Online Curriculum, Tech Literacy Assessment for Arizona Educators

Funding Sources

Learning.com’s technology literacy solutions provide critical 21st century skills for your students and qualify for the following funding:

Federal Funding

21st Century Community Learning Centers (After School and Extended Day Programs)
Enhancing Education Through Technology - (EETT) Title IID
English Learner Supplemental Instructional Materials - Title III (ELL)
GEAR UP
Special Education

State Funding
Visit the Grants Management web site for continually updated information on current available funding and grant status.

Arizona

Have more information (reports, funding, evaluation worksheets) on our Web-delivered solutions emailed to you and/or request a consultation with a sales representative, who can also provide a complete correlation of Learning.com’s curriculum to the Arizona Academic Standards.

Welcome Arizona Educators

Learning.com, the premier provider of Web-enhanced curriculum, is committed to partnering with Arizona’s schools and districts to improve student learning.

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AzTEA Teaching & Technology Conference
January 31, 2009
Empire High School (Vail USD) — Tucson, AZ

AzTEA WOW Technology Conference
May 2, 2009
Raymond Kellis High School (Peoria USD) — Glendale, AZ
Arizona raising students’ technology literacy
eSchool News’ May 2008 issue highlighted Arizona’s technology literacy assessment efforts, using TechLiteracy Assessment. “The exam not only provided data for our state reporting requirements; it also gave us invaluable information to help us better focus our grant-making efforts, and it gave local school and district leaders valuable insights into their own students' needs, as each district received the data from its schools, classrooms, and students,” said Cathy Poplin, Deputy Associate Superintendent for Educational Technology at the Arizona DOE. Read the article (PDF).
Glendale Elementary School District Adopts Tech Curriculum
In May 2008, the governing board approved the use of EasyTech for the school district’s 14,000 K- 8 students to improve low scores on a state technology assessment. “We wanted to make sure our students had all those technology skills they need to be successful in the 21st century,” Superintendent Sandra Johnson said. Read the article in The Arizona Republic and in The Glendale Star.
NCLB and Technology Proficiency
During Ed Week's live chat on Nov 28, 2007, Cathy Poplin of the Arizona Department of Education discussed Arizona's technology standards, the state's use of EETT competitive grants to support its technology initiatives, as well as teacher training in technology, how Arizona began assessing 5th and 8th grade students, and the challenges surrounding defining technology literacy. See transcript. Registration required.
PESD Teachers and Students Explore EasyTech
Teachers from the Phoenix Elementary School District receive professional development from Learning.com trainers in the use of EasyTech for creating classroom lesson plans. Read more. Also, second grade students at Emerson Elementary School learn to keyboard using EasyTech. See the video.
Arizona pioneers statewide measurement of students’ technology literacy skills
Results of statewide TechLiteracy Assessment pilot prove valuable and eye-opening. Arizona most recently tested about 37,000 fifth and eight grade students using TechLiteracy Assessment. Read the case study.

Arizona Education Web Sites
Resources for technology integration, assessment, and literacy in Arizona.