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Time Sensitive - September 1, 1999 Deadline.

An Invitation for Outstanding Educational Technology Programs to Gain
National Recognition!

The U.S. Department of Education has established a system of Expert Panels
to evaluate educational programs and recommend those programs that should
be recognized nationally as promising or exemplary.  At this time, the
Educational Technology Expert Panel is inviting technology programs to
participate in the application process during Summer 1999.  Deadline for
online submission of the application of technology programs to the Panel is
September 1, 1999.

Please help us disseminate information about this opportunity to technology
programs within your region or constituency area.  We hope to reach as wide
an audience as possible in a short time span, so feel free to publicize
this invitation and circulate the announcement of submission guidelines to
as broad an audience as you can.  Please consider posting notice of this
opportunity electronically via your website or listserv.  The Guidelines
and Materials for Submitting Educational Technology Programs for Review can
be found online and downloaded at the Department of Education's website,
<http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ORAD/LTDL/panel.html>   You may want to add
this site to the list of hypertext links offered from your website.  The
application is also available in hard copy by contacting RMC Research by
telephone or e-mail (see below).

Technology programs can benefit greatly from this national designation.
Information about programs designated as promising or exemplary will be
disseminated through the National Education Dissemination System and other
national, regional, and state school improvement systems, such as the
Regional Technology Education Consortia (R*TECs) and other systemic
initiatives.  Other rewards include publicity and professional networking
opportunities, commendation by the Secretary of Education, potential
invitations to present at professional conferences and to other educational
audiences, and recognition in professional journals.  Various funding
opportunities also may arise from a program's designation as exemplary or
promising  We appreciate your assistance in making programs aware of this
opportunity.

If you have questions or need further information, please contact Diane
Aleem, the Technology Panel's Staff Coordinator in the Department of
Education, at 202-219-2148 or email her at [log in to unmask]  You may
also call the Panel's Support Contractor at 800-258-0802 or e-mail Susan
Klaiber ([log in to unmask]), Peggy Simon ([log in to unmask]), or Angela
Noll ([log in to unmask]).  Technology program applications should be
completed online at the website listed above no later than September 1,
1999.

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