i3 grant
Investing in Innovation (i3)
The eMINTS National Center at the University of Missouri and New Franklin (MO) R-I School District will examine the efficacy of eMINTS professional development programs on the achievement of high-need rural Missouri middle school students through a Random Control Trial. The RCT will occur in 60 school districts that qualify for the project based on the geographic and socio-economic status of their populations. School districts will be randomly assigned to one of three study groups for the project. Districts will receive intensive eMINTS PD (250 hours) and classroom technology (interactive whiteboard, student computers and peripherals).
Learning Point Associates, an affiliate of the American Institutes for Research, is the external evaluator for the project.
The project expects to serve 10,500 students and 240 teachers over its five-year period. The project features intensive PD, in-classroom coaching and technology-rich classrooms.
Project objectives and outcomes include
- Assessing and increasing 7th and 8th grade students’ mathematics and English Language Arts performance by their exposure to eMINTS teaching styles and technology
- Assessing and improving 7th and 8th grade students’ 21st century skills and academic orientation by their exposure to eMINTS teaching styles and technology
- Understanding eMINTS PD impacts on teachers’ practice
Partners
MO DHE
"One of higher education’s most important goals is to help more students to succeed in college and attain their degrees. eMINTS prepares students for college-level work through an inquiry-based, student-centered approach to instruction. It builds on what students already know and expands their knowledge by asking them to apply it to real world situations. This is a tried-and-true way to use technology to improve college readiness and pave the way to degree attainment."
New Franklin (MO) R-I School District
I have seen few concepts, ideas or programs introduced into education that have had the same type of positive impact on student learning as the eMINTS and inquiry-based instruction. I can’t imagine teaching any other way now that I have seen the possibilities eMINTS offers. “Students are not learning to use technology, but using technology to learn.”
SETDA
"We have seen firsthand how the systemic approach underpinning the eMINTS program transforms schools by increasing teacher effectiveness, integrating deeper learning with technology in core curricular areas, and increases student achievement as well as technology literacy. SETDA sees real value in sharing eMINTS as a model for 21st Century Learning Environments as well as transformational instructional practice among state leaders."
Learning.com
"Learning.com is excited to be providing the 21st century proficiency data for the eMINTS’ Investing in Innovation project. Using 21st Century Skills Assessment, program participants will have valid data showing proficiency and needs analysis for all the students in the programs."
Intel® Teach Thinking with Technology
"Intel Corporation is pleased to support the eMINTS Validation Project under the U.S. Department of Education’s Investing in Innovation (i3) Program. Intel® Teach professional development and Intel® Education Initiative online tools and resources help teachers to be more effective in integration of technology for teaching and learning, improving student problem solving, critical thinking and collaboration skills."
Learning Point Associates
"The eMINTS National Center has established itself as a leading organization in educator professional development and classroom technology integration. American Institutes for Research is excited to be partnering with the National Center to build on more than 10 years of methodologically sound research. The i3 grant program provides a unique opportunity for AIR to assess the program's effectiveness in rural middle schools."
SMART Technologies
"At SMART, we realize that professional development is a key component of any successful technology implementation. The eMINTS approach to professional development is a proven model that helps to ensure teachers and students are using the technology effectively to develop critical thinking skills, foster creativity and improve student learning."
MO DESE
“We are thrilled, yet not surprised, the eMINTS National Center has been selected for the prestigious Investing in Innovation (i3) program. We are pleased that approximately 10,500 students and 240 teachers will benefit from the advancements this program offers in providing 21st century tools and technology.”
School Improvement Network
The School Improvement Network was founded in 1991 for teachers by teachers. The founders discovered that professional development did not show them what best practices actually looked like in the classroom. They continue to produce award-winning videos that empower teachers and administrators to turn research theory into classroom practice.
