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Common Questions
Do you have questions? We have the answers. If you have a question not answered here, please contact the CTAP Region 3 office (ctapregion3@scoe.net).
- What is CTAP?
- Where is CTAP?
- Who is CTAP?
- How is CTAP funded?
- Who can be a part of CTAP?
- Who does CTAP serve?
- What is the difference between CTAP Region 3, CTAP Online and CTAP2?
- I'm not with a school or a district, can I still take classes?
- What can CTAP help a teacher in the classroom do?
- If CTAP can't help me, who can?
- I'm not in the CTAP Region 3 area, who is my CTAP?
- How long has CTAP been around?
- Can CTAP do workshops at my school?
- How do I get grants?
- Will CTAP partner with me on a grant I am writing for technology?
1. What is CTAP?
CTAP is the California Technology Assistance Project. We provide all students and staff within the region direct access to technology, technical assistance and technical information.
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2. Where is CTAP?
The CTAP Region 3 office is located at the Sacramento County Office of Education, 10474 Mather Blvd, Mather, CA (on the site of the former Mather AFB). Our mailing address is P.O. Box 269003, Sacramento, CA. For a map or directions, visit the Sacramento County Office of Education web site (www.scoe.net/about/maps
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CTAP Region 3 serves districts and schools in 10 counties: Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba. These counties cover an over 10,000 square miles, and are home to over 20,000 teachers and over 407,000 students. The region is roughly the same size as the state of Massachusetts.
Other CTAP regional offices are located at county offices of education throughout California. For a complete listing of CTAP regional offices, please visit the CTAP statewide web page (www.ctap.org).
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3. Who is CTAP?
CTAP Region 3 staff are friendly, teacher-oriented people who understand what it is to work in classrooms. Many of our staff members are former classroom teachers. Although we all have fairly high technology proficiency, none of us are network experts or technology support staff. All are educators who enjoy using technology to make teaching and learning better.
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4. How is CTAP funded?
CTAP Region 3 is one of 11 regions throughout the state and is funded by grants from the California Department of Education. Each region receives funding based on the student enrollment in the region.
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5. Who can be a part of CTAP?
All K-12 public educators are part of CTAP. This includes employees of county offices of education, K-12 school districts, and individual school sites.
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6. Who does CTAP serve?
CTAP serves all public school K-12 educators in the state.
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7. What is the difference between CTAP Region 3, CTAP Online and CTAP2?
These three projects are related but different and independent. Each project provides a different service and is run by a different organizations.
CTAP Region 3 (www.ctap3.org) is the local CTAP office serving school districts in Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties. The CTAP project is authorized and funded by state legislation.
CTAP2 (www.ctap2.iassessment.org) is the CTAP Technology Assessment Profile, and is run by the California Department of Education. It is a self-assessment survey for teachers and other educational personnel to use to assess their own level of proficiency in nine areas of technology. It is also a way for the California Department of Education to collect data (without personal information) on the overall status of technology proficiency of teachers at the state, regional, county, district, or school level.
CTAP Online (www.ctaponline.org) is a set of technology proficiency and integration courses, developed by the Center for Distributed Learning at the Butte County Office of Education, and delivered via the Internet. The courses are available for a minimal fee, and are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from any computer with Internet access. The courses and proficiencies taught are aligned with the CTAP2 proficiency assessment profile. In Region 3, a portion of the enrollment fee is subsidized for teachers in the region. For details, visit the Region 3 web site (www.ctap3.org/training/online.html)
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8. I'm not with a school or a district. Can I still take classes?
CTAP Region 3 classes and workshops are intended for classroom teachers. Teachers who are not currently regular employees of a school district, but are working as substitutes or student teachers are also eligible. Classes are not open to the general public.
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9. What can CTAP help a teacher in the classroom do?
CTAP Region 3 provides a wide variety of professional development opportunities. For a list of the types of workshops and classes we offer, visit the Training page of our web site (www.ctap3.org/training)
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10. If CTAP can't help me, who can?
If the CTAP Region 3 staff cannot answer your question, we usually know who can. If you have a question relating to using technology to make teaching and learning better, please feel free to contact us at ctapregion3@scoe.net or 916-228-2748.
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11. I'm not in the CTAP Region 3 area, who is my CTAP?
Each county in the state of California is in one of the 11 CTAP regions. To find your local CTAP region, visit the CTAP state web site (www.ctap.org) and look at the CTAP regional map.
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12. How long has CTAP been around?
The California State Legislature established CTAP in ____s. Every three years since then, the Legislature has reauthorized CTAP for another three years. The current legislation took effect in July of 2004, and will extend through June of 2008.
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13. Can CTAP do workshops at my school?
CTAP Region 3 workshops are intended to be available to all public school educators in the region. If there is sufficient demand for a specific workshop in an area of the region, we can offer regional workshops that are open to the region at local sites.
In addition, CTAP staff are available to provide workshops that are not open to the region, but are tailored to a specific local need. Since these are not available to the entire region, these are offered on a cost-recovery basis. Fees charged cover the cost of the presenter, transportation and workshop materials. Contact CTAP (ctapregion3@scoe.net) for the current fee schedule.
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14. How do I get grants?
The California Department of Education makes technology grants available when the funding is available from legislation. The CDE and CTAP regional offices will notify all districts in the state of those grants, the requirements, eligibility and deadlines for them. CTAP regional offices often will be required to provide local districts or sites with assistance in writing the applications. Individuals may find out about state grants by visiting the CDE's funding Opportunities web page (www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/). On this page, individuals may subscribe to the CDE Funding Mailing List to be notified via e-mail when a new or updated funding opportunity is added to this list.
Other grants may be available from different sources, such as the federal government or private foundations. When appropriate, CTAP and the CDE will work jointly to notify districts and provide grant-writing assistance for these programs.
In addition, CTAP Region 3 offers information on grants and funding opportunities at the CTAP Region 3 web site (www.ctap3.org/grants)
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15. Will CTAP partner with me on a grant I am writing for technology?
Usually CTAP regional offices are not eligible to be partners. We will, however, provide grant writing assistance free of charge in some cases, or on a cost-recovery basis for other grants.
In some circumstances, CTAP may be eligible to become a partner on specific grants. If we are eligible to participate, it may be possible to write us into the grant to provide professional development, external evaluation, or other services for a fee or portion of the grant.
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Additional Questions?
If you have a question not answered here, please contact the CTAP Region 3 office (ctapregion3@scoe.net).
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