The Winds of Change A hurricane force of technology impacting our students, our teachers, our district, and our tomorrow.

The Winds The Winds of Changeof Change

A hurricane force of A hurricane force of technology impacting our technology impacting our

students, our teachers, our students, our teachers, our district, and our tomorrow. district, and our tomorrow.

Irving ISD is the only district in Texas to be awarded a full "Vertical Team" portion of a TEA technology grant called the Texas Technology Immersion Pilot Program. Irving High School, de Zavala Middle School, and Lively Elementary School will share $800,000 over a two-year period to implement the program.

Irving ISD Wins $800,000 Technology

Grant

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE WHAT IS THE PURPOSE of the TIP GRANT?of the TIP GRANT?

The purpose of the grant is to The purpose of the grant is to explore the impact of technology explore the impact of technology immersion on student achievement immersion on student achievement by providing each student with a by providing each student with a wireless mobile computing device, wireless mobile computing device, and integrating software, online and integrating software, online resources, and other appropriate resources, and other appropriate learning technologies. learning technologies.

Being part of the TIP Grant resulted in each K-3 student receiving an AlphaSmart and each 4-5 grade student receiving a laptop in November 2004. The students were very excited about receiving a laptop.  As one student said when he received his laptop, "This is one of the best days of my school life!"

HURRICANES: HURRICANES: THE WINDS OF CHANGETHE WINDS OF CHANGE

HURRICANE KATRINAHURRICANE KATRINATIP GRANT TIP GRANT

VERTICAL TEAM VERTICAL TEAM PROJECTPROJECT

Participating Schools:Participating Schools:Lively ElementaryLively ElementarydeZavala Middle SchooldeZavala Middle SchoolIrving High SchoolIrving High School

Lively’s Emphasis:Lively’s Emphasis:Integrating real world issues with Integrating real world issues with

higher order thinking skills, higher order thinking skills, technology and YOU!technology and YOU!

Real world issue:Real world issue:Hurricane Katrina’s impact on our worldHurricane Katrina’s impact on our world

WHAT CAN WE WHAT CAN WE DO??DO??

-Collegially discuss ways to integrate -Collegially discuss ways to integrate Hurricane Katrina in instruction. Hurricane Katrina in instruction. -Decide as a grade level team what student projects will be.-Integrate technology in your projects.

Expectations for Grade Expectations for Grade levelslevels – –

Outcome of the Katrina Project are

Walking Museum/exhibits in hallways to display information students have gained from this topic.

Integrate technology in your projects

THE KATRINA PROJECT THE KATRINA PROJECT WILLWILL……

Meet the requirements for our Meet the requirements for our TIP Vertical Team projectTIP Vertical Team project

Offers students an Offers students an opportunity to help those in opportunity to help those in need as a result of Katrina.need as a result of Katrina.

Tech-Fusion ProjectsTech-Fusion Projects Media Fair ProjectsMedia Fair Projects

LIVELY’S KATRINA LIVELY’S KATRINA PROJECTPROJECT

FOOD CAN DRIVEFOOD CAN DRIVE

The can drive will benefit IRVING CARES a local non-profit organization that supplies food for the Katrina evacuees that are living in Irving.

Timeline:Timeline:

October 12-20-October 12-20-Grade level discussion on age-Grade level discussion on age-appropriate projects. appropriate projects.

October 21October 21- Grade level leaders will send Judy - Grade level leaders will send Judy grade level’s decision for grade level student grade level’s decision for grade level student projects.projects.

October 24-November 16October 24-November 16- Students will work - Students will work on content area integrated projects.on content area integrated projects.

Early November - Can Food Drive begins.Early November - Can Food Drive begins.November 16November 16-Can Food Drive ends.-Can Food Drive ends.November 17-18November 17-18 (up until 10:30 on the 18th) (up until 10:30 on the 18th)

Walking Museum Display of projects. Classes Walking Museum Display of projects. Classes will tour displays and projects in the will tour displays and projects in the hallways. hallways.

CHILDREN WILL CHILDREN WILL LEARN THE SPIRIT LEARN THE SPIRIT

OF GIVINGOF GIVING