MANHEIM TOWNSHIP
SCHOOL DISTRICT
TECHNOLOGY MENTOR PROGRAM
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MANHEIM TOWNSHIP |
| The Manheim Township School
District Technology Mentor Program is a three-year program designed to
address the staff development technology needs of the K-8 District
staff. It is ambitious and requires a serious commitment from the
Technology Mentors. Mentors will receive a new laptop computer and
compensation for training and mentoring time. The Technology Mentor
in-service course (24 Act 48 hours) is required for program
participation. (August 9, 10, 16, and 17, 2007 - 8:30 am to 3:30 pm) |
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Program Goals: · To develop collaborative, professional relationships around the use of technology in teaching and learning; · To provide a distributed learning model to help protégés measurably in technology integration through close, personal, collaborative mentoring relationships between a mentor and 2 to 3 colleagues each year; · To measurably advance mentors in technology integration; · To develop technology staff development leadership at the school and district level. |
DOCUMENTS
Mentors
MTSD Technology Mentor Program
Description
Application for a Technology Mentor
Syllabus for the Mentor Orientation
Course
Schedule for Mentor Responsibilities
Mentor Resources (Books and Online)
Protégés
Technology
Academy Application for Protégés
SAMPLE PROJECTS
Grade 2 - Science - Eye Powerpoint
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Seeding the Grass Roots:
Preparing and Supporting Technology Mentors National Educational Computing Conference,
June, 2005 Bill Dolton, LMSD Educational Technology Facilitator and district coordinator of the LMSD Tech Mentor Program, presented at NECC 2005 in Philadelphia, PA. and FETC 2006, Orlando, FL. Jill Greiner, Assistant Director of Information Technology for Manheim Township School District, co-presented. MTSD is in the fourth year of implementing its own version of the Tech Mentor Program. |