Staff Development

and

Information Technologies

A Virtual 1 File

A collection of documents found on the Internet

from www.Schoolfile.com

 

Prepared by Shannon & McCall Consulting Ltd.

for the

Canadian Association of Principals

 

Questions Used to Develop this Virtual 1 File

1. What do we mean by "information technologies"?

2. What are the values and beliefs that should drive an effective and appropriate use of information technologies?

3. How are/should information technologies being used in schools?

4. What are the pedagogical implications of using IT to support learning?

5. What do those implications mean for teaching practice and school administration/organization?

6. What do all educators need to know, feel, believe, perceive and be able to do about IT?

7. What do different types of educators need to know, feel, believe, perceive and be able to do about IT?

- Tech/Voc (Technology Education) Teachers

- Special Needs Teachers

- Teacher Librarians

- Adult Basic Education Teachers

- Guidance Counselors

- Technology Coordinators

- School-based Administrators/Business Managers

- Support Staff

8. How should preservice education be changed to improve the readiness of teachers and administrators to use technology effectively?

9. What are the most effective ways and models of staff development that can be used to develop the capacity of teachers and administrators to use technologies effectively?

10. What are the issues associated with staff development in IT that need to be addressed in a comprehensive and effective approach?

- rural access

- fixation on technical skills

- equity in access

- gender

- coverage/ application to all subjects (not just  
  science, tech and math)

- costs

- long-term planning (system accountability)

- individual accountability/ attitudes

11. Are there successful models and materials demonstrating best practice?

 

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1. What do we mean by "information technologies"?

4 Des Nouvelles bases pour l'education

(Ministere de l'education d'Ontario)

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/fre/document/reports/met95f.html#De

4 Les nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication: Rapport annuelle (Conseil Superieur du Quebec)

http://www.meq.gouv.qc.ca/cela/cela1.htm

4 The Field of Educational Technology: Update 1995

A Dozen Frequently Asked Questions (ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed387117.html

4 An Introduction to Internet Resources: Part One

Information Resources(ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed372757.html

See also Part Two: Question Answering

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed372758.html

2. What are the values and beliefs that should drive an effective and appropriate use of information technologies?

4 Technology and Education: CTF Policy Statement

(Sets out principles for practice and policy-makers)

http://www.ctf-fce.ca/ctf/restech/policy.htm

4 Alberta Education Statement of Principles re Information Technology

http://ednet.edc.gov.ab.ca/technology/tech%5Fgoals.htm

1 The Principal as Problem Solver: Goals and Values

(Part of a Website on Education Management)

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~vsvede/gls&vlvs.htm

° The Principal as School-Community Facilitator: Culture Management

(A Website on Ed Management)

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~vsvede/cltrmngt.htm

4 Vision of Learners in the 21st Century: Vision Statement Submitted to the Executive Committee, Schoolnet Advisory Board

http://www.tact.fse.ulaval.ca/fr/html/svision.html

° Learning with Technology

(North Central Regional Education Laboratory, US Dept. of Ed)

http://www.ncrel.org/tandl/homepg.htm

3. How are/should information technologies being used in schools?

4 The Use of and Teaching of Information Technologies at the Elementary and Secondary Levels: Summary of Questionnaire Responses (Council of Ministers of Education) (In Progress-check for information at

http://www.cmec.ca

4 Reasons for Bringing Technology into Schools

(US Dept. of Ed)

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/reasons.html

4 Core Concepts for Technology Implementation

(From a US Gov't Tech Conference)

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/MakeHappen/Core.html

See also Executive Summary of that conference

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/MakeHappen/Exec.html

4 Evaluation:

(Part of US Gov't Study/Workshop on Costs and Effectiveness of technology)

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/RAND/Costs/costs6.html

See also Implementation Issues and Strategies

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/RAND/Costs/costs5.html

4 Computer Skills for Information Problem-Solving: Learning and teaching Technology in Context (ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov.databases/ERIC_Digests/ed392463.html

4 Where are we Today? Technology in the Classroom

(BC Ministry of Ed)

http://www.etc.bc.ca/provdocs/disttech/today.html

4 Education and New Information Technologies: Teacher Training and Research: A Survey of Co-operative projects between Universities and Schools

