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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...
Art of the Possible Success
I have been thinking a lot about the Art of the Possible event last Thursday and felt the urge to reach out to you all to give a special thank you for the work you do. The event has been on my mind so much lately because it was there where I really got see the impact...
ITEF’s December 2017 Newsletter
Check out our December 2017 Newsletter: The 2018 Grant Cycle is Underway! Great information on our this year's grant cycle, our revised mission to reflect a widening of our giving lens, and an update from our 2017 grantees! If you would like to receive our monthly...
Lean into Learning 2017
The second year of our “Lean Into Learning” professional development grant initiative was a huge success. Educators took on a variety of learning activities. We awarded $90,000 for educators from 15 districts and many more schools to attend conferences, visit...
IT Professional Tanya Yatzeck Joins ITEF Board of Directors
The Innovative Technology Education Fund (ITEF) today announced the addition of information technology (IT) professional Tanya Yatzeck to its Board of Directors. Yatzeck has been an IT Professional for nearly twenty years, and is currently a Project Manager at Spire,...