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Implementing Technology: A Change Process
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Atwell, Nedra; Maxwell, Marge; Romero, Elizabeth – Online Submission, 2008
The state of Kentucky has embarked upon a large scale systems change effort to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, including use of digital curriculum and computerized reading supports to improve overall student achievement. A major component of this initiative is the use of Read & Write Gold. As higher expectations are…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Access to Education, Program Implementation
Computers and School Reform.
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McDaniel, Ernest; And Others – Educational Technology, Research and Development, 1993
Discusses ways in which computers can be used to help school reform by shifting the emphasis from information transmission to information processing. Highlights include creating learning communities that extend beyond the classroom; educationally oriented computer networks; Professional Development Schools for curriculum development; and new…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Curriculum Development
Professional Development and Educational Technology. Proceedings of the National Conference (Washington, D.C., January 16-18, 1980).
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Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Washington, DC. – 1980
The papers collected here were presented at a three-day conference which focused on the use of communications technology for educational/instructional purposes. Participants included representatives from elementary and secondary schools; two- and four-year colleges and universities; continuing education and lifelong learning; industry, labor, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Educational Improvement
Connected Learning Communities: Findings from the Road Ahead Program, 1995-1997.
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Bielefeldt, Talbot; Moursund, David; Underwood, Siobhan; Underwood, Daniel – 1999
This report summarizes findings and recommendations from the Road Ahead Program (1995-1997) of the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education (NFIE), a nonprofit foundation of the National Education Association and funded by Bill Gates, cofounder and CEO of Microsoft Corporation. Twenty-two sites in 15 states were selected by the NFIE.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Change
Approaches to Research on Teacher Education and Technology. Society for Technology and Teacher Education Monograph Series. No. 1.
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Waxman, Hersholt C., Ed.; Bright, George W., Ed. – 1993
This document addresses the use of technology to enrich education. Twelve papers discuss research programs and perspectives and methods of research in technology and teacher education. Titles are: "Research Methods and Paradigms in Technology and Teacher Education" (Hersholt C. Waxman and George W. Bright); "Past and Future Stages in Educational…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classroom Observation Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Analysis
Staff Development 2.0
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Jakes, David – Technology & Learning, 2006
A report recently released by the Center on Education Policy reveals that the four-year-old No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act has indeed served to shine a light on the importance of professional development for K-12 educators. Beyond that basic fact, though, any real broad-based impact on the training of educators remains inconclusive. While the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development, Educational Technology