Overall Guiding Principle:

The TARGET grant will implement a 'change' model of staff development that will take participants through a series of workshops to help learn how to integrate technology in their classroom. The model is not based on 'training' to develop technology skills, but rather on 'providing time and activities' that teachers need to learn how to design and implement lessons for student-centered learning.

We will be successful during the grant year with all teachers, so we don't need school leaders to select only their best or most 'techie' teachers. The most important factor is to select a group of teachers who are representative of the overall staff on the campus so that other teachers will be able to say "if they are empowered to integrate technology and able to do this, then I'll be able to do it too in future years!"

Overview of Workshop Participants:

Participants will commit to attend a series of three (2 day) integration workshops (2 days during summer, 2 days during fall, and 2 days during winter/spring).

The grant will pay for teacher release time (i.e. participants will receive duty pay for non-school days or sub pay will be provided if during school - $80 per day from the grant before payroll deductions).

Each workshop will have 16 participants and depending of the size of the campus:

Elementary, Middle School or High School (under 1000 students) will select 8 participants to be paired with another campus: usually 6 teachers, 1 administrator, 1 technology support (ex. tech specialist or media specialist/librarian)

Larger High Schools might select 16 participants to be involved: usually 12-13 teachers, 1 administrator, 1-2 technology support (ex. tech specialist or media specialist/librarian)

Selection of Teacher Participants:

Participants don't need to be computer experts, but they do need:
- access to technology in their classroom so they can practice what they learn,
- basic technology literacy skills (like word processing and Internet),
- to want to be involved in a change process involving technology and learning,
- to be able to work collegially and collaboratively with other teachers, and
- to be willing to commit time to attend the workshops during the summer & school year.

In addition, the teachers selected:
- should represent the 'TARGETed' instructional area identified by each campus
- should represent a cross section of the overall school staff, and
- can be any combination of grade levels or subject areas.