Educational Technology Support Center (ETSC)
Two Woodland High School Teachers Receive $10,000 OSPI/Qwest Foundation Grant
Woodland High School math teachers Patty O'Flynn and Kash VanCleef were recently notified that the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) selected them for one of ten $10,000 grants funded statewide by the Qwest Foundation. The grants are to help teachers integrate technology in the classroom that is innovative and engages students in improving academic performance. Read more »
2007 Instructional Technology Bids
Sponsored by the Washington Educational Technology Support Centers and Administered by ESD 112
All public and private K-20 schools, state schools, college and universities, educational service districts and state departments of education in eight western states are now eligible to purchase classroom and presentation technology from the 2007 Instructional Technology Bid ».
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The Sustainable Classroom Model
The ESD 112 Educational Technology Support Center has designed a classroom model where a single classroom computer can support a wide range of technology solutions that strengthen proven instructional strategies.
- Case Studies: Read about nine teachers who piloted this model during the 2005-2006 school year.
- Instructional Strategies in Action: See video examples New! of these teachers using technologies to support the proven instructional strategies identified in the book Classroom Instruction That Works (Marzano, Pickering and Pollock, 2001, ASCD).
Donation & Distribution of Surplus Computers to K-12 Schools
The Computers for Kids program is a result of ESSB 5175 that was passed in 1999, which states that "state-owned, surplus computers and computer-related equipment may be donated to any school district or educational service district under the guidelines and distribution standards..."