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Art of the Possible 2020 Postponed
At the core of ITEF’s mission are people: educators and young learners. Therefore, we have to consider the health and wellness of our innovators, would-be-innovators, and students.We feel that in order to thwart opportunities for the virus to spread, we must...
Six Area Schools Receiving $173,205 in Grants from ITEF
Funds support for basic technology to make way for future innovation St. Louis, MO. – The Innovative Technology Education Fund (ITEF) awarded a total of $173,205.00 to six area schools check it out, through 2019 Catapult Grants ranging from $12,375 to $29,923. These...
Catapult 2019: Six Area Schools Receiving $173,205 in Grants from ITEF
St. Louis, MO. – The Innovative Technology Education Fund (ITEF) is awarding a total of $173,205.00 to six area schools, through 2019 Catapult Grants ranging from $12,375 to $29,923. These competitive grants are provided to allow schools in our region to obtain basic...
Visting an Art Teacher
In November of this year, Alex Heyl and Nikita Depue utilized their Professional Development grant for the Creative Arts and Character Development Event. Alex created a blog to share their experience: Why did We choose this Professional Development experience? Nikita...
Lean into Learning 2019
ITEF awarded twenty-eight grants worth $100,674 to Lean into Learning educators who chose inspiring projects, conferences, and innovation-related activities to deepen their professional growth. ITEF salutes the educators represented by these fourteen...
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...