MONTHLY MEGABITE March 2016
Southern Virginia Higher Education Center welcomes ITTIP to their new location On Thursday, February 11, 2016, the
provide teachers with that additional in-
Southern Virginia Higher Education
service training they need to work more
Center (SVHEC) hosted a ribbon cutting
effectively with students, is very much in
ceremony and open house to officially
keeping with Longwood’s history and
welcome Longwood University’s Institute
tradition.”
for Teaching through Technology
Upcoming events
Innovative Practices (ITTIP) to the
March Spring Break, 7-8 Longwood University
SVHEC campus. ITTIP was formerly located on Broad Street in South Boston,
March EdTech 2016, 9 VCU
and relocated to 820 Bruce St. in November 2015.
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Longwood University’s Provost, Dr. Joan Neff, and Dean of the College of Education and Human Services, Dr. Paul Chapman, attended the ceremony and
The mission of ITTIP is to transform teaching and learning in K-12 classrooms in Virginia through the use of technology by providing highquality professional development for educators, in order to maximize the learning experiences and opportunities of K-12 students for a globally competitive workforce.
Above: ITTIP staff stands with Longwood University’s Provost and Dean of the College of Education and Human Services.
March SVRTC Awards 23 Banquet, Longwood University
helped cut the ribbon at ITTIP’s new
The ribbon cutting ceremony had over 30
location. Provost Neff stated during the
guests including Longwood University staff,
ceremony, “ITTIP fits really nicely with
community members, teachers from
Longwood’s overall core mission to equip
ITTIP’s programs, and SVHEC employees,
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people to become citizen leaders. Having
including Executive Director Betty H.
the opportunity to work with teachers
Adams.
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and continue our progress as an institution that’s always valued education and
Attendees at the ribbon cutting ceremony
preparing people to be educators, and to
were able to see and use some of the
marry that with an emphasis on
technologies that ITTIP has put into
technology and the STEM field and
classrooms through teachers’ professional
March 2015 Megabite – Longwood University’s ITTIP
learning experiences, continued on page 2
in this issue
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