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TLC & Minigrants

Use the links on this page ONLY IF your district received a regular Ed Tech grant award in 2009-10 for the TLC Program, Classroom Tech Mini-Grant, and Grant Funds Transferred to Ed Tech from other Title Programs.

School Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart (Fall 2010)

• Purpose: Schools with TLC or Mini-Grant teams, or other edtech grants, self-assess current SCHOOL status with regard to infrastructure, support staff, professional development, leadership, and access to resources in order to inform technology planning.
• Completed by: School Technology Coordinator / Director
• When: Annually -- Fall 2010
• Decision points: This instrument was first used with the ARRA Ed Tech grant application process. The chart allows a school (and district) to systematically assess tech plan goals and objectives. Districts with multiple school buildings are strongly advised to complete STaR Charts for each school first and then aggregate the results to the district chart.

Case Study Report (Fall 2010)

• Purpose: Gather quantitative as well as qualitative data from grantees to understand the impact of a project -- to "tell your story." These reports are often used for submission to national organizations for journal articles, federal program reporting, and Congressional reports because they provide both content and context.
• Completed by: Grant Project Manager in consultation with other project participants
• When: Fall 2010 - A final case study report is required of those districts that sponsored TLC grants, as well as from each mini-grant team. Individual TLC school teams are encouraged but not required to complete a Case Study Report.
• Decision points: Districts must ensure that the project is implemented in a timely manner and data is collected, so that there is adequate information to use for the Case Study Report.

Download the Word version of the Case Study Report Form to gather your data first.

Go to the online Case Study Report Form to enter your data.

District Tech Survey (Fall 2010 & Fall 2011)

• Purpose: Gather data about district progress with technology planning and implementation. Survey data is often used to identify trends statewide.
• Completed by: District Technology Coordinator / Director
• When: Annually -- Fall 2010
• Decision points: This instrument is similar to previous years’ District Technology Surveys. Only one survey per district should be completed. It is important, however, for the completer to review the questions ahead of time and consult with other district staff to ensure responses are as accurate as possible.

Download the Word version
of the 2011 district tech survey

Go to the Spring 2011
Online District Tech Survey

School Tech Access Survey (Fall 2010 & Fall 2011)
and
School ICT-PD Survey (Fall 2010 & Fall 2011)

• Purpose: Gather data about progress with technology planning and implementation at the school building level. Survey data is often used to identify trends statewide.
• Completed by: District or school technology coordinator in consultation with curriculum coordinator, professional development coordinator, and others as applicable.
• When: Annually - Fall 2010
• Decision points: This instrument is similar to previous years’ School Technology Surveys. Only one survey (both parts) per school should be completed. It is important, however, for the completer to review the questions ahead of time and consult with other school staff to ensure responses are as accurate as possible. Please note that there are two parts using two separate links and two Word versions for data gathering.

Download the Word version
of the 2011 school tech access survey

Go to the Spring 2011
Online School Tech Access Survey

Download the Word version of the
2011 school ICT-PD survey

Go to the Spring 2011
Online School ICT & PD Survey

TLC & Minigrant Educator Retrospective Survey (with required consent form) (by October 31, 2010)

• Purpose: Learn about the impact of the grant project on teachers' experience, planning and preparation for teaching with technology, classroom environment, instructional practices, and professional responsibilities.
• Completed by: all grant participating teachers.
• When: It will take about 15 minutes for an educator to complete this. This is a retrospective survey, allowing teachers to look back on their experience prior to and after the grant project.
• Decision points: This survey is required of all participants in the 2009-10 TLC program and Classroom Tech Minigrants, not of all teachers within a team's school. (The survey is optionally available to whole schools -- please contact NHDOE for details.) When accessing the survey URL, educators will first see a consent form which must be completed before they can go on. Upon completion (and clicking “Submit”), educators will be directed to the TLC-MG Educator Survey questions. 

Go to the online TLC & Minigrant Educator Survey

Classroom Walkthrough Tool (with instructions for use)

• Purpose: To better understand organizational aspects of an educator's instruction (e.g., student groupings), instructional practices, content taught, uses of technology (both teacher's and students’), and student engagement. Walkthroughs may occur either announced or unannounced, and require no interaction with teachers or students so should not disrupt teaching and learning in the classroom.
• Completed by: Peer coach, team teacher, principal, or other
• When: This walkthrough instrument will take about 10 minutes to complete each time it is used -- and it should be used weekly over the academic year, such as beginning in October and ending in May. It is expected that visits will take place year-round in a systematic fashion and be done as frequently as possible, as the quantity of data impacts the strength of the analysis and helps identify trends. 
• Decision points: This instrument has an accompanying technical document that should be reviewed by all individuals who will be conducting the observations. The document gives guidance on all terms appearing in the walkthrough instrument, some of which may be new and/or unfamiliar to the observer. It is up to the discretion of each grantee project manager and staff to determine whether classrooms outside of the 21st Century Classrooms grant will also participate in the observations. 
• A consent form must be completed prior to observations taking place in a teacher’s classroom.

EETT Student Survey for Grades 4-12 (with required consent form)

• Purpose: Understand the impact of technology integration on student engagement and learning.
• Completed by: Groups of students in comparison and control group classrooms, as determined by administrators of the school.
• When: It will take about 15 minutes for a student to complete this. Data collection should occur at the beginning of the project period (pre-survey) and again near the end of the project (post-survey).
• Decision points: Before using the student survey, teachers must obtain parental consent using the consent form provided.