A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n
Achieving the Goals: Goal 4 Teacher Professional Development - August 1996
Science/Mathematics/Technology
* - designates programs that have a particular usefulness at the school or school district level
The program supports grants to establish regional consortia that disseminate exemplary mathematics and science instructional material and provide technical assistance in the use of improved teaching methods and assessment tools to benefit elementary and secondary school students, teachers and administrators. The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) makes at least one award in each area served by the regional education laboratories. Eligible recipients include State educational agencies, school districts, institutions of higher education, regional laboratories and combinations of these entities, and are administered through regional boards that are broadly representative of the agencies and organizations participating in the consortium. OERI currently funds 10 consortia, each of which offers services to schools and districts in a specific geographical area. The current consortia are listed in Appendix VI.
Linda Jones, Team Leader
Eisenhower Federal Activities Program
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20208-5645
Telephone: (202) 219-2153
FAX: (202) 219-2053
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education
OERI's Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) collects, catalogues and disseminates K-12 curriculum materials and resources in mathematics and science. Its catalogue is available online through a toll-free number (800) 362-4448 as well as through the Internet (enc.org via Telnet or http://www.enc.org via WWW). ENC provides teachers with a variety of additional services, including a technical help desk and reference service, print publications, and 12 demonstration sites located throughout the nation. ENC collaborates with existing regional and national networks and coordinates its demonstration site activities with the Eisenhower Regional Consortia for Mathematics and Science Education. The current consortia are listed in Appendix VI on page 120.
Len Simutis, Director
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
The Ohio State University
1929 Kenny Road
Columbus, OH 43210-1079
Phone: (800) 821-5785 or (614) 292-7784
The National Challenge Grants support activities designed to enhance the use of technology in teaching and technology-enhanced curricula. The program provides assistance to consortia of State educational agencies, school districts, institutions of higher education, businesses, museums, and other public and private agencies and that include at least one school district located in a high-poverty area. In each Challenge Grant community, the consortium makes a substantial commitment of equipment, software development, technical support, telecommunications services and other costs. The grant itself augments these local investments and supports new curriculum design, teacher training, and the evaluation of educational effectiveness. Activities that the consortia undertake may include professional development as part of a project designed generally to improve student learning or to help integrate quality educational technologies into the school curriculum.
OERI currently funds 19 consortia, each of which have a specific subject-matter or geographic focus. The current consortia are listed in Appendix II.
Challenge Grants for Technology in Education
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
U.S. Department of Education
Suite 6300, Portals Bolding
1250 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202-5544
Phone: (202) 708-6001
These regional consortia, which consist of State educational agencies, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations, help States, school districts, schools, adult literacy centers and other institutions use advanced technology to support improved teaching and student achievement. Their primary goals is to provide technical assistance that can help to ensure that technology is used effectively to promote school reform. In the area of professional development, the regional consortia work with institutions of higher education and other organizations to improve pre-service education so that new teachers are able o use new technology effectively, and with schools, school districts and State educational agencies on activities that can help existing teachers integrate technology into the curriculum in ways that can best promote student achievement.
The Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) currently funds six consortia, each of which has a specific subject-matter or geographic focus. The current consortia are listed in Appendix VII.
Catherine Mozer Connor
Regional Technology in Education Consortia Program
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
U.S. Department of Education
Room 506a, Capitol Place
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: (202) 219-8070
The Star Schools Program supports telecommunications partnerships to provide telecommunications equipment and programming to underserved students, including those living in rural and urban areas. Through support from the Star Schools Program, more than 50,000 teachers along with a host of administrators, parents, and policy makers have participated in staff development and community awareness activities produced via satellite, compressed video technology, fiber optics, videodisc, and microcomputer-based networks. Eligible partnerships may take the form of either: (1) A public agency or corporation established for the purpose of developing and operating telecommunications networks to enhance educational opportunities; or (2) a partnership that includes three or more of the following, at least one of which must be an agency as described in (a) or (b): (a) A local educational agency with a significant number of elementary and secondary schools that are eligible for assistance under ESEA Title I funds, or elementary and secondary schools operated or funded for Indian children by the Department of the Interior; (b) a state education agency; (c) an adult or family education program; (d) an institution of higher education or state higher education agency; (e) a teacher training center or academy; (f) a public or private agency with experience or expertise in the planning and operation of telecommunications networks or a public broadcasting entity; or (g) a public or private elementary or secondary school.
Cheryl Garnette
Star Schools
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20208
Telephone: (202) 219-2116
Technology, Educational Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities*
Funds projects and centers for advancing the availability, quality, use and effectiveness of new technology, assistive technology, media, and materials in the education of children and youth with disabilities and the provision of related services and the provision of early intervention services to infants and toddlers disabilities. State and local education agencies, public agencies, institutions of higher education, and profit and nonprofit private organizations are eligible to apply.
Louis Danielson
The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
U.S. Department of Education
Room 3623, Switzer Building
330 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20202
Telephone: (202) 205-8119
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