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Welcome to Project STRETCH
Project Stretch, a technology-based literacy program developed by the Stanton/Heiskell Center for Public Policy in Telecommunications and Information Systems, assists middle school students to improve their critical thinking, communication, and computer skills in the classroom and after school. Stretch is supported by a year round professional development program that promotes teaching and learning. The project was created to clarify and assess how technology can help children learn and benefit educationally as well as socially; and to provide a research-tested, curriculum and teacher training process that schools and communities can adapt and enrich. Stretch helps schools successfully integrate technology into the teaching/learning environment.
Given the troubling fact that far too many students are reading at or below their grade level by the eighth grade, strengthening skills in middle school helps to prepare students to succeed in high school, and consider college admission and workplace opportunities. Acquired skills range from basic word processing, Web site building, research and Internet proficiencies to higher level critical thinking skills in which reading, writing, and communicating via the computer are the primary focus. Our purpose is to provide a working model that schools can adapt and enrich.
Helen Birenbaum
- Project Director
- Project Stretch
- Executive Director
- Stanton/Heiskell Center for Public Policy in Telecommunications and Information Systems
- CUNY Graduate Center
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Funders, Supporters, and Participants
Click on the link below to explore the various organizations that have partnered with Project Stretch over the years.
Link to Funders, Supporters, and Participants
