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Now is the time to order shirts with the eMINTS logo! Lands End Business Outfitters is offering FREE LOGO and 30% off shirts/fleeces! With $100 minimum order, you get FREE SHIPPING too, so go in with other eMINTS friends to put your wish list together! This offer from Lands End Business Outfitters expires November 15, 2019. Go to portal.emints.org/emints-apparel for eMINTS logo codes & eMINTS eStore info. Discount code: EFLFS3 (30% discount is applied at checkout.)   Michelle Kendrick, eMINTS program coordinator, was awarded the September Porter Graham Staff Excellence Award by the University of Missouri College of Education Professional Staff Council. Kathryn Chval, Dean of the College of Education, presented the award to Michelle on September 30. This award recognizes the dedication, resolve, leadership, and excellence of individuals who make significant contributions to the college. Michelle has been instrumental in the development of eMINTS materials as well as in writing several grants that have impacted administrators, teachers and students across the country.  The new eMINTS Portal officially launched today, June 1, 2019! Are you an educator, administrator, instructional coach, or trainer? Our hope is that you will access resources here that will equip you to transform educational practices. Are you an eMINTS Affiliate Trainer? This is now your go-to spot for all things #emints. Welcome one and all!   REad Letter from TAd
Dear eMINTS family and friends, I am very excited to be joining the eMINTS family as the new director. I want to thank Christie Terry and every member of the eMINTS staff for working hard every day to make a difference in the lives of students and teachers. I was attracted to this job because of the mission of eMINTS, the dedicated staff, and the future opportunities that exist for all stakeholders. My background is different than that of the eMINTS team. I am not a certified teacher but have spent the last 18 years in higher education after an 8 year corporate career. I also spent 4 years teaching at the middle school level at several public schools in Japan, so I can appreciate the impact teachers make in the lives of students. I approach this position at eMINTS with more of a business perspective than has existed in the past, but I am still firmly committed to the eMINTS mission. Technology and students have changed greatly in the last few years and we will need to change as well. Over the next several months, I will be listening to and learning from all our stakeholders – from students to corporations – to understand what our operating model should look like and to search for future opportunities that will allow us to continue operating long into the future. I hope to connect with many of you in the next few months and start that process of defining our future together. Please feel free to reach out to me as well with your thoughts, ideas and innovations. Email: brinkerhoffc@missouri or cell phone 801-319-4692. Thank you. Sincerely, Tad C. Tad Brinkerhoff eMINTS Receives $22.4 in New Grants Photo by Sam O'Keefe/University of Missouri University of Missouri College of Education officials announced October 24, 2018, that the college’s eMINTS National Center has received two U.S. Department of Education grants, including the largest one in the history of the college. The grants total more than $18.6 million in federal funds and $3.8 million in private sector matching funds. The money will be used to expand a successful educational technology professional development program into rural schools in Missouri and Kansas.
The $22.4 million total includes:
“At eMINTS, we strive to help schools and educators bring together technology and effective teaching practices,” said Christine Terry, director of eMINTS. “Students use the knowledge and skills they are learning to solve problems that are meaningful. That means technology is not an “add-on” to learning but a tool for communicating ideas, collaborating with peers, collecting data and analyzing information.” |
