TransitionToolsforRuralDistricts. Revitalizing Communities in New Mexico. Videos. CREST - Community for Rural Education Stewardship and Technology. CREST is a five-year, $2 million grant to the Island Institute from the National Science Foundation (NSF), a U.S. government agency. The grant has been made under NSF's "ITEST" (Information Technology Experiences for Students & Teachers) program. Our People Some of our talented people working in this area. Galleries Click on a thumbnail to view the entire gallery.
The "CREST" (Community for Rural Education Stewardship and Technology) project creates a partnership between 16 island and coastal high schools and middle schools, local science/technology businesses and organizations, and a number of academic institutions. CREST provides the tools for students and teachers to create place-based learning experiences that use technology to answer community resource stewardship questions. Funded by the National Science Foundation, in partnership with the University of Maine Machias, and the College of the Atlantic. Video Recording of Webinar - Building Community Support for Dropout Prevention & Recovery Work in Rural Communities. Ruralschools. Emily Pilloton: Teaching design for change.
EmilyPilloton_2010G-low-en. Search. Rural Education. Department of Education Hosts National Rural Education Technology Summit. Posted by John White on July 22, 2010 at 05:40 PM EDT They came by plane, train, and automobile, but were making more innovative connections for students in rural schools. More than 150 rural education and technology experts responded to an invitation from the Obama Administration to participate in a National Rural Education Technology Summit on Wednesday, July 21 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian to learn from one another and provide feedback to federal officials. A student from a remote rural school in Florida described how virtual learning helped her overcome learning challenges and provided additional opportunities to complement her traditional school.
Senior Obama Administration officials engaged the audience in conversations about using the latest technology innovations to provide educational opportunities at any time, any location, and in different ways. The day-long Summit opened with U.S. Smithsonian Secretary G. Technology for Rural Schools — College of Education. There is now widespread recognition that rural development in the 21st century will be closely tied to the effective use of new and emerging information technologies. Within the educational context, these new technologies can also offer unique solutions to persistent problems in declining enrollments, limited course offerings, limited Advanced Placement opportunities, and data collection The links listed below provide a glimpse of the extant research on technological solutions for rural districts. Bridging the Digital Divide in America's Rural Schools Broadband and Rural Education: An Examination of the Challenges, Opportunities, and Support Structures that Impact Broadband and Rural Education Foundation for Rural Education and Development: Technology Grants National Center for Education Statistics: School Facilities, Access, and Use of Technology Net Choices, Net Gains: Supplementing High School Curriculum with Online Courses (PDF) Julie Z.
Rural Technology Fund. 10 tips for School Technology Planning. By Mickey Revenaugh Just a few years ago, the toughest thing about educational technology planning was not knowing what new wonder was going to pop out of the box next. Instant data warehousing! Wireless for everyone! Your entire multimedia curriculum on a handheld! Now the threat of economic hard times makes it even harder to see what may be emerging up ahead. Think of it as uncertainty squared. Just because it's a cliché doesn't mean it's not true. That's a catchphrase among marketing types to help distinguish between high-level aims and the quantifiable nuts and bolts of how you achieve them. One of the emerging themes in education technology is the ability of your boxes, wires, and software to work together with any other boxes, wires, or software. Think of your technology plan as a 401(k) for your school's future.
You just can't have too much bandwidth these days, especially as the Internet and intraschool networking become essential parts of day-to-day activities. About the Author. Blogs on Technology Integration. In part one of this series, I shared how I use freely available video in my reading and literacy methods course to help my preservice teachers understand close reading instruction at a level that could not be attained through reading and discussion alone.
In part two, I shared my curated collection of videos for general Common Core info, as well as videos to teach the close reading, text complexity and informational texts standards. Below is my curated collection of videos of exceptional professional websites for reading teachers that feature videos and resources on word generation, explicit instruction, graphic organizers and text difficulty, among other topics.