Vision
Vestal's vision for instructional technology starts with an understanding of quality pedagogy. Technology should build on good teaching and learning, strengthen existing curricula and enhance lessons to engage students in authentic learning opportunities. We also believe that embedded in all technology use comes a responsibility to our global world to be a contributing, positive digital citizen. This vision supports our district's mission that each student will become a critical thinker, a lifelong learner and a responsible, contributing citizen in a changing global society.
Goals
- Policy and procedures: To maintain current and responsive policies and procedures to support authentic and responsible technology use and integration.
- Planning: To develop a dynamic model of feedback among all stakeholders that provides the necessary information to make informed and relevant decisions related to technology acquisitions, deployment and support.
- Professional Development: To provide teacher-centered opportunities to explore and plan the integration of technology as a tool to advance achievement through promoting student engagement, a media-rich learning environment, multiple literacies and project-based learning.
- Technology Integration: To support multiple approaches to the responsible and dynamic use of technology throughout the instructional program and school community.