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World Class Professional Development for the Whole Team--What Do Think About Norfolk School Systems
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy and leadership for
innovation. ISTE is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving teaching and learning by advancing the effective use
of technology in PK–12 and teacher education. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Educational
Technology (CARET), and the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), ISTE represents more than 100,000 professionals worldwide.
http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/travel/pdfs/HousingBrochure_09.pdf
Mark Hall January 20th, 2009 7:45 am
Looks like a great program. It would be much more beneficial if they had something like this in the Midwest where you could drive to. Even better is if they had a program adapted for application and presentation in community colleges, right where the K-12 teacher live and work.
All school administrators should be asking their technology contacts within their program to join such an association to gain contacts, information, and knowledge that they can bring back to classroom and teaching methods, but even more important to their fellow teachers.
I’m sure you saw this note, I wonder who is promoting Second Life as a solution?
ISTE IS EXCITED TO BRING YOU…
Sessions, keynotes, and tons of interactive content—all designed with your learning needs in mind. From professional development and networking in Second Life to real-world solutions discovered through teacher, administrator, and agency partnerships, ISTE’s NECC gives you a once-a-year opportunity to exchange best practices and get first-hand experience working with innovative educators from around the globe.
I wonder who they’ve partnered with, e.g., teacher unions, school administrator associations, entrepreneur programs, etc.?
The NECC TANN program is a very good start directed at students. A similar concept needs to be applied to the teachers that will implement these tools and methods into their classrooms.
That’s one reason I would like to see Junior Achievement in our schools systems. Here’s another avenue that the business community can help introduce some of these new technologies that are being used in business and share with the teaching staffs as well as the students. Future Business Leaders of America is directed toward kids, now how to help with teacher development?
Several area high schools have incorporated laptops into the classrooms. Our son at the USMA, West Point, NY is using a laptop that was assigned to them for class work. They basically are doing a majority of their work through an integrated system. The teaching methods need to integrate these tools into the programs to effectively get children to use these as learning tools, making connections, and expanding their learning modes. Where to spend the precious $$ is a very tough balancing process that the whole community needs to be involved with and how it will impact the community in the future.