| Partnership of 21st Century Skills Releases New MILE Guide! - Friday, November 06, 2009This tool assists states, districts and schools in implementing and supporting 21st century skills initiatives and includes a self-assessment tool, recommendations & promising practices, and framework definitions addressing student outcomes and support systems required! read more ... |
 | Kansas Technoloy Rich Classroom Grant RFP is now posted! - Monday, November 02, 2009The Request for Proposals for the ARRA KS Technology Rich Classroom competitive grant is available on the Kansas Technology Rich Classrooms page. Applications are due on January 8th, 2010 at 3 pm CST.
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 | Addendum Documents for plans submitted on 2004 and after - Friday, October 30, 2009The Addendum and Budget Addendum documents have been posted for those district who submitted in 2004 and after and cover material required for E-rate compliance. If you have not already completed an Addendum covering the three years of your approved Technology Plan or do not have a copy on hand you can use these documents to generate a new printed copy to store in your E-rate binder.
Districts that are submitting for plans with coverage starting on July 1, 2010 will not need to complete this addendum as the new Online Submission Portal will have this information included in the Techonology Plan itself and not as separate addendum.
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| Real World Design Challenge - Thursday, October 29, 2009It is not too late to sign up, but the deadline of November 16, 2009 is coming up soon. Schools participate in the Challenge at no cost to them. And through a partnership with the governor, companies will be providing $1 million in professional engineering software to each teacher who enters a team. Federal agencies, corporations, universities, and non-profits will be providing expertise, and each participating team gets up to four mentors in science, math, engineering, and aeronautical design.
For this year’s Challenge, students will design the tail section of a plane maximizing for fuel efficiency. Teams consist of three to seven high school students with a teacher to coach them.
If you have questions or need help to get your school signed up, please contact Sid Cooley, scooley@ksde.org, (785) 296-1978 or RJ Dake, rjdake@ksde.org, (785) 296-7285.
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 | U.S. Department of Education is developing a new National Educational Technology Plan - Thursday, September 17, 2009The U.S. Department of Education is developing a new National Educational Technology Plan to provide a vision for the use of information and communication technologies in transforming American education with technical support from SRI International and a Technical Working Group. We are seeking public participation in the development of the Plan to ensure that it reflects the experience and expertise of the educational community. With this goal in mind, you and your organization are cordially invited to share your input through the new National Educational Technology Plan development website at www.edtechfuture.org. read more ... |
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