Thirty-nine school districts were awarded grants to adopt best classroom practices or professional development models that integrate technology into the local curriculum and align with the state curriculum frameworks. Examples of best practices are the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded Technology Lighthouse Sites, Model Professional Development Sites, or other effective models.
AmherstEileen A. Daneri
413-549-9828 |
Amherst Public Schools will adopt the model of the Collaborative Center for Assistive Technology and Training (CCATT) lab as a central place with all the technology and supplies necessary for the creation of adaptive materials for students. The CCATT Center will train a multidisciplinary group of professionals from Amherst, Pelham, Shutesbury and Leverett in hardware and software necessary to set up and run an Adaptive Curriculum Materials Center to be housed in Amherst schools. This core group will assume the position of trainers of assistive technology for all staff. The Center will also be open and available for evening trainings for parents and Parent Advisory C council. This project addresses multiple strands of the Curriculum Frameworks. All students including regular and special education as well as ESL and bilingual students will benefit from this grant. |
Berkshire HillsConnie Dombrowski
413-298-3711 |
Designated fourth and fifth grade classes in Stockbridge Plain School will pilot a model of "Promoting Mathematical Thinking through the use of Technology" under the advice and direction of model class teachers. A mini-lab will be established and teachers will use GeoLogo, Picturing Polygons and Sunken Ships and Grid Patterns to address the Geometry and Measurement Strands of the Frameworks, an area of weakness identified after local review of the MCAS tests. |
BeverlyJudy Miller
978-922-0401 |
Cove Elementary School grade five will adopt an exemplary classroom practice used in the sixth grade at the Johnson Middle School in Walpole, a Technology Lighthouse Site for 98/99. A mini lab equipped with HyperStudio will be established. Three multi-disciplinary projects which will integrate Curriculum Frameworks strands of Composition, Media, Life Sciences-Organisms, Mathematics/Geometry and Measurement will be completed. At least two teaching units from this project will be included in the CLASP project. The culminating activity will be exchange visits between the students from Beverly and Walpole to share their HyperStudio projects. |
BostonValerie Gumes
Genteen Lacet
617-635-6446 |
The Blue Hill Early Education Center will implement the Waterford Early Reading Program, a comprehensive program, in each of its four First Grade Classrooms serving 80 children a year. This program was piloted successfully last year. Teachers will be trained by Electronic Education professional consultants to use the program, manage and evaluate the data the students generate, and integrate the technology into their classroom. The central goal is that every child can be launched to reading success, learning concepts at their own pace, and providing all children an equal opportunity for daily success in learning. |
BostonVera Johnson
617-635-8060 |
The Kilmer School will adopt a model from the East Somerville Community School in which teams including students conduct Hyperstudio Workshops. The team from the East Somerville Community School will conduct an advanced Hyperstudio and other multimedia software workshop at the Kilmer to teachers who will become a trainer team. The trainer team will then conduct on-site professional development activities at different Boston Public Schools. Each team will include student team members to work with students at the different sites and to be student assistants in the classrooms. |
BostonPaula Pickett
617-635-8681 |
The Oliver Wendell Holmes Elementary School will adopt the Literature and the Internet together Lighthouse Grant from the Holmes Library Media Center and implement and expand on it by the whole school within the literacy program The goal is to design a program that continues to make strong connections between literature and technology by relating children's literature and author studies to companion Internet sites. Teachers and paraprofessionals will attend training, develop and share curriculum ideas, and develop a central library of ideas. |
BrooklineJean Pendleton
617-264-6401 |
During the school year 1998/1999 the Lincoln School piloted a model of professional development for training classroom teachers in technology integration, a stated need by the staff. Participating teachers received eleven weeks of individualized training and support for planning and implementing units of study based on Brookline's Learning Expectations and the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks using technology integration. During the 1999/2000 school year this "best practice" will be replicated in the Heath School (K-8) and expanded at the Lincoln School (6-8). |
CarlisleDavid Mayall
978-369-6550 |
