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T.H.E. Journal	ETS Launches ICT Literacy Assessment Educational Testing Service has launched the Information and Communication Technology Literacy Assessment to test literacy in postsecondary students.
Entrepreneur April 2010	Top Honors Business school students give a shout out to their schools. The Princeton Review's Student Opinion Honors for business schools.
T.H.E. Journal June 2004	Online Resources for Professional Development McGraw-Hill Education supports the K-12 teaching community by providing assessment products and programs as well as professional development programs in many divisions, including McGraw-Hill Professional Development.
T.H.E. Journal May 2009 Rama Ramaswami	Even! But No Longer Odd Once regarded as an unconventional alternative for atypical students, virtual schools have achieved mainstream acceptance, and are now seen as providing an education equal to - if not better than - what their traditional counterpart offers.
T.H.E. Journal October 6, 2009 David Nagel	iNACOL Publishes Standards for K-12 Online Programs The K-12 research and advocacy association iNACOL has published the first-ever standards for K-12 online education programs, National Standards for Quality Online Programs.
BusinessWeek July 15, 2010	How a Teacher Gets Graded--and Paid Does spelling count? What goes into calculating a teacher's paycheck.
T.H.E. Journal March 5, 2010 David Nagel	National Ed Tech Plan Advocates Radical Reforms in Schools The U.S. Department of Education released the first public draft of the National Education Technology Plan. The document reveals an intent not only to infuse technology throughout the curriculum, but to implement some major changes to education itself.
T.H.E. Journal December 2007	StudentWatch Suite by PublicSchoolWorks StudentWatch Suite is a new web-based suite for tracking and reporting on student safety issues, from bullying to sportsrelated accidents.
T.H.E. Journal July 2008 Christine Fox	Elementary Schools : The Time Is Now Early diagnosis of academic deficits is pivotal to keeping students from falling irretrievably behind. Formative assessment technology gives teachers the tools to respond.
T.H.E. Journal September 2007	VantagePoint by Turning Technologies Turning Technologies is adding to its line of assessment products with the recent acquisition of Totus and the company's web-based data assessment software, which will be released as VantagePoint
T.H.E. Journal March 17, 2010 David Nagel	Snapshot: Students Want Online Learning High school students seem to be overwhelmingly in favor of online instruction as a component of their educations.
InternetNews January 5, 2010	Microsoft Gives Office 10 New Packaging, Pricing The next version of the Office suite will have new pricing.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Abrutyn & Crego	Leadership & Advocacy: Penn-Delco School District Reaches Its Goals by Holding Fast to Technology Vi In a time when No Child Left Behind demands an increase in student achievement, but funds for technology are scarce, leadership is crucial to using technology wisely.
T.H.E. Journal April 2009	T.H.E. News Update :: April 1, 2009 Schools Pilot USC-Built Math Game Platform... Oklahoma District Adopts Online Student Information System... Penn State Expands Professional Development Program for School Nurses... etc.
T.H.E. Journal September 2005 Margaret A. Jorgensen	Test Bias or Real Differences? Harcourt's perspective on assessment is closing the achievement gap.
T.H.E. Journal September 2008 John K. Waters	A Pathway to Achievement An innovative IT skills program is laying students a trail between high school, higher education, and ultimately, the job market.
T.H.E. Journal December 2002	Polk Co. Schools Rely on Florida-Specific Assessment Tool to Develop Individual Learning Paths A unique assessment program in a large Florida school district has proven that a vision, commitment, comprehensive assessment and instructional technology strategy can yield dramatic gains in student achievement scores.
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Leslie A. Pulliam	The Quest for Quality Instructional Data The most successful school districts are embracing the philosophy that accurate data plays a critical role in driving instruction and making informed decisions. But there is still much more to learn.
T.H.E. Journal October 2002 Recio et al.	New E-Technologies Simplify NCLB Requirements Utilizing new technologies that integrate data proves to be the most efficient means of approaching a comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and review of improvement efforts.
T.H.E. Journal October 29, 2009 David Nagel	Q&A: iNACOL's Susan Patrick on Trends in eLearning At last count, there were more than 1 million enrollments in K-12 online schools in the United States.
T.H.E. Journal February 2006	District-Vendor Partnerships Private School Strives for 1-to-1 Tablet PC Environment... ETS, Taskstream Deliver Online PD Management System... Kansas Offers Educators Online Test-Creation Tool... etc.
T.H.E. Journal September 30, 2009 David Nagel	States Look To Raise Reading Proficiency in Title I Schools The United States Department of Education is awarding $6.61 million in grants to eight states to help improving reading achievement among poorer students.
T.H.E. Journal September 2000	Online Destination Links Teachers with Resources Great Online Tools for Schools, GOTSchool Inc., has launched GOTSchool Teachers, a Web site for K-12 teachers to find and share resources.
