About MICCA

MICCA, which originally stood for 'Maryland Instructional Computers Coordinators Association', is an organization for everyone interested in Technology and Education.

Our Mission

MICCA is dedicated to providing leadership for advancing meaningful uses of technology in the educational communities of Maryland.

Our Goals

1. Increase opportunities for professional development and growth
2. Ensure continued funding and support for educational technology by state and local officials and the business community
3. Broaden participation in MICCA initiatives across all educational communities
4. Increase public awareness of MICCA
5. Expand recognition of technology leaders locally, statewide, and nationally

Our History

MICCA can trace its beginning to a series of informal meetings held by supervisory staff from several school systems in 1984. The coordinators met to share information and discuss their technology programs.

From these beginnings, the coordinators decided that an organization of all technology coordinators in the state should be formed to assist everyone with technology responsibilities. In the fall of 1986, a meeting was held at UMBC and the association was officially started. During the year, officers were elected, a constitution was adopted, and our first spring conference was held in conjunction with UMBC and MAEUC.

Since 1986, the organization membership has grown from 40 to nearly 2,000. Instead of limiting membership to technology coordinators, the organization voted to allow anyone with an interest in educational technology to become members. In addition, the organization has become one of the leading forces in helping to promote the use of computers in education in Maryland through a series of initiatives and our annual spring conference.

As the MICCA constitution states:
The purpose of the Association shall be to promote the improvement of the teaching-learning process through effective computer education program development to promote the integration of computer application into curricular areas, and to foster and promote excellence in computer utilization in the schools of Maryland.

In June, 2000, MICCA became an organizational affiliate of ISTE, the International Society for Technology in Education. Now, MICCA can contribute to and benefit from the international network associated with the leading organization for educational technology professionals .