IT Vision

Technology enhances academic achievement when combined with sound instructional practices. Instructional Technology supports the fusion of tools and practice in the classroom to provide students with essential experiences and skills. We collaborate with teachers, administrators, and students to enrich teaching and learning through the use of technology.

• Provide school-based instruction for technology tools and resources such as eSIS, Teacher Tools...
• Help schools develop and implement a vision for how technology can support the transformtion plan.
• Identify and share models and best practices of technology integration in partner schools.
• Aid schools in integrating technology into the each teacher's classroom activities in ways that support their school's academic achievement plan.
• Assist schools in developing a long-term professional development plan, which includes:
  

  - Mentoring individual teachers to effectively integrate technology

  - Training teachers as needed to implement this plan

  - Assist schools in building capacity to offer technology integration training to teachers

• Help schools define a technical support model, and arrange training to insure that the school can assist in meeting its support needs.
• Assist schools in choosing appropriate hardware and software, and in integrating this into the classroom.
• Help the school define a model to assess the success of technology integration.