California Adult Education
Technology Integration Mentor Academy
20010-11

Selection Criteria
The successful applicant will have already demonstrated enthusiasm for technology integration in her/his own classroom, and leadership within her/his program, although she/he doesn’t need to be in an official leadership position. It is not necessary to have extensive knowledge of a variety of technologies, but rather to be ready and willing to learn and experiment, and most importantly be willing and able to share new knowledge and skills with colleagues.

The weighted criteria for selection are:

Applicant

• Commitment to technology integration into basic skills instruction, as demonstrated by classroom practice and other activities (30%)
• Willingness to make year-long commitment to developing the skills of a technology mentor (15%)
• Evidence of leadership skills (30%)
• Evidence of technology skills (15%)
• Resume uploaded (10%)

Program

• New or returning agency (10%)
• Evidence of a plan for participant’s time/project (20%)
• Program focus on technology (20%)
• Willing to provide release time for participation (10%)
• Willing to provide release time for mentoring and/or project (10%)
• Willing to send participant to at least one conference (10%)
• Capacity to provide equipment and tech support (10%)
• Tech plan uploaded (10%)

Please submit only one nominee per agency. In addition to reviewing applications based on the above criteria, the selection committee will make an effort to ensure that participants represent a balance of program areas and geographic regions. While applicants from a program that has already participated in TIMAC will be considered, priority will be given to new programs in an effort to distribute the benefits of TIMAC across the state.

Agency Sponsorship Option
In addition to the 10 accepted participants, those agencies willing to fund their own candidate will be able to secure one of the 5 additional spots available in the Academy, bringing the maximum number of participants to 15. The cost for the agency would be $1,600 payable to the Sacramento County Office of Education, OTAN. This amount covers the cost of training and providing a support mentor. Support mentors are adult educators throughout the state who have had significant experience both in peer mentoring/professional development and technology integration. The support mentor will offer technical assistance to the TIMAC participant, as well as provide a more personal type of relationship and mentoring modeling.

Additional Information If you have questions or need more information, please contact:
Branka Marceta, OTAN
(800) 894-3113 or (916) 228-2587 or bmarceta@otan.us

Application Process
Applications may be completed online, at www.otan.us/timac/applyonline/, and are due by midnight on April 30, 2010. A team of technology mentors and OTAN staff will review applications. The application must include the following:

1. Section Completed by Instructor/Applicant
• Online Form: Application cover page
• Online Form: Statement by applicant (replies to 4 questions)
• Upload: Applicant’s resume, indicating professional involvement and use of technology
2. Section Completed by Administrator
• Online Form: Nomination by the program administrator (replies to 3 questions)
• Upload: Agency’s Technology Plan

We recommend that responses be written in MSWord, then copy and paste into the correct field. Have electronic copies of your resume and your agency's technology plan on your computer so it can be uploaded with your application.

When you have saved the first page of your application, you will be given a code number. Write this number down, you will use it to find your application should you want to make changes. You will also need to give this number to your administrator/instructor when he/she is about to complete his/her section of the application.

Find an existing application - if you are an instructor who has already started your application or you are an administrator trying to nominate someone who has already started his/her application.

Begin New Application - - if you are an instructor who has not previously started an application and who has not already been nominated by his/her administrator, or you are an administrator nominating an instructor who has not started a new application.

 If an application has already been started, do not start another one. Use the application code number to find your existing application, or call 800-894-3113.