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In
its fifth year, Saint Paul Public School’s Technology Integration Initiative continues its endeavors to ensure that
all
SPPS students have the necessary skills to live and work in the 21st
Century. The Initiative accomplishes this by providing teachers with
equal parts training, access to hardware and software, and coaching to
maximize the effective use of educational technology.
This
initiative supports the work of the Saint Paul Public School’s Project
for Academic Excellence standards-based literacy program as well as
district and Minnesota content standards.
The
International Society of Technology Educators (ISTE) NETS for Teachers
and Students will guide the work of the SPPS Technology Integration Program. These
standards will assist us in documenting our efforts to ensure that all
SPPS students are technologically literate.
Program Goals:
- To assist every student in crossing the digital
divide
- Foster critical thinking skills.
- Support learning activities that could not otherwise be
accomplished without technology.
- To
encourage the effective integration of technology resources and systems
with teacher training in best practices instruction and curriculum
development
Please
note; Technology Integration workshops are open to all SPPS Staff. See
PDExpress for
registration
information. Electronic
Resources: The
Educational Technology Department purchases a number of electronic
resources that are available to staff, students and parents. These
on-line encyclopedias, electronic reference libraries, digital video
and training tools can be accessed at: Coach Support:
Technology
Integration Services, based at 1930 Como, provides technology
integration support for all SPPS schools. Our department can assist in
the following ways:
- Curriculum integration/planning support
- Direct classroom instruction support
- On-site integration training
- Building
level tech planning
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