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SEIR*TEC Partners

AEL is a partner in the Southeast and Islands Regional Technology in Education Consortium, a partnership of national, regional, and university-based organizations that work collaboratively to help communities of learners use technology effectively. The consortium is one of six funded regional technology in education consortia. Funding for the R*TECs is provided by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). Network of Regional Technology in Education Consortia http://www.rtec.org/ The network helps states, local education agencies, teachers, school library and media personnel, administrators, and other education entities successfully integrate technologies into K-12 classrooms, library media centers, and other educational settings, including adult library centers. SouthEast and Islands Regional Technology in Education Consortium (SEIR*TEC) http://www.seirtec.org/ The SEIR*TEC Web site maintained by SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE) . Instructional Technology Resource Center (ITRC) at the University of Central Florida http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/ ITRC's SEIR*TEC Page contains links to many resources geared towards teacher preparation, including downloadable presentations made by ITRC staff at state and national conferences and meetings, publications, and the results from a survey in the region concerning the state of technology in pre-service teacher education. Learning Innovations http://www.wested.org/li/ Learning Innovations works with educators and their communities to develop and implement customized improvement plans. National Center on Adult Literacy (NCAL) http://www.literacyonline.org/ncal NCAL provides resources and training opportunities relating to technology planning and technology integration. Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) http://www.sreb.org/ Two of SREB's most popular on-line programs are EvaluTech, a searchable database of instructional media, and the Southern Regional Electronic Campus. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) http://www.sedl.org/ SEDL is a private, nonprofit education research and development corporation based in Austin, Texas.

Kentucky

Kentucky Department of Education http://www.kde.state.ky.us/ Office of Education Technology http://www.kde.state.ky.us/oet/ Core Content for Assessment http://www.kde.state.ky.us/oapd/curric/corecontent/core_content_ index_version_30.asp New Teacher Standards for Preparation and Certification http://www.kde.state.ky.us/otec/epsb/standards/new_teach_stds.asp

Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Education http://www.state.tn.us/education/ Office of Technology http://www.state.tn.us/education/technology.htm Curriculum Frameworks http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cicurframwkmain.htm Framework for Evaluation and Professional Growth http://www.state.tn.us/education/frameval/index.html ConnecTEN http://www.k12.tn.us/k12/ Technology Literacy Grant 2000 - Student Phase http://tlg-evaluator.altec.org/

Virginia

Virginia Department of Education http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/ Division of Technology http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Technology/ Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools http://www.pen.k12.va.us/go/Sols/home.shtml Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/sol.html Teaching Virginia Standards of Learning http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/wmstds/home.shtml Virginia Educational Technology Alliance (VETA) http://www.veta.org

West Virginia

West Virginia Department of Education http://wvde.state.wv.us/ Office of Technology http://access.k12.wv.us/ West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives (IGOs) http://wvde.state.wv.us/igos/