November provides a focus on Technology Rich Classrooms: Changing Teaching and Learning Across the State

November will provide opportunities for interested schools, school leaders, community and public to experience the exciting classroom changes spreading across Kansas. Since 2003, 168 classrooms in 70 elementary schools have participated in a Title IID Competitive Grant initiative that has invested over $7 million dollars to improve learning in the content areas in our state. They are called Technology Rich Classrooms, and they are changing the way teachers teach and students learn. The vision behind the statewide grant is the integration of technology, standards, and best practices to make learning without limits a reality. Targeted at Grades 3-6, the TRC project provides students access to 21st century learning tools that inspire creativity, communication and collaboration, while building content-area knowledge in reading, math or science. In November, six of the Technology Rich Classroom Schools will open their doors to visitors who would like to see first hand the exciting changes that are happening!

The Technology Rich Classrooms (TRC) project is a collaborative partnership between the Kansas State Department of Education-Technology Assistance for Kansas Educators (TAKE), and The Advanced Learning Technologies in Education Consortia (ALTEC), and Wexford, Inc.