(OECD report)

http://ericir.syr.edu/plweb- cgi/fastweb...6training%29%26%AND%26%28%29%26%3A

3 State Profiles of Technology Applications in Adult Basic Education and Literacy Programs

http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/db/riecije/ed384797.htm.htm

4 The Role of On-Line Communications Technologies in Schools: A National Study; Center for Applied Special Technology

http://www.cast.org/stsstudy.html

4. What are the pedagogical implications of using IT to support learning?

4 The Contribution of New Technologies to Learning and Teaching in Elementary and Secondary Schools: Documentary Review (McGill University and Universite de Laval)

http://www.tact.fse.ulaval.ca/fr/html/impactnt.html

4 Patterns of Connection and Community

A Presentation to AREA by the McGill Telelearning Project

http://www.education.mcgill.ca/fedwww/cils/Telelearning/AERA.html

4 Teachers and Technology: Making the Connections

US Congress, Office of Technology Assessment

http://bsuweb.bemidji.msus.edu/~govdocs/e-docs/ota/teacher_tech/toc.htm

4 The Internet Style of Learning,

http://www.4teachers.org/keynotes/weis/

4 Effects of Technology on Classrooms and Students

(US Dept. of Ed.)

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsstudents.html

4 The Internet in the Classroom: The Impact on Education (Brigham Young University)

http://www.byu.edu/acdl/ed/workshops/teachers.html

4 Cognitive Flexibility, Constructivism and Hypertext

http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/ilt/papers/Spiro.html

4 Constructivism, Technology and the Future of Classroom Learning

http://www/ilt.columbia.edu/k12/livetext/docs/construct.html

5. What do those implications mean for teaching practice and school administration/organization?

4 Technology, Technology Education and Teacher Education:

A Rose by Any Other Name (Tom Puk, Ontario Ministry of Education)

gopher://state.virginia.edu:70/00/TEIS/.../Technology%20and%20Teacher%20E ducation

4 Technology Integration in Education: Discussion Paper: MLA Implementation Team (Alberta Ministry of Education)

http://ednet.edc.gov.ab.ca/news/1996nr/march96/framework/frame%5Fdoc.html

1 References (on Technology and Teaching)

(A bibliography with some on-line links)

http://www.etc.bc.ca/tdebhome/inservice/itpd/refs.html

4 Effects of Introducing Technology on Teacher Professionalization

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/effectsteachers.html

4 Administrative Computing: Technology and Education Reform

(From Technology Coordinator's Website)

http://www.www.edu/~kenr/TCsite/admin.html#sec1

4 General Contents of the National Technology Plan

(US example provides outline for Tech. plans)

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/MakeHappen/General.html

4 Teacher Education and IT

A Project of the Nat Centre on Ed Tech in the UK

http://www.ncet.org.uk/info-sheets/teach-ed.html

4 The Internet in the Classroom: The Impact on Education

http://www.byu.edu/acdl/ed/workshops/teachers.html

6. What do all educators need to know, feel, believe, perceive and be able to do about IT?

° Teacher Knowledge and Skill for Effective Implementation of Learning

A Tele-Learning National Centres of Excellence Project

http://www.education.mcgill.ca/fedwww/cils/Telelearning/Telelearn.html

4 ISTE Recommended Foundations in Technology for All Teachers

(International Society for Technology in Education)

