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This is Nazareth Area High School's third and final year in Classrooms for the Future (CFF). Classrooms for the Future is a state-funded grant for high schools in Pennsylvania to immerse classrooms with technology to assist students in acquiring 21st Century learning skills. The grant was authored by Tracy Smith, Past Director of Educational Technology, and Michael Mohn, Past Director of Informational Technology. Nazareth was awarded over $307,000 to equip eleven classrooms at the high school with laptops, smartboard, projector, digital camera, and video camera in 2007-2008. Last year Nazareth was awarded over $140,000 and added 29 more staff members into CFF. This year state monies were cut and the coach's money, $25,000, was given to school districts in CFF. Nazareth has expanded CFF to the entire school.

Classrooms for the Future is morphing under the PDE heading of 21st Century Teaching and Learning. It is working in conjunction with the entire Pennsylvania Department of Education on SAS--Standards Aligned System. SAS is a comprehensive approach to support student achievement across the commonwealth. The Classroom for the Future coaches and teachers are being utilized as the forerunners for this ever-changing site with includes comprehensive curriculum and classroom recommendations and suggestions.

The following teachers participated in CFF for the 2007-2008 school year: English Department: Mark Rauch Math Department: Jaime Myers, Joe Novak & Tania O'Grady Science Department: Viola Krouse & Kim O'Shall Social Studies Department: Patty Cunningham, Tim Cunningham & Nicolette Teles

The following teachers participated in CFF for the 2008-2009 school year:

Art Department: Nicki Stager English Department: Alison Carroll, Natalie Damico, Lynn Dietrich, Lindsay Hoff & Sarah Strouse Family and Consumer Science Department: Nanette Sawyer Math Department: Doug Gimbar, Lauren Miller, Denise Repsher, Ingrid Sieber & Derek Smith Science Department: Timm Ayers, Kyle Davis, Tina Hirsh, Brad Hoffman, Doug Myers, Gina Rakos & Kathie Romano Social Studies Department: Rick Angstadt, Kim Bast, Chris Cole, Michael Goldstein, Ray Kaminski & Stevie Ochse Special Education Department: Jarret Hoff High school technology specialist, Shawn-Kimberly Kocher, was the CFF Coach.

The following teachers have been trained in using the CFF Carts. The carts contain 30 laptops with a wireless access point and printer. There are 14 carts located in the high school. The following teachers have been trained this year:

Jenna Collins, Social Studies Department Shannon Frederick, Social Studies Department Kristie Kreider, Physical Education & Health Department Sarah Miller, Art Department Janelle Schaeffer, English Department Ryan Sterner, English Department Kate Zansitis, English Department

2009 CFF Coach Pre-Conference to Penn State 1:1 Computing Conference 2009 Penn State 1:1 Computing Conference 2009 PSLA Pre-Conference

[|Shift Happens] 2007 Classrooms for the Future Bootcamp 2007 Govenor's Institute on Innovation in Education [|2008 PETE&C Pre-Conference] [|2008 CAPE Conference (Site by Melissa Whitman)] 2008 CFF Coach Pre-Conference to Penn State 1:1 Computing Conference