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EDUCATION
PARTNERSHIPS:
CORPORATE-FUNDED INITIATIVES
(Updated 4/22/08)
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| Many corporate programs
provide support for educational programs and Vermont’s schools benefit because of
this generosity. The programs in this section have each benefited from the direct
support of one or several corporations. |
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Marco
Polo 
The MarcoPolo
program provides no-cost, standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and
classroom, developed by the nation's content experts. Online resources include panel-reviewed
links to top sites in many disciplines, professionally developed lesson plans, classroom
activities, materials to help with daily classroom planning and powerful search engines.
For more information, contact: |
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Carolyn Jones, Cadre Trainer
(802) 828-0590 (P)
(802) 828-0076 (F)
cjones@vermontinstitutes.org |
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Vermont/IBM
Reinventing Education-3 (RE3) Project
This
$1.5 million partnership between IBM, the Vermont Department of Education, the University
of Vermont, the Vermont State Colleges, and the Vermont Mathematics Initiative will
support the development of online tools for current and aspiring teachers. These
tools will be designed to improve teaching practices and to help educators integrate
high-quality content into their classrooms to promote higher student achievement.
Significantly, the partnership will provide new tools to support Vermont's coordinated
initiatives addressing educator quality.
For more information,
contact:
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Bill Romond, Project
Coordinator
(802) 828-0064 (P)
(802) 828-3140 (F)
bill.romond@state.vt.us |
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Standards
Into Action
(IBM Corporation)
The Vermont/IBM
Reinventing Education Partnership supports the state's effort to improve student
learning through its Standards Into Action (SIA) Web site. This online tool helps
educators ensure students are learning the essential knowledge and skills outlined
in Vermont's
Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities.
Using SIA, teachers can create standards-based units of study more quickly, share
high-quality resources with each other and assess student progress in a systematic
manner.
- “Standards Into Action” Web Site Changes
All content stored on the “Standards Into Action” Web site (http://www.standards.ed.state.vt.us/) will be transferred to one of two new Web resources being developed by the Vermont Department of Education in collaboration with IBM. It is critical that anyone wishing to preserve Web pages, unit plans, or lesson plans let the department know. Click on the link above for more details about this change. (See update below.)
NOTE: The Standards into Action site will close down permanently on or before June 30, 2008. The site is no longer technically supportable and providing that it continues to run, it will be available until June 30, 2008. The department has worked to migrate the instructional content of all users who responded to queries to the Riverdeep Learning Village site. Contact Arlyn Bruccoli at arlyn.bruccoli@state.vt.us with any questions. (Added 4/22/08)
For more information, contact: |
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Bill Romond, Project Coordinator
(802) 828-0064 (P)
(802) 828-3140 (F)
bill.romond@state.vt.us |
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Wallace Grant for Policy Governance
Through the auspices of the Wallace-Reader’s Digest Foundation, nine facilitators were trained to assist districts and supervisory unions in policy governance implementation. These facilitators are currently working with leaders in four Vermont school systems. |
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Brian O'Regan, Deputy Commissioner
(802) 828-5101 (P)
(802) 828-3146 (F)
brian.o'regan@state.vt.us |
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