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Area
III Professional Development Consortium was formed for the purpose
of addressing the professional development needs identified in Enhancing
Education through Technology (EdTech) Program. Partners in this
consortium include the ten Area III Regional Offices of Education,
Western Illinois University’s Center for the Application of Information
Technologies (CAIT), the University of Illinois-Springfield’s Office
of Technology-Enhanced Learning (OTEL), and the Area III Learning
Technology Center.
Through collaborative
efforts, the Area III Professional Development Consortium developed
a comprehensive professional development project, Working Together
to Achieve in a Digital Age, to address the goals of the federal
EdTech program and Illinois’ K-12 technology plan. The proposed
project was awarded grant funds and has 104 public districts and
42 private schools participating in the project activities. The
focus of the project is to provide districts with professional
development and technology resources to support district’s school
improvement plan and efforts towards effective technology implementation
for student results.
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