It has been almost 3 years since ITTIP began the program, InTEL, a professional development to engage and empower students through technology and global connections, yet its impact is still prevalent in Southside Virginia – even amidst a pandemic. Melanie Ranson, an elementary teacher from… Read More »It’s a Small World After All
Project Period: August 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019 Target Audience: 4th graders Funding Source: Institute for Teaching through Technology and Innovative Practices (ITTIP)F ITTIP partnered with one of SVRTC‘s schools to collaboratively bring integrated STEM and computer science learning experiences into 4th grade classrooms during the… Read More »STEM and Computer Science In a Rural School
Inspiring Teachers for Engaged Learners (InTEL) Project Period: January 1, 2017 – July 31, 2018 Target Audience: Grades 3 – 8 Teachers Funding Source: Improving Teacher Quality State Grants (SCHEV) Funding Amount: $99,795 ITTIP has been awarded a SCHEV grant, Inspiring Teachers for Engaged Learners… Read More »InTEL
Project Period: January 3, 2017 – December 29, 2017 Target Audience: Grades 6 – 8 Students Funding Source: Verizon Foundation Funding Amount: $10,000 ITTIP was awarded a Verizon Foundation grant, Hummingbird for Middle School Students, to provide two after school robotics classes for middle school students in… Read More »Hummingbird Robotics for Middle School Students
Project Period: July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 Target Audience: Grades 6 – 8 Students Funding Source: Wells Fargo Funding Amount: $2,000 ITTIP was awarded a Wells Fargo grant, Hummingbird Robotics, to provide an after school robotics class for 18 middle school students from… Read More »Hummingbird Robotics
Project Period: July 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016 Target Audience: Grades 5 – 8 Teachers Funding Source: Improving Teacher Quality State Grants (SCHEV) Funding Amount: $133,905 ITTIP has been awarded a SCHEV grant, Problem-based Interdisciplinary STEM Learning II (PISTEM II), to provide professional development… Read More »Problem-based Interdisciplinary STEM Learning II
Project Period: May 1, 2015 – September 30, 2018 (Cohorts 1-3) Target Audience: Mathematics Teachers in Grades K-5 in Brunswick and Sussex School Divisions Funding Source: Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) Grant (From VDOE) Funding Amount: $134,502 each year/cohort The Innovative Mathematics Partnership for Rural Elementary Schools (IMPRES) is a… Read More »Innovative Mathematics Partnership For Rural Elementary Schools (IMPRES)
Project Period: January 1, 2015 – May 31, 2016 Target Audience: Middle and High School Teachers, Middle School Students Funding Source: Verizon Foundation Funding Amount: $10,000 This Verizon Foundation grant, Flying with Finch for STEM, was awarded to ITTIP in order to provide a two-day professional development on STEM… Read More »Flying with Finch
Project Period: September 2014 — May 2019 Target Audience: Science Teachers in Grades 6-12 Funding Source: Partnership with Concord Consortium and Stroud Water Research Center (Funded by the National Science Foundation: Grant DRL-1417722) This grant is a partnership with Concord Consortium and Stroud Water Research Center and five states… Read More »Teaching Environmental Sustainability– Model My Watershed (TES-MMW)
Project Period: July 1, 2014 – September 30, 2015 Target Audience: Teams of Middle and High School Teachers Funding Source: Improving Teacher Quality State Grants (SCHEV) Funding Amount: $159,750 ITTIP has been awarded a SCHEV grant, Problem-based Interdisciplinary STEM Learning (PISTEM), to provide professional development for 30 teachers from 10… Read More »Problem-based Interdisciplinary STEM Learning