http://www.iste.org/standards/found.htm

4 Teacher Competencies in Technology

BC Ministry of Education

http://www.etc.bc.ca/tdbhome/inservice/comp.html

4 Teacher Competencies in Information Technology (National Council for Educational Technology (UK)

http://www.ncet.org.uk/teams/educ/today.html

4 An Integrated Framework to Enhance the Quality of Teaching in Alberta p. 22 (Alberta Education)

http://ednet.edc/gov.ab.ca/news/june96/QTFrame.pdf

4 Computer Literacy for Teachers (ERIC Digest)

http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/db/digs/ed254210.htm

4 Assessing Staff Technology Competence, Jamie McKenzie, From Now On, 3 (9), May, 1993

http://www.fromnowon.org/FNOMay93.html

4 Teacher Beliefs and Practices: Part One: Patterns of Change, ACOT Report #08

http://www.research.apple.com/go/acot/Sum/acotRpt08sum.html

4 Teacher Beliefs and Practices: Support for Change: ACOT Report #09

http://www.research.apple.com/go/acot/Sum/acotRpt09sum.html

4 Defining Computer Literacy/ Competencies for P-12 Inservice, George C Duckett, Deakin University, Australia

http://www.deakin.edu.au/edu/MSEE/CLP/CLPArticles/DefCompLitCom.html

4 A Model Definition for Technological Literacy/ Competencies, Duckett & Wallet, Deakin University, Australia

http://www.deakin.edu.au/edu/MSEE/CLP/CLPArticles/Sefl.T.Comp.html

4 Educator Technology Competencies

(North Carolina Dept. of Ed.)

http://www.learnnc.org/index.nsf/ia/technolgy/OpenDocument

7. What do different types of educators need to know, feel, believe, perceive and be able to do about IT?

- Tech/Voc (Technology Education) Teachers

4 Using the Internet in Vocational Education

(ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed385777.html

4 AskERIC InfoGuide Technical Preparation

(List of Internet and Other Resources)

http://ericir.syr.edu/VirtualGuide...List_of_InfoGuides/Tech_Prep-12.95.html

4 Technology Education: AKA Industrial Arts

Article on how technology is transforming Industrial Arts education

gopher://borg.lib.vt.edu:70/00/jte/v5n2/foster.jte-v5n2

3 An Annotated Bibliography of the Literature dealing with the Development of Industrial Arts Education. The Current Transition to Technology Education and the Attitudes of Professionals in the Field

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed335458.htm

4 Communications Technologies in Adult, Career and Vocational Education

(ERIC Digest)

http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/bd/digs/ed305494.htm

- Special Needs Teachers

4 Assistive Technology for Students with Mild Learning Disabilities

(ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed378755.html

3 Helping Persons with Disabilities to Become Literate Using Assistive Technologies: Practice and policy Suggestions

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed530741.htm

3 Developing Computer Competencies among Special Needs Educators

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed521812.htm

3 Use of Technology by Special Education Personnel

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed350743.htm

4 Learning Difficulties and IT

(A Summary from the Nat Centre on Ed Tech in the UK)

http://www.ncet.org.uk/info-sheets/learning.html

- Teacher Librarians

4 The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement

(ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed372759.html

4 Information Literacy and Equitable Access: A Framework for Change pp 14- 15 (Ontario Ministry of Education)

4 Alaska Student Technology Standards and School Librarians,

(Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory)

http://www.netc.org/web_general/tech_librarians.html

4 Educational Support Resources: The Library Media Center

(From The Technology Coordinator's Website)

http://www.www.edu/~kenr/TCsite/support.html#sec1

4 Technology Plans for School Library Media Centers

(ERIC Guide to Internet and other resources)

http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/InfoGuide..._List_of InfoGuides/techplans12_96.html

3 What Are We: Library Media Information Specialists, Computer Technology Coordinators, Teacher Instructional Consultants, School-based Management Team Members or What?

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed523194.htm

4 Libraries of the Future

http://www.ncet.org.uk/info-sheets/libraries.html

- Adult Basic Education Teachers

4 Using Computers with Adult ESL Literacy Learners (ERIC Digest)

http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/db/gigs/ed343462.htm

3 A Celebration of Literacy: Computer Assisted Writing in St. James-Assiniboia School Division, Manitoba

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed433453.htm

4 Communications Technologies in Adult, Career and Vocational Education

(ERIC Digest)

http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/bd/digs/ed305494.htm

3 Literacy and New Technologies: An Event Hosted by the BC Ministry of Ed

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed388120.htm

3 Preparation of Teachers for Computer and Multi-based Media in Literacy

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed396274.htm

3 New technologies for the ABE/GED Classrooms: Special Project Final report

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed395114.htm

3 Multicultural Education and Technology: Promise and Pitfalls

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed525498.htm

3 21st Century A to Z Literacy Handbook: Linking Literacy with Software

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed395142.htm

3 Teaching Issues: Technology and the Language Classroom: Available Technology: Ways of Using Technology in Language and Literacy Learning

http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/db/riecije/ed468895.htm

