Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO CONDUCT AND SUPPORT RESEARCH CONCERNING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIGITAL EDUCATION, THE USE OF COMPUTERS IN SCHOOLS, AND RELATED TOPICS; TO ACT AS A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO DIGITAL EDUCATION; TO CONDUCT AND SUPPORT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF PEDAGOGICAL METHODS THAT MAXIMIZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION; AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT DIGITAL EDUCATION, PEDAGOGICAL METHODS, RESEARCH RESULTS, AND RELATED TOPICS.
IN 2001, THE STATE OF MAINE EMBARKED UPON A BROAD AND VISIONARY PROGRAM TO TRANSFORM LEARNING BY PROVIDING LAPTOP COMPUTERS AND WIRELESS CLASSROOMS TO ALL 7TH AND 8TH GRADE STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS ALONG WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS. THE MAINE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE (MLTI) IS NOW THE LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL UBIQUITOUS 1:1 DIGITAL LEARNING PROJECT ON THE PLANET. THE PROGRAM EXPANDED IN 2008 TO INCLUDE ALL TEACHERS IN 9-12TH GRADE. MLTI IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS THE INTERNATIONAL GOLD STANDARD IN THE FIELD OF DIGITAL LEARNING AND WAS RECENTLY SELECTED BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IN FRANCE TO SERVE AS ONE OF 10 INTERNATIONAL MODEL PROGRAMS TO MERIT FURTHER EXAMINATION.EACH DAY ALMOST 40,000 STUDENTS AND 4,000 TEACHERS IN MAINE ARE TRANSFORMING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. INITIAL RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE PROGRAM HAS REVOLUTIONIZED TEACHING AND LEARNING AND MEASURABLY IMPACTED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN MATH AND WRITING. FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH THIS AMAZING PROJECT HAS CREATED A WEALTH OF DATA ON THE INNOVATIVE USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES THAT IS RIPE FOR EXPLORATION.THE TEAM THAT DEVELOPED THE MLTI PROJECT NOW RECOGNIZES THAT THE TIME IS READY TO BUILD ON WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED. AND SO WE HAVE CREATED THE MAINE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR DIGITAL LEARNING IN COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE AND EDUCATORS AROUND THE WORLD. THE CENTERS GOAL IS TO BE THE WORLDS CENTER OF RESEARCH, INFORMATION, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FIELD OF 1:1 DIGITAL LEARNING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Elizabeth Manchester | TREASURER | 4 | $8,980 |
| Courtney Belolan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Crystal Priest | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Armentrout | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Derek Pierce | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| J Duke Albanese | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Edward Hall | CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
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