Program Name |
Program Description |
| State Grant--Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants |
State grants seek to promote statewide teacher preparation reform activities through the linkage of K-12 and higher education institutions to stimulate systemic policy and practice changes in such areas as teacher preparation, certification and licensing, and practice. Grant activities focus on improving content knowledge, teaching methods, and technology preparation; enhancing future teachers' clinical experiences; mentoring new teachers; recruiting teachers for high-need schools; encouraging meaningful teacher accountability; and providing high-quality professional development activities for both new and experienced teachers. |
| Partnership Grant--Teacher Quality Enhancement Grants |
Partnership grants seek to raise student achievement and improve learning by bringing about fundamental change and improvement in teacher preparation programs. Grant activities focus on increasing teachers' academic content preparation; integrating research-based teaching methods into the education curriculum; providing sustained preservice clinical or field experiences; and creating opportunities for professional development activities that improve content knowledge and strengthen teaching skills. |
| Transition to Teaching |
The Transition to Teaching program supports the recruitment and retention of highly qualified mid-career professionals, including qualified paraprofessionals, and recent college graduates who have not majored in education to teach in high-need schools and districts through the development of new or enhanced alternative routes to certification. The program provides five-year grants to state and local educational agencies, or for-profit organizations, non-profit organizations, or institutions of higher education collaborating with state or local educational agencies. |
| Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology Programs (PT3) |
The Department of Education's Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) grant program addresses a growing challenge in modern education: nearly all elementary and secondary schools are now "wired" to the Internet, but most teachers still feel uncomfortable using technology in their teaching. Since 1999, PT3 has awarded over 400 grants to education consortia to help address this challenge. |
