Policies to Support Innovation
NCLTI Planning Framework
Prepared by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, Dec. 1, 2008
In this document we present a framework for planning a strategic approach to technology-enabled learning in North Carolina public high schools. The planning for the North Carolina Learning Technology Initiative (NCLTI) involves pedagogy, technology, policy, professional development, community engagement, funding, and organization as necessary components of a sustainable model for supporting future-ready students in North Carolina. The NCLTI is designed to address:
- Equity, providing all students access to 21st century teaching, learning, and technology;
- Engagement, involving students in active learning and thereby improving student achievement and increasing graduation rates.
- Economic development, providing all students with workplace skills such as communication, problem solving, and collaboration, along with content expertise, to make each region of the state more attractive to businesses.
The Learning Technology Initiative builds upon the successful planning and implementation of the School Connectivity Initiative (SCI), the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS), Learn & Earn Online (LEO), IMPACT Model Schools, and schools and districts throughout the State that have begun 1:1 technology programs in which every student and teacher receives a computer.
NCLTI One-page Outline
This document is a one page overview of the NC Learning Technology Initiative.