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TTTI is now TechSmart Teachers!
Research proves that the single most important factor in the quality of education in any classroom is the quality of the teacher.
NEF believes that by providing professional development to our 1,000 teachers and school leaders, we can positively affect the quality of education given to our district's 11,000 children.
Begun in 1999 to help teachers integrate technology in their curriculum, TechSmart Teachers has provided 1,000 plus hours of sustained training to over 700 of the district's teachers and staff.
Working closely with curriculum developers, TechSmart Teachers classes are designed to reinforce the models being introduced throughout Norwalk as a result of School Superintendent Dr. Sal Corda's curriculum review.
Classes and workshops are offered throughout the year, free of charge, with CEU credit, to certified and non-certified staff in such programs as Microsoft Office, Web Design, Digital Imaging, Email and Internet Safety, to name a few.
Funding Partners: Citigroup Foundation; JPMorganChase Foundation |
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Some current courses:
- A 20-hour survey course for teachers and school leaders new to technology
- Introduction to Blogs and Wikis
- 3-Part Excel for the Classroom Series
- 5-Part PowerPoint for the Classroom Series
- Using Microsoft Office Templates
- Using Forms in Microsoft Word
Click here: TechSmart Teachers Schedule - to see our latest class offerings.
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TechSmart Girls
Piloted in 2006 at Norwalk High School, TechSmart Girls is a program to introduce female students to contemporary forms of technology and the prospect of a career in the expanding area of today’s innovation.
Part of the class, shown here left to right: Katrina Diaz, her sister Valeska, Kate Torbisco and Tanika Haase, with standing, left, Paula Palermo, NEF’s technology program manager, and Vivian Lasko,
business technology teacher at NHS and a member of Women in Technology.
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The program objective is to expose, encourage, and empower girls. Historically, technology fields have appealed to a lower percentage of women than men and this project is designed to help redress the imbalance.
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Digital Art After School Series
The Digital Suite of after school enrichment programs is for middle school and high school students, including:
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Garageband
NEF provided all 4 middle schools with keyboards and other audio equipment needed to offer GarageBand to students.
GarageBand is a software application that allows students to create a piece of music on an Apple Macintosh computer.
GarageBand is offered by NEF as an after school program.
Funding Partners: JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Citibank Foundation
(Listen to some student musician tracks)
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Digital Photography
NEF offers a 6 week after school digital photography class to students, to explore scenes from their lives through photography.
At the end of the session, an art show is presented for family and friends.
Funding Partners: GE Commercial Finance
(Check out some student artist photos)
Visit photo teacher Elisa Keogh's website |
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"The potential of computers for improving education is greater than that of any prior invention,
including books and writing."
--- Institute for Research in Educational Finance and Governance
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