Dropout Prevention

Erik Amerikaner, editor

Did you know that more than 1.25 million teenagers will leave school this year without earning a high school diploma? Statistics show that high school dropouts often don't have the skills needed to succeed in the 21st Century workplace and earn less over time compared with high school graduates. This issue of Technology Turning Points focuses on how computer technology education can help stem the dropout crisis. Computer education courses teach students real-world skills and help them see the connection between school and the workplace. Seeing this connection keeps students engaged in school and motivates them to learn the skills they need to succeed in the classroom and in their future careers.

Professional Development

Glencoe Offers Online Training for Technology Educators

Glencoe's Online Professional Development for Academic Integration program provides practical, on-demand training that helps you meet the increased standards imposed by Perkins Act funding requirements. Specialized lessons include engaging video clips, interviews with real teachers, and student activities that demonstrate how to integrate core academic material into the computer education classroom.
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Rigor, Relevance, & Relationships

How Quality Computer Education Keeps Students Engaged—and Enrolled

Computer education teachers are on the front lines when it comes to improving high school graduation rates. By providing hands-on technology training—and helping students to see how this training connects to the 21st Century workplace—you help students stay motivated and involved in their learning. The right teaching tools can help.
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Technology Solutions

Professional Development Video Library Coming Soon to a Computer Near You

Get a sneak preview of Glencoe's new Professional Development offering, coming this fall! The Professional Development Mini-Clip Library puts free online instructional support at your fingertips for reading, English language learners, and math. These video clips, accessible through the Online Learning Center of our upcoming titles, show teachers using effective instructional strategies in classroom situations.
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Perkins & Funding

Expand Your Students' Opportunities with Perkins Funding

Perkins Act funding can be used to enrich the opportunities available to your students, providing equipment and materials that may help more of them stay in school. The act allows grant funds to be spent on supplemental materials for career and technical education programs, such as videos and DVDs, up-to-date computer lab equipment, computer simulations, online tutorials, software, textbooks, workbooks, and other materials.
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