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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 February 2008 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Extracurricular :: For Technologists Who do Their Homework According to surveyed school districts, the use of online assessment to track students' progress and performance is surprisingly widespread.
T.H.E. Journal September 2005	T+L2 Conference From the school board member to the classroom teacher, T+L 2 is the nation's only K-12 education technology conference designed for district leadership teams.
T.H.E. Journal January 2004 Grimes & Smith	The Impact of Standards-Based Technology Professional Development In an effort to meet local, state and federal demands for education reform, school leaders are scrambling to identify effective strategies for delivering and reporting on technology professional development and how it impacts school reform.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Richter & Steele	Data-Driven Decision-Making: Linking Data Collection & Professional Learning at the Britton-Hecla SD This example from the Britton-Hecla School District may serve as a model for other districts to consider in their efforts to leverage the use of data and impact the use of technology for improved teaching and learning.
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 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 February 2006	Assessment Testing >> In Their Hands Handheld devices empower teachers with assessment data they can put to immediate use.
T.H.E. Journal June 2004	Pearson NCS The new Prosper Assessment System combines item banking, test generation, scoring and reporting in an affordable, easy-to-use software package.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Mainwaring & Bergma	South Carolina: Tech-Savvy Teachers South Carolina's innovative ePortfolio system is helping educators get up to speed on technology and become more comfortable integrating new tools into their classrooms.
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 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 August 2006 Justine Brown	Mobile Assessment: Working Smarter, Not Harder With new assessment technology providing instant feedback on their students, once-skeptical teachers now have no desire to return to the way things were.
T.H.E. Journal September 2006 Neal Starkman	Formative Assessment: Building a Better Student By testing academic performance at regular intervals, formative assessment strategies regard every child as a work in progress.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Sylvia Charp	Assessment and Accountability The No Child Left Behind Act requires the inclusion of all students in state assessment programs, and holds students and educators accountable for performance relative to state standards. However, a number of challenges still need to be addressed.
Job Journal May 16, 2004 Julia Hollister	Teaching Careers Still Earn High Marks While some school districts cut staff, others are hiring for summer and fall. Find out more about the teaching profession and job openings from the web sites listed at the end of this article.
T.H.E. Journal April 2006	Awards and Contests Pearson School Systems has announced the 2006 Customer Excellence Awards Contest. School districts using Pearson Education technologies are invited to enter and share the ways technology helps improve teaching and learning.
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 December 2000	Updated Software Aids in Educational Planning EDmin.com, a provider of Web-based educational applications, has released the newest version of its Virtual Education 3.0 software. Tied directly to state and district level curriculum standards, Virtual Education gives educators the tools to assess student performance in real time..
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	Prosper Assessment System The Prosper Assessment System from Pearson NCS combines test-item banking, test generation, scoring and reporting in one software package.
T.H.E. Journal	Leadership & Advocacy Dedicated funding for education technology, particularly at the state level, has declined making this is a particularly important and tough time for leaders in education technology.
T.H.E. Journal February 2007 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Rethinking a National Curriculum An outrageous school board decision and a new congressional bill make nationwide standards sound a lot better. Maybe we do need a national curriculum.
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 June 2007 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Getting the Story Straight Recent articles in the nation's two most influential newspapers draw an inaccurate picture of education technology. A three-pronged counteroffensive is in order.
T.H.E. Journal August 2005 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Reinventing the Technology `Wheel' Thinking through long-term consequences of implementing technology throughout education. Commentary by the editor about the unforeseen consequences of integrating technology into education.
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Dave Brittain	My Database Will Call Your Database, But Can They Talk? Currently, we face a national dilemma in how to promote a seamless technology system for tracking and reporting on our students' educational histories, achievements and needs.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Greg Decker	Using Data to Drive Student Achievement in the Classroom and on High-Stakes Tests To increase student achievement in the classroom and on state tests, teachers need current and accurate data today. They need to see the relationship between student performance on curriculum and performance on the tests. In addition, they need to see it in real time, not months later.
T.H.E. Journal June 2005 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Why Aren't Dollars Following Need? The need for professional development is enormous and expressed; the question is, where's the money?
T.H.E. Journal January 2002 Steve Gardner	Forecasting and Managing Student Achievement on High-Stakes Tests To help educators continually forecast and manage student achievement on high-stakes tests, NCS Learn has introduced its High Stakes Management solution; its VP of marketing presents this overview...
T.H.E. Journal October 2005 Barlow & Wetherill	Tech + Imagination = Results Inspired technology initiatives driven by one university project are changing the way teachers instruct and assess, but most importantly, the way today's students learn.
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 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 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 2001 Barbara Hudgins	Leveraging Handheld Technology in the Classroom Over the last year, the use of PDAs in the classroom has become more prevalent. Yet few hav tapped the affordability and portability of handheld technology for ongoing classroom assessment. In my classroom, such a system has the students actually looking forward to quizzes...
T.H.E. Journal June 2007 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	A Winner on All Fronts This year's Sylvia Charp Award for District Innovation in Technology goes to a district whose innovative technological efforts touch every aspect of its operation.
ifeminists December 17, 2002 Glenn Sacks	Why Teachers Leave An effective school or school district leadership does one thing above all: It keeps good teachers in the classroom. Our schools are like an army whose best soldiers, year after year, are deserting. I have three solutions.
T.H.E. Journal January 2002 Shelley Tigges	NECTAR Foundation's Science Trek 4, 5, 6 NECTAR Foundation's Science Trek 4, 5, 6 covers most of the science curriculum found in grades 4-6. After using the program with my students, it is obvious that teachers were involved in the creation of this program because it fits well with what we teach in the classroom...
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 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 March 2009 Charlene O'Hanlon	Resistance is Futile Even as technology use grows embedded in education, some teachers still prefer the old ways.
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 April 2005 Jeff D. Roller	Amarillo ISD Improves Functionality, Reduces Phone Costs With Digital Communications System The school district saves more than $20,000 a year compared to its old system, and has a flexible, scalable platform for cost-effective expansion as it grows. Features like voice mail and unified messaging provide teachers and parents with an easier way to communicate.
Teacher Magazine May 2000 Ronald A. Wolk	Real-World Lessons So what is this exciting addition to the high school curriculum---a curriculum that a majority of American students find boring? It's not a new discovery but an old, tried-and-true idea: learning by doing, integrating ideas with action, linking the classroom to the real world.
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 April 2006 Justine Brown	Lone Star Literacy Against all odds, Texas has enjoyed dramatic success in its implementation of Reading First. The state's well-coordinated approach and innovative use of technology offer a model for others to follow.
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 August 1999	New Releases Microsoft Offers Complimentary Educator Resource... Free Online Simulation Teaches Microbiology... Software Packages Selected by Top Educators...
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