Training tied to standards and to classroom instruction is makes learning meaningful. Technology in the classroom facilitates constructivist practices. Ninety teachers from across the district are trained in the ITE program. Thirty participants form each of three consecutive cohorts who receive 9 full days of training as well as after-school workshops throughout the year. Full day training for ITE teachers focuses on technology integration with curriculum and district standards in the area of language arts.
Workshops focus on the use of specific technology tools.
ITE classrooms are equipped with a minimum of six networked multimedia computers, color inkjet printer, laser printer, digital camera and flatbed scanner. The TAP program trains thirty students per year at the 4th and 6th grade levels. These students are selected by ITE teachers from each cohort and serve as a student level technical support system. Trained on a bi-weekly basis, they take classes before or after school which focus on classroom software as well as basic computer and network troubleshooting. In the near future, these students will have the opportunity to become Apple Certified technicians.