GENERATION YES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2003
CONTACT:
Sylvia Martinez, Generation YES
(310) 944-3655
[email protected]

New York � May 13, 2003 � Generation YES, Inc. announced today that 14 New York schools will implement the exemplary Generation Y program in which students are taught to assist teachers with technology in their classrooms. The funding comes as a result of successful applications for the New York State Education Department Learning Technology Grant (LTG).

�Generation Y is a proven program in our schools and we are excited that more New York schools will be adopting this model. Over the past 5 years we have implemented a variety of web-based training products and staff development models and found that Gen Y was the defining factor that moved all our training efforts to success,� said Greg Partch, the Director for Educational Technologies in the Hudson Falls Central School District and director for the North Hudson Electronic Educational Empowerment Project (NHEEEP). �Prior to using the Gen Y model, we had a very low rate of classroom implementation after our teachers participated in a traditional one or two day workshop. Now we involve Gen Y students in many aspects of our professional development, including vendor training workshops and find that students drive classroom implementation of the workshop content.�

�Generation Y is perfectly aligned with the goals of the LTG. A target of the grant is to provide professional development for teachers, and research shows that Gen Y is exemplary, cost-effective and innovative professional development,� said Dennis Harper, CEO and founder of Generation YES, Inc. the publisher of Generation Y. �These schools will soon realize the benefits of students and teachers working together to improve education in their own schools through technology.�

Increased Need, Reduced Budgets
Even as more technology makes its way into schools, schools and districts have to make do with smaller budgets for teacher training and professional development. Generation Y is an innovative program that uses an overlooked resource, students, to help teachers bring classrooms into the 21st century. By teaching students how to use technology skills to help teachers, both students and teachers benefit. The collaboration between teachers and students improves the use of technology in schools by providing time-starved teachers with the ongoing support they need. More effective than traditional forms of professional development for teachers, years of evaluation and research studies demonstrate that teachers, students, and taxpayers benefit from this model.

Generation Y
Generation Y has won awards and national acclaim since its introduction in 1996 as a federal Technology Innovation Challenge Grant. Hundreds of schools in the United States have implemented Generation Y classes, and extensive research has demonstrated the program�s effectiveness in improving student learning and changing teacher practice in the use of classroom technology.

Generation YES, Inc.
Generation YES, Inc. works with schools all around the world to plan, implement and enhance student technology programs through consulting, innovative curriculum and research-based support services. (https://www.genyes.org)

For more information:
Sylvia Martinez, Generation YES
(310) 944-3655
[email protected]

Press Release site: https://www.genyes.org/news/0503

Generation YES site: https://www.genyes.org

Generation Y program information site: https://www.genyes.org/products/geny

Learning Technology Grant (Office of Technology Policy)
https://www.emsc.nysed.gov/technology/