The Carlisle second grade will expand an integrated curriculum unit on the Iditarod based on a model of an Iditarod unit used in Westford. The Grant will be used to expand the available computer equipment and the Internet access for the Carlisle second grade classes. On-line access will make it possible for students to routinely access the Iditarod web sites and acquire daily race updates including weather, trail conditions, and race statistics. Consultations with the Westford teachers will occur. The Carlisle Assistive Technology Team will align the project with the demands of special needs students within inclusive classrooms. This grant will help the second grade classes meet the objectives of Carlisle's long-range technology plan and will serve as a model for the community. |
Central BerkshireNeil Freebern
413-684-1330 |
The Grant for Wahconah Regional High School will be used by the Music Department to create ten Midi workstations in a Midi lab. The school has provided the necessary classroom space in the music wing. Inservice clinics will be held and the lab technology will be integrated into the Music Curriculum, which is undergoing revision guided by the new Curriculum Frameworks for music. Para professionals will be trained in the use of the Midi lab so that they may use the facilities as a resource for education students with special needs. The Midi lab will be under the direction of Neil Freebern, Director of Music, with the assistance of the Longmeadow High School Music Staff and Pittsfield Public schools who have created their own Midi labs. |
DouglasFaye E. Manyak;
Carol Costello
508-476-3332 |
Douglas Elementary School and Middle School will collaborate with Sutton Elementary School to adopt their practice of developing writing centers using DreamWriter Rol-a-lab pre-computers. The labs will be assigned to Grades 4 and 8 so students will have added opportunity to practice wiiting assignments for MCAS testing. Writing activities will continue across the curriculum following the John Collins "Writing Across the Curriculum" style. Elementary teachers were trained in the John Collins writing program recently and regular follow-up is planned for the 1999-2000 school year. A full day workshop is planned for the Middle School with similar follow-up. |
Fall RiverEileen B. Kelly
508-675-8298 |
Fall River Middle Schools will adopt the Morton Middle School Lighthouse Program integrating Language Arts and Technology, particularly skills of research, use of computers as learning tools and integrated presentations. The project also includes professional development focusing on the analysis of school curriculum, the Language Arts Learning Standards, technology integration and acquisition of specific technology skills. All students in the three adopting middle schools are participating. |
FalmouthMelissa Fleet;
Martha Osberg
548-0606; |
The Lawrence Middle School of Falmouth has modeled their grant project on Wareham High School's "Technology and Project Challenge Lab" which provides services for students with special needs. The Lawrence Middle School will provide support to approximately fifty students with diverse learning needs through its Technology Team of 3 Special Education teachers, 1 computer teacher and 1 Special Education Team Chairperson. The goal is to improve achievement and MCAS scores of these fifty students using PLATO Pathways Software as one part of the improvement effort. Staff Development will include joint workshops with Wareham and PLATO training among other plans. |
GardnerMarcelle Cormier
978-632-1673 |
Gardner Public Schools will be adopting and expanding a program from the Elm Street School in their own district. The Elm Street School piloted the Accelerated Reading/STAR Program last year and found it to be a motivational tool to student readers and an aid to teachers' ability to test and track students' reading/comprehension levels/gains. The program will be expanded to the classrooms and more software aligned with the District Language Arts Curriculum will be added. Staff development and training is an additional component of the program. |
LawrenceChristine Maloof
978-975-2190 x142 |
The Haverhill Street Elementary School in Lawrence plans to establish AlphaSmart Publishing Centers based on the Bancroft School's Lighthouse Project.. The Haverhill Street School has inadequate wiring to support technology. This project will provide a form of technology for grades 3 - 8 that is not wiring dependent in order to replicate the experiences of those Lawrence students who have access to word processing in the classrooms or school computer laboratories. Participating staff from each school will make reciprocal site visits, collaborate on model lessons for Publishing Stations, and create a technological communication network for participants. |
LowellSusan Birrell
978-937-8910 |