3 Literacy and New Technologies: An Event Hosted by the BC Ministry of Ed

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed468895.htm

3 Adult Literacy and Technology Newsletter: Vol. 4, Nos. 1-4

http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/db/riecije/ed347273.htm

3 State Profiles of Technology Applications in Adult Basic Education and Literacy Programs

http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/db/riecije/ed384797.htm.htm

- Guidance Counsellors

4 Internet Resources for Guidance Personnel

(ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed391988.html

4 Counseling Using Technology with At-Risk Youth

(ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed347480.html

4 Counselling and uidance Software

(ERIC Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed315701.html

3 Developmental Issues for School Counsellors Using Technology

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed513131.htm

3 Advancing Elementary and Middle School Counselling through Computer Technology

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed513129.htm

- School-based Administrators / Business Managers

4 The Role of the School Business Manager in Technology Planning

(Larry Anderson, National Center on Technology Planning)

http://www.nctp.com/Sch.Bus.Mgr.html

° The Principal as Educational Leader: Leadership Strategies (A Website on Ed Managment)

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~vsvede/leastr.htm

4 AskERIC InfoGuide: Technology Planning for Schools

(List of Internet and other resources)

http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/InfoGuide...des/Technology_Plans_Schools- 12.95.html

3 The Wired Administrator: Technology Training and Life-Long Learning

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed499137.htm

3 The Wired Principal: Creating a Supportive Technology Environment

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed499138.htm

3 Technological Competence: Training Educational Leaders

Report on a Survey of Administrators

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed430250.htm

4 Head Teachers and IT

A Summary from the Nat Centre on Ed Tech in the UK

http://www.ncet.org.uk/info-sheets/headt.html

4 IT Coordination in Secondary Schools

A Summary from the Nat Centre on Ed Tech in the UK

http://www.ncet.org.uk/info-sheets/coord-sec.html

4 How to Write an IT Policy for School

A Summary from the Nat Centre on Ed Tech in the UK

http://www.ncet.org.uk/info-sheets/it-pol.html

4 Microcomputers in the School Office (ERIC Digest)

http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/db/digs/ed259451.htm

3 Educational Data Processing Directors' Perceptions of Technological Training Priorities for School Administrators

http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/db/riecije/ed323666.htm

3 Sharing the Vision, Power and Experience: Increasing the Technology Competence of Administrators

http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/db/riecije/ed334683.htm

- Technology Coordinators

4 Guide to Professional Development, p. 10, (Vermont State Board of Education)

http://www.acsu.k12.vt.us/vstc/vstateplan/PrfDev.html

4 Planning for Technology Use: The Work of the Technology Coordinator

(From The Technology Coordinator's Website)

http://www.www.edu/~kenr/TCsite/plan.html#sec1

1 The Technology Coordinator's Web Site:

Contents Page

http://www.www.edu/~kenr/TCsite/contents.html

4 Standards for Advanced Programs in Educational Computing and Technology Leadership (International Society for Technology in Education)

http://www.iste.org/standards/advanced.htm

- Support Staff

4 Competency Plans for Educators and Support Staff

http://www.deakin.edu.au/edu/MSEE/CLP/CLPArticles/Utilizing Technology.html

8. How should preservice education be changed to improve the readiness of teachers and administrators to use technology effectively?

4 Infusing Technology into Preservice Teacher Education (ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed389699.html

1 Technology and Teacher Education Annual-1995-Pre-Service Teacher

Education: A List of Articles

http://www.coe.uh.edu/insite/elec_pub/html1995/toc08.htm

4 Current Pre-Service Teacher Education: Handicapping the Computer, the Teacher and the Student, Iain Kelly, University of Tasmania at Launceston

http://www.deakin.edu.au/edu/MSEE/CLP/CLPArticles/HANDICAPPING.html

4 The Northwest Regional Profile: Integration of Technology in Pre-Service Teacher Education Programs, Mary Quietzsch, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

http://www.netc.org/preservice/challenge.html

1 National Standards for Technology in Teacher Preparation

(International Society for Technology in Education)

http://www.iste.org/standards/intro.htm

4 NCATE Unit Accreditation Guidelines

(International Society for Technology in Education)

http://www.iste.org/standards/unit.htm

See also Proposed Guidelines for Secondary Computer Science Education Bachelor's Degree

http://www.iste.org/standards/compba.htm

See also Guidelines for Basic Secondary Computer Science Education Endorsement

http://www.iste.org/standards/comped.htm

See also Standards for Basic Endorsement in Educational Computing and Technology Literacy

http://www.iste.org/standards/basic.htm

9. What are the effective ways and models of staff development that can be used to develop the capacity of teachers and administrators to use technologies effectively?

