RIMS CTAP is pleased to announce the second cohort of Leading Edge Online Teacher Certification, scheduled to begin on October 17, 2011

Register now for the September 22 Online Learning Seminar presented by Technology Leadership Network (TLN).

Please join us on Thursday, September 22 at 8:30 am at the West End Educational Service Center in Rancho Cucamonga for a vertical panel discussion of online learning implementation.

RIMS CTAP and the iQUEST Project at Cal State San Marcos invite 7th and 8th grade science teachers to a free all-day workshop to learn about exemplary technology infused science lessons created and field tested by 7th and 8th grade science teachers from the iQUEST Project. This one day workshop will be held on September 13, 2011 at the Riverside County Office of Education.

The Press Enterprise has published a story about virtual schooling in Riverside County. Virtual Schools Allowing Students to Study When They Want focuses on two specific students, and why virtual schooling is the "right answer" for their educational needs. These students do the vast majority of their schooling on their own schedule, with occasional trips to a brick-and-mortar facility for proctored exams and science labs. Read more about how Riverside Virtual Charter School and Capistrano Connections are helping students achieve success in an alternative environment.

$36 million in ARRA EETT Competitive funds were awarded to 151 California LEAs in November, 2010.  The next payment process to reimburse ARRA EETT grantees is fast approaching. To receive the next 30% of the grant award, each district will need to file an interim expenditure report by June 30, 2011. 

Become a Verizon Thinkfinity Trainer!

This free train-the-trainer session is intended for educators and technology integration specialists who are interested in becoming Verizon Thinkfinity Trainers. Thinkfinity Trainers are educators prepared to train other educators to help them integrate Verizon Thinkfinity’s amazing resources into the curriculum.