NETC Executive Director Receives Award
October 12, 2004 - The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
presented Dr. Elvira Largie, NETC's Executive Director with their award for
MOST OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY AN INDIVIDUAL - Pre K- 12 Education. The award
ceremony took place in San Francisco, CA. September 12, 2004.
Most Outstanding Achievement by an Individual recognizes an individual who
demonstrates extraordinary achievements through distance learning. They have
demonstrated achievement in areas that include research and writing as well as
leadership activities in regional, national and international presentations and
speeches; recognition by and service to education, technology and distance
learning organizations; and have engaged in activities that have contributed to
a better understanding of distance learning, resulting in cooperative efforts
with other organization or improvement in distance learning methodologies.
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Navajo Education Technology Consortium Carries Native American Culture Overland via the Internet
July 19, 2004 - The Education Innovator / U.S. Department of Education — The tract of land that stretches across 14 million acres and covers three southwestern states is dappled with the homes of the 200,000 members of the Navajo Nation. Such distance impedes everyday communication, so the Navajos often use modern technology to reach other tribe members in faraway areas. The Navajo Education Technology Consortium (NETC) uses similar technologies to conduct distance learning to serve 23 K-12 reservation school districts and local education agencies in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
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NAVAJO EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM (NETC) BRINGS CULTURALLY-RELEVANT ONLINE RESOURCES TO THE NAVAJO NATION
March 2, 2004 - GALLUP, NM — “We have to teach this stuff, why not let the
students enjoy?! Mine loved this lesson!”
“I am fortunate I have this supplement because it makes teaching fun.”
“I have recommended this lesson to other teachers because it was so very
effective with my students.”
These and other enthusiastic responses have accompanied the rollout of
culturally relevant online resources produced for students and teachers by the
Navajo Education Technology Consortium. As the pressure to do well on
standardized tests increases, many reservation teachers are searching for
lesson materials that include pictures, themes, concepts, and stories familiar
to their students. Five years ago, the U.S. Department of Education awarded two
grants totaling nearly $20 million to the Navajo Education Technology
Consortium (NETC), a group established by school superintendents across the
Navajo Nation to further technology use in reservation schools...
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