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• Creating access, equity and excellence

– particularly in rural, remote and lowincome districts
• Offering digital tools to students and

families to help them prepare for
success in college
• Sharing best practices and mentoring

other districts in the transition to
digital learning
“Technology has the potential to
transform education in America,
allowing students to learn more, to do
so at their own pace, and to develop
the knowledge and skills employers
demand,” Culatta said. “And yet, fewer
than 30 percent of classrooms have the
broadband Internet to support today’s
education technology needs.”
In June 2013, President Obama
announced the ConnectED Initiative,
starting with a goal of connecting 99
percent of students to next-generation
connectivity within five years. Model
schools and districts across the
country are using technology to create
personalized learning environments;
technology will play an increasingly
crucial role in the future. †

Nearly $1 Million Awarded
in Transformation Through
Innovation Grants
The AISD Instructional Technology department was out in full force handing out
nearly $1 million in Transformation Through Innovation Grants to 30 Arlington
ISD campuses. Teachers and staff members were awarded these grants for their
proposals for transforming their classrooms through innovative approaches to
learning and technology use. Teachers and students will show off these innovative
and creative approaches to learning in a Transformation Through Innovation
Grant Showcase on May 18, 2015, at the Professional Development Center. †

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