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T.H.E. Journal August 2002 Mary Black	Online System Simplifies Early Childhood Assessment for Florida School District Schools in Florida's Broward County recently found a solution to meet reporting requirements by encouraging the use of an online assessment system instead of an offline early childhood assessment tool.
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 October 2001 Lea Ann Lockard	Collaborative Technology Planning The impact of technology plans on students' and teachers' learning...
T.H.E. Journal June 2005 Gloria Bush	Logging on to Staff Development Enhancing your teachers' knowledge and use of educational technology through online professional development.
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 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 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 March 2008 Matt Villano	Five on Five: A Dialogue on Profession Development A quintet of educators gathers to sound off on what works and what doesn't in the ongoing mission to train teachers to use technology in classroom instruction.
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 October 1, 2010 John K. Waters	Dream On: Visionary Educators and Their Big Ideas The four educators we've chosen to spotlight as visionaries conceived, developed, and guided technology-driven initiatives perhaps initially thought to be impractical.
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 May 2001 Ruth Watson	The Trumbull County Community Network Project In the early 1990s, the school districts of Trumbull County, OH were similar to most schools in the amount of technology available to teachers, administrators and students. The project that changed that situation made an organized effort to infuse technology into K-12 schools...
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Brenda Williams	Leadership & Advocacy: Integrating Technology to Improve Student Learning West Virginia works to create a statewide technology infrastructure with student achievement as the ultimate focus of leadership.
T.H.E. Journal June 2002 Douglas W. Green & Thomas O'Brien	The Internet's Impact on Teacher Practice and Classroom Culture Does Internet use result in an increase in constructivist teacher practices? What other features of classroom life are impacted when the Internet is used as a source of information for student research projects?
T.H.E. Journal June 2001 Keith Oelrich	Virtual Schools A 21st-century strategy for teacher professional development...
T.H.E. Journal June 2001 Julie Bohnenkamp & Jeff McMahon	Click, Developing an Online Professional Development Program for Teachers Imagine the seemingly insurmountable task of training 3,000 teachers within a year and a half. That is one of the challenges that Indianapolis Public School's Telecommunication and Instructional Media team, directed by Dorothy Crenshaw, was facing approximately one year ago...
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 May 2006 Matt Miller	Staying Connected Is a 'Breeze' An ed-tech specialist explains how a versatile Web conferencing tool is helping his sprawling district remove the distance between teachers, administrators, and staff.
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.
T.H.E. Journal January 2005	The State of Education Florida Showcases the Best & Brightest Innovations at FETC 2005... Developing the Whole Child: Ocoee Middle School... A Laptop a Day: Manatee County Schools... A National E-Learning Model: Florida Virtual School...
T.H.E. Journal March 2001 Stephen W. Zsiray, Jr., Tim Smith, & Richard West	Desktop Videoconferencing Giving Technology-Proficient Teachers a Powerful Tool for Collaboration...
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Christine Fox	Professional Development :: From Technophobes to Tech Believers High-quality professional development can turn the most reluctant teachers into enthusiastic users of classroom technology. It's key to any effort to reform the way students are taught and data is collected.
T.H.E. Journal October 2004 Hofer, Chamberlin & Scot	Fulfilling the Need for a Technology Integration Specialist A look at the current role of a school-based technology coordinator.
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 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 Mark Erb	The Power of Digital Integration A small-town district prepares its high school students for the future by implementing a 1-to-1 laptop program with digital communications tools.
T.H.E. Journal September 9, 2009 John K. Waters	Maine Ingredients The nation's first-ever statewide 1-to-1 laptop program marks its seventh birthday by expanding into high schools, providing an occasion to celebrate - and to examine the components of its success.
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2012	Raising Their Game When done right professional development can make a real difference for students.
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 November 2008 Sean Portnoy	Working Hand in Hand Alliances between school districts and community-based organizations are serving students in ways that neither group can do alone.
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 June 2009 Christine Fox	More Than Machines Comprehensive technology integration programs go beyond laptop initiatives to provide teachers with the support they need to improve student engagement and achievement.
T.H.E. Journal July 2005	Developing Highly Qualified Teachers To ensure highly qualified teachers for every student, teachers need access to the right learning opportunities that meet their needs, and a mechanism to ensure that they have the support, time, and knowledge to implement what they learn.
T.H.E. Journal November 2005 Jacob Milner	Warming Up To Wireless As wireless technology takes hold in school districts, the biggest challenge is getting teachers to embrace it, to take student learning to a new level.
T.H.E. Journal May 2002 Colleen Brandao	Teaching online: Harnessing Technology's Power at Florida Virtual School With modest beginnings in 1996, FLVS has evolved from an instructional experiment based on distance learning to a successful mainstream educational alternative serving the students of Florida and beyond...
T.H.E. Journal December 2007 Matt Bolch	Custom-Built Curriculum Districts are abandoning textbooks and instead picking and choosing their own instructional materials that more closely align to new academic standards.
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 January 2007 Frances Bryant Bradburn	A Program With Impact A suitably named North Carolina technology integration model is enriching teaching and learning in schools that need it most.
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 November 2007 Charlene O'Hanlon	The Teacher Becomes the Student The same online technologies that districts have adopted as tools for learning are being used by instructors to augment their own education.
T.H.E. Journal September 2002 Barnum & Paarmann	Bringing Induction to the Teacher: A Blended Learning Model The immense scope of trying to cram the culture, processes and procedures of a school into a few days' time, while new teachers are also preparing for the imminent arrival of their students, is often overwhelming. But a blending of varied technologies can ease the burden.
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 December 2006	2006 Innovators Teachers who have demonstrated the power of educational technology to transform teaching and learning.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Anita Givens	Technology Integration: Meeting the Technology Integration Challenge in Texas Schools Deep in the heart of Texas classrooms, students use digital technology to access, analyze and evaluate information; solve problems; and communicate with diverse audiences.
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 August 2007 Susan Brooks-Young	Putting the LURE inLearning Community A homegrown staff development program is polishing up teachers' technology skills and modernizing communication between home and school.
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 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 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.