The following success stories and state initiatives give you a peek into what is being done around the country to address the needs and challenges of today’s education system. Click on the links to access the full story.
LEADTech: Louisiana Educational Advancement and Development through Technology
Louisiana Department of Education
Baton Rouge, LA
Louisiana Educational Advancement and Development through Technology (LEADTech) was funded through the Gates Foundation and was developed by members of the Louisiana Department of Education, state professional organizations, and district and school leaders. It is a technology leadership initiative that prepares school and district administrators, including superintendents, with an in-depth understanding of the role of instructional technology as it relates to total school improvement and increased student learning. Read more about LEADTech.
Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL)
Santa Cruz County Office of Education
Santa Cruz, CA
In 1998, the Santa Cruz County Office of Education was selected to create the Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL). TICAL provides professional development focused on digital school leadership for education administrators in the areas of data-driven decisionmaking, integration of technology into standards-based curriculum, technology planning, professional development needs of staff, financial planning for technology, and operations and maintenance. Read more about the Technology Information Center for Administrative Learning.
District Learning Community
Irving Independent School District
Irving, TX
Developed out of a need to talk with other districts about challenges with one-to-one initiatives, Irving Independent School District organized a learning community made up of districts from across the nation and invited them to come and exchange dialogue with colleagues in a symposium format. Read more about District Learning Community.
Dillon Technology Plan
Dillon School District 3
Latta, SC
Since the spring of 2003, Dillon School District 3 has totally reinvented the way that technology is used in our district to improve education. Our involvement with ISTE in their technology Institute was a catalyst for major change and has influenced systemic change in our district. This involvement has lead to successful grant applications with our State Department of Education for several years and helped us continue to expand our technology initiatives. Read more about Dillon Technology Plan.
enhancing Missouri’s Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies (eMINTS)
eMINTS National Center
Columbia, MO
eMINTS transforms schools into places for learning where teachers and students use multimedia tools to better understand the world, work together, and achieve at new and higher levels. The eMINTS National Center serves as a resource base for Missouri's schools and districts and for educators across the United States who wish to collaborate with eMINTS staff and with each other to replicate the eMINTS instructional model in their educational systems. Read more about eMINTS.
Technology Assessment Literacy Institute
San Antonio Independent School District
San Antonio, TX
The Technology Assessment Literacy Institute transforms how administrative and instructional campus leadership teams approach the use of technology in schools. This multi-hour institute addressed how to assess the level of technology implementation and to use the language of the Texas StaR Chart to plan future growth. Read more about the Technology Assessment Literacy Institute.
Ohio’s eLearning–Online Professional Development
Ohio SchoolNet Commission/Ohio Department of Education
Columbus, OH
The goal of the Ohio’s eLearning–Online Professional Development program is to provide high-quality online professional development for educators throughout the state of Ohio. Courses are designed and developed according to customer needs through feedback, technology planning, and continuous improvement planning. In addition, the courses are created based upon a variety of research and best practices. Read more about Ohio's eLearning—Online Professional Development.
COSA Technology Assessment
Chicago Public Schools District #299
Chicago, IL
The primary purpose of COSA is to assess the current level of technical skills related to basic personal computer operations and to identify any knowledge gaps that can be enhanced through targeted training. As such, COSA will serve as a critical step in developing the foundation of a skill set required to use a wide range of computer programs in the classroom and in school administration. Read more about COSA Technology Assessment.
The Principal Technology Leadership Institute
Chicago Public Schools District #299
Chicago, IL
The Principal Technology Leadership Institute (PTLI) is led by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), an organization that focuses on the knowledge and skills that constitute the “technology standards core” of effective 21st-century leadership. The goal of PTLI is to seamlessly integrate technology into school improvement and to increase CPS school leaders’ understanding of how ISTE’s National Educational Technology Standards and campuswide technology integration relate to the No Child Left Behind Act for systemic improvement. Read more about the Principal Technology Leadership Institute.
Oregon Ed Tech Professional Development Cadre
Oregon Department of Education
Salem, OR
The goal of the Oregon Ed Tech Professional Development Cadre is to build partnerships and work collaboratively to provide leadership in using best practices to effectively integrate different technologies into instruction with the goal of improving classroom teaching, student learning, and professional development for all Oregon educators and pre-K–20 students. Read more about Oregon Ed Tech Professional Development Cadre.
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