The purpose of the Technology Rich Classroom program is to
provide evidence that technology 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.
Goals:
- Enhancing student knowledge of reading, math, and/or science
through 21 Century Context and the use of 21st Century Learning
Tools.
- Improving teacher technology skills and using those improved
skills to enrich standards-based instruction, engage students and
encourage higher order thinking.
- Supporting grantees movement toward a self-sustaining
technology rich learning environment.
- Engaging school leaders in support of TRC Classrooms, TRC
Schools and the TRC Program.
The TRC Evaluation contains three tiers: