9.+Teacher+Capacity+to+Implement+Grant

The grant will be awarded to schools that demonstrate a collaborative team of four (4) teachers who are able to influence learning outcomes for a set group of students and who will ultimately become mentors to other teachers in the building and leaders in a school professional learning community. To facilitate systemic change, this group should represent some **functional unit** of the school’s faculty (for example: 9th grade interdisciplinary team or, another example, the science department). • Identify the participating teachers by name, title, classes taught and explain clearly how these 4 teachers meet the criteria above of a **functional unit**; • This grant is designed to support instruction by building the capacity of teachers to utilize technology and 21st century learning in the classroom. Please provide information regarding these teachers’ education, their commitment and desire to participate, and any existing knowledge of the teachers comprising the team regarding: o Examples of how these teachers are currently utilizing technology in the classroom for teaching and learning (for example: use of a learning management system, ePortfolios, handheld devices, probeware, etc.); o Knowledge of and experience with 21st century skills development, projectbased learning, social networking, Web 2.0 tools, etc.

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