to non-members through the association’s online bookstore or by contacting SIIA directly at (202) 789-4442. For the full story, click here -
Marilyn Saucedo Named Principal of Beaumont High School The Beaumont Unified School District (CA) has named Marilyn Saucedo the new principal of Beaumont High School. This comes just in time for her to open the brand new, state-of-the-art high school campus this August. Saucedo is an experienced administrator who comes from the Riverside Unified School District, where she served in a variety of positions over the last 17 years, including assistant principal, testing coordinator, categorical program coordinator, and teacher of Spanish and English language development.Share Your Success
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