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Professional Development

School Leader Development: Building 21st Century Schools

How has the world changed? How have students changed? How have schools changed or not changed? These questions will be addressed in 2-day workshops made possible by TICAL and ACSA's Technology Leadership Group. Developed under the sponsorship of the Microsoft® Partners in Learning initiative, this program addresses dimensions of change and implementing strategies for success of all students.

A summer workshop in Santa Clara County, takes place in July, so sign-up today!

Learn more and register here.

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SETS Projects

TICAL is one of California's four Statewide Education Technology Services (SETS). Each project provides unique resources to help educators use technology. Visit our colleagues at:

California Resource Learning Network (CLRN) provides a guide to standards-aligned electronic learning resources and assessments.

EdTechProfile provides educational administrators with tools that guide their decisions about how to integrate technology into classroom instruction and how to create and evaluate effective teacher technology training programs.

TechSETS provides technical professionals in California schools improved access to training, support and other resources.

In addition, the California Technology Assistance Program provides regional support to districts. Look here to find the contact information for your county.

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