"eMINTS
began in Missouri - its name an acronym for the project enhancing
Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies. Today
eMINTS can be found in classrooms across the United States and
in Australia."
(quoted from the eMINTS website),
The
eMINTS journey began at Marshall Public Schools in 2003 with an initial
grant and 4 elementary teachers who were willing to embrace 180 hours
of professional development over 2 years to enhance student learning
with technology. The grant enabled our district to train these elementary
teachers and provide them with the technology and tools to establish
four eMINTS classrooms at Northwest Elementary, the 4th grade level
building.
The
following year, more grant funds became available to provide training
to establish four more eMINTS classrooms at 5th grade. In 2006 our
district technology committee, with board approval, elected to continue
to support the use of technology by providing training to establish
ALL 4th and 5th grade classrooms as eMINTS classrooms.
Today,
as technology continues to impact our lives, many of the district
teachers, K-12, are continuing the commitment of using technology
to enhance their teaching on this journey of preparing our students,
at Marshall Public Schools, for a technology rich world.
