The major components of the plan will be curriculum integration coupled with classroom management practices and best teaching practices that incorporate the components of the state education requirements. The expected outcome of this model will be to impact and improve student achievement in all curriculum areas. The primary beneficiaries of the KCS Cyber Campus services are the students in Kannapolis but other LEA's, school administrators, government agencies, and civic organizations have benefited from utilizing the technology-rich Cyber Campus facility as well. The concept of TIES is to provide motivated teachers with the time, equipment, and support to experiment with new technologies, develop integrated lessons, and share their experiences with other teachers. A laptop is given to each team for their use while they participate in the program.
Participants receive training in lesson plan development, software programs and equipment.
This lab will provide Internet access and connectivity to network resources for teachers and students. Teachers will be able to checkout the laptops to work with at home. We will continue to build capacity, thereby reducing dependence on outside experts. In 2000-2001, Mitchell County Schools began the Tools for Learning project to provide classroom teachers and students with portable technology that would positively impact student achievement in writing. In the first year grades 3 and 4 were targeted.