Technology Leadership Academy

Cooperating School Districts is pleased to announce that registration is open for all educators (superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, assistant principals, librarians, media specialists, tech coordinators, and teachers) to attend the 2009-2010 TLA. This Academy will assist educators in developing the knowledge and skills necessary to use technology as a tool for more effective and efficient leadership in their schools.

The Technology Leadership Academy will help you:

Focus on leadership skills in technology
Improve classroom use of technology
Develop a vision of how to use technology to improve student performance
Assess strengths and needs of your staff/students in the area of technology
Develop a practical and useful technology plan
Expand your network of colleagues

As a part of the academy, participants will receive the following:

an 8GB iPodtouch*
Web Literacy for Educators by Alan November
Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works by Howard Pitler, et.al.
42 hours of professional development training
attendance at one day of the Midwest Education Technology Conference (METC)
breakfast each day of the training (lunch on your own)

Dates for the 2009-2010 school year are as follows:

October 2
November 4
December 9
January 6
February 9 (METC)
March 3

Time: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm each day

Cost: $1200 per person

All training sessions will take place at CSD on 1460 Craig Rd. except for the Feb. 9th session, which will be at the St. Charles Convention Center. To register, go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=WKLdcK0RaBoqqyN5c6z_2b3Q_3d_3d

P.O.'s and credit cards will be accepted. Slots will fill up fast, and space is limited, so register now! If you have any questions, please contact Martha Bogart at 314-692-1258 or mbogart@csd.org.

* If you don't want the iPodtouch, price of the TLA is reduced to $1000; you will need to bring your own Smart phone or handheld device