School Board PresentationFebruary 2009

Pam Sukalski

Individualized instruction

Connection to “life”

Motivation factors

Improved test scores

Individual learning paths Computer-based

instruction models

◦ PLATO (Hannafin, 2008)

◦ KidBiz (Barone, 2008)

21st Century Skills

Barone, 2008 article

◦ Scaffolding

◦ Todd Wright quote

◦ Wright’s Techies

◦ 7 skills learned

Partnership for 21st Century Skills – Route 21 is the online, one-stop-shop for 21st century skills-related information, resources and community tools.

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/

Item Strongly Disagree %

Disagree %

Neutral %

Agree %

Strongly Agree

%

Using software such as this fossilization program to learn about science is boring.

3.7 48.1 40.7 3.7 3.7

My motivation to learn about fossilization is greater than my motivation to learn about most other units.

3.7 11.1 33.3 44.4 7.4

I hope teachers will use more software like this in my classroom.

3.7 7.4 18.5 59.3 11.1

Student Interest in Learning About Science with the Web-LE

Excerpt from Table 3, Wang, 2007

Florida’s EETT Laptop Initiative

Example of CBI Success on Standardized Tests – Hannafin, 2008

4th grade Criterion-Referenced Test Scores

◦ 72% met or exceeded the benchmark criteria for

English language arts

◦ 65% of those qualifying for free or reduced-cost

lunches met or exceeded the benchmark criteria for

English language arts

◦ 67% of Hispanic students met or exceeded the

benchmark criteria for English language arts

Barone, 2008

Need for Professional Development

Opportunities

◦ Faculty Buy-in

Need for Planning: District, School, Grade

◦ Scaffolding

Barone, D., & Wright, T. E. (2008). Literacy instruction with digital and media technologies. Reading Teacher, 62(4), 292-303. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.

Dawson, K., Cavanaugh, C., & Ritzhaupt, A. D. (2008). Florida's EETT leveraging laptops initiative and its impact on teaching practices. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 41(2), 143-159. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database..

Hannafin, R., & Foshay, W. (2008). Computer-based instruction’s (CBI) rediscovered role in K-12: An evaluation case study of one high school’s use of CBI to improve pass rates on high-stakes tests. Educational Technology Research & Development, 56(2), 147-160. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.

Tracey, D. H., & Young, J. W. (2007). Technology and early literacy: The impact of an integrated learning system on high-risk Kindergartners' achievement. Reading Psychology, 28(5), 443-467. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.

Wang, S., & Reeves, T. (2007). The effects of a web-based learning environment on student motivation in a high school earth science course. Educational Technology Research & Development, 55(2), 169-192. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from Academic Search Premier database.