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Teachers and Technology Grants awarded
CenturyLink Foundation and Superintendent of Public Instruction announce regional winners
SEATTLE, February 28, 2008 - The CenturyLink Foundation and the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) today announced the names of 19 teachers who are the recipients of the 2008 CenturyLink Foundation Teachers and Technology grants.
The Learning Technologies awards, announced at the Northwest Council for Computer Education Conference in Seattle, recognize K-12 public school teachers who create 21st century learning environments to engage students with real-world tools and real-life situations. There were nine winning grant proposals, some written by teams of two or more teachers. Each winning individual teacher or teacher team will receive $10,000.
“The quality of proposals submitted this year demonstrate the supreme commitment by Washington teachers to bring innovative ideas into their classrooms,” said Kirk Nelson, CenturyLink president for Washington. “CenturyLink is honored to reward the winners with funds that will bring their creative visions to life.”
“These teachers are very aware of 21st century skills – inventive thinking, effective communication, high productivity, digital literacy and the ability to collaborate,” said Terry Bergeson, state superintendent of public instruction. “Our partnership with CenturyLink Foundation makes it possible to fund innovative teaching and learning experiences that will help students thrive in an increasingly technological world.”
Teachers will use the grants for a variety of innovative projects that support the strategic goals of Washington’s K-12 Educational Technology Plan. For example, first, second and third graders in Spokane will compose music using computer software; elementary school students in the Waterville School District will determine the biodiversity of the Waterville Plateau using technologies such as global positioning systems; and middle school students in Auburn will figure out if Olson Creek, a tributary of the Green River, will support a salmon habitat.
For more information about the Learning Technologies grant program, call Julia Fallon, OSPI educational technology integration program manager, 360-725-6246.
CenturyLink Foundation:
The CenturyLink Foundation’s core principle is that investing in education provides lasting value for the future. The CenturyLink Foundation awards grants to community-based programs that generate high-impact and measurable results, focusing on pre-K through 12 education.
About OSPI:
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is the primary agency charged with overseeing K-12 education in Washington state. Led by State Superintendent Dr. Terry Bergeson, OSPI works with the state’s 295 school districts and nine Educational Service Districts to administer basic education programs and implement education reform on behalf of more than a million public school students.
OSPI does not discriminate and provides equal access to its programs and services for all persons without regard to race, color, gender, religion, creed, marital status, national origin, sexual preference/orientation, age, veteran’s status or the presence of any physical, sensory or mental disability.
For more information, visit the OSPI Web site at http://www.k12.wa.us.
Contacts:
- Media Contact:
- Nathan Olson
- OSPI Media Relations Manager
- (360) 584-8967
- nathan.olson@k12.wa.us
- Media Contact:
- Dana Dyksterhuis
- CenturyLink Media Relations Manager
- (206) 461-8054
- (206) 271-2891 (c)
- dana.dyksterhuis@qwest.com
