At the end of March we launched a new program at Horizon School Division called the Collaborative Apprenticeship Program (CAP). The program is designed to help teachers develop technology infusion practices, grow personal learning networks, and create a culture of reflecting and sharing in Horizon. The basic idea of the program was to create small groups (3-6) of teachers who teacher the same curriculum and have them create technology infused lessons using a laptop, projector, and speakers in their classroom. We called this equipment a Technology Enabled Classroom (TEC). It grew out of the lessons we learned when we piloted putting TECs and a classroom set of laptops in 2 schools. One of those lessons we learned was that it was too much too fast and many, though not all, of the teachers felt they needed more support and time to become familiar with computers and web 2.0 before they were ready to bring a class set of laptops into their room. But kudos to the teachers from those two schools for taking on such a challenge!
You can find out more about the program by visiting the CAP wiki.
