Leading EDGEucator Academy

Encouraging Dynamic Growth for Educators

The Leading EDGEucator Academy is designed to build critical human capacity alongside our district’s technology infrastructure in order to provide the optimum conditions for a 21st century teaching and learning environment for students. 

Program Benefits

Participants will:

• Become part of a cutting edge cadre of educators working to build a sphere of influence and rumble within their schools about the integration of technology in teaching
• Receive an $800 stipend
• Receive relicensure points and/or 4 USBE credits
• Learn ways to become 21st century teachers and create digital teaching and learning environments for students
• Receive a tablet computer or similar mobile device for use in training and teaching
• Receive opportunities to participate in site visits, field tests, and observe other teachers
• Opportunity to apply for funds with which to purchase instructional technology device(s) for use in the classroom
• Receive the opportunity to receive a paid Educational Technology Endorsement through UETN following the successful year as a Leading EDGEucator - for more information regarding this program please refer to: http://www.uen.org/development/etep/

 Requirements/Expectations

• Participants must be a certified teacher in a K-12 classroom working directly with students during the 2021-22 school year
• Participants may be regular or special education certified teachers
• Participants must receive approval of their building principals prior to being accepted as a candidate for the academy
• Participants must be willing to learn cutting-edge technology and instructional methods and be open to the possibility of changing current instructional practice
• Participants must be willing to become proficient in evaluating, planning, and implementing lessons using technology best practices
• Participants must be willing to share what they learn directly with other staff members at their schools/locations; this may be in settings such as faculty meetings, peer coaching, faculty training, demonstrations, etc.
• Participants must be willing to collect data and provide feedback to identify areas in which to improve the Leading EDGEucator Academy program when requested
• Participants must be willing to commit to attend all eight 2-hour training sessions.
• Participants will become MIE certified (Microsoft Innovative Educator) and also apply to be an MIEE (Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert)

More information for the 2021-22 Leading EDGEucator Academy will be coming Fall of 2021

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