SPPS Technology Integration Initiatives

In its seventh 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 Information 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:

http://connect.spps.org/resources.html

Coach Support:

Technology Integration Services, based at 1930 Como, provides technology integration support for all SPPS schools. The IT department can assist in the following ways:

Curriculum integration/planning support
Direct classroom instruction support
On-site integration training
Building level tech planning

Ivar Nelson
Deb Kozak

Joel Swanson