Education & learning publications
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Exploring Assignments, Student Work, And Teacher Feedback In Reforming Schools: 2002-03 Data From Washington State
We are working with foundation officials and reformers across the country to study high school change and what it takes to improve teaching and learning. We are examining the extent…
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A National Look at Children and Families Entering Early Intervention
The National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS) is the first study of Part C of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) early intervention system with a nationally representative sample…
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Measuring The Quality Of Teacher Assignments And Student Work In High School English And Mathematics
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Design Considerations For Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Technology-Related Teacher Professional Development
The Enhancing Education Through Technology program, authorized as part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, provides for formula grants to states to be used to improve student…
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Teacher Assignments And Student Work As Measures Of Opportunity To Learn
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Globe Year 8 Evaluation: Adapting Implementation to Diverse Contexts
We studied two aspects of adaptation of GLOBE this year (2002-03). We examined how partners have adapted training and follow-up support to meet teacher needs and analyzed GLOBE implementation in…
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Partnership Models: The Case Of The Deformed Frogs
This chapter describes how a partnership designed, tested, and refined the integration of an innovative learning environment and curricula into the life of an urban middle school.
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Technical Appendix: Exploring Assignments, Student Work, And Teacher Feedback In Reforming Schools: 2002-03 Data From Washington State
Eight assignments, four typical and four challenging, were collected from teachers over the course of the school year. Student work associated with the teacher assignments was also collected three times…
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Designing Handheld Software To Support Classroom Assessment
Since 2002, Project WHIRL (Wireless Handhelds In Reflection on Learning) has investigated potential uses of handheld computers in K-12 science classrooms using a teacher involved process of software development and…
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ESCOT: Coordinating The Influence Of R&D And Classroom Practice To Produce Educational Software From Reusable Components
This testbed incorporated interactive learning tools from a variety of university, nonprofit, and commercial developers, and hosted decentralized authoring teams consisting of teachers, developers and educational technologists.
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Project Halo: Towards a Digital Aristotle
Project Halo is a multi-staged effort, sponsored by Vulcan Inc, aimed at creating the Digital Aristotle, an application that will encompass much of the world's scientific knowledge and be capable…
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Technology’s Contribution To Teaching And Policy: Efficiency, Standardization, Or Transformation?
We begin this chapter with a brief sketch of alternative perspectives on the ways in which technology can support education policy and practice. We will suggest that the connection between…