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T3* Central Texas Collaborative
- - - - - Bastrop ISD - - - - - San Marcus ISD - - - - - Pflugerville ISD - - - - - KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) - - - - - Leander ISD - - - - - Round Rock ISD - - - - - UT Elementary

This grant is focused on enabling high-need campuses to meet the challenge of keeping 3rd - 6th graders, particularly ELL students, on track before and during middle school by creating student-centered learning environments through the introduction of interactive whiteboard technology and proven supplemental resources to promote student achievement. The integration of these technologies will be facilitated and accelerated by the extension of an existing online professional learning community. This online forum will provide a highly-valued opportunity for teachers to openly share lesson plans, results and questions, thus enhancing the capacity of all teachers to improve their practice through technology. In addition, by including high-needs students and their teachers from both charters and traditional public schools, the collaborative intends to fulfill the promise of taking charter innovation to mainstream practice.

__Teaching and Learning__ - Ensure the inclusion of interactive learning experiences (including simulated enviornments such as Second Life and virtual fieldtrips), collaborative environments (such as wiki), and personalized web 2.0 tools (such as blogs, twitter). __Educator Preparation and Development__ - Ensure that cohorts use the same technology experiences and tools which enrich the learning experience for students within their own professional development and instructional delivery. __Leadership, Administration, and Support__ - Establish administrator cohorts to explore, experience, understand and use emerging 21st century tools in instructional leadership to positively impact student achievement and prepare teachers and students for a digital future. __Infrastructure__ - Utilize our grant to establish a minimal base of LoTi* Level 3 (infusion) throughout the classrooms of the participating teachers and create pockets that demonstrate ubiquitous technology access as described in LoTi* Level 6. (*Levels of Technology Implementation).

For more information on the history and process for the T3 (Target Tech in Texas) Grant which is funding this effort, visit these web sites: ( [] ) ( [] )

The purpose of the Target Tech in Texas (T3) grant is to stimulate the use of educational technology to improve teaching and learning. Grant funds will be used to assist schools in providing 21st century classrooms as envisioned by the [|Long-Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020 (LRPT)]. The LRPT is designed to guide Texas LEAs in the effective use of technology to prepare students to learn and work in the 21st century. To achieve this goal, Texas schools must assess their technology needs and implement programs that make significant progress in reaching the Target Tech level on the Texas Campus and Teacher School Technology and Readiness (STaR) Charts. Providing students with the necessary, more advanced technologies, educational technology programs and practices, and well-trained teachers, will enable schools to use innovative teaching strategies designed to engage students and promote critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and college and career readiness.
 * About the Target Tech in Texas (T3) Grant**