Who we are:
WyTEL is the professional organization for K-12 leaders of educational technology in Wyoming.
We believe...
- Technology is vital for education.
- Technology is a tool, not a means.
- Every student deserves equitable access to technology.
- Technology should always support and reinforce learning, never precede it.
To Support Education, Technology:
- Removes barriers for collaboration and teamwork.
- Gives students and teachers access to the most up-to-date information more quickly and easily.
- Ensures learning is not confined by walls or constrained by schedules; learning can easily extend outside the classroom.
- Provides efficient and effective assessment and data analysis, leaving more time for data-based and targeted instruction.
WyTEL Supports Students & Learning By:
- Providing reliable and fast Internet and network infrastructure (improves access to information and collaboration).
- Keeping technology current (fast and reliable devices, equipment & software).
- Ensuring equitable, safe, and reliable access to technology (continually improving access to learning tools such as remote access, cloud-based services, classroom management tools, etc.).
- Advocating for the development of educational technology leaders within education.
- Providing for ongoing professional development of educational technology leaders in current and evolving industry standards.
- Ensuring that educational technology is fully integrated into the educational process and supports effective teaching and learning.
- Facilitating learning from a broader community of educational technology leaders represented by CoSN.