*from Technology Implementation
— End-of-Year Report as of June 30, 2003
Program Description
The second year of this project improved and expanded
upon the first year. We:
Continued to employ a full-time technology teacher. She:
Taught two High School Credit Diploma classes each semester—Computer
Literacy and School-to-Career using the Internet and an online
course in career development.
Gave staff development courses to the staff on Tuesdays. They
included Windows, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Worked with ESL, ABE and GED teachers whose students used
the lab to align the work they are doing in the lab to the work
in the classroom.
Offered open lab time between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.
Was the liaison between Stamford Adult Education and the City
of Stamford IT Department and various vendors (Dell, ELLIS,
etc.)
Continued to use the wireless lab and ELLIS software with two
beginning and two intermediate level ESL classes for 50% of their
classroom instruction.
Used the wireless lab and ELLIS software with two advanced ESL
classes in the evening for 50% of their instructional time.
Used technology (ModuMath, TV411, Pre-GED and GED software)
to improve the skills of ABE/GED students; 25% to 50% of their
instruction was using technology.
Used laptop computers in the GED classroom.
Used Rosetta Stone and a phonics program with survival and low
beginner students in the program facilitator’s office.
Introduced project-based instruction to an advanced ESL class.
This included the use of the Internet and word processing.
*from Technology
Implementation — End-of-Year Report as of June 30, 2003, compiled
by Roslyn Nesin, Director
