About the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA)
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Founded in the fall of 2001, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) is the principal association representing the state directors for educational technology. SETDA's goal is to improve student achievement through technology. Our mission is directed by three organizational principles 1) to promote national leadership in educational technology to support achievement in lifelong learning, 2) to provide professional development for state educational technology directors, and; 3) to build partnerships to advance learning opportunities.
SETDA's membership includes educational technology directors and staff from the state departments of education of all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. As members of SETDA, state leaders work together in committees, subcommittees and task forces to assess, analyze and propose recommendations on how to improve student learning through technology. Through regular conference calls, meetings and electronic communiqué, SETDA members regularly exchange information on how to effectively impact student learning and teaching through technology.
Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) SETDA has hosted a National Leadership Institute where state participants worked hand-in-hand with content experts and the key people from the United States Department of Education to produce the SETDA National Leadership Institute Toolkit - States Helping States to Implement No Child Left Behind. By concentrating on five themes that transcend NCLB, such as: Scientifically Based Research, Technology Literacy Assessment, Common Data Elements, Evaluating Effective Teaching and the National Education Technology Plan.
In addition to providing a collective voice about the initiatives mentioned above, SETDA is also involved in the development of the National Education Technology Plan and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. SETDA also strives to assist and guide education technology leaders by:
SETDA works in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, education associations and the corporate community. Its founding partners include ISTE, CoSN, FETC, the R*TECs and CCSSO. Key SETDA platinum sponsors include: Apple Computer, IBM, Microsoft, Pearson Education Technology, Surf Control, and Texas Instruments. More information about SETDA is available at www.setda.org.
SETDA builds partnerships and dialog opportunities with the corporate community including its R & D Roundtables, regular meetings where state leaders engage in a dialogue with the corporate community about product development and discuss opportunities for learning through emerging technologies. This year, SETDA will host its first annual Emerging Technologies Forum, a series of strategic sessions with corporate partners to discuss and shape new technologies not yet on the market.
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