The Kane County ROE can provide free assistance for individuals and/or committees, either at the ROE or at your school or district site, to help you:
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
In addition to a host of technology workshops, courses and other professional development events sponsored by the KC ROE, we can also help you with staff development at your site. Some of the other possibilities are:
Help you to access & select outside consultants and trainers for use in your schools
Provide and/or conduct staff development for technology use, ie. Internet training
Provide and/or conduct staff development for integrating technology & Instruction
Provide and/or conduct staff development for technology planning & decision making
Providing training for district technology coordinators
OTHER SERVICES
Besides consulting, planning, and training services there are a number of other ways that the KC ROE supports Kane County educators with technology. If you have ideas for ways we can assist you, please contact Director of Technology Phil Morris. Some possibilities include:
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 & funding opportunities