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Centre for Curriculum Resources and Technologies
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The Centre for Curriculum Resources and Technologies was created in 1989 by merging the Learning Materials Unit, the Ontario Assessment Instruments Pool / Banque d'instruments de mesure de l'Ontario (OAIP/BIMO) Units and the Computers in Education Centre.
The Centre for Curriculum Resources and Technologies was part of the Learning Programs Division; in addition to Learning Materials, Ontario Assessment Instruments Pool, and Banque d'instruments de mesure de l'Ontario Units, it was composed of the Computer Learning Resources, French Language Co-ordination, Implementation and Information, and Management Services Units.
In 1990, the Computer Learning Resources, Implementation and Information, and Learning Materials Units were disbanded and replaced by the Contractual Services, Curriculum Resources and Implementation, and Information Systems Unit. Also in 1990, the OAIP/BIMO Unit was divided between the Ontario Assessment Instruments Unit (OAIP Unit) and the Banque d'instruments de mesure de l'Ontario Unit (BIMO Unit); the BIMO Unit reported to the head of the French Language Co-ordination Unit.
The Centre for Curriculum Resources and Technologies became a unit of the Curriculum Policy Development Branch in 1991, and ceased to exist in 1992. Its functions were divided between the Curriculum Policy Development Branch and the Learning Assessment Branch.
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The Centre for Curriculum Resources and Technologies provided initiatives, policy and program policy direction to elementary and secondary schools to ensure effective use of technologies within the Ontario school curriculum.
The Centre for Curriculum Resources and Technologies was responsible for administration of the Ministry of Education's hardware and software incentive programs for school boards; establishment of microcomputer environment standards for the Grant Eligible Microcomputer systems (GEMS) program; funding and licensing of educational software; and sponsorship of implementation projects.
The Centre was also responsible for ONTERIS (Ontario Education Resources Information Systems), OAIP/BIMO (Ontario Assessment Instruments Pool / Banque d'instruments de mesure de l'Ontario), and Circular 14, the list of textbooks authorized for use in Ontario schools.
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Gorton