Grants and Awards
GRANTS
Qwest Foundation Learning Technologies Grant Program:
The Qwest Foundation provides $100,000 in grant dollars to teachers in Washington. By partnering with OSPI and the Educational Technology Support Center program, these grants promote the use of technology or the Internet in innovative ways to advance student achievement.
Through this program, grant dollars are dispersed directly to the teachers or schools that are awarded. Desiring to position itself as a strong advocate and visible educational leader, the Qwest Foundation aims to improve K-12 education and continues to demonstrate “Qwest’s solid commitment to supporting enhanced student learning and engagement” by recognizing teachers who are innovative and wish to provide great educational opportunities for their students through the use of technology. Teachers from across the state are encouraged to submit an application for a mini-grant.
To learn more about the Qwest Foundation and its commitment to Education, point your browser to the Qwest Foundation Community Programs web page: http://www.qwest.com/about/company/community/teachers_and_technology.html
To learn more about the Qwest Foundation and the application procedure in Washington, point your web browser to OSPI’s 2009 Qwest Foundation Learning Technologies Grant Program web page: http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/QWEST.aspx
Title IID Grants
Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT):
The primary objective of the federal Title IID program is to improve student achievement through the educational use of technology. In addition, the grant is intended to help all students become technologically literate by the end of their eighth grade year, as well as to establish research-based instructional methods that can be widely implemented through the integration of technology, while focusing on teacher training and curriculum development
This grant seeks to advocate local activities that include the support of continuing, sustained professional development programs and public-private partnerships. Activities also include:
- Increased academic achievement through the use of new or existing technologies;
- The acquisition of curricula that integrate technology and are designed to meet challenging state academic standards;
- Increased parent involvement in schools through the use of technology; and
- Increased capacity to collect, manage and analyze data to enhance teaching and school improvement through the use of technology
The U.S. Department of Education provides the grants to OSPI on the basis of Washington State’s proportionate share of funding under Part A of Title I. OSPI may retain up to 5 percent of their allocations for State-level activities. The remainder must be distributed as follows:
- One-half of the remainder by formula to eligible local educational agencies, and
- The other one-half competitively to eligible local entities.
For more information about the federal Title IID program, please go to the U.S. Department of Education’s web site: http://www.ed.gov/programs/edtech/index.html
For more information on Washington’s process for applying for Title IID dollars, please go to OSPI’s web site: http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/eett08.aspx
AWARDS
NCCE Awards:
In an effort to recognize and honor the excellence of educators in their teaching practice and leadership, NCCE seeks annual nominations of members to be considered for their annual awards. The purpose of the awards programs is to:
- Recognize excellence in the many outstanding members of NCCE
- Focus professional attention on quality technology education and on exemplary technology educators and leaders
- Increase public awareness of the importance of quality technology education
- Set standards for the quality use of computers and related technologies in education and show how these standards can be achieved
- Provide tangible recognition of achievement, earn respect of colleagues, and enhance professional opportunities for NCCE members
