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Program Themes & Strands


 School Improvement addresses development and articulation of a vision for the role of technology in school improvement, and includes such strands as:

• 21st-Century School Design
• Educational Visions/Planning
• Funding
• Meeting the NCLB Requirement for 8th Grade Tech Literacy
• One-to-One Initiatives
• Policy Issues

 Ethics & Equity addresses the ethical issues and necessary curriculum, guidelines, and policies involved in using technology and/or the equity issues/challenges involved in achieving equal access and reaching underserved populations, and includes such strands as:

• Access Issues
• Ethical Problems
• Gender, Race, Socioeconomic Issues

 Technology Infrastructure focuses on the technology, resources, and policies necessary to build the technology infrastructure for effective teaching, learning, and administration, and includes such strands as:

• Computer Networking, Systems, & Related Issues
• Library/Media Centers
• Open Source
• Safety & Security Issues
• Support & Maintenance
• Web Development & Applications

 Professional Learning focuses on the development of leaders and the education and accountability of students, teachers, administrators, and other educators, and includes strands such as:

• Administrative Development
• Instructional & Administrative Productivity Tools/Resources
• Online Professional Development
• Professional Development
• Student, Teacher, and/or Administrator Leader Preparation
• Teacher Education (Preservice & Advanced)

 21st-Century Teaching & Learning covers all aspects of technology use in the learning environment, and includes strands such as:

• All Curriculum Areas
• Innovative Learning Technologies
• Instructional Strategies & Classroom Management
• Laptop Learning/Learning with Handhelds
• Literacies for the Information/Creativity Age
• Multimedia/Video/Virtual Reality
• One-to-One Curriculum
• Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
• Project-Based & Problem-Based Curricula
• Student Assessment of Content Standards
• Student Assessment of Technology Standards
• Technology Integration
• Videoconferencing
• Web/Internet/Web 2.0

 Virtual Schooling/E-learning covers all aspects of designing, choosing and evaluating, and implementing online courses and e-learning experiences for students and includes strands such as:

• Developing/Locating Digital Content/Learning Objects
• Effective Teaching Practices
• Evaluating Online Courses
• Instructional Design
• Standards, including SCORM
• Student Assessment
• Virtual Learning Technologies
• Virtual School Programs