The Kane County Regional Office of Education can provide free technology assistance for individuals and/or committees, either at the ROE or at your school or district site. Along with a host of technology workshops, courses and other professional development events sponsored by the ROE, we can also help you with staff development at your site through consulting, planning, and training services..
Planning & Consulting
- Develop your school or district technology plan
- Plan for hardware or software purchases
- Plan the wiring of your school or district
- Plan staff development for technology
- Plan how to integrate the use of technology into the instructional program
- Evaluate and plan for technology staffing needs
- Critique a technology grant opportunity and plan for writing a grant application
Training
- Help you to access and select outside consultants and trainers for use in your schools
- Provide and/or conduct staff development for technology use (i.e. Internet training)
- Provide and/or conduct staff development for integrating technology and instruction
- Provide and/or conduct staff development for technology planning & decision making
- Providing training for district technology coordinators
Other Services
- Monthly meetings with district technology coordinators to ensure effective communication, needs assessment, planning, and delivery of technology service
- Presentations about technology for administrators and teachers
- Discussions and ideas about future directions for learning technologies
- Arranging county-wide technology purchases to maximize buying power
- Providing access to information about technology grant and funding opportunities
