Technology and Staff Development
Under what conditions does technology improve teaching and learning in a school? How can teachers use technology for their professional learning? These resources will help educators examine a variety of technology issues related to systemwide improvement and staff development.
NSDC Articles
- Teacher skills get an upgrade by Patricia Saylor and Marijke Kehrhahn. Winter 2003 Journal of Staff Development
- Loading the e-learning shopping cart, by Joellen Killion. Winter 2002 Journal of Staff Development
- Part digital training, part human touch, by Steve Barkley and Terri Bianco. Winter 2002 Journal of Staff Development
- Inside the wired district, by Priscilla Pardini. Winter 2002 Journal of Staff Development
- Technology: Visual learning, by Bob and Rosie Vojtek. Fall 2000 Journal of Staff Development
- Log on to learning, by Joellen Killion. Summer 2000 Journal of Staff Development
- Technology: Off and running, by Bob Vojtek and Rosie O'Brien Vojtek. Winter 2000 Journal of Staff Development
- Wanted: 3 types: Executive, internal network, and local line leaders all must step forward, by Bob Vojtek and Rosie O'Brien Vojtek. Fall 1999 Journal of Staff Development
- Plugging educators into technology, February 1999 Results
- Technology standards, by Rosie O'Brien Vojtek and Robert Vojtek. Winter 1998 Journal of Staff Development
- How to guide students through the banquet of the web, by Rosie O'Brien Vojtek and Robert Vojtek. Fall 1998 Journal of Staff Development
- Action plan goes to the heart, by Rosie O'Brien Vojtek and Robert Vojtek. Summer 1998 Journal of Staff Development
- Start with a good plan to achieve your vision, by Rosie O'Brien Vojtek and Robert Vojtek. Spring 1998
Journal of Staff Development
- What research says: Training teachers for using technology, by Glenn A. Brand. Winter 1998 Journal of Staff Development
- Educators go to SCOUT camp for technology-enhanced learning, by Marjorie Helsel DeWert and Sheila Levine Cory. Winter 1998 Journal of Staff Development
- Using technology to improve teaching and staff development: An interview with Kathleen Fulton, by Dennis Sparks. Winter 1998 Journal of Staff Development
- Harnessing technology to improve student learning: An interview with Linda Roberts, by Rosie O'Brien Vojtek and Bob Vojtek.Winter 1998 Journal of Staff Development
- Using technology to emancipate time, by Rosie O'Brien Vojtek and Bob Vojtek. Summer 1997
Journal of Staff Development
- Are schools ready for the technology age? by Rosie O'Brien Vojtek and Bob Vojtek. Spring 1997 Journal of Staff Development
- 'Net' working: Staff development online, by Rosie O'Brien Vojtek and Bob Vojtek. Fall 1996 Journal of Staff Development
Other Web Sites
The CEO Forum on Education and Technology
http://www.ceoforum.org/starchart.cfm
Interactive School Technology and Readiness (StaR) Chart, a self-assessment tool designed to provide schools with information to better integrate technology into the educational process.
enGauge
http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
This site provides tools and resources for designing, planning, implementing, and evaluating school and systemwide technology initiatives that focus on improving student learning.
Milken Family Foundation: Education Technology
http://www.mff.org/edtech/
For administrators, teachers, and policymakers, this site offers research reports and assessment tools for education technology implementation. The Seven Dimensions for Gauging Progress are particularly useful for examining conditions to improve student learning using technology.
NetDay Compass planning site
http://www.netdaycompass.org/categories.cfm?instance_id=73&category_id=1
Offers self-assessment tools for teachers, school leaders, administrators, and a tool to evaluate student skills.
Planning into Practice
http://www.seirtec.org/P2P.html
Southeast Initiatives Regional Technology in Education Consortium
Resources for planning and implementing instructional technology.
Supporting Technology in Education with Professional Development
http://www.ncrel.org/tech/tpd/
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
A planning resource for technology professional developers, school technology specialists, and K-12 administrators. Includes the themes visualizing technology-supported engaged learning, current reality, effective staff development, evaluation, and implementation.
Technology Planning Toolkit
http://www.wested.org/tie/techplan/
WestEd
This comprehensive planning resource provides rubrics, checklists, and other guides for planning technology implementation. Covers standards, school and student assessments, professional development, and curriculum and instruction.
The Technology Support Index
http://tsi.iste.org/
International Society for Technology in Education
School districts can appraise the quality of their technology support program and learn about possible improvements.
