Because of the skills that my former students have acquired from your program, they are able to assist the district.
Alana Winnick
Harrison, NY
K - 12 Challenges
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Academic Achievement
TechYES provides a comprehensive technology literacy curriculum. Students produce technology projects aligned to academic standards with the support of STLs.
TechYES
All projects are assessed to determine how many of the 24 ISTE NETS performance indicators have been met. Students are deemed nationally TechYES certified once they accumulate 21 on these indicators.
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Professional Development
A major component of GenYES is providing much-needed technology infrastructure support for teachers. Teams of students assist school and district IT staff to ensure that technology is working and available for student learning.
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GenYES has saved districts considerable money and students have benefited greatly by gaining valuable learning and leadership skills.
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Tech Literacy & Certification
K-12 teachers create lessons and assign students tech-infused projects aligned to Common Core, NGSS, NETS, and other academic standards.
TechYES
TechYES tools address both the Common Core Standards and processes. TechYES offers a powerful way to assess whether students have met standards and learning outcomes via project creation.
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IT Support
GenYES students in grades 4-12 help teachers and adults (1) learn technology skills, (2) produce learning resources, and (3) maintain tech infrastructure.
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GenYES prepares students to respond to Technology Assistance Projects (TAPs) for faculty and staff.
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1:1 Initiatives
GenYES 1:1 prepares Student Technology Leaders teams that become responsible for deployment, maintenance, and integration of laptops, tablets, or other devices provided to all teachers and students. Generation YES provides the preparation, training, implementation and evaluation necessary for any 1:1 initiative.
GenYES 1:1
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STEM
STEM Star has all the features of TechYES with projects and resources emphasizing STEM.
STEM Star
STEM Star has produced more than 10,000 rich and powerful STEM related projects aligned to CCSS, NGSS, and other standards.
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College/Career Readiness
CollegeYES has all the features of TechYES with projects and resources addressing college and career preparation. CollegeYES has produced more than 4,000 rich and powerful projects aligned to CCSS, NGSS, and other standards.
CollegeYES
CollegeYES is a large U.S. Department of Education Investing in Innovation (i3) development project.
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Digital Safety
All the features of TechYES with additional resources aimed at students producing projects and PSAs related to digital safety.
Safe TECH
SafeTech will help local districts and schools address the federal CIPA mandate to educate students about Internet/digital safety and cyber bullying prevention.
Solution:
All our solutions are based on four principles:
Student Tech Leaders
We believe that teams of well-prepared K-12 students are the key strategy for realizing meaningful technology integration. All Generation YES programs have STLs at the center.
Project-Based Learning
All Generation YES programs involve students designing, constructing, and assessing projects aligned to student and teacher learning.
Tech Integration
Providing support and resources to schools using technology for improved learning opportunities and academic achievement is a primary goal of the nonprofit Generation YES.
Data Collection & Assessment
Guided authentic assessment and reporting provides students with feedback and educators with solid data on student progress.
Success Stories
I am amazed at what the potential some of our students had and was hidden! Not only do they love doing this, but they love helping others as well.
Cindy McDaniel
Fresno, California
Thank you Dennis. I'm no expert by any means, but we are learning as we go. The kids are receptive to the program. The part I like ... is that it makes them think. I think the longer we have the program, obviously, the easier it will be for the kids to come up with ideas.
Amy Ascherl
Eagle Grove, Iowa
Latest News
Generation YES and Learning.com Partner to Create Project NextTech
The nonprofit Generation YES® organization and Learning.com have announced Project NextTech, an online high school digital literacy survey course that is designed to help students develop the knowledge, skills, values, and experience that will help them succeed in an increasingly digital world. Read More
GenYES Yuma
Another "Powered by GenYES" project is funded by the Cisco Foundation. Twenty five Yuma, Arizona schools have 479 student tech leaders who have already provided 1,831 hours of tech support for teachers and IT staff.