Technology is not meant to replace, but rather to extend, enhance, and supplement the learning experience. Our goal is to provide an environment that enables District 57 students to become more actively engaged in the learning process, not only in the classroom but in the world around them. We must foster a spirit of life-long learning that captures the imagination and motivates individuals to maximize their learning potential. Site visits to other school districts have served to fashion an image of technology producing measurable improvements in student attendance and standardized test scores. Subject areas can be explored with far more depth and creativity when relevant technologies are brought to bear on the topic.
Administrative tasks can also benefit greatly from technology.
The appropriate application of networked computer systems can automate many routine teacher and administrative tasks. We have moved from the industrial age to the information age when we must prepare our students to be the knowledge workers of the future.