Legislative+Advocacy+and+Administrative+Support


 * Strengthening of EVIT rather than weakening it (funding is currently being cut)
 * Improving state funding per student to increase technology access
 * Funding mentors
 * Required training for Leadership(Administrators)
 * Superintendency
 * IT Directors
 * Principals, Asst Principals
 * Board Members

Affecting Change Notes from Eastside AzTEA Collaboration Meeting May 11, 2007 Session 1:
 * Cultivate relationship with State Dept of Ed
 * "Bring a Principal" Tech Collaboration Day
 * Market good technology experiences

What legislation would be of benefit to promote the use of technology?-


 * Infrastructure:**
 * Schools need help with bandwidth issues- rural areas need increased infrastructure.
 * Our “D” rating on our state technology Report Card shows that we need to provide access to technology, which means providing funding for connection to internet.
 * We have to educate legislatures the need of funding bandwidth and make them see the big issue and as “mission critical”. Explain why technology is really important.
 * We need a visual of what infrastructure each district has across the state and make comparisons. Show a map so you can access where the critical needs exist and work on getting those district up to speed.
 * With Web 2.0, we need a larger bandwidth.


 * Educate:**
 * We need to convince the voters, especially in rural areas when you have them compare the equality issues of technology access and how that effects there students ability to compete with Maricopa students such as earning a scholarship, better equipped with 21st Century Skills.
 * We need more parent nights and invite community members to share information on educational education.
 * AzTEA can start promoting educational technology in the state - parent nights, press releases, information about local phone and technology companies
 * Parents request teachers that integrate technology. It is unfair to the students placed in the classrooms with no or limited technology usage.
 * Show parents the video on Fishbowl.com- //“Did you know”// to educate them how quickly technology is changing and how important it is for students to be prepared for 21st century jobs to compete in a global economy
 * Simple technology tools can motivate students- Teachers can take small steps to begin integrating the tools into what we currently doing
 * Technology Tools allows students to make revisions and they aim to improve. The instead feedback can motivate students to change


 * Leadership:**
 * Getting the principal to buy in. Administrators are KEY. When there is a visionary principal that promotes technology and takes risks and encourages teachers to take risks. //__You can see an entire school integrating technology when the leader pushes it__//. If the principal is resistant then you just have a few teachers using technology.

Needing more emphasis in pre-service teaching Help them understand 21st century teaching from the get-go rather than the industrial age version of education Put Technology Coaches at each school No consequence for not meeting technology standards Further Emphasis on embedding technology standards rather than a separate topic