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Lowther, Deborah L.; Inan, Fethi A.; Strahl, J. Daniel; Ross, Steven M. – Educational Media International, 2008
The effectiveness of Tennessee EdTech Launch (TnETL), a statewide technology program designed to meet the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) mandate, was investigated in this matched treatment-control quasi-experimental study. The goal of the program was to provide full-time, on-site technology coaches to prepare teachers to create lessons that engage…
Descriptors: School Culture, Federal Legislation, Focus Groups, Academic Achievement
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Stringfield, Sam; Ross, Steven M. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 1997
The Memphis Restructuring Initiative's first-year data-gathering efforts have yielded implications for policy and practice. This article discusses findings and implications in seven areas: opportunity to choose, goals and directions, professional development, "constructivist" teaching and learning, authentic assessment, disjunctures…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Objectives, Performance Based Assessment, Professional Development
Lowther, Deborah L.; Strahl, J. Daniel; Ross, Steven M.; Huang, Ying – Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), 2007
This report summarizes the 2006-2007 evaluation that was focused toward investigating one primary question: What changes in tool-based, student-centered teaching happen as a result of the infusion of technology and professional development? The research methodology involved the use of trained external researchers from Florida EETT schools…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Active Learning, Program Effectiveness, Technology Integration