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T.H.E. Journal August 1999 Jody C. Isernhagen	Technology: A Major Catalyst for Increasing Learning "If you can conceive of it, you can achieve it." (Kennedy Space Center, Florida) A rural Nebraska public school district adopted this philosophy when they applied for a three-year competitive Excellence in Education Grant in late 1995....
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 February 4, 2010 Bridget McCrea	Early Intervention with Technology When reading issues began surfacing within its elementary student population in the mid-1990s, Liberty Public Schools developed an internal tutoring program to help boost those students' scores on statewide reading tests.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Ann McMullan	Technology Integration: Klein ISD Moves From Learning to Use Technology to Using Technology to Learn Klein Independent School District faced the challenge of assuring that all students in the district would have the opportunity to master the Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
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 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 February 2009	Student Attitudes: Online Learning Students participating in a survey reveal their opinions about online learning courses.
BusinessWeek October 17, 2005	Education: "A Train Wreck Is Coming" Edison Schools CEO Chris Whittle talks about the crisis American elementary schools face in meeting the goals of No Child Left Behind.
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 June 2000 Sarah M. Butzin	Project Child: A Decade of Success for Young Children Does technology make a difference in helping children acquire the basic skills of reading, writing and mathematics? Yes, according to a decade of research on a computer-integrated instructional program...
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 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 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 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 September 2005 Mollin & Williams	Hoover Elementary Turns to LeapFrog SchoolHouse How do we teach students of widely varying abilities who are housed in the same classroom? LeapFrog SchoolHouse has proved to be an important asset in one Illinois district.
T.H.E. Journal December 2004 Cecile M. Arquette	A University-Public School `Key-Pal' Partnership Thoughtful teachers must find time to fit technology into their crowded schedules. One way to accomplish this task is to combine pen pals, an old technique, with the Internet to create electronic pen pals called "key pals."
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.
T.H.E. Journal June 2000	Taking a Balanced Approach to Reading A Balanced Approach to Reading builds phonological awareness and decoding skills while providing students with opportunities to engage in content-rich, literature-based activities. The results have been exceptional.
Reason November 2002 Lisa Snell	Scoring High A charter school's ups and downs
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 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 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.
Reason April 2006 Lisa Snell	The Agony of American Education How per-student funding can revolutionize public schools in the U.S.
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T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Rick Gaisford	Utah: In Mint Condition Using intensive professional development and technology-powered strategies, Utah's eMINTS program is polishing up the performance of students in high-poverty schools across the state.
T.H.E. Journal December 2007	THE Journal's 2007 Innovators : 2 These educators use iPods and live broadcasts to merge technology and learning.
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 October 2001 Lea Ann Lockard	Collaborative Technology Planning The impact of technology plans on students' and teachers' learning...
T.H.E. Journal February 2001 Adam Garry	Tom Snyder's That's a Fact Jack Preparing students to be productive citizens means requiring them to read and comprehend. Teachers struggle every day with motivating students to read and understand. Tom Snyder productions has gone the extra step for students in grades three through ten with "That's A Fact Jack! Read."
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 April 2005 Tom Steinke	TinkerPlots Turns Students Into Data Analysts Students are learning to analyze data by using TinkerPlots, software that allows students to reason beyond simple computation.
Teacher Magazine May 2000 Kathleen Kennedy Manzo	Pressure Points Tough teachers resist students' pleas for extra credit.
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 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 27, 2010 Reinhard Kargl	Getting an Earful Classroom audio systems have become a must-include component of comprehensive technology upgrades. The point is not just to give more oomph and clarity to teachers' voices, but to have sound quality worthy of the video now commonly streaming to their computers.
Job Journal April 17, 2005	Career Snapshot: Teacher According to this snapshot of today's teaching market, job prospects are fair to good, depending on your specialty and the district.
T.H.E. Journal June 2007	PracticePlanet by Siboney Learning Group Siboney Learning Group has announced PracticePlanet, a web-based program that gives students confidence answering practice questions similar to those on standardized tests.
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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 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 July 2004 Lesha Crawley	Professional Development: BEACONS Project Gets Blue Springs Elementary On the Road to True Technology Integration At Blue Springs Elementary School, the journey toward true technology integration has only just begun. It is their goal to become a shining example that will light the way for other schools in Tennessee.
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 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 2003 Julio W. Velasquez	Somerset Area Schools Select SSL-Based Solution to Connect to the Digital World With only 20 computers in a school district of more than 2,800 students -- with an average of five computers functioning at one time -- the district decided they needed to make changes fast.
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