The Executive Summary of Educational Technology Plan II describes both completed and planned implementation activities. It also sets out a system integration design that allows for wider access to information for students and administrative tools and data for teachers and administrators. Electronic communication for all members of the learning community is a priority. Staff Development for all teachers and administrators is critical if students will achieve significant learning gains. A Teacher Technology Academy is dedicated to continual renewal of training teachers in technology integration and offering Best Practices Workshops.
Teaching is an art that is undergirded by science.
Technology assists with both the art and the science of teaching and learning. These next five years will be filled with change, frustration, mystery, challenge and commitment. Teachers and students will share excitement, interests, wonder and growth. Educators need to be fluent users of technology and learn how to best match the tools with the tasks and to its users. Educators need to be loyal to their students in this new, shared learning journey.