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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 412
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(b) (1) The State Superintendent shall allow an eligible consortium to
receive a financial benefit from the distribution of programming assisted under this
subtitle.
(2) An eligible consortium that receives a financial benefit shall use the
benefit:
(i) To support further development of curriculum-specific
programming; and
(ii) To provide greater access to a wider audience of educational
programming.
7-1001.
(a) There is a Maryland Technology Academy in the Department.
(b) The purpose of the Academy is to:
(1) Provide intensive learning opportunities for teachers in the State
each year on how to use technology to significantly impact student learning; and
(2) Promote the overall improvement of public schools in the State.
(c) Under the direction and supervision of the Department, the Academy shall
arrange for the conducting of 3- to 5-week summer sessions each year for elementary,
middle, and high school teachers in the State.
(d) The summer sessions shall utilize an intensive curriculum in technology
that is structured in such a manner to require the participating teachers to:
(1) Examine and discuss technological research and engage in practicing
the use of technology in the classroom and school setting;
(2) Participate in and critique demonstrations of the use of technology;
(3) Prepare and present a technology-based project in an area of
interest; and
(4) Develop an understanding and knowledge of how to collect and
analyze student data to determine effective uses of technology and how the use of
technology impacts student learning.
(e) The Academy shall organize the summer sessions on the basis of:
(1) Creating participant teams of elementary, middle, and high school
teachers as well as instructors from colleges of education; and
(2) Utilizing instructors from institutions of higher education as well as
teacher experts, national experts, and outside consultants.
(f) The Academy shall provide opportunities for teachers, after their
completion of a summer session, to continue to learn about the uses and impact of
technology in the classroom through the establishment of appropriate conferences,
study groups, DISTANCE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES, and peer coaching sessions.
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