Lowell Public Schools is adopting a model from the Bancroft School in Andover for five elementary schools. AlphaSmart keyboards will be used to integrate technology within the writing program. Professional development has several key aspects. Train-the-trainer model will be used, a monthly Writing With Technology session for elementary level teachers will be held and on-going collaboration and support will be provided through an electronic bulletin board. Instructional Technology Specialists from the pilot schools will disseminate information and findings within the district. |
LynnBeverly Shechtman
781-593-1680 x204;
781-477-7370 |
The Lynn Public Schools, and particularly the Fallon Elementary School, will adopt the best practices of Lighthouse Technology Grant 21st century classroom from the Dolan School in Ipswich. In the project classrooms students function as self-directed learners, collaborate with other students through the innovative technologies, and take abstract skills training to a new level through practical applications. Students will use the Internet to follow the progress of the Concordia, a ship that travels the world to explore oceans and other lands. Using what they learn about computers in their classrooms, students will teach Senior Citizens to log on to the Internet and use computers for their own pleasure and enjoyment. |
MasconometSusan Carson
978-887-2323 x272 |
Masconomet Regional Schools has adopted the East Somerville Community School's model of teaching and using Avid Cinema. Avid Cinema workshops will be offered by Masconomet staff to other schools and follow-up assistance provided by email or site visits throughout the year. Workshops will be held at Masconomet so that lack of equipment will not be a handicap. As part of the grant, each school taking part in the workshop which doesn't have the necessary equipment will receive a computer equipped with video editing capabilities and Avid Cinema to use for two months. Workshop participants who provide evidence of use of the equipment with students in their classrooms during the loan period will be given the equipment permanently. |
MedfieldCarol Suby
508-3591421 |
Description: Medfield is adopting a professional development model first offered by the ACCEPT Education Collaborative. The program provides for the training of small groups of teachers in the use of an electronic information management system (EIMS) which will support the districts efforts to document curriculum from grades K-12. The EMIS will be used to support and facilitate the curriculum development process while assuring that state standards are met. |
MedfordRichard Trotta
781-393-2279 |
Medford Public Schools has been selected to participate with the Youth Tech Entrepreneurs (YTE) program. The YTE program prepares high school students for leadership and educational achievement by teaching them technical skills, high level thinking skills, communication skills and the ability to work cooperatively as a member of a team. This program aligns with Medford's School to Career program. The specific learning outcomes of the YTE program have been designed to align with the Curriculum Frameworks and will be incorporated into the curriculum of Medford and added to the CLASP database. |
Mendon-UptonNancy Thompson
508-529-2134 |
The Miscoe Hill Elementary School and the Nipmuc Regional Middle/High School will adopt as a model the Lighthouse Sites of Ipswich and Holliston, incorporating the idea of competitive mini-grants for 21st Century classrooms. "Project Pods" will be set up for students' project-based learning. The plan uses a coaching model for professional development of staff and training of parent volunteers in a Professional Development Lab. |
MiltonLeslee Haines
617-696-4572 |
The professional development model which will be adopted is from the Johnson Middle School, Elizabeth Bogardus, in Walpole. A HyperStudio reference notebook will be created to be used as a model during training workshops open to all of the public, parochial, and independent schools in Milton. The staff training workshops will introduce basic HyperStudio and teams will be formed to create Integrated Multimedia Projects. Participants will be encouraged to present at Milton's Technology Fair in the Spring. |
Mohawk TrailDot Lyman;
JoAnne Saint Pierre
413-625-0192 |
The Buckland-Shelburne School is adopting a Train-the-trainer model of the Mohawlk District Tech Literacy Challenge grant which provided a workshop series in World Wide Web usage for teachers to mentor within their schools. Three teachers from Buckland-Shelburne School will mentor peers in the development of curriculum-based web pages. These web pages based on the District curriculum will be shared with teachers in all six elementary teachers. The Grant will also allow for the purchase of updated computers that are appropriate to web page building. |
New BedfordBette A. Tripp
508-997-4511 x2240 |
