1. A professional development series funded by a NWO Regional Partners Grant Toledo Public Schools & WGTE Educational Resource Center

2. Program Goals “One of the enduring difficulties about technology and education is that a lot of people think about technology first and education later.” -Dr. Martha Stone Wiske, Educational Technology Center at Harvard University  Increase teachers’ motivation and ability to use classroom technologies in innovative ways.  Increase the shared body of standards-based activities that incorporate technology.  Create a community of educational technology educators.

3. A Series…  Orientation Kick-Off Event  Teacher Website Design  SMART Interactive White Boards  Audience Response Systems (Clickers)  Online & Multimedia Resources  Spring Technology Forum

4. Teacher Websites

5. Lesson Plans…

6. Teacher Feedback…  “ With the awesome websites available....this is only the beginning for my students!”  “I found the hands-on most beneficial.“  “I really enjoy sharing the different lesson plans.”  “Applied to me as an individual and most of the group are at my level, too!” Thank you NWO Center for Excellence in Science and Math Edcuation!