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T.H.E. Journal
June 2004
Creg E. Williams |
School District of Philadelphia Uses Web-Based System to Increase Student Achievement The evidence clearly showed that our high schools were in need of innovative solutions to improve the foundation for student success.   |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2004
Faye P. Taylor |
Education Technology Helps Unite School Communities, Improve Academic Achievement The landmark No Child Left Behind Act has spurred the adoption of innovative education technology and Internet-based programs into classrooms nationwide. |
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 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
July 2005
Jo Ann Reese |
Making a Difference One Student at a Time St. Louis Public Schools expands the eMINTS (enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies) program to boost student achievement throughout the urban district. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2006
Lisa A. Petrides |
ISKME Special Series Part 2: Data Use and School Reform With so much data circulating, the first issue facing us is: What should we be keeping track of, and what do we do with the data once we have it? And how do we recognize good data from bad? |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2000
Gary West |
Technology Tools to Make Educational Accountability Work The South Carolina Education Accountability Act of 1998 (EAA) establishes new standards for student performance. There is little doubt that such standards are needed as our state attempts to move up the ladder toward excellence... |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2001
Lea Ann Lockard |
Collaborative Technology Planning The impact of technology plans on students' and teachers' learning... |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2005
Patricia Renzulli |
Testing the Limits of One-Stop Data Access The School District of Philadelphia relies on its comprehensive technology solution to make informed teaching decisions. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2006
Mary Ann Wolf |
Using Technology to Improve Achievement: Making Data Relevant New information systems are helping states and districts individualize instruction and boost student learning. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2003
Kay Woodfield |
Getting On Board With Online Testing Like most technology being adopted in education, computerized testing has the potential to improve individual student learning. That was Idaho's goal when it selected a new Internet-enabled state test in spring 2002. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 1, 2010
Christine Fox |
Alabama Gets on Board The changes seen in the Roanoke City Schools in the four years since Tools for Life was launched are remarkable. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2001
Keith Oelrich |
Virtual Schools A 21st-century strategy for teacher professional development... |
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
May 2009
Jennifer Demski |
Assess. Instruct. Repeat. In response to new federal rules mandating organizations retain their electronic documents, districts are using outside providers to archive their in-house e-mails. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2006 |
ISKME Special Series Part I >> Data Driven Savvy school administrators are using data to improve instruction district-wide. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2009
Jeff Weinstock |
Data-Driven Decision-Making: Mission Accomplished Two districts, one goal: to use data to drive decision-making. Both have achieved breakthroughs, discovering new ways to draw insights from student performance, and then step in to better it. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2005
Bill Pflaum |
A Second Look at the Nature of Technology in the Classroom Research gathered from visiting schools nationwide reveals that while investing in computer-based instruction and assessment programs can improve student learning, an engaged teacher is still far more invaluable in driving student success. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2006
Lisa A. Petrides |
ISKME Special Series Part 3: Using Data to Improve Instruction Are you using the right tests? The correct assessment methods? The best technology? These are only a few of the issues that must be addressed in the effort to use data to change teacher practice. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2001
Philip J. Bossert |
Lessons Learned An inside look at four of the top technology school districts in the nation... |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2004
Linda Clark |
Computerized Adaptive Testing: Effective Measurement for All Students The motivation for adopting computerized adaptive testing (CAT) is the belief that every student, at every level, needs the right education for where they are right now. CAT better provides the tools to offer it. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2004
Bob Owens |
Database System Helps Keep Everyone Informed in Rural Vermont School District An educational management system built on FileMaker Pro database software helps teachers, parents and administrators find new ways to collaborate in order to improve the education of students. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 19, 2005
Mallory Stark |
Public Education Goes to School Can the art and science of business management help public schools improve student performance? Several Harvard professors discuss how business and education might work together on the leadership and management challenges facing the education sector. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2007 |
Texas District Uses Web-Based Assessment Solutions To Target Instruction Standards-based formative assessment and computer-adaptive diagnostic testing provide educators with data to address student needs. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2005 |
District Snapshots: Schools Find Success With Data Management System Teachers Dig In With Data... Principals Designate Academic Planning Time... Data Using Teacher Leaders... |
T.H.E. Journal
October 1, 2009 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Educators Awarded Environmental PD Courses... Microsoft Honors Innovative Educators... Google Offers Free Education Apps... |