The Ashley Elementary School will adopt the Technology Rich Classroom model from the Sutton Elementary School and establish a partnership for collaboration between the "sister" schools. This model will provide the opportunity for technology-curriculum integration every day all day in eight K-6 classrooms. Professional development will be sustained through connection with the Sutton Elementary Schools via classroom e-mail and cross-curricula explorations and teacher mentoring. |
Norfolk County AgrAngela Avery
508-668-0268 x 213 |
The Norfolk County Agricultural High School project will expand their own model "Electronic Portfolio" instruction by enhancing and completing the Electronic Portfolio classroom and providing support and training to teachers. It is designed to integrate academic and vocational curricula and support the alignment to the Curriculum Frameworks standards. An additional mini-lab will be established to enhance the Electronic Portfolios of 213 grade 11 and 12 students, to facilitate e-mail mentoring for grade 12 students by community members, and to train teaching staff. |
North AttleboroughRaimondo Briata
508-643-2115 |
North Attleborough High School will adopt a model from the King Philip High School's "King Philip Design Company" project funded by a Lighthouse Grant. The adoption will establish the Art Department as the school and district visual design specialists. An Art Lab will be created including updated computers, digital cameras, and quality printers in order to train students in the current use of technology in the field of art and reinforce their understanding of the elements of visual design. It will introduce students to career links and create a visible integral role for the Art Department. |
North River CollaborativePatricia K. Maley
781-878-6056 x101 |
The North River Collaborative will adopt the best practices from the School-Wide Assistive Technology (SWAT) Lighthouse Challenge Grant of 1998-1999. The SWAT team from NRC will establish ACTTS (Accessing Curriculum Through Technology Supports) as an assistive technology center. Creation of an equipment center, training of nine locally-based school district teams, student assessments by the ACTTS team, and a Technology Fair to showcase specific assistive technology are components of the project. Forty-five teachers and approximately 135 students will be impacted. |
OxfordMary LeRose
508-987-6050
fax: 508-978-6054 |
The district of Oxford will develop a third phase of a model employed by the district since 1998; Technology Design Teams. The Teams are charged with creating model lessons that make use of computer technology in ways that address the Curriculum Frameworks. Professional development will involve 30 hours provided by FreshPond Education and peer coaching by members of the previous Technology Design Teams. Technology-rich lesson plans will be shared throughout the district. |
PelhamBetty Upchurch
413-253-3595 |
The Pelham Elementary School will adopt a model web site creation program from the Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst. The Pelham team will create a web page for the third grade linked to the Language Arts and History/Social Science Frameworks. Curriculum integration is a major goal of this project. The web page will serve as a resource for other teachers, provide a platform for publication of student work, and provide a community connection. |
QuincyEmily A.G. Lebo
617-984-8731 |
Quincy High School/ Center for Technical Education will adopt an initiative from Brockton High School Vocational Program's Occupational Resource Center. The Technical Resource Center (TRC) will support grade ten Chapter 74 students in their efforts to succeed on the MCAS by developing transference of academic skills to the vocational technical shop and work sites and expanding their technical competencies. The computer lab will be utilized, expanded and supported by the local Technology Plan, the Perkins program, and the Adult and Continuing Education program. |
RockportPatricia Hussey
978-546-1220 |
Rockport Elementary School will adopt a Lighthouse project created by Anne Lawless Croak in Medfield. The project uses the Big Six research technique to shift the view of the library to a technology-rich research center in which the library media specialist works collaboratively with the classroom teacher to integrate the Curriculum Frameworks. Students will participate in global community projects as well as preparing a final presentation using multimedia tools. |
ShrewsburyStephanie Moran
508-841-8670 |
The Shrewsbury Middle School grade seven will adopt a model of an AlphaSmart program used at the Bancroft School in Andover, Massachusetts. The program at the Bancroft School has been identified as a Lighthouse Program because of their effective integration of technology with curriculum goals. Professional development for eleven grade 7 teachers involved in the project will involve training guided by the Andover staff, videotape of mentors, and ongoing communication between staff of both schools . Classroom bundles of AlphASmarts will facilitate the integration of technology skills with standards of the Curriculum Frameworks. The ultimate goal will be to improve the writing proficiency of Shewsbury students and subsequently their scores on the MCAS. |
