Independent Study Workshops

Introduction

In response to the growing need for "just-in-time" staff development for K-12 educators, the Region 5 Education Service Center Department of Educational Technology provides a number of independent study workshops in a variety of media formats. These courses provide information about the following main topics: current and emerging technologies used in education, knowledge of current best practices, how technology affects student achievement, and the kind of computer use that positively correlates to achievement.

These study courses focus on the goals of Texas' Long-Range Plan for Technology to improve student achievement by fully integrating technology into teaching and learning and to ensure that all Texas students are technologically literate by 2010. The courses involve locating existing practical curriculum applications, adapting or developing new ones, and correlating activities to the Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TATEKS.)

Please feel free to call Krin Bryson at (409) 951-1765 or email krinb@esc5.net if you have any questions.