What+is+the+North+Carolina+Learning+Technology+Initiative+(NCLTI)?

= = The North Carolina Learning Technology Initiative (NCLTI) is a strategic initiative to support high schools throughout North Carolina in achieving the mission articulated by the NC State Board of Education: Every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21st century. The NCLTI is specifically 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.

While the most visible component of NCLTI is readily providing a mobile wireless computing device for every student and teacher, the Initiative also addresses pedagogy, technology infrastructure, policy, professional development, community engagement, funding, and organization as necessary components of a sustainable approach for supporting future-ready students in North Carolina.

 NCLTI builds upon the work of the [|NC School Connectivity Program], which provides schools with the necessary broadband connectivity; [|Project IMPACT] , which demonstrates the potential of technology combined with professional development for teachers to result in improved student learning; and the [|Evaluation of NC 1:1 Learning Initiative] which is currently providing important lessons and models to inform a large scale, statewide plan. In addition, NCLTI supports and extends other initiatives, such as the [|North Carolina Virtual Public School], the new [|Essential Standards and Common Core] assessments being developed by the [|NC Department of Public Instruction] , the [|new teacher and administrator standards] , comprehensive data systems, [|LEARN NC] , the [|Early College and Redesigned High Schools] , and local technology-enabled learning initiatives.