Career Highlight: Awarded Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Sub-Grant from the State of New Hampshire

Challenge

To effectively bring the SAU an exemplary staff-development and curriculum-integration program to utilize its existing hardware technologies.

Action

• Established a group of 30 teachers to become part of a Technology Fellowship Program.
• Trained technology fellows in utilization of Microsoft tools including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Internet Explorer, Outlook, and Hyper studio.
• Innovated and managed biweekly community labs, a training facility to educate and share technological trends and goals.
• Mentored technology fellows throughout the school year.

Result

Created a network of teachers trained in skills and practices of technology integration and educated adult students in basic computer skills and technology trends.