About ALTEC Advanced Learning Technologies ALTEC PARTNERS
We're a Learning Organization at the Core...
The leadership for the High Plains Learning Organization is committed to activating a visonary, multi-state learning community that builds regional, state, and local capacity to improve learning. Eleven agencies make up the core learning organization and serve as members of the executive board.
Core Learning Organization Members include:
Eric Feder, Colorado Department of Educaiton
Jana Craig, Kansas Department of Education
Deb Sutton, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Dean Bergman, Nebraska Department of Education
Dan Pullen, North Dakota Education Technology Council
Tammy Bauck, Department of Education and Cultural Affairs, South Dakota
Terri Wiggert, Wyoming Department of Education
Sheila Cassidy and Selma Sax, The Wexford Institute
Jim Parry and Gloria Steele, TIE, South Dakota
Al Steckelberg, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Jerry Chaffin, Marilyn Ault, Jayne James, Jennifer Holvoet and Doug Adams, ALTEC, University of Kansas
In an effort to grow expertise across the region and throughout the entire R*TEC network, the High Plains Learning Organization has targeted key national organizations, businesses, and associations to serve in a collegial and advisory role within the learning organization as High Plains R*TEC Affiliates. This list is "on the grow" but currently includes the following HPR*TEC Affiliates:
American Association of Educational Service Agencies
High Plains Diversity Task Force
American Association of School Administrators
Intel Corporation
Apple Computer
International Society for Technology in Education
Cisco Systems, Incorporated
National Rural Education Association
Classroom Connect
National School Boards Association
Education Commission of the States
Online Internet Institute
Education Development Center, Incorporated
SRI International
4 Directions - Native American Challenge Grant
Teaching with Technology - Challenge Grant
Generation www.Y - Challenge Grant
HPR*TEC
The HPR*TEC mission is to help teachers and other educators create, share, or find solutions to problems they encounter when integrating technology into education. Use our free site to network with other teachers, learners, and planners through a unique system supporting collaboration and resource sharing.
On our Web site teachers and students will find a combination of development and collaboration tools and resources, designed for online access, that address the problems teachers face daily. They will support attempts to integrate technology into education as well as resources for carrying out professional growth and development. Over 2.5 million teachers and students interact with HPR*TEC resources monthly.
As one of 10 R*TECs funded by the U.S. Department of Education, we want to be a part of your network for solving the problems you encounter while integrating technology into education. Our region of Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, covering 2.7 million students and 173,300 teachers, offers a tremendous network of experts. Many other states and countries utilize our resources as well.
Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology
The Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) Project goal is to strengthen teacher preparation programs to provide high quality instruction using, and in the use of, advanced information technologies. We work to carry out the goal of PT3 through our catalyst and supplemental projects designed to energize and support a community of learners in teacher preparation programs. In our Catalyst grant we work with partners from the teacher preparation programs in the five state region of Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska. Collectively, the projects: Integrate telecommunication technologies into both the content and process of education to foster collaboration, and outreach to over 300 PT3 grants funded by the U.S. Department of Education, grow the national PT3 presence through the development of resources and facilitation of the national intranet for grantees.
The Learning Associates Network
The Learning Associates Network provides teachers with a way to further contribute to the demand for shared knowledge, to guide others through the myths and promises of technology, and to share simple and effective ways to begin--and continue. Teacher-leaders are encouraged to join the Network and make your lessons learned available to others.
The Learning Associates Network is designed to:
Promote teachers who are leading the way with effective integration techniques for technology and project-based learning
Offer teachers a venue to conduct professional development workshops for others
Provide a vital network and support structure for teachers who share similar work and teaching strategies
The Learning Associates Network has just initiated its first cadre of 45 associates.
Author:Melissa Brown and
Jayne James School:University of Kansas Organization:Advanced Learning Technologies Credits:Thanks to Dianna Williamson, Content Manager at Apple for helping build this exhibit.
