Teachers must prepare students to acquire and master the skills needed to succeed in the 21st century school, college, and workplace. In order to accomplish this, teachers must integrate technology in everyday teaching and learning, and acquire the skills themselves. Instructional Technology offers numerous programs and resources to accomplish the above goals, such as:
Professional development
Workshops, 21st Century Classroom Academies, eMentoring, customized
trainings
In addition to the above choices, teachers in 50 netVision20 member districts
are participating in a three-year TARGET grant, implementing technology
in their classroom through one of two projects: mentoring and Gen Y.
Certification program
Texas Teacher Technology Competencies certification
Classroom Resources
Digital Knowledge Central, TCR Connections, PowerMediaPlus, Facts on
File, online courses, and more
Professional Resources
Research articles, discussion forums, listservs, technology standards,
and more.
Assessment