December 13, 2007 11:22 AM
Pendleton Qwest Grant
Sunridge teacher wins grant
By Flynn Espe
The East Oregonian
During a Friday assembly, Sunridge Middle School teacher Heidi Paullus was surprised with a giant check in the amount of $7,560 - representing a technology grant from Qwest Communications.
With the grant money, the entire sixth-grade class will be able to use portable global positioning units for a mapping project of the Buck Creek cabins area in the Umatilla National Forest.
"They'll be using the GPS to mark trails and to basically map the area," Paullus said, adding students also will use digital cameras to document the plant life of the area.
Paullus is one of five Oregon teachers and the only teacher in Eastern Oregon to win the grant, according to Qwest representative Bob Gravely.
"We were looking for teachers who were presenting an idea to use the technology in an innovative way, to help kids learn," Gravely said, who has been busy surprising teachers with the good news. "It's more fun this way."
Principal Jon Peterson playfully taunted the students before explaining the reason for the assembly.
"I had no idea what the assembly was about," Paullus said. "I thought the kids were in trouble for something."
This is Paullus's first year teaching for the Pendleton School District. She previously taught in Hermiston where she said she similarly tried to use technology in teaching.
Details of the project have yet to be worked out, but students will be prepped on the equipment before their trip to the Umatilla National Forest site.
Posted by jena on December 13, 2007 at 11:22 AM| Permalink | Comments (0)
Bend Qwest Grant
NewsChannel 21 At 5
NBC Bend 11/07/2007 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
A La Pine teacher was surprised this morning to be one of five in the state to receive an enormous check. The Qwest Foundation awarded Tim Chase of La Pine Middle School a 10,000 dollar technology grant at an assembly this morning. He plans to use technology to increase learning from home and interaction in the classroom
Posted by jena on December 13, 2007 at 11:21 AM| Permalink | Comments (0)
Springfield Qwest Grant
KEZI Morning News
ABC Eugene 11/07/2007 5:30 AM - 6:00 AM Impressions:
A couple of Springfield teachers are bringing pod- casting to their classrooms - all because of a grant from Qwest. Kim Hernandez, a teacher at Centennial Elementary School found out in front of her class, that the 3000-plus dollar grant was given to her. She'll use the money to set up a project where kids visit the virtual world, write reports, and put together "pod-casts." It's incredible. My class is truly the beneficiary of this grant. I'm excited for technology. Have iPods to interview the community with, camera's to catch pictures, mics to catch sound to learn for today's society. Thurston High School will also benefit. The grant there is just more than 7500 dollars. These two teachers were among five statewide who won the money.
Posted by jena on December 13, 2007 at 11:17 AM| Permalink | Comments (0)
October 19, 2007 12:51 PM
Grants
Darren and I have been collaborating on the roll out of the Qwest Teacher Grants 
and the Oregon EdTech Regional Cadre Mini-Grants.
Applications are due Monday, the 22nd and have already started arriving. The biggest concern I have is not enough money to fund such great projects. I cannot tell you how many incredible regional cadre stories have been coming in via email. What a wonderful success!!
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April 20, 2007 09:50 PM
Communications with Grantees
I spent time connecting with both our Qwest Teacher Grant Awardee's and with the Regional Cadre Mini-Grant recipients. You can learn more about what the teachers grants were about here.
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November 27, 2006 05:33 PM
2006-07 Awarded Grants
It is really exciting that we have opportunities to offer grants in technology integration. Here is a visual that shows the grants awarded this year and how they align to the Oregon Cadre.
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November 1, 2006 05:38 PM
Qwest Teacher Grants
Congratulations to all Qwest Teacher Grants. ODE and OETC had thirty-four applicants totaling $173,000. Qwest awarded $50,000, so the process was VERY competitive. Thank you to ALL that applied!
| Gail Turner | Athena-Weston SD | Weston Middle |
| Amy Lundstrom | Bend-LaPine SD | Buckingham Elementary |
| Dawn Lillis | Redmond SD | Redmond High |
| Jared Brougher | Junction City SD | Junction City High |
| Jeremi Reed | Blachly SD | Triangle Elementary |
| Katy Mallott | Lowell SD | Lundy Elementary |
| Kelly Beaudry | Bend-LaPine SD | LaPine Middle |
| Nancy Unruh | South Lane SD | Harrison Elementary |
| Tony Wynn | Blachly SD | Triangle Lake High |
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October 31, 2006 05:41 PM
Regional Mini Grant Awards
 | Congratulations to the district and ESD regions that were awarded EdTech Cadre Mini Grant Awards for 2006-07: ~ Malheur ESD ~ Three Rivers School District ~ High Desert ESD ~ Douglas ESD ~ Klamath County School District ~ Klamath Falls City Schools ~ Lane ESD ~ Hood River City School District ~ Umatilla Morrow ESD ~ North Marion School District ~ Clackamas ESD ~ |
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September 26, 2006 05:39 PM
Grant Opportunities Available
Here is the Mini-Grant Grant Application for the EdTech Cadre participants. Only school districts, and ESD Regions that are going to host regional cadres are eligible. In addition, you have to commit to the 2006-07 year of Oregon EdTech Professional Development Cadre meetings. We will talk more about the details of the mini-grants at 6:30pm, September 25, 2006.
In addition there will be teacher grants available from Qwest. Download the application packet here.
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September 15, 2006 05:21 PM
Qwest
Today I met with Judy Peppler (Qwest), Ginny Lang(Qwest), Steve Nelson (OVSD), and Carla Wade to talk about Qwest Foundation Grant. In the past ODE has received Qwest monies and we have decided to run Qwest Teadcher grants through OETC. Originally I think Carla and I were wanting the foundation monies for the Oregon Cadre to fund regional mini grants. Qwest really felt strongly about the grants being for individual teachers. Thus Carla and I designed a plan that will align. We will award grants to teachers who are involved in a regional cadre. This will make a nice tie from the Oregon Cadre
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