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Purpose
We are preparing this Long-Range Technology Plan to articulate a common vision for technology in the division and identify strategies that will help us use technology to promote student achievement of rigorous curriculum outcomes and the development of critical thinking skills that are essential for academic and workplaces success. The single most important factor in determining the success of technology in the classroom is a teacher who is able to use technology in instruction. By ensuring equitable and efficient use of existing and emerging technologies, Creighton School Division will prepare students to be productive citizens of an increasingly complex information society.

Rationale

 * Technology is vital to teaching and learning for the 21st century.
 * Technology will be transparent in every classroom and integrated throughout the curriculum.
 * Teachers and students will be equipped with current technologies that make learning interesting, motivating, and relevant to the real world.
 * Professional staff will use tools for teaching and managing information.
 * Students will be responsible for their own learning and teachers will serve as facilitators.
 * Technology will be accessible and in working order at all times for teaching and learning.

=Facilitating 21st Century Learning =

Key Idea - there are three factors that must work together to successfully implement a technology plan: resources, skills, and curriculum.

= Long-Range Technology Plan =

We are developing a technology plan to take our division forward through the next years. This Long-Range Plan for Technology covers four major areas: 1) Integration of Technology into Teaching and Learning 2) Professional Development 3) Administration and Support Services 4) Infrastructure for Technology.

The plan will be developed to keep up with the rapidly changing pace of technology in the district and provide a guide for future technology implementations.

A committee comprised of administrators, teachers, IT personnel, students, and parents have met to start to construct a vision for the future and provide direction for the division. Staff members will compile the ideas into workable action plans detailing future needs over the next three years. We are asking the Creighton School Board Trustees to pledge to continue supporting of technology use in the division through adopting a division goal relating to technology use.

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