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Monday, June 14, 2004
McMichael Technological Academy was selected as one of the 151 elementary, middle and high schools to receive an HP Technology for Teaching grant, which is designed to transform and improve learning through the innovative use of technology.
A team of five teachers at McMichael Technological Academy will use the HP wireless technology and other resources to enhance learning in the classroom. The McMichael Technological Academy project will require all eighth grade students enrolled during the 2004-2005 school year to create a space settlement portfolio.
This project will include cross-curricular coordination of the eighth grade academic disciplines: Mathematics, English, Social Studies and Science. Students will work together in groups of three to design a space colony. The goal of this project is for students to utilize technology in an attempt to provide solutions for a real world scenario.
McMichael Technological Academy will receive an HP award package valued at more than $35,000, which will include five HP Tablet PCs, five HP multimedia projectors, an HP Officejet all-in-one, an HP digital camera, HP K-12 help desk support for one year, a $500 stipend per teacher and a professional development program that includes customized learning opportunities, expert mentoring and participation in an online learning community to support teachers’ use of technology.
“We believe strongly that all students attending McMichael Technological Academy can and will learn and all instructional staff possess the necessary skills, knowledge and willingness to teach all children,” said Dr. Patricia Benjamin, Principal of McMichael Technological Academy.
McMichael focuses on closing the achievement gap for all student groups through rigorous, advanced curriculum and instruction with a concentrated emphasis of technology in the classroom. This focus enables students a quality education and ultimately the opportunity to compete.”
The HP Technology for Teaching grant, totaling more than $10 million over 2004-2005 among 151 kindergarten through 12th grade public schools and 42 two- and four-year colleges and universities, supports HP’s broader education goal of transforming teaching and learning through the integration of technology in the classroom and beyond.
“At HP, we strive to go beyond providing technology for the classroom by supporting systemic improvements in teaching and learning,” said Bess Stephens, vice president, Philanthropy and Education, HP. “By doing so, we enable more people to gain access to new opportunities, prepare more effectively for the future, and ultimately achieve greater economic success in our communities.”
More information about the 2004 HP Technology for Teaching program and grant recipients is available at www.hp.com/go/hpteach.
