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Lean into Learning 2018
Our 2018 “Lean Into Learning” professional development grant initiative was a huge success. We awarded $127,937 to educators from 17 districts and many more schools. Here are a few examples of their ITEF PD experience: conference and symposium...
Art of the Possible 2019
We're so proud of all of our Innovators - if you weren't able to join us, be sure to check out the 2019 Innovators Awardees! An Evening at Art of the Possible
LFLA-ITEF Partnership: Closing the Homework Gap
Lift For Life Academy (www.liftforlifeacademy.org) has partnered with Innovative Technology Education Fund (innovteched.com)to provide students with overnight checkout of Chromebooks and Wi-Fi hotspots from our school library. Mrs. Shannon Steimel, librarian....
The Educational Broadband Service and Why it Matters for Schoolchildren and Unserved Communities
The lack of affordable broadband access in the U.S. has resulted in large-scale educational inequities especially in rural areas where 31 percent of Americans have no choice of broadband providers. For many years, Educational Broadband Service (EBS) licensees have...
ITEF Funded Project Leads to Significant Changes in Student Behavior
By integrating nutrition and physical activity, using technology as a tool to enhance learning, and engaging teachers, staff, and families Total Wellness was able to show significant improvements in behavior. Given the substantial immediate and long-term consequence...
Redesigning for Wellness – A Case Study from Lindbergh School District
In a typical day, students switch tasks every 3 minutes, get interrupted every 11 minutes and take 23 minutes to get back on task, according to research by Steelcase Education. With those statistics, we cannot ignore the need for classroom learning space to reflect...
Creativity
by Robert Cole, Board Chair I am not creative. I’ve said it a countless number of times over my life. There are so many people who have commiserated with me in this as well. After attending the Learning and the Brain conference earlier this year, the theme of which...
Mehlville School District Bridges Gaps with ITEF Grant
ITEF makes grants that support teachers, students and their communities. Here’s one educator’s perspective on how our use of the Educational Broadband Spectrum bridges access gaps. In 2015, the Mehlville School District became a Substantial Use Partner of the...
2018 Educator in Residence: Glenn Barnes
2018 is the second year for our Educator-in-Residence program. The Educator-in-Residence is self-defined, annual, 45-day, on-site, extended professional development opportunity. ITEF’s goal is to invite innovative K-12 educators into the space at the CET to plan,...
ITEF’s May 2018 Newsletter
Check out our May 2018 Newsletter: ITEF Announces 2018 Innovators! At ITEF, we are constantly in search of ways to increase educator involvement, to encourage innovation in schools, and to amplify student voices. In addition to making grants to two private, one...