T.H.E. Journal March 1, 2010	A Custom Fit K-12 educators need to get a better understanding of open content, for their own benefit as well as their students'.
T.H.E. Journal May 2006 Nodine & Petrides	ISKME Special Series Part 4: Using Data to Improve Instruction Connecting the dots: how to use data to get from districtwide goal-setting to school-level performance.
T.H.E. Journal December 10, 2009 Bridget McCrea	5 K-12 Technology Trends for 2010 These tech trends include greater use of ebook readers, interactive whiteboards, personal devices in the classroom, and more.
T.H.E. Journal July 2005 Wolf & Hall	Fighting the Good Fight Can the ed tech community convince policymakers that states and districts desperately need dedicated technology funding to ensure no child is left behind?
T.H.E. Journal May 14, 2009 Ruth Reynard	Technology's Impact on Learning Outcomes: Can It Be Measured? The ongoing debate on the effectiveness of technology use for student learning outcomes still seems to have no clear answers.
T.H.E. Journal May 1, 2010 Vanessa Hua	A Strategy Worth Watching The Excellence in Teaching Project discards frivolous checklists in favor of a purposeful online, observation-based process of assessing teachers' performance.
T.H.E. Journal December 2001 Sylvia Charp	Assessment and Accountability Tests are a means, not an end. To increase educational achievement, teachers should be responsible for judging student performance, giving out grades and deciding to pass or fail students...
T.H.E. Journal January 4, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	Discovery To Host Free Event on Using Technology in Science Education Discovery Education has announced the Discovery Educator Network SCIcon 2010, a free, virtual professional development event demonstrating the many ways educators can integrate digital content and educational technologies into science education.
National Defense June 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Waning Education Standards Threaten U.S. Competitiveness High-quality education is critical to national security, and the United States must address a number of challenges in its educational system if it wants to maintain a competitive edge in the global economy and in key technologies.
T.H.E. Journal June 1, 2010 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	A Sobering Survey A look at new data on how colleges of education are using technology, courtesy of a recent Project Tomorrow survey of preservice teachers' views on technology use.
T.H.E. Journal February 18, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	K-12 School To Be Housed at U Arizona Science and Technology Park The district said Vail Academy and High School of Vail, Arizona will be the first in the nation to be housed at a university research park.
T.H.E. Journal March 2009	Drill Down Students, teachers, parents, and administrators were asked to outfit their ultimate school with one guiding criterion: maximizing achievement.
T.H.E. Journal June 2008	Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships ILC Registration Now Open... Brookes and Get Integrate Products... Berger Joins Math/Science Commission... etc.
T.H.E. Journal March 2009	Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships US Schools Leaving Mobile Devices Idle... Whitmore Lake HS Pilots Green Tech Courses... Online Safety Contest Launches... etc.
T.H.E. Journal February 2006	Tech4Learning's Imagination Suite With its Pixie, ImageBlender, and WebBlender programs, Tech4Learning's Imagination Suite is an affordable software package that provides tools which help K-12 students express their creativity.
T.H.E. Journal September 9, 2009 Dian Schaffhauser	Which Came First - The Technology or the Pedagogy? A new spin on an old riddle goes to the heart of a conflict between K-12 schools and the colleges of education responsible for cultivating and providing them with new teachers.
T.H.E. Journal May 2005	Savvy Cyber Teacher Summer Institute The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at Stevens Institute of Technology is now registering K-12 math and science teachers for the Savvy Cyber Teacher Summer Institute.
T.H.E. Journal February 2006	Assessment Testing >> In Their Hands Handheld devices empower teachers with assessment data they can put to immediate use.
T.H.E. Journal February 2009 Rama Ramaswami	Artificial Intelligence: Is the Future Now For A.I.? The feds' reliance on standardized testing excludes the use of artificial intelligence, so school districts are forging ahead with the technology to power their own formative assessments.
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T.H.E. Journal March 2003 Judith B.Rajala	Education Technology Training This column focuses on education technology training, which refers to understanding the concepts of technological processes and applying them to teaching and learning.
T.H.E. Journal January 2009 Rama Ramaswami	A World of Hurt : Latin America Massive socioeconomic problems have left Latin American education in a dire condition, and decades behind the rest of the globe in integrating technology into teaching and learning.
T.H.E. Journal March 15, 2010 David Nagel	Obama's ESEA Blueprint Continues Emphasis on Assessment President Obama has released his new "Blueprint" for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, calling for the transformation of American K-12 education into a "world-class" system.
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Jennifer Merritt	Why The Folks At ETS Flunked The Course A tech-savvy rival service will soon be giving B-school applicants their GMATs.
T.H.E. Journal July 1, 2009 David Nagel	Meta-Analysis: Is Blended Learning Most Effective? The United States Department of Education reported recently that it's found some evidence to support the notion that blended learning is more effective than either face to face or online learning by themselves.