LTG+2012+Purpose

Return to Learning Technology Grants - 2012


 * ** The purpose of this grant is to provide progressive integration of instructional technology in classrooms and school libraries, and to provide sustained professional development to increase the skills of teachers and school librarians in the use of instructional technology in order to meet the goals of New York State Board of Regents’ Reform Agenda. These goals are to ensure that all New York State students graduate from high school ready for college and careers. These goals will help students attain higher levels of performance in the New York State Learning Standards (including Common Core [] ).  **
 * ** The New York State Learning Technology grant program promotes collaboration between public school districts and nonpublic schools of all denominations to:  **
 * ** Promote an increase in continuous, progressive integration of instructional technology in classrooms and school libraries to improve student academic performance in relation to the New York State Learning Standards (including Common Core), and  **
 * ** Provide ongoing, sustained professional development focused on increasing the knowledge and skills of teachers and school librarians in the use of instructional technology to help teachers attain higher levels of performance in the New York State Teaching Standards, and  **
 * ** Make use of recognized model programs that are based on research and have shown promise of significantly increasing student academic achievement.  **