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February 28, 2008
Seeing the "sites"Last week was Kyrene School District in Arizona's moment in the spotlight. The district, chosen by NSBA, was the site of one of NSBA's TLN Site Visits for 2008. The district, which was one of NSBA's Salute Districts in 2006, has long been a leader in education technology.
As this article on AZCentral.com notes,
The Kyrene Teaches with Technology Project is funded by a capital override voters approved in 2005, which provides $7 million each year for technology.Kyrene director of community education and outreach Kelly Alexander said visiting educators have taken pictures of bulletin boards and talked to teachers and students to get ideas they intend to take back to their home districts.
"It's a wonderful way to share not only how teachers use technology but how it makes Kyrene a wonderful place to learn," Alexander said. "We want them to walk away and say, 'That's what technology should be.'"
Nearly 100 teachers, administrators, and other school district personnel attended the site visit to learn about the innovative ways Kyrene is integrating technology.
If you're disappointed to have missed the Kyrene visit, there are two other opportunities to get in on the action:
March 24-26, 2008: Kent School District #415, Kent, Washington
May 4-6, 2008: Batavia City School District, Batavia, New York
Be sure to check it out!
Posted February 28, 2008 3:50 PM | Education Technology
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