Keynote Presentation - 8:30 – 9:30
As Goes Maine, So Goes the Nation:
The Maine One-to-One Laptop Initiative
Bette Manchester
Director of Special Projects: Maine Department of Education
Five years ago, Maine initiated a statewide one to one project known as the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI). The project is moving forward with a new four-year lease of computers, software and professional development.
Bette Manchester, Director of Special Projects, will talk about the learning and critical elements of successful implementation at the state and school level. The focus will be on professional development and leadership.
Bette Manchester serves as Director of Special Projects for the Maine Department of Education with responsibility for integrating, focusing and aligning education technologies with state educational efforts at meeting the Guiding Principles and Maine Learning Results. Manchester has experience as a classroom teacher, special educator, director of special education, elementary and middle school principal. She presently serves on the Implementation Team of the Great Maine Schools Project, a statewide effort at high school reform. She is the recipient of educational awards, which include Maine Distinguished Principal of the Year, Milken Award, Principal of a National School of Excellence-the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, and the Governor’s Award in Education.
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