In the Louisiana adaptation of this professional development model, Louisiana's Content Standards are the basis for all technology-connected lessons and lesson planning activities. Additionally, the Information Literacy Model for Lifelong Learning, another component of all Content Standards, reinforces the ways in which technology can support students and teachers in the quest to become independent life long learners. Participants experience a total of seven days of intense professional development - five of those days developing skills in the five critical areas and two days of training that will enable them to become the redelivery model teachers for their peers. More sessions will be offered during the summer of 2002. One cycle consists of seven days of training.
Initial training takes place over five days.
After planning and implementing technology-connected lessons in their own classrooms, each school team returns for two days of additional training.