Project Goal

The overall goal of the HiTech Teacher Training Project (HT3P) was to provide K-14 faculty with quality professional development opportunities, including ongoing support in the application of technology in the classroom. New models of ongoing professional development featuring mentoring, peer observation and coaching were developed in response to teacher needs.

The HT3P has ended, however, partner districts continue to sustain ongoing professional development through district initiatives and by building capacity within buildings.

The project provided funding in three primary areas:

• Vendor-based training/certification in topics such as:
  Microsoft Office, essentials of networking, Front Page, Publisher, PageMaker, Photoshop, Web development/HTML, JAVA, Visual Basic, A+ certification.
• Improvement of student learning through the utilization of technology in the classroom such as: redesigning existing content area curriculum to include appropriate technology, creating Web-based class materials, integrating Web resources into the curriculum, using multimedia in the classroom, assessment and technology, distance education. Professional development opportunities such as: designing and implementing mentoring programs, collaborative learning teams, and developing "train-the-trainer" type programs for teachers.

Project Status
Completed

Partners Edmonds Community College Edmonds School District Mukilteo School District Seattle School District Shoreline Community College Shoreline School District

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Grant Activities

K-12 Projects

• Edmonds School District
  Grant funds were used to pay district instructors to provide professional development for professional-technical teachers in: Animation, Networking Essentials, and Multimedia.
• Mukilteo School District
  Grant funds were used to support teacher participation in: Cisco Certification, MOUS certification, Photoshop, Visual Basic, and Animation.
• Seattle School District
  Provided funds for instructors to teach: A+ and Networking at the Puget Sound Center labs during Summer 2002 to school district recruited teachers. Two elementary schools will began a mentoring program for teachers in Fall 2001.
• Shoreline School District
  North City Elementary School was chosen as the district’s model school for technology infusion throughout the grade levels. Paul Witzel was the master teacher for this project, released part-time to assist other teachers with specific technology integration projects.

The HT3P partnered with the Mukilteo and Edmonds School districts to bring the Intel Teach to the Future program to teachers in these two districts. Master teacher training has been completed and each master teacher trained 40 teachers at the district or Puget Sound Center labs (now EdLab Group) in 2002 and 2003.

The Puget Sound Center was proud to be partner with the Teach the Teachers program offered by the Alliance for Education during the summer at Western Washington University. Fall and Spring follow-up sessions were at the Puget Sound Center. HT3P provided leadership in the development of a mentoring track.

Microsoft Office Specialist Project in partnership with National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET) and Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Training for K-12 teachers to become Microsoft Office Specialists occurred in 2002 around the state and at Puget Sound Center labs.

HT3P Advisory Board

Cindy Agnew
Program Supervisor, Business and Marketing Pathway
Learning and Teaching, OSPI
www.k12.wa.us

Duncan Burgess
E2E Director
Northwest Center for Emerging Technology
Bellevue Community College
www.nwcet.org

Eric Caldwell
Instructional Technology
Seattle School District
www.seattleschools.org

Carolyn Cohen
Project Evaluator
EdLab Group
www.edlabgroup.org

Dianna Eggers
Executive Director
The Learning Space
www.learningspace.org

Conn McQuinn
Director, Educational Technology Support Center
Puget Sound ESD
www.psesd.wednet.edu

Karen Peterson
Chief Executive Officer
EdLab Group
www.edlabgroup.org

Janie Schwark
Product Manager, Academic Marketing
Microsoft Corporation
www.microsoft.com

Rosemary Sheffield
Divisional Director, Academic Programs
UW Educational Outreach
www.outreach.washington.edu