Implementing technology in a classroom is a personal process that varies from teacher to teacher. The Concerns-Based Adoption Model identifies seven stages of concern that teachers may experience, from awareness to refocusing ideas. Innovative staff development strategies include establishing organizational structures to support technological and…

Technologies should be integrated into teaching and used in conjunction with learner-centered pedagogical strategies. Principals can help by creating a vision; providing administrative support; involving teachers; providing sufficient time, equipment and access; modeling teacher behaviors; promoting learning transfer; stressing classroom…

In April 1996, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed into law the School Improvement and Technology Program, providing $150 million over five years to help districts update and upgrade technology and train faculty to use it. The Iowa Communication Network was developed to strengthen small districts while protecting their long-standing community…

In 1989, the state of Texas implemented a broad initiative to improve instruction through using technology. A survey of teachers in the Fort Worth Independent School District identified four factors (time, training, technology availability, and teacher-type tasks) critical to technology integration. The district offers Trainer Institute, Bootcamp,…