SEIR-TEC Patterns of Promise Award

The Florida Virtual School was recognized for its work during the National School Boards Association 13th Annual Technology + Learning Conference held November 10-13, 1999 in Dallas, Texas. A reception on Thursday, November 11, honored three schools that have demonstrated best practices in instructional technology. The Florida Virtual School in Orlando, Florida; The Center for Applied Technology and Career Exploration in Rocky Mount, Virginia; and Fulton High School in Fulton, Kentucky.

The practices recognized were among those submitted by schools in 12 southeastern states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands--the region served by the Southeast and Islands Regional Technology in Education Consortium (SEIRuTEC). This partnership of national, regional, and university-based organizations helps states, local education agencies, and school personnel integrate advanced technologies into K-12 classrooms, library media centers, and other educational settings. To make information about best practices available to schools everywhere, SEIR-TEC at AEL will publish a book and a companion web site that describe the ideas from the three schools plus nine others. The book, Patterns of Promise, will identify common elements of good instructional technology and serve as a resource to teachers and schools.

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