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Greater Arizona eLearning Association
In today’s tough business environment innovation and business development is the name of the game. The Greater Arizona eLearning Association (GAZeL) is an alliance between eLearning educators, practitioners and related businesses. GAZeL's purpose is to provide vision, share research, support learning initiatives, and gather resources for the utilization, implementation and expansion of eLearning in business, government, and education.
In 2006, the Arizona legislature created the ten year Arizona eLearning Task Force. The eleven member Task Force is appointed by the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and representatives from the Government Information Technology Agency and the Arizona Department of Education. (Staff support provided by the Arizona Department of Education ). To achieve its ten year mission to guide and support eLearning adoption in Arizona's K-12 education system the enabling legislation instructed the task force to:
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Examine eLearning programs in other states
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Analyze potential methods to implement eLearning programs in this state
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Develop innovative eLearning solutions
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Annually report to the legislature regarding eLearning programs and solutions
The Task Force was funded with $3 million to implement, with the Arizona Department of Education, a three-year eLearning middle school math pilot program at up to ten schools. The goal is for participating schools to achieve significant increases in student academic performance and improve motivational levels to pursue mathematics education.
eSATS eLearning System For Arizona Teachers and Students
eSATS is a volunteer non-profit advocacy organization that was formed in 2003 to transform the Arizona K-12 education system from legacy education to eLearning. Their unique contribution is a statewide system design focused on teachers and students, and supported by teacher professional development and digital curriculum. The transformative unit is the eLearning centered school with mastery learning. The state will provide transformation funding, the broadband infrastructure, intellectual infrastructure digital curriculum extension service, professional development and education access system. eSATS' fondest wish is that Arizona will be the breakout state that triggers a national and global transformation to 21st century education implemented by eLearning.
The Arizona Technology Council is the largest technology association in Arizona serving all tech sectors across the state. The Arizona Technology Council is a member-driven association. We represent the interests of technology companies, their support firms, educational institutions and state-wide economic development groups that collectively form Arizona’s technology community. The Arizona Technology Council’s mission is to support our members and unify our partners to grow Arizona’s economy with technology and innovation at the core. We drive partnerships, policies and programs that advance the business climate for Arizona’s technology community.