Active Learning with Technology
http://www.southcentralrtec.org/alt/alt.html
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Set of materials and workshops for professional developers. The goal is to assist teachers in developing and implementing learner-centered environments supported by technology.
Classrooms@ work/Tools@hand
http://www.netc.org/classrooms@work/
Northwest Educational Technology Consortium
Profiles of innovative classroom technology projects are offered through this site. The intent of the site is to provide professional development through these model projects; additional multimedia materials are available.
Concept to Classroom: A Series of Workshops
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/
Several online workshops are offered through this site, with topics ranging from multiple intelligences to collaborative learning. Each workshop includes lessons, discussion area, and expert workshop leaders.
The Concord Consortium
http://www.concord.org/
Projects from this non-profit organization include online courses in facilitating effective online learning, emerging technologies for students, and ensuring equitable access to information technologies.
EdTech Leaders Online
http://www.edtechleaders.org/
Education Development Center (EDC)
This project offers online and offline training and support for teachers, districts, and staff development organizations that deliver online professional development programs. Support includes courses and ongoing mentoring.
Edutopia Online
http://glef.org/index.html
The George Lucas Educational Foundation
Information about innovative schools, educators, and communities using technology in the classroom. Articles, video clips, and other resources.
International Society for Technology in Education
http://www.iste.org
Information, networking opportunities, and guidance for educators incorporating computers, the Internet, and other new technologies into their schools.
The Knowledge Loom
http://www.knowledgeloom.com
The Northeast & Islands Regional Educational Laboratory at Brown University
This site offers online resources in a variety of areas, including professional development, technology leadership, early literacy, and school/family/community partnerships.
Leadership and Learning with Technology
http://www.ncrtec.org/pd/llwt/
North Central Regional Technology Education Consortium
Several modules for professional development in education technology planning and integration. Topics include managing change, data-driven decision making, and coaching staff.
MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom
http://marcopolo.worldcom.com/index.shtml
This program provides content and training for teachers to integrate Internet technology into their classrooms. Content areas are supported by leading educational organizations in mathematics, science, geography, the arts, humanities, and economics.
PBS Teacherline
http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/welcome.cfm
Online professional development modules in mathematics and technology integration.
TappedIn
http://www.tappedin.org/
Free membership to an online group of educators working on technology issues. See examples of online activities and participate in discussions about using technology in teaching.
Teacher Focus
http://www.teacherfocus.com/
A central point for several threaded discussion topics for teachers. Broad headings include educational technology, new teacher's place, and elementary and early childhood education.
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
http://www.aace.org/pubs/
Links to a variety of journals and conference materials.
Journal of Research on Technology in Education
http://www.iste.org/jrte/
Academic journal published by the International Society for Technology in Education.
Technological Horizons in Education
http://www.thejournal.com/
An online magazine with articles about instructional uses of technology, industry news, and reviews.
Technology and Learning
http://www.techlearning.com/content/about/tl_current.html
An online magazine covering a wide range of ed tech issues, including equity, funding, professional development, and teaching materials.
The Technology Source
http://ts.mivu.org/
Michigan Virtual University
Online peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of educational technology, with an emphasis on higher education.
Closing the Equity Gap in Technology Access and Use: A Practical Guide for K-12 Educators
http://www.netc.org/equity/
Northwest Educational Technology Consortium
Includes resources and checklists for assessing and addressing equity in technology issues.
E-Learning for Educators: Implementing the Standards for Staff Development (PDF file)
http://www.nsdc.org/library/strategies/e-learning.pdf
Co-authored by NSDC and NICI, this volume is a careful examination of the issues surrounding online professional development. Presents practical suggestions about how to measure online offerings in light of the NSDC standards. An excellent resource guide for any educator working with online issues.
National Educational Technology Standards Project
http://cnets.iste.org/
International Society for Technology in Education
The goal of this project is to develop standards for technology use for school improvement. Standards are available for students, teachers, and administrators, with standards in development for technology leadership.
Prepared for a Changing World: Expectations for the Effective Implementation of Educational Technology
http://www.ctacad.org/Techno/technomono.htm
Connecticut Academy for Education in Mathematics, Science & Technology, Inc.
This set of expectations was designed to ensure that technology implementation has as its primary goal the improvement of teaching and learning. Benchmarks are included for students, teachers, administrators, and families.
Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology
http://caret.iste.org/
International Society for Technology in Education and Educational Support Systems
Find answers to technology planning questions, locate research, sign up for e-mail updates about the latest studies.
Communications Policy Program
http://www.benton.org/cpphome.html
The Benton Foundation
The foundation investigates and promotes communication in a connected world. The site contains various policy and research reports on such issues as e-rate, the digital divide, and the role of technology and education.
E-Learning: Putting a World-Class Education at the Fingertips of All Children (PDF file)
http://www.ed.gov/Technology/elearning/e-learning.pdf
U.S. Department of Education
Reports on the progress of schools in meeting the president's 1996 goals for educational technology and adds five new goals.
The Future of Children
http://www.futureofchildren.org/pubs-info2825/pubs-info.htm?doc_id=69787
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Children and Computer Technology is a journal issue that explores how the use of computers affects children's development, whether it increases or decreases disparities between rich and poor, and how it can be used effectively to enhance learning. The issue includes articles and commentary from leading experts in education technology.
Getting America's Students Ready for the 21st Century: Meeting the Technology Literacy Challenge
http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/NatTechPlan/
U.S. Department of Education
An outline of the roles for all in meeting the challenge of technological literacy for all students.
Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms (PDF file)
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/2001071.pdf
Anne Cattagni and Elizabeth Farris, Westat, The National Center for Education Statistics
An annual survey measuring schools' progress in connecting classrooms to information technology.
The Learning Return on Our Educational Technology Investment
http://www.wested.org/cs/wew/view/rs/619
WestEd Regional Technology in Education Consortium
This review of research on the effectiveness of technology in schools is designed to assist schools and districts in the process of developing technology plans.
Oversold and Underused: Computers in the Classroom (PDF file)
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/pdf/CUBOVE.pdf
Larry Cuban, Harvard University Press
In this 2001 online book, Larry Cuban examines schools with ready access to the latest technology and asks important questions about its impact. He explores how computers are being used, how teaching and learning have changed, and if the investment has been worth the cost.
The Power of the Internet for Learning: Moving from Promise to Practice
http://interact.hpcnet.org/webcommission/index.htm
Web-based Education Commission
The commission provides a forum for debate and makes policy recommendations to the administration and Congress on technology in education. The commission identified seven areas of improvement that can help the Internet reach its full potential as a tool for learning.
RAND Corporation Workshops on Critical Issues
http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/RAND/Teacher.html
This report summarizes a 1995 workshop that focused on technology and teacher professional development and provides an overview of the issues that is still relevant today. Links to workshops on planning and financing technology, the costs and effectiveness, and the market for educational software.
Teaching, Learning, and Computing: A National Survey of Schools and Teachers
http://www.crito.uci.edu/tlc/html/tlc_home.html
This series of reports provides information about teachers' use of computer technology, their pedagogies, and their school context.
Technology and Education Reform
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/welcome.shtml
U.S. Department of Education
Research study of nine schools and their experiences using technology to improve teaching and learning.
Blue Web 'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
A library of lesson plans and creative ideas for using technology and the Internet in classroom. Sign up for free weekly updates
The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse's Digital Dozen
http://www.enc.org/weblinks/dd/
The organization's pick of 12 top sites with grade-level specific ideas for integrating technology into the classroom.
ExploreMath.com
http://www.exploremath.com/
ExploreScience.com
http://www.explorescience.com/
These sites represent how the web can be used to effectively deliver multimedia teaching materials. Contents include lesson plans, interactive demonstrations, and discussion forums in advanced math and science topics.
Global Schoolhouse
http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsh/
Global SchoolNet supports collaborative student learning by offering a registry for finding projects at all levels across the country. Projects often involve collecting and sharing scientific data or computer-based pen pals.
International Telementor Program
http://www.telementor.org/index.html
An example of how technology can be used to create valuable opportunities for students. Volunteer mentors at several large companies work with students electronically.
PBS TeacherSource
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/index.htm
Teaching materials to integrate technology into a variety of subjects.
Teachers Network site
http://www.TeachersNetwork.org
Provides integrated, web-based lessons for teachers to use in the classroom. Teachers also can access curriculum and technical specialists, participate in bulletin board discussions, and locate grant opportunities.
Foundation Center
http://fdncenter.org/
For grantseekers, this web site offers a directory of grantmaking organizations, with information about particular areas of interest and programs funded. Other resources include grantwriting guidance and information about training opportunities.
eSchool News online
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/funding/
Up-to-the-minute grant information and technology funding sources.
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