EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY GRANTS

 The “Educational Technology” Index will allow K-20 schools, after-school programs, non-profit educational organizations, colleges and universities to meet the constant challenge of providing up- to-date technological training, equipment and materials by drawing on new available resources. Expand your present offerings, or create new and challenging courses with the help of cash grants, hardware, software, computer/IT training, and staff professional development grants, as well as funding for new programs and curriculum development.

The “Educational Technology” Index gathered from the most recent issues of Technology Grant News, provides a new outlook and practical resources for K-20 instructors, school superintendants and district supervisors, technology coordinators, and development/grant officers.

Recent excerpts from Technology Grant News:

“Securing Technology Funding: The Expanding Role of Local Education Foundations (LEFs)
by Ellen Wright, School Grant Technology Consultant”

“There is enormous potential for technology support to schools and districts through local (and county) education foundations. LEFs are non profit organizations whose boards represent local community and education leaders and who are financially accountable to their communities…. At the local level, the Palo Alto Foundation for Education (PAFE) gave $200,000 to Palo Alto's middle school science program last year. Their gift of laptops, as well as large-screen LCD projectors has made an enormous difference in science classrooms according to the teachers, helping students to conduct research and then to pick out key ideas to highlight in PowerPoint presentations or iMovies. The funds raised through PAFE to enhance middle school science programs at three schools, represent a long-term capital investment in technology. Those interested in starting a new local education foundation must consider many issues before they begin….”

Oracle "Help Us Help" Foundation
ThinkQuest Collaborative Learning/
Website Development Competition
http://www.helpushelp.org/;
http://www.thinkquest.org/
e-Mail: thinkquest_ww@oracle.com

Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association

ExploraVision Awards Program

Deadline: February Annually
http://www.exploravision.org/
1-800-EXPLOR9

The ExploraVision program challenges teams of 2-4 students to research scientific principles and current technologies as the basis for designing innovative technologies that could exist in 20 years. Students on the four first-place ExploraVision winning teams will each receive a $10,000 U.S. Series EE Savings Bond valued at maturity. Students on second-place teams will each receive a $5,000 bond valued at maturity. The eight teams will also receive an expenses-paid trip with their families, mentor, and coach to Washington, DC

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Recent Educational Technology

Grants:

Albert Einstein Distinguished
Educator Fellowship Grants
Educator Grants ($5250 per month
for year) for public or private
elementary and secondary mathematics,

technology, and science classroom
teachers to go to Washington and work in public arena for science, math, technology education
http://www.scied.science.doe.gov ;
http://www.triangle-coalition.org

Christopher Columbus Foundation
$25,000 Science-Technology Competition
http://www.christopher
columbusawards.com/

Intel - PC & Model School Program

Deadline: Ongoing
http://www.intel.com/education/Learn/

index.htm

Intel's Education PC Program gives

teachers, staff, students, and parents

the opportunity to purchase high-quality educational computers at discounted prices. Schools and school districts are eligible.

National Computational Science

   Leadership Program
Computer Technologies Training for

High School Math & Science Teacher

Teams
http://sc10.supercomputing.org/

National Council for Social

Studies
Christa McAuliffe Award
http://www.ncss.org/awards

National Science Foundation
Centers of Research Excellence in

Science & Technology (CREST)
http://tinyurl.com/ybcs25m

National Science Foundation
Information Technology Experiences

for Students and Teachers
Funding (ITEST)
http://tinyurl.com/y8w4fz3
Contact: Sylvia M. James, sjames@nsf.gov

Recent Educational Technology

– Technology Resources:

Globalschoolhouse.org
International Schools CyberFair
Best Projects Awards in Eight Categories To encourage youth to work collaboratively using technology
http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/cf/

Mid-continent Research for
Education and Learning (McREL)
Free Report: Content Knowledge:

Compendium of Standards and
Benchmarks for K–12 Education, including mathematics, science, and technology.
http://www.mcrel.org/compendium
/kSkillsIntro.asp