4 The Stages of Teacher Development: Lifelong Learning in Capacities to Use Technology (An outline of the stages in teacher development from preservice education to post-graduate studies)

http://www.schoolfile.com/sponpubs/teachdevstages.htm

4 Inservice for Teachers: Characterisitcs of Effective Programs

( A Summary of the Research)

http://www.schoolfile.com/sponpubs/effinservice.htm

4 Reconceptualizing Professional Teacher Development ERIC Digest

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed383695.html

4 Learning with Technology: Implementation Strategies

(Gilbert Valdez, North Central Regional Education Laboratory, US Dept. of Ed)

http://www.ncrel.org/tandl/implem1.htm

1 The Principal as Instructional Leader: Learning Environment (for teachers)

(A Website on Ed Management)

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~vsvede/learning.htm

3 Faculty Concerns as Gateways to Teacher Competency with Computer Technologies

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed362209.htm

1 Technology and Teacher Education Annual-1995 Graduate and Inservice Presentations- A List of Articles

http://www.coe.uh.edu/insite/elec_pub/html1995/toc10.htm

° Information Technology Professional Development Web Site

(BC Ministry of Ed)

http://www.etc.bc.ca/tdebhome/inservice/itpd/project.html

4 Designing Staff Development in the Information Age - Jamieson McKenzie, (From Now On, 1 (4), April, 1991)

http://www.fromnowon.org/fnoapr91.html

1 The Principal as Problem Solver: Solution Processes,

(Part of a Website on School Management)

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~vsvede/solutnps.htm

4 Enhancing the Role of Teachers in a Changing World, Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (International Report, See pages 28 and 34 for references to technology)

http://www.cmec.ca/international/teacheng.htm

See also the Bibliography for this paper at

http://www.cmec.ca/international/teach_ref_eng.htm

4 Principles of Adult Learning

(Arizona Dept. of Health Services)

http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/facdev/AdultLearning.html

See also Principles of Adult Learners

http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/facdev/AdultLearners.html

See also Learning Style Inventory

http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/facdev/lsi.html

See also 30 Things We Know about Adult Learning

http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/facdev/30things.hml

4 Technology and Professional Development

(From a US Gov't Study/Workshop on Technology)

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/RAND/Costs/teacher.html

4 Training is For Dogs

(Oregon and New Mexico Depts. of Ed.)

http://arlo.wilsonhs.pps.k12.or.us/inet95.html

4 A Plan for K-12 Teacher Professional Development in Communications Technology (Deakin University, Australia)

http://www.deakin.edu.au/edu/MSEE/CLP/Pubs/PlanTDDP.html

4 Teaching Teachers to Use Telecomputing Tools

(J. Harris, from ISTE Journal)

http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/Mining/October94-TCT.html

4 Reconceptualizing Professional Teacher Development (ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed383695.html

4 Implementation Priorities and Strategies

(North Central Regional Ed Laboratory)

http://www.ncrel.org/tandl/implem1.htm

4 NSDC Standards for Staff Development

(From the National Staff development Council in the US)

http://www.nsdc.org/list.html

10. What are the issues associated with staff development in IT that need to be addressed in a comprehensive and effective approach?

