Indiana Computer Educators (ICE)

Contact: Christine Franklin, President, 1998-99
 
MISSION

ICE will assist the education community to improve learning through the use of technology.

DESCRIPTION

Indiana Computer Educators was founded in 1980 by a group of 25 educators. It now serves as a peer network and professional development organization for more than 2,000 Indiana educators who share ideas and resources for
better education through the use of technology.

As the state professional organization for educators who share an interest in improving student learning and exploring uses of technology, ICE has continually evolved to provide different services to members as the needs of educators in Indiana have changed.
 

CURRENT/RECOMMENDED DIRECTIONS

Planning

The annual conference includes sessions on topics from technology planning to grant writing to best uses of technology to improve learning.

Connectivity

Listserv and Web site disseminate information among members.

Hardware

Vendor area at the annual conference allows dozens of technology companies to display and demonstrate the latest technologies.

Content

The majority of the workshops, seminars, and concurrent sessions at the annual conference focus on curriculum with specialists (teachers) from those content areas sharing their experiences and successes.

Professional Development

Annual conference for more than 2,000 educators which includes the following:

• Nationally renowned speakers
• Indiana educators sharing their best practice in relating technology to learning
• Vendors from across the nation demonstrating their best technologies
• Recognition awarded to the ICE Teacher of the Year
• Full-day, hands-on workshops and evening seminars
• Evaluation
• Participant evaluations of workshops at the annual conference
• Participant evaluations of the overall conference
• Participant evaluations of regional workshops

In addition, the Executive Board is made up of representatives of various groups of members (small school, large school, higher education, rural, urban and various geographic regions). Self-assessment involves representatives of those groups reflecting on the needs of their peer groups and developing programs to meet those needs.

DELIVERABLES

Annual conference

Regional conferences and workshops

Teacher of the Year Award

Quarterly newsletter

Listserv and Web site for information dissemination

Organizational affiliate of the International Society for Technology in Education

Linkages with many state and national organizations and leaders in the instructional technology field

Special interest groups (SIGs)

HECC (Hoosier Educational Computer Coordinators)

School technicians (proposed)

Distance learning educators (proposed)