The Maryland Technology Academy is an enriching professional development opportunity for teachers across Maryland, offered through a collaborative partnership with the Maryland State Department of Education, Johns Hopkins University and Towson University. It consists of two components: a Leadership Program and a Satellite Program.

In the Leadership Program, held at Towson University, up to 120 Fellows learn to be leaders in bringing about effective technology integration in instruction that supports the Maryland Content Standards. In this train-the-trainers model, Fellows learn strategies for helping other teachers use technology more successfully in instruction. A two-day Administrators' Symposium for principals shows administrators how Fellows can assist in creating an (more) effective technology program. Maryland State Department of Education, Johns Hopkins University and Towson University coordinate this program.

In regional Satellite Programs that are held throughout Maryland, Associates learn how to improve technology integration in their own classroom instruction. This year, nearly 600 educators are taking part in twenty programs. These programs are coordinated by Maryland State Department of Education, awarded through a competitive RFP and run by a cooperative workgroup composed of professional development, technology and content specialists in each school district. Academy Fellows assist in program design and instruction.

Participants in both programs of the Maryland Technology Academy are selected through a competitive application process.

Further information can be found on our website: www.mdtechacademy.org