The newly formed Tech Corps is a grassroots effort to accelerate the pace of technology integration into K-12 schools. This program, piloted in six states, will mobilize citizens with interests in information technology into a national volunteer effort to bring computing and communications expertise and assistance to K-12 educators and administrators in every state.
NCSA is helping provide focus, direction, and resources at the state level in the development of Tech Corps Illinois, which will involve approximately 12 pilot school districts throughout the state. Tech Corps volunteers will work with school districts to assist with local planning, technical support and advice, staff training, mentoring, and classroom interactions.
Success of the Tech Corps pilot program in Massachusetts led the White House recently to make an announcement introducing the national initiative. President Clinton stated that "Preparing children for a lifetime of computer use is just as essential today as teaching them the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic." Tech Corps' focus would not be "just computers for computers' sake," but would be an effort "to work together to help our schools use technology to revolutionize American education so that all children will be able to learn better, and teachers will be able to be more effective." For more information about Tech Corps Illinois, contact Sandy Levin.
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