Tech4Learning
Tech4Learning, Inc, is an innovative educational technology company that develops and markets original professional development programs and creativity products for K-12 education. At Tech4Learning we believe in a vision of education where students are actively and creatively engaged in the learning process, and graduate prepared to use the skills and knowledge they have acquired.Participating districts
Download map of i3 grant project districts (PDF 428 KB)
Group 1 – eMINTS professional development
These districts will begin implementing the eMINTS program in late summer 2011. They will complete the two-year eMINTS comprehensive professional development program but will also continue to provide data for comparison with Group 2 that goes on to complete a third year of professional development.
FY12 eMINTS software policies (PDF 100 KB)
See list and map (blue pins)
Group 2 – eMINTS + Intel® Teach Thinking with Technology
These districts will begin implementing the two-year eMINTS comprehensive professional development program in late summer 2011. They will then complete a third year of professional development, the Intel® Teach Thinking with Technology course.
FY12 eMINTS software policies (PDF 100 KB)
See list and map (green pins)
Group 3 – Control group
These districts will begin their eMINTS implementations in late summer 2014.
See list and map (red pins)
Press
“eMINTS and CDW-G Chart a New Course for Ed Tech Professional Development,” press release, Jan. 30, 2012, http://www.emints.org/results-impact/i3-grant/i3-grant-partners/cdw-g/emints-and-cdw-g/
“Avilla Middle School wins federal grant,” The Carthage Press, Dec. 18, 2010, http://www.carthagepress.com/news/county/x493351374/Avilla-Middle-School-wins-federal-grant
Benjamin Herrold, “Local schools to benefit from federal grant program,” Moberly Monitor-Index, Dec. 17, 2010, http://www.moberlymonitor.com/news/x2068979649/Local-schools-to-benefit-from-federal-grant-program
“Technology grant to boost Brashear’s schools, Kirksville Daily Express, Dec. 15, 2010, http://www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com/topstories/x860700660/Technology-grant-to-boost-Brashear-s-schools
Ryan Famuliner, “MO education program gets $12M from stimulus act,” Missourinet audio, Dec. 13, 2010, http://www.missourinet.com/2010/12/13/46143/
“Rural Missouri Students to Benefit from $12 million Federal Grant Program,” University of Missouri News Bureau, Dec. 9, 2010, http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2010/1209-rural-missouri-students-to-benefit-from-12-million-federal-grant-program/
“Rural schools part of $12 million study,” Columbia Daily Tribune, Dec. 10, 2010, http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/dec/10/rural-schools-part-of-12-million-study/
University of Missouri News Bureau, “Rural Missouri Students to Benefit from $12 million Federal Grant Program,” press release, Dec. 9, 2010, http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2010/1209-rural-missouri-students-to-benefit-from-12-million-federal-grant-program/
ED.gov, “All Winning i3 Applicants Secure Private Match,” press release, Sept. 20, 2010, http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/all-winning-i3-applicants-secure-private-match
Janese Silvey, “School Tech Program Gets Stimulus Boost; MU-based eMINTS Picks Up $12 Million,” Columbia Daily Tribune, Aug. 7, 2010, http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/aug/07/school-tech-program-gets-stimulus-boost/
Naomi Stevens, “UM System Wins $12 Million for Educational Program,” Missourian, Aug. 6, 2010, http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/08/06/um-system-wins-12-million-i3-grant/
Sam Dillion, “Education Department Deals Out Big Awards,” The New York Times, August 5, 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/education/05grants.html?scp=2&sq=Investing%20in%20Innovation&st=cse
Michele McNeil, “49 Applicants Win i3 Grants,” Education Week, Aug. 4, 2010, http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/08/04/37i3.h29.html?tkn=PNNFe3MnCU4p/vC/JS0P0YEsq0c6D%2BzEsq3E&cmp=clp-edweek
i3 Fund
- Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) website
- i3 at a glance (DOC)
- Press release announcing highest-rated applicants
- Detailed list of highest-rated i3 applicants (PDF 445 KB)
- Overview of the i3 review process (DOC)
- FAQ (PDF 461 KB)
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