should recognize that many Maine schools are K-8 or even K-12. Therefore, differences in service levels or service protocols may cause confusion. Bidders must describe how its solution would be different for schools serving grades K-6. For example, the solution may leverage the same device but with a different collection of software tools; the solution may leverage a completely different device and therefore different tools; or the solution may be identical in all aspects. Bidders should consider whether multiple variations are necessary to best serve the developmental needs of students ranging from kindergarten to grade 6. Bidders must also list and acknowledge which aspects of their bid proposal would be identical for the K-6 solution as compared to its proposed 7-12 solution. 6.8.2. Maine Pre-service Teachers and Apple understands that great teachers are the Higher Education foundation of a successful education system. Our goal is to help colleges of education create The majority of Maine’s teachers the next generation of teachers through graduate from Maine public and empowering them with reliable and private higher education institutions. technology in a content and creativity In order to help prepare these rich environment that fosters their ability to teachers to teach in a MLTI school, individualize instruction. the Department believes that these pre-service teachers should have While most higher education institutions are access to and should learn to leverage now technology rich environments, there is the MLTI solution. Integration of the often a gap between the existence of the MLTI solution and the changes in technology and its implementation in classroom practices empowered by improving instructions for the next generation the solution into the higher education of educators. In the case of Maine, we believe curricula is critical to the that the key answer to closing this gap may be development of new teachers as well
should recognize that many Maine schools are K-8 or even K-12. Therefore, differences in service levels or service protocols may cause confusion. Bidders must describe how its solution would be different for schools serving grades K-6. For example, the solution may leverage the same device but with a different collection of software tools; the solution may leverage a completely different device and therefore different tools; or the solution may be identical in all aspects. Bidders should consider whether multiple variations are necessary to best serve the developmental needs of students ranging from kindergarten to grade 6. Bidders must also list and acknowledge which aspects of their bid proposal would be identical for the K-6 solution as compared to its proposed 7-12 solution. 6.8.2. Maine Pre-service Teachers and Higher Education The majority of Maine’s teachers graduate from Maine public and private higher education institutions. In order to help prepare these teachers to teach in a MLTI school, the Department believes that these pre-service teachers should have access to and should learn to leverage the MLTI solution. Integration of the MLTI solution and the changes in classroom practices empowered by the solution into the higher education curricula is critical to the development of new teachers as well Apple understands that great teachers are the foundation of a successful education system. Our goal is to help colleges of education create the next generation of teachers through empowering them with reliable and technology in a content and creativity rich environment that fosters their ability to individualize instruction. While most higher education institutions are now technology rich environments, there is often a gap between the existence of the technology and its implementation in improving instructions for the next generation of educators. In the case of Maine, we believe that the key answer to closing this gap may be
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