About the Technology Rich Classroom Program

Technology Rich Classrooms in Kansas are funded through the competitive portion of Title IID, Enhancing Education Through Technology, as a requirement of No Child Left Behind. The primary goal of the Ed Tech program (Title IID) is to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary and secondary schools. It is also designed to assist every student – regardless of race, ethnicity, income, geographical location, or disability – in becoming technologically literate by the end of eighth grade, and to encourage the effective integration of technology resources and systems with professional development and curriculum development to promote research-based instructional methods that can be widely replicated.

The purpose of the Technology Rich Classroom program is to provide evidence that technology, when integrated into a Technology-Rich learning environment and supported by strong, ongoing professional development, can produce positive changes in the classroom environment that result in improved student learning in the areas of reading, math and science. In addition, it is intended to assist schools with student and teacher empowerment to infuse technology into an engaging and active environment that enables the learner to become a technologist, problem solver, researcher and communicator.

TRC Program Goals

1. Enhancing student knowledge of reading, math, and/or science through 21 Century Context and the use of 21st Century Learning Tools.
2. Improving teacher technology skills and using those improved skills to enrich standards-based instruction, engage students and encourage higher order thinking.
3. Supporting grantees movement toward a self-sustaining technology rich learning environment.
4. Engaging school leaders in support of TRC Classrooms, TRC Schools and the TRC Program.

Minimum Classroom Equipment

• 2:1 Student to Computer Ratio (laptops or desktops)
• Interactive White board
• Media Projector
• Digital Still Camera
• Printer
• Scanner
• Internet access
• Software to support instruction and curriculum projects