TIS Mission

TIS educates expatriate children to become dynamic people of truth and excellence who effectively influence society.

TIS Technology Philosophy Statement:

Technology is playing a powerful role in the minds, hearts, and wills of today’s youth. TIS seeks to use technology in an appropriate way as one of several important supports for the educational process. TIS seeks to enable students to become responsible and skilled users of technology. Integration of technology will foster creativity and innovation, communication and collaboration, research and information fluency, critical thinking and problem solving, digital citizenship, and mastery of technology.

Description of 8th Grade 1:1 Pilot

The 8th grade 1:1 pilot will last from September 2009 through December 2009. During this period TIS is evaluating the effectiveness of a 1:1 technology approach using an Apple platform.

The pilot will evaluate the following key result areas:

Student access

Teaching effectiveness

Student learning

Collaboration

Functionality

1:1 Parent Night-Thursday October 22, 2009

8th parents are requested to attend a follow-up evening. At this time, TIS will facilitate parent discussion groups to address questions and concerns regarding the 1:1 pilot.

Pilot Evaluation-January 2010

When the pilot period has expired, the results will be reported to the TIS school board. At that time the 1:1 pilot committee will make specific recommendations regarding a school-wide technology approach. Depending on the pilot results, this could lead to 1:1 in more grade levels or a different approach.

School-Wide Implementation-August 2010

TIS will construct a school-wide approach to technology education based on the directives from the school board. At this time, a comprehensive plan will be formulated for the school board to approve. Upon approval, TIS will begin full implementation in August of 2010. This plan may or may not incorporate 1:1 computing.