T.H.E. Journal
January 7, 2010
Bridget McCrea |
Netbooks All Around Missouri-based North Kansas City Schools with a total of 18,000 students, kicked off its 1:1 initiative about two years ago in an effort to equip all 5,600 of its high school students with netbooks. |
Information Today
February 19, 2015 |
New Bill Could Increase Students' Technology Access Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) proposed a bill that would allow teachers, principals, and district leaders to upgrade their curricula to emphasize technology as an avenue for student achievement. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2007
Mary Ann Wolf |
Systemic School Reform :: A Guiding Hand A systemic approach to school reform demands leaders with vision, who understand how every step of their efforts fits together to support teachers and benefit students. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2005
Williams & Krueger |
Is Your Network Safe? Why educators should care about cybersecurity - and what they should do about it. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2000 |
District Teams with Lightspan to Improve Student Test Scores ...Achieve Now is a curriculum program for the elementary grades that connects teachers and parents, schools, and homes in support of improved Reading, Language Arts and Mathematics... |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2005
Cheryl Lemke |
Measuring Progress With Technology in Schools Today's education policymakers are seeing technology through the lens of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which is creating expectations for a "learning return" on all technology investments. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2002 |
Technology Takes On Rural Alaskan Schools Technology is improving virtually all aspects of rural education for teachers, administrators and students. Nowhere is this demonstrated better than in the Northwest Arctic Borough School District, located in one of the most remote areas of northwest Alaska. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2009
Jennifer Demski |
Up Close and Virtual By adding web-based offerings to traditional in-person sessions, school districts can continue to provide support to teachers when face-to-face visits aren't possible. |
T.H.E. Journal
January 2001 |
Setting Standards in Schools SchoolNet, an ASP offering Internet solutions for performance-driven schools, districts and states, is supplying tools to meet education leaders' need to utilize their abundance of data... |
T.H.E. Journal
November 5, 2009
Scott Aronowitz |
How Can American Education Compete Globally? Motoko Akiba and Gerald LeTendre published a book, entitled Improving Teacher Quality: The U.S. Teaching Force in Global Context, in which they make the argument that the way to improve U.S. teachers' quality is to overhaul the way teachers are recruited, trained, and hired. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2004
Nancy Napolillo |
Leadership & Advocacy: Technology Leadership at the District Level: A Look at the Monongalia County School District Monongalia County School District emerges as a leader in technology implementation. |
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
January 28, 2010
Bridget McCrea |
By the Book: Exploring One School's Success with a Technology-Based Reading Program The Web-based Lexia Reading includes three different levels (early reading, primary reading, and strategies for older students) and is designed to help students acquire and improve foundational reading skills. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2006
Michelle Gamble-Risley |
Surviving Accountability: As Easy as AYP Data-driven strategies and personalized instruction are paving the way to higher test scores, one student at a time. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2005
Kathleen Webb |
Decision-Support System Helps Utah Improve Its Student Achievement The Utah State Office of Education use Profiling Educational Technology Integration to advance technology programs and improve student achievement. |
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. |
PHONE+
July 20, 2009 |
Case Study: LifeSize Takes Teachers to Class With looming budget cuts, one school district turns to video communication to keep teachers connected for professional development, staff meetings, and training sessions. |
BusinessWeek
July 15, 2010 |
Bill Gates' School Crusade Bill Gates' foundation is betting billions that a business approach can work wonders in the classroom. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2008 |
THE Journal's 2008 Innovators :: 2 A daylong event is dedicated to introducing new technologies and sharing classroom success stories.... Math students benefit from TI technology and improved instructional practices... A system manages scheduling and grading for a schoolwide peer tutoring program... |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2009
Charlene O'Hanlon |
Title I-- and Then Some School districts are getting creative in finding ways to finance technology purchases, blending Title I dollars with money from numerous other funding sources. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2003
Kathleen P. Fulton |
Redesigning Schools to Meet 21st-Century Learning Needs Investing in high-quality teaching is the most important action America's leaders can take to put our children's dreams within reach and prepare our nation for the future. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2004
William H. Flaherty |
Data-Driven Decision-Making: Data Warehouse Helps Hanover County Public Schools Raise Student Achiev When it comes to data, many educators are hunters. After they have gathered all the information they need, the real challenges begin. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2005
Carole Eaton |
Sparking a Revolution in Teaching and Learning How one of Ohio's lowest-performing elementary schools used technology to raise its third-grade reading test scores by a whopping 124 percent. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2004
David L. Benson |
AAL Helps Blue Valley Stay on the Cutting Edge With a Customized Student Information System The partnership enhances the school district's SIS and brings added value to every student's home in the district. |
