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FLIP THE SWITCH
Mr. Dean Hosterman
Providing quality educational technology for our students has always been a top priority in the Sayre Area School District. Initiatives such as the Classrooms for the Future has helped us educate today’s students for tomorrow’s world and enable our students to enhance the ways they can use technology effectively. Inspiring today’s learner’s for tomorrow’s challenges is a key component to Classrooms for the Future. This journey will continue on....
Rick Rava
Classrooms for the Future (CFF) is one of a wide array of technology initiatives at Sayre Area School District. These initiatives have been successful due to the support from our state government, school board, administration, teachers, students, and staff. I have personally witnessed a strong interest from students to use and apply the new technologies on a variety of school projects. This has been successful due to the strong commitment from our teachers (for example, 100% of our primary subject teachers have committed to the training and requirements of CFF). As a result of this new technology, students who would commonly struggle with verbal instruction, have an opportunity to learn with stimulating visuals and engaging hands-on instruction. This makes me “Redskin Proud”.
Coach’s Message
Mary A. Cole
The Classrooms for The Future grant has enabled our teachers to prepare our student’s for tomorrow’s challenges, today. Through the grant, we have been able to communicate globally with classrooms around the world; provide our teachers with additional professional development; and enhance projects through the use of multimedia tools.
It’s All In The Numbers:
A Look at Classrooms for the Future at Sayre High School:
4: Digital video cameras
5: Classrooms with laptop carts
6: Digital cameras
28: Teachers receiving laptops
140: Student laptops
840: Teacher professional development hours
$190,000+: Grant funds received
Little Known Facts….
Interesting Facts about
Classrooms for the Future
at Sayre High School
• Students are communicating with schools in other countries
• Wireless network access is available
• The Classrooms for the Future installation is the single largest technology initiative for the Sayre School District.
• Each Classrooms for the Future room is equipped with a Mitsubishi overhead projector, teacher laptop, webcam, and wireless access point.
•“Wednesday Workshops” have offered teachers training in a multitude of software programs.
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