A partnership was developed with Western Illinois University Department of Education and VIT Community School District 2. The goal of the grant is to allow VIT elementary teachers to develop a  data-base of  writing activities aligned with Illinois state writing assessment standards and place these activities on-line so students can access them for writing practice.
 
 

     This is a two year grant.  Year one of the grant works with teachers in grades 2-5.  Year two works with teachers in grades 6-8.  Microsoft has provided software free of charge to the school district during the grant period.  Software includes: Windows XP, Microsoft Office, Publisher, Visio, Mappoint, Encarta and Microsoft Class Server.
 
 

      Professors from the Department of Curriculum & Instruction holding workshop sessions for teachers are Dr. Frances Steward, and   Dr. Laurel Borgia. 
 
 
 
 

      Activities developed for the grant are available on the following links available at the bottom of this page.  Please browse these activities, find one, and do the activity.