- finding time and money for professional development

4 Need for Professional Development

(From a US Gov't Tech Conference)

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/MakeHappen/Issue2.html

- fixation on technology skills

1 Barriers to New Technologies: Skill Fixation: Parts 1 and 2

http://www.fromnowon.org/FNOOct93.html

- rural access

1 Small Schools Projects Catalogue

(Quebec Ministry of Ed)

http://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/ssn/projects.htm

- equity in access

4 Challenges and Strategies in Using Technology: Providing Adequate Technology Access

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/approaches.html

4 Access and Equity

(From a US Gov't Tech Conference)

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/MakeHappen/Issue1.html

4 Technology and Equity

(ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed339400.html

4 Microcomputers: Equity and Quality in Education for Urban Disadvantaged Students (ERIC Digest)

http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/db/digs/ed242801.htm

- gender

4 Tempering the Masculinities of Technology

(John Willinsky, UBC)

http://www.knowarch.com/index/front_office/evaluation/aera_paper.htm

4 Gender and IT

A Summary from the Nat Centre on Ed Tech in the UK

http://www.ncet.org.uk/info-sheets/gender.html

- coverage/ application to all subjects (not just science, tech and math)

4 Content and Software

(Discussion from a US Gov't Tech Conference)

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/MakeHappen/Issue3.html

4 Helping Early Childhood Teacher Education Students Learn about the Internet (ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed395714.html

4 Use of Computer-based Technology in Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed390874.html

4 AskERIC InfoGuide: The Role and Application of Technology in the Language Arts (List of Internet and other resources)

http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/InfoGuide...ides/Technology_in_Language_Arts- 5.96.html

3 Educational Technology and the Teaching of History: Promise, Practice and Possibilities

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed373005.htm

3 Technology and Social Studies Education: Potentials and a Prognosis

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed421279.htm

4 Computer Databases: Applications for the Social Studies (ERIC Digest)

http://ericae2.educ.cua.edu/db/digs/ed264167.htm

- costs

1 The Principal as School-Community Facilitator: Entrepreneurial Skills

(A Website on Ed. Management)

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~vsvede/entreskl.htm

4 Infrastructure and Financing

(From a US Gov't Conference on Technology)

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/MakeHappen/Issue4.html

4 The Costs and Effectiveness of Educational Technology

(From a US Gov't Study/Workshop)

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/RAND/Costs/costs.html#1

See also Costs

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/RAND/Costs/costs3.html

See also Effectiveness

http://www.ed.gov/Technology/Plan/RAND/Costs/costs4.html

- long-term planning (system accountability)

4 Conclusions: Meeting the Challenges of Implementation and Training

http://www.oise.on.ca/~mfryatt/training/conclude.htm

See also References to this paper at

http://www.oise.on.ca/~mfryatt/training/refs.htm

4 Goal Setting: The Principal as School-Community Facilitator: (A Website on Ed Management

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~vsvede/goalstng.htm

4 Implementation Issues: Why Reforms Fail

(From US Dept. of Ed)

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/TechReforms/chap6a.html

See also Lessons from Implementation Studies

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/TechReforms/chap6b.html

4 Coordinating Top-Down and Bottom-Up Strategies for Educational Reform (Michael Fullan)

http://www.ed.govpubs/EdReformStudies/SysReforms/fullan1.html

4 Technology Planning at State, District and Local Levels (ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed393448.html

4 Vermont's StateWide Information Technology Plan: Guide to Professional Development

http://www.acsu.k12.vt.us/vstc/vstateplan/PrfDev.html

- individual accountability/attitudes

4 Prospective Teachers Attitudes Toward Computers

Marcin Paprzycki & Drga Vidakovic, Duke University

http://www,deakin.edu.au/edu/MSEE/CLP/CLPArticles/TeacherAttitudes.html

4 Technology Refusal and the Organizational Culture of Schools

(From a Ed Policy Journal)

http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/edu/hodas.txt

4 From Technology Refusal to Technology Acceptance

(From Now On Journal Article)

http://www.pacificrim.net/~mckenzie/may94fno.html

4 Teacher Beliefs and Practices: Part One: Patterns of Change, ACOT Report #08

http://www.research.apple.com/go/acot/Sum/acotRpt08sum.html

3 Profile of a Technology Using Teacher

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed356758.htm

3 Teachers' Views of Technology

A Survey of 1200 Canadian Teachers

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed449093.htm

11. Are there successful models and materials demonstrating best practice?

4 CLN Inservice Handouts

(BC Ministry of Ed)

http://www.etc.bc.ca/tdhome/inservice/handouts.html

4 CLN Inservice Overheads

(BC Ministry of Ed)

http://www.etc.bc.ca/tdebhome/inservice/overheads.html

4 School-University Partnerships and Educational Technology (ERIC Digest)

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed358840.html

4 KPBSD Staff Development Plan

http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/tech/plan/Train/train.html

