Pearls Kickoff

Title II Part D NCLB Enhancing Education Through Technology

2007-2009

District 31 & 22 Competitive Grant PEARLS Grant

The Pearls Team Celine Azoulay Allison Sciandra Lia Lambrides Joseph Iacono

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PEARLS Grant

Partnership in Education and Redesign for Leadership in Schools

Goals Build leadership skills within the many different communities found in a school building using technology. Instructional leaders, school administrators, teacher leaders, and students will be involved in a virtual Professional Learning Community Contribute expertise in core curricula areas while learning from students how to be skillful in using new tools and strategies of the 21st century learner. Participants will support a shift toward the way we teach and learn in today’s global society.

PEARLS Documentation Summary Digital ATS class list  Pre & post technology survey  Pre & post tech literacy assessment Student digital portfolios List of student leaders & activities implemented School based staff development activities related to technology List of new technologies used by participants and brief description of how they were used New partnerships developed from using technology Lessons/Units Developed List of lessons developed at the school Detailed description of 2 – 3 of those lessons