Press Release
December 2000
The Puget Sound Center Receives Special Department of Education Grant
The Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, an information
and communications technology training collaboration between Edmonds
and Shoreline Community Colleges in Washington State, received a $462,500
congressionally authorized grant from the Department of Education to
address technology training needs of teachers from the Edmonds, Mukilteo,
Shoreline, and Seattle School Districts and Edmonds and Shoreline Community
Colleges.
The HiTech Teacher Training Project (HT3P) will provide public school
staff and community college faculty with quality professional development
opportunities, including ongoing special IT training to support applications
of both standard and new technologies in the classroom. Information about
specific training opportunities can be found at www.psctlt.org.
Project Objectives:
- Focus on training vendor-specific
technology programs/classes (i.e.: Microsoft Office, Visual Basic, PageMaker
and others) as well as industry certifications (i.e.: A+ and Net+ among
others).
- Professional development for teachers and faculty focusing on integration
and application of technology in the classroom.
- The design and/or evaluation of online courses for faculty training in IT and in using technology in the classroom.
In collaboration with the school districts and community colleges, The
Puget Sound Center is identifying courses and workshops to offer the best
design for training opportunities and delivery of the training and support
programs. For further information on the HT3P, contact: Karen Peterson,
Manager, HiTech Teacher Training Project, 425.368.1028.
