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         ARRA Resources

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) promises to support a new generation of education reform.

With more than 40 years of experience helping educators translate research into lasting results for their systems and students, McREL can help your state or local agency ensure these one-time investments provide a long-term benefit to your students.

         Looking for professional development for your EETT grant?

We've compiled a few suggestions for how you can combine several of our services into customized packages that meet the requirements of the EETT grant program.

         Power Walkthrough® Software and Training
McREL's popular Power Walkthrough software and training can be delivered in multiple formats to meet your needs and your budget (view pricing information):
         Balanced Leadership for Technology Consortium
         Education Technology - Customized Training
         McREL Online Learning Communities
         McREL's Technology Solutions (MTS)
         Technology Audit
         McREL Technology Solutions Site Coordinator's Training
         McREL Technology Solutions: Multimedia and Student Learning
         McREL Technology Solutions: Technology and Learning Styles
         McREL Technology Solutions: Technology and the Problem-Solving Process
         McREL Technology Solutions: Technology in the Content Areas: Elementary Science
         McREL Technology Solutions: Technology in the Content Areas: Secondary Science
         McREL Technology Solutions: Using Technology with Teaching Writing in the Content Areas
         Power Walkthrough® Informal Observation Seminar & Software
         Power Walkthrough® Informal Observation Webinar
         Technology in the Content Areas: Elementary Mathematics
         Technology in the Content Areas: Secondary Mathematics
         Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works (workshop)
         Building Better Instruction: How Technology Supports Nine Research-Proven Instructional Strategies
         Using Technology with Classroom Instruction That Works
         McREL Technology Solutions: Multimedia and Student Learning
         McREL Technology Solutions: Technology and Learning Styles
         McREL Technology Solutions: Technology and the Problem-Solving Process
         McREL Technology Solutions: Technology in the Content Areas: Elementary Science
         McREL Technology Solutions: Technology in the Content Areas: Secondary Science
         McREL Technology Solutions: Using Technology with Teaching Writing in the Content Areas
         Participant's Manual for McREL Technology Solutions: Technology in the Content Areas: Elementary Mathematics

         Meeting the needs of emergent readers: Bert and Ernie to the rescue!
         Does Your District Need a Technology Audit? (Learning & Leading with Technology, April 2007)
         Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom (Learning & Leading with Technology, March 2007)
         Changing Schools, Summer 2004
         Changing Schools, Summer 2006—Preparing students for a technology-rich, global marketplace
         Changing Schools, Winter 2002
         Changing Schools: Spring 2004
         Policy Brief - Is a Laptop Initiative in Your Future?
         Policy Brief - The Impact of Technology on Learning: Making Sense of the Research
         The McREL Rural Technology Initiative: Research and Evaluation Study

         Collaborative for Technology Standards for School Administrators
Leading the initiative to develop and document a national consensus on what PK-12 administrators should know about and be able to do to optimize benefits of technology use in schools
         eSchool News Online
A source for school technology news and information
         Google Teacher Academy—August 5, 2009
The Google Teacher Academy is a FREE professional development experience designed to help K–12 educators get the most from innovative technologies. Each Academy is an intensive, one-day event where participants get hands-on experience with Google's free products and other technologies, learn about innovative instructional strategies, receive resources to share with colleagues, and immerse themselves in an innovative corporate environment. Upon completion, Academy participants become Google Certified Teachers who share what they learn with other K–12 educators in their local region.
         International Society for Technology in Education
Dedicated to promoting appropriate uses of information technology to support and improve learning, teaching, and administration in K–12 education and teacher education