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 12 2 STA T .3 1 57PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 315 — AU G .1 4, 200 8‘ ‘ (4)col l ab o r a te a m o ngf ac u lt y an ds tudents to create and d i sseminate case studies of tec h nology a p plications in classroom settings w ith a goal of impro v ing student academic achievement in high - need schools ‘‘( 5 ) provide additional technology resources for preservice teachers to plan and implement technology applications in classroom settings that provide evidence of student learning; and ‘‘( 6 ) bring together e x pertise from departments , schools, or colleges of education, arts and science faculty, and academic content specialists at the local educational agency to share and disseminate technology applications in the classroom through teacher preparation and into early career practice .‘ ‘ SEC.23 3. AP P LI CA T I ONR E QU IRE M ENTS. ‘‘ T o be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a contract or cooperative agreement under this subpart, an eligible consortium shall submit an application to the S ecretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may re q uire. Such application shall include the following

‘‘( 1 ) A description of the pro j ect to be carried out with the grant, including how the project will — ‘‘(A) develop a long-term partnership focused on effec- tive teaching with modern digital tools and content that substantially connects preservice preparation of teacher candidates with high-need schools; or ‘‘( B ) transform the way departments, schools, and col- leges of education teach classroom technology integration, including the principles of universal design, to teacher candidates. ‘‘( 2 ) A demonstration of— ‘‘(A) the commitment, including the financial commit- ment, of each of the members of the consortium for the proposed project; and ‘‘(B) the support of the leadership of each organi z ation that is a member of the consortium for the proposed project. ‘‘( 3 ) A description of how each member of the consortium will participate in the project. ‘‘(4) A description of how the State educational agency or local educational agency will incorporate the project into the agency ’ s technology plan, if such a plan already exists. ‘‘(5) A description of how the project will be continued after F ederal funds are no longer available under this subpart for the project. ‘‘(6) A description of how the project will incorporate— ‘‘(A) State teacher technology standards; and ‘‘(B) State student technology standards. ‘‘( 7 ) A plan for the evaluation of the project, which shall include benchmar k s to monitor progress toward specific project objectives. ‘‘SEC. 23 4 .E V ALUATION. ‘‘ N ot less than ten percent of the funds awarded to an eligible consortium to carry out a project under this subpart shall be used to evaluate the effectiveness of such project. 20USC1 0 3 2 c. 20 USC 1032 b .

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