Purpose+Statement

Development of Purpose Statement, Vision, Procedure documents for day to day use and other Public Relations communication ( key points to include--need to brainstorm others: only educational purposes-PD, training, tutorials, meetings; not used by corporate vendors to promote sale of products; etc.)

**__Notes from Webinar 9/11:__** To host meetings and PD and Webinars for Arizona Educators provide value to AzTEA members and potential members. Educators, outreach, PD, meetings.


 * The purpose of Elluminate for AzTEA members is to support technology-based innovation  by hosting professional development webinars as a means of providing valuable, cutting edge educational information to Arizona educators in urban and rural areas. In addition, Elluminate will be available to connect members unable to meet face-to-face and keep them informed via Board Meetings, Committees Meetings, Corporate Partner Meetings and Statewide Instructional Technology Meetings.**

**AzTEA Mission:** The Mission of the Arizona Technology in Education Alliance (**AzTEA**) is to **"Disseminate Educational Technology Opportunities to Educators in Arizona"** **The nine AzTEA Goals are:**
 * 1) To provide a professional educational technology alliance within the state of Arizona.
 * 2) To provide for the sharing and exchanging of ideas, techniques, materials and procedures for use in educational technology.
 * 3) To promote general recognition of the vital professional role played by the educational technologist and for the high level of competence required for this role.
 * 4) To promote and encourage appropriate use of computer systems and technologies for the improvement of instructional and educational management.
 * 5) To cooperate with manufacturers, distributors and operators of educational technology in developing and maintaining proper technical standards, and in meeting new needs for specialized devices, systems and services.
 * 6) To encourage and advise appropriate organizations and individuals concerning research related to educational technology.
 * 7) To encourage the development and improvement of instructional programs in technology.
 * 8) To promote professional standards in the field of educational technology.
 * 9) To encourage membership and participation in the International Society for Technology in Education


 * Committee Members:

Please make suggested changes or simply type your initials to give your approval for the information above. ** __My vote for the above content on this page__ Approve: **** pg  lh   ci ** kt Can't approve without the following changes (initial and add recommendations): ** Shouldn't technology-based should be hyphenated ? Alliance or Association? From Kim T. (it's still Alliance unless something has been changed "legally" since our Board retreat-Peggy)
 * Enter the initials in a different color than the message. **