July 2008 — Case Studies
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Elementary Schools : Kansas : Transforming the Classroom
Principal Hammer knows the importance of having students actively participate and collaborate. "Students aren't sitting in rows being lectured the entire class period," he says. "It's nice to see them working together to accomplish the task at hand."
"Our TRC classrooms have a whole different look and feel," Smith says. "I see students taking a more active role in their education, not simply being passive recipients who let the teacher do all the work."
Behind the success of every TRC classroom is a TRC facilitator dedicated to providing teachers with training, resources, and support. "Our district has seen the difference hands-on learning can make for teachers," says Stacy Smith, Niederee's program facilitator. "It allows them to teach in a way that motivates students. Many times throughout the grant, teachers were heard saying they have no idea how they would teach if the technology were taken away. They are now technology leaders in their buildings and within the district."
Amber Rowland is the Technology Rich Classrooms project coordinator at the Advanced Learning Technologies in Education Consortia. Melinda Stanley is the education technology coordinator for the Kansas State Department of Education.
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