The tools helped our teachers see where they needed help
and we were able to focus professional development on just those
areas ," said Dr.

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The IQT combines data from classroom practice, teacher
perceptions, and student work to develop a profile of instructional
quality. The IQT helps bring a collective focus on
those strategies and methods proven to drive results," said Andrew
Skoler, president and CEO of Co-nect . The Promethean systems are the most widely used
interactive whiteboard systems in schools around the globe.

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Diagnostics

The IQT integrates three critical sources of data: the Evidence of
Quality Teaching(TM) classroom walkthrough and observation tool; the
Instructional Practices Survey(TM) of teacher perceptions; and the
Evidence of Quality Work(TM), a student work analysis tool. This newly created
program will award 80 of the company's interactive whiteboard systems
to K-12 educators who provide a winning description of how they would
use the Promethean system to enhance learning in the classroom.

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In addition, Co-nect has aligned a series of online learning modules
to address gaps identified by the diagnostic tools. Applications, available
online at Promethean's Web site at http://www.
Entries will be judged on a three-point scale in nine categories
including content, enhanced pedagogy, student engagement, classroom
management, innovation, assessment, organization , mechanics - standard
English conventions, feasibility and overall evaluation. This
will result in special recognition under a "new user" category. In addition the
Promethean Collaborative Classroom System includes the ACTIVtablet,
giving teachers the flexibility to develop their lesson plans and flip
charts when away from the board, or at home.

About Promethean, Inc.,
is a systems integration company, which specializes in the use of
information technology to support learning and knowledge transfer. The
company sells complete solutions including its innovative
Collaborative Classroom, featuring the ACTIVstudio2 and ACTIVprimary
software, and interactive learning devices such as ACTIVote and
ACTIVslateXR.prometheanworld.

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The various formats allow districts to use the collection method
best suited to the needs of individual schools, but still have uniform
reporting of instructional practices.com,
must include a detailed description of how the educator would use the
Promethean ACTIV board system to enhance the teaching and learning
process in his or her classroom .

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The four components of the IQT professional development
program are:

Using the tools to collect clean, valid data

Interpreting the results of the data to identify actionable
next steps

Using the IQT tools to coach and lead more effectively

Planning and implementing a subsequent professional
development program to directly address identified gaps. Co-nect
delivers training, tools, and resources to solve critical issues such
as whole school improvement , data-informed decision-making, technology
integration, and early reading failure.

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Sterling Marshall , assistant superintendent of
Coatesville School District in Coatesville, Pa.co-nect.
Considered by many educators to be the top of its class for
group-learning tools, the ACTIV board interactive whiteboard system is
a novel set of hardware and software tools designed specifically for
the K-12 education market, to enhance both the teaching and learning
environment.
For the rest of the world, Promethean International works together
with a chain of over forty partners, providing ACTIV solutions to
every continent in the world.

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Co-nect's Instructional Quality Toolkit (TM) Will Help Districts
and Schools Define and Monitor Instructional Quality, and Focus
Professional Development on Key Areas of Need

While all districts strive to deliver "high-quality instruction ,"
the meaning of the term often varies significantly from one teacher to
the next, and one school to the next.

Management Tools

The IQT includes just-in-time reports and survey instruments
- management tools - designed to help instructional leaders interpret
data from the diagnostics to provide a complete snapshot of
instructional practice.

About Co-nect

Co-nect, http: //www. The deadline for applications is
March 15, 2005. Promethean also has a
special application for the ACTIV board called ACTIVprimary, an
exclusive, award-winning design for teaching young learners .

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Topics for discussion should include,
but are not limited to; enhanced pedagogy, student engagement ,
classroom management, and assessment.), France and Germany.

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"Districts throughout the country currently mandate teacher
evaluations, but the real question is how leaders are helping teachers
to improve instruction. The system includes: the ACTIV board, an
interactive whiteboard for Macintosh and Windows; and ACTIVstudio2
software, which offers teachers an extensive library of images,
background and annotation resources to present powerful, engaging
curriculum to the entire class. Additional system components include
the ACTIVslateXR, an accessory which promotes real-time interaction by
allowing teachers and students to direct and control the whiteboard
from anywhere in the room , and ACTIVote student response system, a
radio frequency student hand-held peripheral that provides teachers
with instant student feedback during instruction., Promethean, Inc.

