Garden Valley School Division's Technology Integration Plan (TIP) represents the division's collaborative thinking about the infusion of technology across the curriculum and also future technology directions. The Technology Integration Plan is a 5-year plan, and technology-related decisions and initiatives in GVSD are guided by this plan. This plan is the result of work done by the Technology Leadership Committee for Garden Valley School Division. This committee consists of the principals from each unit in the division, the Curriculum Coordinator, the IT Supervisor, and the Assistant Superintendent of Programs and Curriculum. The group's mandate was to develop the second phase of the Technology Integration Plan. The premise of this TIP is to enhance student learning, provide the necessary structures for teacher learning and collaboration, and create an environment where technology infusion can be accomplished. A summary of the 2011-2016 TIP is presented below.
Technology Integration Plan (TIP) 2011-2016 Summary (Download 
TIP_2011-2016_Website_Summary.pdf)
VISION
The vision of the Technology Integration Plan for Garden Valley School Division is to prepare our students to enter the 21st century with the confidence, skills and attitudes to be successful in an ever changing technological world.
Belief Statements
Garden Valley School Division recognizes the importance of information and communication technology as a tool directly benefiting the education of its students and faculty. To this end, we believe in the following:
1. that technology is central to the culture of today's and tomorrow's youth,
2. that students must be prepared for an undefined future: therefore we will foster the abilities to reason, to solve problems and to use technology as a significant tool in learning,
3. that students are naturally curious and inquisitive, that teachers are important in enhancing this curiosity and inquisitiveness through creative and design-oriented learning,
4. that technology is a tool that teachers can use to extend curiosity and inquisitiveness and allow students other means to create artifacts of their learning,
5. that early, middle and senior years will have differing emphasis on technology,
6. that our students come with a wide range of capabilities, attitudes toward technology, and background experiences but it is our responsibility to provide access to technology to all students as part of their learning
7. that the principal holds the primary responsibility for providing educational leadership in the school,
8. that student and teacher innovation should be encouraged and supported, and that access to high quality tools is vital to this end.
MANDATE
This plan is the result of work done by the Technology Leadership Committee for Garden Valley School Division. This committee consists of the principals from each unit in the division, the Curriculum Coordinator, the IT Supervisor, and the Assistant Superintendent of Programs and Curriculum.
The group's mandate was to develop the second phase of the Technology Integration Plan. The premise of this TIP is to enhance student learning, provide the necessary structures for teacher learning and collaboration, and create an environment where technology infusion can be
accomplished. This technology plan addresses:
- The infusion of technology in learning
- Teacher learning
- Software / Hardware / Technical Support guidelines
- Financial Supports needed to sustain the plan
- Implementation, evaluation and continual revision of the plan over the next 5 years (2011-2016)