Digital Learning Day, February 6, 2013, is a national celebration of teachers that shines a spotlight on successful instructional technology practice in classrooms across the country. Add your voice and expertise to tens of thousands of educators representing nearly 2 million students in ongoing activities, idea sharing, and collaboration leading up to the big event. Mark your calendar for February 6, 2013 and join the wave of innovation sweeping through our nation’s schools. Participation is free and easy.

Click for more information about Digitial Learning Day, Feb. 6, 2013.

Speak Up, a national online research project facilitated by Project Tomorrow®, gives individuals the opportunity to share their viewpoints about key educational issues.

Project Tomorrow has already registered Arizona schools to participate, all you have to do is encourage your students, teachers, parents and administrators to go online and take the 20 minute survey at: http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2012/ using the password su4az. Listen to a pre-recorded webinar on how to participate.

Please register for Intel Teach Element Courses and the Common Core Standards on Thursday, November 8, 2012 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST at:

https://student.gototraining.com/r/8274547724321514240.

Did you know that all of the Intel Teach Element online courses are aligned to Arizona’s Common Core Standards?  Learn about each of the courses and the Common Core connections in each. You will hear from those who have taken and/or facilitated the courses. You will also learn how to register for the facilitated Intel Teach courses.

The courses include:
Project-Based Approaches
Assessment in the 21st Century
Collaboration in the Digital Classroom
Thinking Critically with Data
Educational Leadership in the 21st Century

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training.

 Google with  AZTEA

 Arizona Summit 2012 

June 18 & 19, 2012

 We invite you to the first annual AZTEA Google Apps for Education Arizona Summit to be held at the Pendergast Learning Center on June 18 & 19, 2012. This high intensity two day event focuses on deploying, integrating and using Google Apps for Education to promote student learning in K-12 and higher education. 

 Register now to send teachers, administrators, tech directors, library media specialists, tech support staff, CTOs, and anyone who is interested in finding out more about leveraging Google Apps for Education to support student learning.

Details

Location:                    PENDERGAST LEARNING CENTER  CONFERENCE ROOMS
                                           3841 N. 91st Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85037

Times:                         9:00am – 4:00pm

 Register at:                 www.tinyurl.com/azteagoogle

 Member price:            $199

 Non-Member price:    $250

 This 2 day seminar will investigate many FREE Google educational application tools. Bring your laptop or mobile device and “dive in”! We encourage folks to bring their own “cellular (MiFi) hotspot” if possible.

 Seating Limited. Sign up EARLY to secure your spot!

Released May 11, 2012

The purpose of this grant  Request for Proposal is to support the implementation of rigorous College and Career Ready Standards (CCRS) by:

• Revising the 2009 Educational Technology Standard Grade Level Implementation Guides (which were produced in the Fall of 2010) to include connections to 2010 ELA and Mathematics CCRS. 
• Creating a Glossary for the 2009 Educational Technology Standard.
• Revising the AZ Teach 21 online course to include the 2010 ELA and Mathematics CCRS.
• Reviewing and aligning resources in IDEAL’s digital repository and doing a gap analysis.
• Reviewing and selecting new OER resources based on gap analysis.

 For this grant project a maximum of $590,000 is available to award.  One grant proposal will be awarded.  Letter of letter of intent due by May 25, 2012.   Due date for application:  June 22, 1012.

All grant funds must be obligated by September 30, 2012 and expended by December 30, 2012.

Download Grant Instructions.

Download Grant Application.

Application Training

You must register for one (1) of the webinars of your choice.  Recording will be available after the webinar.   

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E-Rate season is here!  The Form 471 application filing window for Funding Year 2012 will open at noon on Monday, January 9, 2012 and will close at 11:59 pm EDT on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The filing window will be open for 72 days.  Be sure to review the FY2012 Eligible Services List for details on products and services that are eligible for E-rate discounts in FY2012, and continue to check the USAC website for additional details.  For on-demand training click here.