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Print References, Templates, and Online Resources
Tuesday Morning
Change and ACOT
Making Technology Standards Work for You: A Guide for School Administrators pages 45-52.
Making Technology Standards Work for You: A Guide for School Administrators pages 65-69.
Templates (The Electronic Briefcase for Administrators):
Walkthrough Notes (pages 50-54)
Technology Supported Lesson Observation (pages 55-58)
Technology Supported Lesson Plan (pages 59-62)
Schoolwide Professional Development Plan (pages 63-65)
Workshop Evaluation (pages 66-68)
Video: Promising Practices: Recognizing and Supporting Teaching with Technology (SERVE, (800) 352-6001)
Tuesday Afternoon
Taking the pulse of your school:
Making Technology Standards Work for You: A Guide for School Administrators
Chapter 1-Leadership and Vision
Chapter 2-Learning and Teaching
Chapter 5-Assessment and Evaluation
Chapter 6-Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues
The Electronic Briefcase for Administrators
Data Library (p. 37)
Software Inventory (p. 133)
Staff Survey Form (p. 168)
Staff Survey Results (p. 172)
Equal Access to Technology (p. 189)
Checklist for K-12 School Web Sites (p.202)
Ergonomics Survey (p. 205)
Online Resources
Student Data Handbook for Elementary, Secondary, and Early Childhood Education (http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000343r) With the increased emphasis on data-driven decision making and assessment, this document is a valuable resource for school principals.
The Toolbelt (http://www.ncrel.org/toolbelt/index.html) Tools are provided in three areas: data analysis, technology, and planning.
Annenberg Institute for School Reform (http://www.annenberginstitute.org/) This research institute focuses on school reform, leadership, accountability, and community resources.
RAND Education (http://www.rand.org/education/) RAND's areas of emphasis in education are: assessment and accountability, school reform evaluation, and teachers and teaching.
Additional surveys
enGauge (http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/)
STaR Chart (http://www.iste.org/starchart/index.cfm)
Technology Program Evaluation (http://www.seirtec.org/eval.html)
Is the intervention actually being implemented?
Making Technology Standards Work for You: A Guide for School Administrators
Chapter 2-Learning and Teaching
Chapter 5-Assessment and Evaluation
The Electronic Briefcase for Administrators
Walkthrough Notes (p.50)
Technology Supported Lesson Observation (p. 55)
Technology Supported Lesson Plan (p. 59)
Schoolwide Professional Development Plan (p. 63)
Workshop Evaluation (p. 66)
Schoolwide Professional Development Plan (p. 63)
Workshop Evaluation (p. 66)
What is the affect on achievement?
Making Technology Standards Work for You: A Guide for School Administrators
Chapter 2-Learning and Teaching
Chapter 5-Assessment and Evaluation
The Electronic Briefcase for Administrators
Evaluation Plan Overview (p.31)
Evaluation Planning Chart (p. 161)
Evaluation Rubric (p. 164)
Standardized Test Scores (p. 177)
Online Resources
ERICAE.net: Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Information (www.ericae.net) This site is closed, but links to assessment tools are provided here.
WestEd (www.wested.org) This regional laboratory's national focus area is assessment of educational achievement.