Development grants provide funding
to support high-potential and relatively
untested practices, strategies, or
programs whose efficacy should be
systematically studied. An applicant
must provide evidence that the
proposed practice, strategy, or program,
or one similar to it, has been attempted
previously, albeit on a limited scale or
in a limited setting, and yielded
promising results that suggest that more
formal and systematic study is
warranted.
Links to various resources such as technology planning, hardware/software resources and evaluation, information about grants and funding, technology use standards for teachers, free online programming resources, etc.
The primary goal of this program is to improve student achievement through the use of technology in elementary and secondary schools. Additional goals include helping all students become technologically literate by the end of the eighth grade and, through the integration of technology with both teacher training and curriculum development, establishing innovative, research-based instructional methods that can be widely implemented.
Types of Projects
Local activities include the support of continuing, sustained professional development programs and public-private partnerships. Activities also include: the use of new or existing technologies to improve academic achievement; the acquisition of curricula that integrate technology and are designed to meet challenging state academic standards; the use of technology to increase parent involvement in schools; and the use of technology to collect, manage, and analyze data to enhance teaching and school improvement.