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It generates automated online reports that pinpoint areas of
strength and need, and suggests strategies for improving instructional
performance.

"Co-nect helped our district staff work together to define quality
instruction . The tools have been
field-tested over several years in more than 200 schools, from primary
to high school, in all parts of the country as key elements of
Co-nect's School Improvement(TM) program .

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In a sense, the required district evaluation
serves as the summative review while the IQT serves as a formative
benchmark to continuously monitor and improve teaching practice. These diagnostics are available in General
Instruction, Literacy, Math, and Technology Integration formats,
allowing districts and schools to focus within a particular curricular
area. The data may be collected
three different ways - via scannable forms, online Web entries, or
PDAs.

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(CREP), University of Memphis.

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The tools are based on Co-nect's proprietary Evidence
of Quality Teaching rubric and set of research-based indicators of
instructional quality .

Promethean Establishes Grant Program; 80 Interactive Whiteboard Systems to be Awarded to K-12 Educators

Part of the Promethean Technologies Group Ltd. It also provides a comprehensive support service ,
through its professional training programs.

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program may include online modules, faculty study groups, and
lesson studies.

Research

The Evidence of Quality Teaching tool and other components of the
IQT are based on a large body of research connecting classroom-level
and building-level factors with student learning. The IQT is currently
involved in a rigorous validity and reliability study, conducted by
Dr.
The company's headquarters are based in Blackburn , UK; and there
are overseas offices in the USA (Atlanta, Ga.

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net, is a leading provider of
data -driven, K-12 professional development solutions focused on
improving the quality of classroom instruction district-wide.

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ATLANTA----Promethean, manufacturer
of the ACTIV board Collaborative Classroom System, today announces the
establishment of the Promethean Enrichment Program.

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The
systems awarded in the grant program are valued at $4,000 each.
Each winning applicant will receive a Promethean Collaborative
Classroom system complete with a wall-mount ACTIV board, the
award-winning ACTIVstudio software, and a case of 32 ACTIVotes, the
hand-held student response system. Promethean will also provide
comprehensive on-line training to the winners. Recipients must also
agree to write a report identifying the differences in both teaching
and learning which have resulted from the integration of the
Promethean system in their classroom.

About the Promethean Collaborative Classroom System

Designed exclusively for the education market, the Promethean
Collaborative Classroom System is the next generation of group
learning environments for whole group teaching, interactive learning,
and real-time assessment.

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Professional Development

At the core of the IQT system is a comprehensive professional
development program through which Co-nect provides training for
district and school leaders on how to implement the IQT diagnostics ,
interpret data from the IQT management tools, and then address areas
of need.

This category is dedicated resources for teachers in public and private kindergardens, elementary schools, middle shools , and high schools, and comparable other elementary and secondary institutions.

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Co-nect Introduces System to Help Districts Improve Instructional Quality in Classrooms

District and school administrators can access
these reports online to quickly identify areas of need and target
professional development needs accordingly.
For more information, please visit http://www.

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Co-nect helps a district to outline a customized implementation
program, which includes designing an observation timeline and sampling
routine, survey administration, processing and interpretation of data. Since 1992, Co-nect has been a
leader in improving instructional quality - implementing data-informed
solutions in over 33 states.

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aligned and designed to generate information that makes decision
making easier.prometheanworld.
As part of the Promethean Enrichment Program, grant recipients are
encouraged to enter Promethean's Activating Achievement contest.

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To help address this need,
Co-nect, a leading provider of professional development solutions, is
introducing the Instructional Quality Toolkit (TM) (IQT), an integrated
set of research-based diagnostics, management tools, and training
resources that support administrators and teachers in their efforts to
define, measure, and continuously improve the quality of instruction
district-wide.
Entrants to the Promethean Enrichment Program must be private or
public school classroom teachers, media specialists or other
school-based educators whose primary purpose is to teach and work with
students from pre-kindergarten to grade 12.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Professional development is focused on building the
capacity of district and school leaders to implement the IQT system,
interpret instructional quality data, and target training to key areas
of need. "Our goal is to get at the heart
of teacher quality .

Promethean will share the lessons with other educators via its
resource-rich section of the company's website. It
specializes in supplying interactive whiteboard systems to K-12 and
Higher Education, and sells through a channel of re-sellers.com