Learning Technology Centers - Resources
Grants and Funding
Here following are some educational grants and funding web sites that may assist you and your district/school in obtaining extra monies ....
Grants Alert - This is a free service designed to make life easier for schools and districts searching for education grants. Their number one goal is to assist in searching for education grants and identifying new funding opportunities for their organizations, schools, districts, consortia and state education agencies.
GrantWrangler - Grant Wrangler® is a free grants listing service offered by Nimble Press™. We make it easier for teachers, librarians, and parents to find funding, including grants and awards for arts, history, mathematics, science, technology, and more.
Digital Media, Learning & Education (MacArthur Foundation)
Grantmaking in education seeks primarily to gain a better understanding of how digital technologies are changing how young people learn, play, socialize, exercise judgment, and engage in civic life. Grantmaking also is exploring how learning environments – peers, family and social institutions (such as schools) – may be changing as well.
Internet Connectivity Services
The Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) provides a broad range of programs and services for school districts, other State agencies and to the general public ranging from procurement and IT expertise to personnel and benefits to management of many properties around Illinois.
The Collaboratory Project
The Collaboratory Project is a Northwestern University initiative that provides project consulting, training, technical advice, and Web-based resources and services to K-12 teachers and their students who are interested in using Internet technologies to advance education.
Miscellaneous
The Afterschool Alliance - The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of afterschool programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children.
21st Century Community Learning Centers - This program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty and low-performing schools.
Magnet Schools Assistance -
These projects support the development and design of innovative education methods and practices that promote diversity and increase choices in public education programs.
News
Illinois Instructional Technology
Data Portal Videos
January 18, 2010
Recorded video sessions of the Data Portal webinar (Parts 1 & 2) are listed below ...
Data Portal Session #1
Data Portal Session #2
Illinois Instructional Technology
Data Portal Webinar Powerpoint
January 11, 2010
This new site is an instructional technology data service that is free to districts and schools in Illinois. A webinar was presented on Monday You may download the Powerpoint by clicking here. For more information and to sign-up / register click here .
2009 Illinois Education & Technology Conference (IETC)
November 18-20, 2009
This was another successful event with Alan November headlining one of the "keynote" speeches during the conference. Many attendees gained information and exchange ideas with their collegues in the K-12 education setting. For highlights and other conference info click here .
GREAT LAKES 1:1 CONFERENCE
November 9-10, 2009
An outstanding 2-day conference in which over 150 attendees participated. Keynote speaker Wes Fryer was a "hit" at the conference. To continue on adding your comments and experiences during the event please go to our Great Lakes 1:1 Conference "ning" . Here you may also download session handouts , etc.
Upcoming Conference
Illinois Computing Educators
(ICE) Conference 2010
2010: A Learning Odyssey Illinois
Pheasant Run Resort and Conference Center
St. Charles, Illinois
February 23-26, 2010
For more information click here .
STATE EDUCATION FUNDING
July 21, 2009
Yesterday, during an emergency meeting, the Illinois State Board of Education approved funding for the Illinois Virtual School and the Learning Technology Centers. For more information you may view or download them below :
Illinois Virtual School
Learning Technology Centers
Hot Topic - Stimulus Money
BROADBAND STIMULUS UPDATE
July 15, 2009
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn's office has just unveiled a new website offering information and technical assistance to public and private entities, including libraries, interested in pursuing federal broadband stimulus grant funding....more
Stimulus Watch Web Site
This was created to hold public officials accountable. It lists individual projects -- which are not directly a part of the stimulus bill -- that are ready to be completed in cities across the country. Visitors can view a list of school projects according to city and state as described by 779 cities.... more
ILEARN
The primary goal of education is to assist children in learning. ILEARN (Illinois Local Education Agency Retrieval Network) was created to provide information on how the business of education is conducted.... more
Schools and the Stimulus -
Stimulus Offers Support for School Construction - Education Week
Some two months after enactment of the federal economic-stimulus package, school facilities directors are still trying to piece together how much money will be available under the measure for school construction projects, more
Watching Topics
Internet Safety in Education
This new state law lists several Internet dangers to be addressed in curriculum that will be selected for adoption at the district level. For further information and assistance please click here.
Illinois Instructional Technology
Data Portal
This new site is an instructional technology data service for districts and schools in Illinois ... more
Illinois WWII Memorial Board Classroom Project
The Illinois World War II Memorial Board, the Area 5 Learning Technology Center, and their partners have created a statewide digital project ....more
In Progress
Illinois Response to Intervention (RtI)
With the development of the State RtI plan, the next step for the stakeholder group was to develop a district self-assessment template. The stakeholder group reviewed self-assessment tools from multiple technical assistance projects ..... more
