California EETT Program Details
Eligibility, application documents, and other information is available at the California Department of Education EETT website.
The application deadline HAS PASSED. This information may be useful for other EETT applications.
California EETT Round 6 - Responses Using GenYES and TechYES
California EETT - Purpose of Program
The primary goal of the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) grant program for 2007-09 is to improve access to technology and to provide technology integration training to teachers and students in grades four through eight to enhance teaching and to further learning of the state academic content standards.
In the application, districts are asked to address how their research-based program supports the goals of the EETT state program goals and:
- Technology literacy for students
- Curriculum integration of technology
In addition, high-quality research-based professional development must be identified in the application narrative and form at least 25% of the program.
Meeting the Challenge with Generation YES Programs
Generation YES programs provide eligible California districts with two unique ways to meet the requirements of the EETT. All Generation YES programs are research-based and provide complete interventions, including professional development, student materials, teacher curriculum guides and resources, online tools, and more.
What's on this page? To help you add GenYES or TechYES to your EETT application, the next section has some helpful downloadable documents that have detailed descriptions about how our GenYES and TechYES programs can fit into your EETT application section by section.
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GenYES (grades 4-12). GenYES students learn technology skills in an authentic, project-based context. GenYES students then partner one-on-one with teachers school-wide. GenYES students give teachers the just-in-time support that they need to achieve their technology professional development goals -- in their own classroom, with their own curriculum. In addition, students benefit from the 21st century technology skills taught in their GenYES class and the self-esteem and empowerment of their work being valued and respected by the entire school. Teachers who work with GenYES students overwhelming report that the experience changes the way they use technology in their classroom. Schools benefit not only from increased school-wide use of technology, but also from the way GenYES models a respectful learning community where teachers and students are collaborators in improving education. GenYES supports your EETT goals. GenYES students can assist teachers school-wide with any form of new technology, hardware, software, or web applications. If your EETT plans call for new tools, such as laptops, active whiteboards, or multimedia, GenYES students can learn how to use them, and be on-site assistants to teachers as they practice new skills, supporting both curriculum integration and technology literacy. GenYES is a structured program that guides students and their partner-teachers through the process of creating technology infused lesson plans correlated to content and grade-level standards. These lesson plans are proof that your technology investment is working to infuse technology into K-12 classroom curriculum in every subject area. The GenYES online tools also automatically collect data from participants on technology use, creating valuable reports that support your EETT goals. GenYES is a complete, research-based and validated system that meets the requirement for innovative professional development and technology integration, while at the same time provides 21st century leadership opportunities and technology literacy for students. Previous California EETT rounds have funded over 40 GenYES schools in diverse districts such as Imperial, Shasta, Grant Joint Unified, San Juan, Chico, and more. Download these support documents for GenYES:
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