SomervilleGrace Healey
David Gilberti
617-625-6600 x6025; x6425 |
A team of Cummings teachers will partner with the West Somerville Neighborhood School (WSNS), a Lighthouse Site. The Cummings teachers will participate in a workshop on the integration of technology into the curriculum at all grade levels. Each teacher from the Cummings School will select a WSNS teacher for a mentor and visit their classroom. These teacher partners will work together through the school year to develop a model technology project with lesson plans that will be replicated into the curriculum at grade-level at the Cummings School. The mentoring WSNS teachers will spend a day at the Cummings observing, consulting and assisting. An assessment survey will be developed by the team. A technology evening for other teachers and parents will be held. |
SuttonBeverly Brown
508-865-9270 |
The Sutton Elementary School will adopt a model from the Hosmer School in Watertown. A train the trainer model will be used to develop a cadre of teachers who have the technology skills necessary to utilize the Internet for curriculum based projects and the skills to teach their students to use multimedia for projects to be published on the school's website. Training will be done by Hosmer staff and will involve a ten day summer institute and six consultant days. |
WalthamSandra Roby
781-893-8050 x2036 |
Waltham will model its project after YTE's pilot site at Malden High School. YTE was created as an initiative of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for high school students focusing on information technology and business skills. Waltham YTE grant will provide for training of teachers, program development, and purchase of hardware and software for students. It is open to all Waltham High School sophomores. It will also provide for the creation of an Internet discussion thread for teachers, an Open House in Waltham, and a monthly Waltham YTE newsletter for the community and staff. |
WatertownAlan Epstein
617-926-7769 |
Watertown High School will adopt a professional development program based on the MetroLINC "pioneer-adapter" model used in the elementary and middle schools. Twelve teachers at Watertown High School will be selected from different content areas to participate. The project seeks to engage pioneer teachers in refining their technology skills and curriculum integration strategies to develop curriculum that connects the state frameworks to meaningful classroom activities. The pioneer teachers will then share their expertise with adapter teachers. |
West SpringfieldDonna Toupin
827-0408 |
Fausey Elementary School will adopt a model currently in place at the Placentino School in Holliston, MA. The model program practices that will be adopted include the technology specialist training Technology Leaders in the use of Internet for web publishing, incorporating software and hardware in the classroom setting to develop students' writing abilities across the curriculum which will be aligned with the Frameworks. The Technology specialist and Technology Leaders will work as a team to assist teachers as they implement the technology components into the curriculum. |
WestfieldLaurene Belisle
413-572-6467 |
The Juniper Park Elementary School and the Franklin Elementary Center for Spanish Bilingual students will adopt a program from the Highland Elementary School that creates site based teams of teacher leaders representing each grade cluster, specialists, and support personnel. The project will be facilitated by the Highland Technology Leadership Team through mentoring activities, workshops and site visits. Teams of teacher leaders will be trained in the development of project-based lessons and units that connect technology with the State Standards and local curriculum. |
WestfordStephanie Gosselin
978-692-5560 |
The Norman E. Day School (3-5) will adopt the model of Mobile Writing Labs for used in Andover's Bancroft School. Data analysis of the grade four MCAS scores confirmed the need to improve student's ability to communicate the written words. Use of the AlphaSmart Mobile Labs will enhance the number and quality of writing samples maintained in their portfolios and improve students' writing across the curriculum. Writing projects will be shared with students from the Bancoft School. |
WilmingtonLore A. Nielsen
978-694-6000 |
Wilmington Public Schools will adopt the Ipswich 21st Century classroom project which incorporates a competitive process in funding substantial improvements to technology access within winning classrooms. Grant funds will support classroom projects congruent with building level school improvement plans and planning, or the consulting/professional development needed to ensure the successful implementation of the project by Ipswich personnel. Award winners will schedule "classroom tours" to help disseminate the projects and ideas within the district. |
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