Supporting Points for ARRA Fund Grant Applications

Our goal at Tequipment is to provide educators with the most advanced interactive classroom technologies and training. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 can provide grants for these technologies. In our efforts to help you succeed in your grant proposals we are providing this information regarding specifically how SMART products meet the objectives outlined in the ARRA guidelines. I hope this information is helpful, and my staff and I are available to address any questions related to this important issue.

Professional Development

Recognizing that professional development is the key to successful technology integration, we focus on training all aspects of the SMART-Centric classroom, where technologies work in concert to support and assess student learning.

• TeqSmart Certification Program
• Usability 101 - 103
• Interactive Lesson Plan Development
• Subject-Specific Training
• Mentoring Services
• Administrator Track
• SMART Table Training
• SMART Response Training
• SMART Ideas Training
• Custom Professional Development

Case Studies & White Papers

These case studies and school profiles highlight the many ways schools and school districts are finding success in student achievement with the use of SMART Technologies products:

Case Studies

• MOREnet and Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (2004). Analysis of 2004 MAP Results for eMINTS Students (PDF)
• BOCES Monroe, Fairport, NY Learning Comes Alive with SMART Products (PDF)
• Jennings School District, St. Louis, MO At-Risk Students Find Success (PDF)
• Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, St. Augustine, FL One of America's Largest Special Needs Schools Standardizes on SMART Products (PDF)
• Dietrich School, Dietrich, ID Enhancing Learning with Interactive Technology (PDF)
• Gloucester City Public Schools, Gloucester City, NJ Math Scores Grow 16 Percentage Points with SMART Products (PDF)

School Profiles

• Wappingers Central School District, Wappingers Falls, NY New York Teachers Confirm Impact of SMART Board Interactive Whiteboards (PDF)
• Roanoke Valley Juvenile Detention Centre, Roanoke, VA SMART Products Help Students Concentrate At Juvenile Detention Center (PDF)
• Bowden Grandview School, Alberta, Canada Developing Model Technology Classrooms (PDF)
• Harrison Elementary School, Trenton, NJ Stepping Into The Light (PDF)
• Delwood Elementary School, Edmonton, Alberta A SMARTer Teacher (PDF)

White Papers

• Gilbert, Carrie - Forestville Elementary
  Writing Improvements through the Whiteboard (PDF). This project measured the effectiveness of the SMART Board interactive whiteboard in improving student writing skills. (Spring 2008)
• Heirigs, Kathie & Thurmon, Halima - St. Joseph Catholic School
  Elementary Science Lab Outreach Efforts: Extending Science Lessons to Support Improvements in Students' Study Skills and Math (PDF). This project sought to determine the most effective study methods for improving critical math skills for inner-city students. (Spring 2008)
• Liberatore, Jill S. - Pickens County Middle School
  A Constructivist Approach to Technology Based Problem Solving (PDF). This study investigated whether using a SMART Board interactive whiteboard in a collaborative setting promotes mathematical problem solving. (Spring 2008)
• Savoie, Marcy - Woodland Elementary School
  Math Motivation with SMART Board Technology (PDF). This project analyzed the motivational impact of the SMART Board interactive whiteboard on math students with disabilities. (Spring 2008)
• Wuerzer, Becky - Hillandale Elementary
  The Effectiveness of the SMART Board while Instructing Limited English Proficient Learners (PDF). This project examined the literacy gains made by students with limited-English proficiency when taught with a SMART Board interactive whiteboard. (Spring 2008)
• Delaney, Michelle - Woodstown Middle School
  Using the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard to Create a Hands-on Approach to Learning Mathematics (PDF). This project investigated the use of a digital whiteboard to teach linear, nonlinear and exponential relationships in five grade-eight math classes. (Summer 2007)
• Oleksiw, Tammy – Parma Community School
  The Effect of the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard on Raising State Test Scores (PDF). This project studied the effect of the introduction of an interactive whiteboard on raising test scores by enhancing motivation, attentiveness and comprehension in a grade-three math class. (Summer 2007)
• Preisig, Jessica K.D. – Powdersville Middle School
  Report on the Use of SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard as a Tool to Develop an Understanding of Fractions (PDF). This study compared the academic performance and motivation of students who were taught fractions on a digital whiteboard to students who received conventional math instruction. (Summer 2007)
• Wilcox, Jennifer - Kettering Middle School
  Report on the Use of the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard to Teach Language Arts to Children with Autism and Autistic-like Behaviors (PDF). This study compared the use of a SMART Board interactive whiteboard in teaching autistic children language arts to the use of a written newspaper containing identical information. (Summer 2007)
• Fortuna, Carolyn – Taylor High School
  Report on the Use of a SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard to Enhance Literacy in Teens (PDF). This study investigated the effect of the interactive whiteboard to help teenagers connect symbolism with texts and enhance overall literacy. (Summer 2007)
• Huck, Kelly & Schmitz, Doug – Bishop Roborecki School
  Report on the Use of the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard to Enhance Literacy in Children with Learning Disabilities (PDF). This study examined how, when embedded in the curriculum, the SMART Board interactive whiteboard can be used to improve students’ learning and motivation in the classroom. (Summer 2007)
• Nordness, Philip - MacArthur Early Childhood Center
  Report on the Use of the SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard to Enhance Literacy in Children with Learning Disabilities (PDF). This study compared the academic performance of disabled students who learned emergent literacy on a digital whiteboard to that of students who received traditional literacy instruction. (Summer 2007)
• McNeese, Dr. Mary Nell – University of Southern Mississippi
  Evaluation of SMART® Multimedia Classrooms: Impact on Student Face-to-Face Participation and E-Learning (PDF). This project shares the results of the evaluation of the $1.78 million Title III-A U.S. Department of Education (USDoE) grant to the University of Southern Mississippi from 2001 to 2006. This report focuses on the final two of three surveys administered to faculty to assess their technological needs and evaluates how well those needs were met over the life of the grant. The faculty concluded that the SMART® multimedia classrooms enhanced both student face-to-face participation and e-learning. (Spring 2007)
• Ottman, Laird - Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School
  The Effect of Student-directed versus Traditional Teacher-centered Presentations of Content on Student Learning in a High School Statistics Class (PDF). This study compared the effects of two different instructional delivery methods on student learning in a senior-level statistics classes. (Spring 2007)
• Speight, Michelle and Curtis Slater – Dr. Gordon Townsend School
  SMART Technology Research Project at Dr. Gordon Townsend School (PDF). This research paper investigates the SMART Board interactive whiteboard’s potential impact on teaching and learning in an environment where many of the students have physical or mental difficulties. (Spring 2007)

Download our ARRA brochure to read how Tequipment can help you meet the ARRA objectives:

• Transformation of the classroom
• Increasing Teacher effectiveness
• Enhancing the delivery of curriculum
• Making a short-term investment with long-term gains
• Enhancing the education of students with disabilities
• Enhancing the delivery of curriculum

• The SMART Board interactive whiteboard is the primary focus for educators looking to transform their classroom into a modern learning environment.
• Beginning in 2012, student proficiency with the application of technology will be measured for the first time. SMART Board interactive whiteboards initiate and enhance these skills.

Download our ARRA brochure to learn more!

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