Why has this PT3 project partnered with The Collaboratory Project out of Northwestern University for the Web-Mentoring aspect?
Because of limited funds and limited time frame of the PT3 project, we have partnered with The Collaboratory Project to manage the interactive, forum aspect of the mentoring endeavor. The Collaboratory Project may be accessed at the Collaboratory Project Home Page. Why do the Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Board of Higher Education, and the Illinois State Board of Education feel that this PT3 Project is important to pre-service teachers in the state? The three Boards believe it is important for instructors in higher education to model instructional strategies and technology use that are common in the world today. By learning through modeled strategies, prospective teachers will have a better frame of reference for infusing technology into their own classroom instruction, thus impacting the next generation of students.
