US$3.5 million in technology Grants available for teacher-training facilities
PREP Grant covers up to 70% of the list price for qualifying Roomware products

The PREP Grant covers 70% of the list price of a SMART Board 560 or 580, Floor Stand 570 or SynchronEyes 2.0, and 50% of the list price of SMART Expression 303 or 503.

When asked about the importance of training teachers to use technology, PREP Grant recipient Jerry Smith of Northern Marianas College says, “At the School of Education we recognize an urgent need for greater focus on technology training for our pre-service and in-service teachers. There’s real potential for teachers well-trained in technology use and integration to transform the learning process and classroom environment in our public school.”

“Giving teachers the skills to successfully integrate technology into the curriculum is critical to providing a valuable education to our young people,” says Nancy Knowlton, executive director of the SMARTer Kids Foundation. “The PREP Grant enables teacher-training facilities to purchase leading-edge presentation and teaching tools at a very affordable price to help ensure more of tomorrow’s teachers can use today’s technology effectively.”

Eligibility and How to Apply
The PREP Grant is available to all accredited, not-for-profit universities, colleges, teacher-training schools, institutes or centers involved in pre-service teacher-training and/or education leading to an education degree or professional teaching certificate. The Grant is also available to local, district or regional in-service teacher-training centers. For-profit institutions do not qualify for the Grant. Only 500 Grants are available for each product class.

Applications are available online at www.smarterkids/prep/appform.htm or from the Foundation office at 403.228.8565. All applications must be received by midnight on May 1, 2001. Applicants will be notified of their status within 30 days of receipt of their application. Grants must be utilized by September 1, 2001.

Previous PREP Grant Recipients
Previous PREP Grant recipients include Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI), Hopewell City Public Schools (Hopewell, VA), Lake Erie College (Painesville, OH), Dayton Elementary School (Spruce Pine, NC), Aquinas College (Nashville, TN), Kent State University (Salem, OH), Francis Marion University (Florence, SC), Chicago State University (Chicago, IL), Lethbridge Community College (Lethbridge, AB), California State University - Sacramento (Sacramento, CA) and the University of Houston (Houston, TX).

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