4 Spotsylvania County School District, DC

http://www.deakin.edu.au/edu/MSEE/CLP/CLPArticles/LitCompForSpots.html

1 The Principal as Problem Solver: Problem Interpretation

(Part of a Website on Education Management)

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~vsvede/prbintrp.htm

1 The Principal as Problem Solver: Change Agent

(Part of a Web Site on Education Management)

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/vsvede/chnagnt.htm

1 Tutorials on Internet Techniques:

(A Website on Technology & Learning)

http://www.etc.bc.ca/tdebhome/inservice/itpd/tutorial.html

1 Education Journals & Resources

(A Website on Technology and Learning)

http://www.etc.bc.ca/tdebhome/inservice/itpd/journals.html

1 School Case Studies

(Page with Links to Descriptions)

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/EdTech/schoolstories.html

1 Presentations

(Links to several Software Pkgs. for Computer-based Presentations)

http://www.etc.bc.ca/tdebhome/inservice/itpd/present.html

4 Using Technology for K-12 Teacher PD in Communications Technology

(Deakin University, Australia)

http://www.deakin.edu.au/edu/MSEE/CLP/PubsP-12DP.html

1 Telecollaborative Project Planning

(Variety of Internet Projects for Students and Schools prepared by the Quebec Ministry of Ed.)

http://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/ssn/resourc2.htm

See also their Projects Catalogue at:

http://www.qesn.meq.gouv.qc.ca/ssn/projects.htm

1 Support Systems and Resources for Teachers

(Helping Teachers Find the On-Ramp)

http://www.oise.on.ca/~mfryatt/training/support.htm

4 Proposed Models for Successful Internet Implementation

(Helping Teachers find the On-Ramp)

http://www.oise.on.ca/~mfryatt/training/models.htm

See also Factors in Successful Training

http://www.oise.on.ca/~mfryatt/training/plusfact.htm

See also Factors in Unsuccessful Implementation

http://www.oise.on.ca/~mfryatt/training/failfact.htm

1 Teachers and the Internet: Charting a Course for Success

(Model based on teacher-self-directed learning)

http://www.pangea.org/HMP/PAPER/038/html/paper.html

1 On-Line Educational Resources for Teachers

(US Dept. of Ed)

http://www.ed.gov/EdRes/EducRes.html

1 For Teachers, By Teachers

(21st Century Teachers)

http://www.21ct.org/teachers.html

1 Lesson Plans:

(Sample plans by teachers in Bellingham, WA)

http://www.bham.wednet.edu/lessons.htm

See also Teacher Course Outline

http://www.bham.wednet.edu/literacy.htm

1 CLN On-line Courses

(Structured lessons on Internet Techniques)

http://www.etc.bc.ca/coop1/courses/online.html

° Telelearning Research Network

A Consortium of Canadian Universities)

http://telelearning.education.mcgill.ca/

° TACT: A Francophone Network of Universities and Schools

http://www.tact.fse.ulaval.ca/fr/html/sites/quebec.html

° Telelearning Page: Simon Fraser University

http://www.telelearn.ca/g_access.html

1 Education Journals and Pedagogical Resources

Several Journals and Sites Selected by the BC Ministry of Ed

http://www.etc.bc.ca/tdebhome/inservice/itp/journals.html

4 Teachers & Technology: Building Interest

(Describes strategies to reach out to teachers to learn technology

http://www.nctp.com/tea.tng.gwen.html

3 Administrators at Risk: Tools and Technologies for Securing Your Future

A 182 page Handbook to implement technological change in administrator professional practice

3 Literacy and New Technologies: An Event Hosted by the BC Ministry of Ed

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed364950.htm

3 Mentoring: An Approach to Technology Education: A Case Book and Computer Mentoring Course Guide (Produced by the Prince Georges County School District, MD)

3 Literacy and New Technologies: An Event Hosted by the BC Ministry of Ed

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed364187.htm

3 Computers, Literacy and Learning: A Primer for Administrators: Roadmaps to Success ( A 75 page Manual for Administrators)

http://eric2.educ.cua.edu/db/rieje/ed358547.htm