Title+IID+AP+Grant

=Engaging AP Students Through Mobile Handheld Computing= Summary** The Instructional Technology Division of the Georgia Department of Education announced the FY10 Title II-D Competitive grant November 5, 2009. According to ESEA legislation and US-ED Program Guidance, the primary goal of this program is to improve student academic achievement through the use of technology. The FY10 Title IID Competitive grant titled Engaging AP Students Through Mobile Handheld Computing will specifically address three identified areas of need:
 * The Title IID FY10 grant, Engaging AP Students Through Mobile Handheld Computing, has been awarded to three Dougherty County** **Schools (Albany HS, Monroe HS, & Westover HS),** **Decatur Co (Bainbridge HS),** **Early Co HS,** **Thomasville City HS,** **Colquitt Co HS, Mitchell Co HS, and Grady Co** **(Cairo HS). We look forward to supporting the grant goals: improving the quality of AP programs, increasing enrollments in AP classes, and increasing the diversity of students who enroll in AP.
 * 1) To improve the quality of Advanced Placement (AP) programs as measured by AP exam scores;
 * 2) To increase enrollments in AP classes statewide, thereby providing a broader spectrum of learners with access to college-level courses in the supportive atmosphere of a high school classroom;
 * 3) To increase the diversity of students who choose to enroll in AP courses to more accurately reflect the demographics of the school as a whole.

In addition, the FY10 Title IID Engaging AP Students Through Mobile Handheld Computing Competitive grant shall:
 * 1) Provide a mechanism by which Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) will provide regular use of digital learning resources by AP students inside and/or outside the classroom that is aligned to authorized AP course syllabi;
 * 2) Provide face-to-face, blended, and online job-embedded professional learning tailored to ensure successful implementation in each AP grant classroom supporting extensive use and evaluation of online academic resources relevant to each AP course. The handheld vendor and the Educational Technology Centers (ETCs) will provide the job-embedded professional learning and support for implementation of the grant outcomes, which includes periodic formative evaluation, classroom observations, instructional and technical support for the grantee's classrooms.

 **AP GRANT REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST** **Teachers: **  **Administrators **
 * 12 Hours of Professional Development (Including Eluminate sessions, any online courses that are approved (Ex. Galileo, )
 * Provide a bimonthly article (per school) to be posted in our newsletter
 * Will have a 20-30 minute standards based lesson videoed twice for upload to myvrspot.com
 * Observed monthly using Grant equipment with students on specified dates
 * create teacher accounts on myvrspot.com/asetc
 * upload teacher’s first video by December 10, 2010
 * upload teacher’s second video by April 15, 2011