Time, money, perceived value. Those three variables control the effectiveness of your technology staff development efforts. Learn how teachers learn about new technologies and their use in the classroom. Then see how to expand the resources you have to provide a more effective program that meets the scheduling and learning needs of your teachers. Learning Communities A classroom or a school can become a community of learners.
Technology can support the learning community by providing communication vehicles for all learners.
Curriculum and instruction, assessment, professional development and school organization, community connections, and technology influence the development and maintenance of a learning community. In this session the participants will explore how technology can support the different components of a learning community, such as learning, assessment, and professional development. Distance Learning Models Designed in the Classroom by Teachers Distance Learning Coordinators connect with teachers and students throughout the state to present exemplary instructional units integrating distance learning applications and student learning opportunities. These programs are models of effective curriculum projects supported by Teacher Grants funded through The Corporation for Educational Communications and the Vision Athena Network. The Center for Teaching Technology at Ball State University provides educators with fee, downloadable software to use in the classroom.