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Marsh, Rose M.; Carr-Chellman, Alison A.; Sockman, Beth R. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
In 2008, 41 states in the United States had created charter school laws. Charter school laws provide the guidelines for creating independent public schools by educators, parents, community leaders, or educational entrepreneurs. The basic goal of charter schools is to create better educational opportunities for students. These schools provide an…
Descriptors: School Choice, Charter Schools, Distance Education, Electronic Learning
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Carr-Chellman, Alison A.; Marsh, Rose M. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
Cyber charter schools are public charter schools which are entirely online and typically serve all grades from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Pennsylvania implemented widespread charter school legislation as early as 1997. This has offered a great number of Pennsylvanians options in their public schooling. One of these options has been…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Internet, Computer Uses in Education
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Dreon, Oliver, Jr.; Dietrich, Nanette I. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
The authors teach instructional technology courses to pre-service teachers at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The focus of the instructional technology courses is on the authentic use of instructional and assistive technology in the K-12 classroom. In this article, the authors describe how they utilize streaming videos in an educational…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Special Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Education Courses