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The foundation of Technology Wizards, Jr. is the utilization of students to provide support to classroom teachers by offering technology assistance to classmates in a technology infused problem-based classroom.

**Program Overview**
The Technology Wizards, Jr. program teams up to three elementary students and one teacher/advisor from a school building to attend training sessions at CLIU 21. At each session the team experiences hands-on training in an emerging technology followed by planning time to develop a problem-based lesson or unit incorporating the technology. **//The Tech Wizards, Jr. program incorporates 21st Century skills and is aligned to the NETS standards as established by the International Society of Technology Educators.//**

Technology Wizard, Jr. teams will meet five times in the 2008 - 2009 school year including a cluminating Showcase Event in May 2009. Students in grades 4 and 5 are eligible to participate in the Technology Wizards, Jr. program. For complete details, and application and nomination forms to participate in the program please click on the links below.

**Program Documents**
[|2008 -2009 TW Jr. Flyer.pdf] [|2008 - 2009 TW Jr. Application Form Checklist.pdf] [|2008 - 2009 TW Jr Application Form.pdf] [|2008 -2009 TW Jr. Student Nomination Form.pdf] [|2008 - 2009 TW Jr. Student Photo Release.pdf] [|2008 -2009 TW Jr. Teacher Nomination Form.pdf] [|2008 - 2009 TW Jr. Teacher Photo Release.pdf]

Should you have any questions regarding the Technology Wizards program 2008 - 2009 please contact: // **Beth Breiner Technology Integration Specialist Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21 610.769.4111 ext. 1261 breinerb@cliu.org** //

**Inclement Weather**
To contact CLIU 21 regarding the status of a Tech Wizards, Jr. meeting in the case of inclement weather please call:
 * 610-769-4111; press menu option 1; then press menu option 6 for cancellations or delays.** The Tech Wizards, Jr. meeting status will be available on this hotline **after 6:30 am.**

If your district is on a delay of any kind or closed you are excused from Tech Wizards, Jr. for the day.

If only 1 or 2 of our Tech Wizards, Jr. districts are delayed or closed we will hold Tech Wizards, Jr. as scheduled; however, those districts on a delay or closed are excused from the session for the day.

If a majority of our Tech Wizards, Jr. districts are on a delay or closed Tech Wizards, Jr. will be cancelled for the day.

**School Pages**
**Weisenberg**
 * Cleveland**
 * Franklin**
 * Hopewell**
 * Jim Thorpe**
 * Liberty**
 * Mahoning**
 * Milford**
 * Ritter**
 * Salisbury**
 * Sheckler**
 * Shull David**
 * Slatington**
 * Steckel**
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 * Wooster**