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T.H.E. Journal
January 15, 2010
Scott Aronowitz |
Vermont District Moves Autism Resources Online Rutland City Public Schools has adopted the AutismPro Web-based system of resources and educational workshops to help increase student achievement while reducing the stress on teachers working with such students.   |
T.H.E. Journal
November 9, 2009
Sara Stroud |
A New Way Forward Tech-based solutions, such as tools for teaching kids how to recognize facial expressions, are giving educators a means of helping autistic students acquire basic life skills. |
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
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
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
April 2002
Mark Nixon |
How the Web Keeps Parents 'In the Know' As teachers and parents work together to assist students in their studies, the Web has emerged as a highly effective and informative communication tool to meet the needs of today's busy teachers and parents... |
T.H.E. Journal
December 3, 2009
Bridget McCrea |
Keeping on Task in a Digital Environment It doesn't take much to disrupt an entire high school classroom and get a student off task, particularly when that student is using a desktop or laptop computer to finish a lesson. |
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
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. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2005
Geoffrey Fletcher |
Building a Better Assessment Program Now is the time to utilize the technology we have, to create a system that encourages students to learn rather than just pass a test. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2008
John K. Waters |
How Geek Became Chic With budgets and staff stretched thin, schools are turning tech-savvy students into technology leaders and a popular, important source of IT support. |
T.H.E. Journal
February 2002
Kevin T. McNulty |
Fostering the Student-Centered Classroom Online There are many ways to maximize use of the Internet to benefit student instruction. On my classroom Web site I publish tutorials to assist with classroom instruction, and students use the site as a launchpad to research information... |
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 2004
Phil Mackall |
Interactive Whiteboards Enhance the Learning Experience for Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing Students Using SMART Board interactive whiteboards, teachers are able to use a computer in the classroom while remaining at the front of the class where students can see and understand sign language. |
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
May 2004
Cathryn Harvey |
Special Education Solutions in the Age of NCLB While an individualized approach to connecting assessment with instruction is helping mainstream students succeed, there have not been solutions that special education teachers can adopt in helping with the issues surrounding standardized testing. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2005
Mari Liles |
Interactive Whiteboard System Drives Increased Achievement at Texas School for the Deaf The electronic whiteboard system has made a huge difference in how teachers teach and how motivated students have become about learning. |
T.H.E. Journal
June 2003
Mona Westhaver |
Learning to Learn: The Best Strategy for Overall Student Achievement State and local funding for schools is decreasing. Learning to learn -- helping students develop thinking skills, learning skills and, most importantly, a passion for learning -- is the solution that will have the most long-term and widespread impact. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2003
George Viebranz |
Web-Based Tools Strengthen Ohio District's Community Connection, Survey Capabilities The Berea City School District in Ohio had two primary objectives in evaluating Web-based tools: to better and more fully integrate technology into the classroom as a learning aid, and to meet Berea's need for a stronger school-to-home connection. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2006
Amy Ellisor |
Customized Learning A search engine that adapts to individual student abilities has proven to be an ideal addition to one district's effort to differentiate instruction. |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2000 |
E-School Creates Virtual Education Hub E-schoolz.com links schools, teachers, parents and students in a virtual educational community through access to school- and student-specific information on classes, homework, calendars, newsletters, progress reports, and school and national news... |
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
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
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
February 2004
Sloane O'Neal |
Individualized Instruction for Improved Student Achievement -- Education's 'Holy Grail' Adding more teachers may help somewhat, but unless we can provide one-to-one instruction, teachers -- and more important, our students -- will still fail. This is where technology can make the difference. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2003
Nick White |
School-to-Home Collaboration Tool Makes Education a Team Effort for Wisconsin District We chose to implement the ParentCONNECTxp software in three stages at our middle and high schools. With ParentCONNECTxp, we have moved into a new era of electronic communication and collaboration between teachers and parents. |
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
July 2007
Anita Givens |
Systemic School Reform :: Texas Texas' TIP program packages six key technology resources to create a digitally rich environment that has helped turn at least one low-performing school into a recognized success. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2004
Chris Rother |
Evaluating Technology's Role in the Classroom Teachers are using computers more than ever before for everything from instruction to handling administrative chores and communicating with parents. |
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
April 2002
Sylvia Charp |
Educators' Acceptance of Computer Technology? The use of technology as a tool in education for instruction and management is now accepted. Now that technology is accepted in schools, the search for new applications and justification for spending on those applications, hardware and professional development is ongoing... |
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
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
June 2004
Patti Fusco |
Conn. District Revamps Web Site with finalsite The finalsite program is extremely user-friendly - anyone who can use a word processing program can use it to put up a Web page in virtually minutes. It is also possible for teachers to post homework on a daily - even hourly - basis, while allowing parents to see what is happening inside their child's classroom. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2003
Judith B. Rajala |
Handhelds in Education According to the Center for Highly Interactive Computing in Education at the University of Michigan, handheld devices such as Palms are making technology accessible, affordable and fun for teachers and students alike. |
T.H.E. Journal
March 2000
Paul Gullickson |
The Promise and Challenge of a Connected World Who will provide Internet curricula? Who will train teachers to use it?... |
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. |
Salon.com
May 26, 2000
Catherine Davis |
Money talks In wealthy school districts, it drowns out the sound of the teachers. |
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. |
T.H.E. Journal
December 2000 |
Students Practice Test Taking via the Internet The PLATO Simulated Test System, a Web-based assessment tool, integrates skill assessments and practice tests, which emulate state standards. This tool can be linked directly to individual student instruction... |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2004 |
Edusoft Version 2.7 This redesigned user interface for the Web-based assessment platform helps school districts, teachers and parents track student performance across three kinds of tests: state exams, district benchmarks and classroom tests. |
T.H.E. Journal
July 2004
Michael Golden |
Leadership & Advocacy: Technology's Potential, Promise for Enhancing Student Learning Ultimately, the challenge is about helping all stakeholders use technology to transform the culture of education to enhance student performance. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2008 |
Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships 'Speak up' reveals digital disconnect... Discovery, 3M will crown top student scientist... Atomic Learning partners with Creative Learning Systems... Vernier offers summer workshop... Promethean hires new CMO... etc. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 1, 2010
Jennifer Demski |
They're Taking Requests: Student Techs Command the Help Desk Varun Kumar, the technology coordinator at William Cullen Bryant High School in Queens, NY, has it good. His workforce consists of Bryant High students, members of the Mouse Squad, a student-based IT support program. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 2000
Kent Keel |
Can Portals Make a Difference in the Work of Educators |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2003
Chris Rother |
Technology's Value in Education A teacher survey reveals the importance of student access to computers and the need for more tech training. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 2004
June Ahn |
Electronic Portfolios: Blending Technology, Accountability & Assessment Many educators struggle to discover the proper assessment strategies for students. Portfolio-based assessment and, more recently, the electronic portfolio have been seen as an alternative to standardized tests. Includes a list of e-portfolio resource websites. |
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
August 2007
Charlene O'Hanlon |
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em Educators who recognize how much social networking engages and informs kids are creating their own sites as learning tools that foster collaboration among students, teachers, and parents. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2001
Lea Ann Lockard |
Collaborative Technology Planning The impact of technology plans on students' and teachers' learning... |
