The Louisiana Department of Education and The Louisiana Legislature will host the first ever Capitol Schoolhouse project showcasing educational technology and its impact in classrooms across the state. The project will provide information for legislators and other state officials on the power of technology and how it can improve teaching and learning in Louisiana. Seven schools across the state will participate in this project. Teachers will be on hand to discuss the role of technology in their classrooms.
Visitors can view classroom demonstrations from across the state via the Internet.
Each group will use the Internet and other resources to research the legislator representing their area and compile a list of questions for an interview. The Capitol Schoolhouse project will allow the schools to interview their legislator via the compressed video at an assigned time. State Superintendent of Education Cecil Picard will begin the festivities by ringing the school house bell at 9 a.m. Thursday. This is an important event because it showcases the exciting new instruction going on in our schools. Our schools have changed in anticipation of the demands of the 21 Century workplace.