A query of the Utah LINK educator database of all teachers that have been trained and are using the assessment tools will be developed. Teachers that have not been trained on how to use the tools will be targeted and trained until every teacher in the region has received training. Describe how the project will integrate technology fully into individual classrooms' teaching and learning process. The technology needs of the teachers will be determined through on-line assessment and evaluation tools. We will provide the highest quality targeted training insuring that the teachers will feel confident in using technology in the classroom.
Teachers are leery of integrating technology into the classroom because they lack experience.
By providing training that concentrates on their needs, teachers will progress in their technological knowledge, and they will feel more comfortable in using technology. The bottom line is that teachers will gain confidence and they will use technology more in the classroom. They will use technology to deliver the curriculum. Since the assessment tool is web-based, it will be platform independent. Each district in the region has a plan in place to have a computer on each teacher's desktop, to wire every school, and to have every school connected to the internet within a year.