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Recommendation 1: Work as a Team

Leadership Team Support Material
Effective district and/or schoolwide implementation of technology begins with strong leadership and grows through ongoing collaboration, developing partnerships, and facilitating professional...

Recommendation 2: Enhance Your Vision and Set Goals

Leadership Team Support Material
In order to meet student learning needs and achieve high levels of student academic achievement, it is important to enhance and communicate a school vision that includes the use of technology....

Recommendation 3: Gather Data to Drive Decision Making

Leadership Team Support Material
The Leadership Team at the district and school levels is responsible for fostering a culture of data-driven decision making to advance teaching and learning in the building. Data should be used not...

Recommendation 4: Define Your Technology Budget

Leadership Team Support Material
School operating budgets provide stable financing for ongoing purchases and support. However, school budgets are tight and programs—including technology programs and related support staff—may be cut...

Recommendation 5: Plan Professional Learning Opportunities

Leadership Team Support Material
It is critical to build the capacity of school staff to use and integrate technology by fostering a school culture that supports continuous learning. By building staff confidence with concrete...

Recommendation 6: Provide Access to Technology and Support

Leadership Team Support Material
Technology use and implementation throughout the district and/or school building requires continuous support and a systemic process through which teachers can access assistance when experiencing...

Reflective Teaching: Thinking and Writing About Our Work in the Classroom

Slideshow
The importance of reflective teaching, methods for developing reflective teaching skills and ways to document your teaching philosophy and experience are discussed in this online presentation....

Reflective Teaching: Exploring Our Own Classroom Practice

Article
Reflective teaching is a process of self-observation and self-evaluation. By collecting information about what goes on in your classroom, and by analyzing and evaluating this information, you can...

Research on Assistive Technology Tools and Supports

Bibliography
The PowerUp WHAT WORKS Team at the Center for Technology Implementation, has conducted extensive reviews of the literature on assistive technology tools and supports. View our bibliography for a...

Research on Math Practices

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The PowerUp WHAT WORKS Team at the Center for Technology Implementation, has conducted extensive reviews of the literature on mathematics teaching and learning. View our bibliography for a collection...

Research on Online and Mobile Learning

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The PowerUp WHAT WORKS Team at the Center for Technology Implementation has conducted extensive reviews of the literature on the use of online and mobile learning platforms in K-12 education. View...

Research on Reading Practices

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The PowerUp WHAT WORKS Team at the Center for Technology Implementation, has conducted extensive reviews of the literature on the teaching reading. View our bibliography for a collection of...

Research on Technology Tools to Support Learning

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The PowerUp WHAT WORKS Team at the Center for Technology Implementation, has conducted extensive reviews of the literature on the use of technology tools to support student learning. View our...

Research on Virtual Learning Environments and Simulations

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The PowerUp WHAT WORKS Team at the Center for Technology Implementation, has conducted extensive reviews of the literature on virtual learning environments and simulations. View our bibliography for...

Research on Writing Practices

Bibliography
The PowerUp WHAT WORKS Team at the Center for Technology Implementation, has conducted extensive reviews of the literature on the writing process. View our bibliography for a collection of references...

Research on the Technology Implementation Process

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The PowerUp WHAT WORKS Team at the Center for Technology Implementation has conducted extensive reviews of the literature on technology implementation and implementation science. View our...

Research on the Use of Embedded Supports and Supported e-Text

Bibliography
The PowerUp WHAT WORKS Team at the Center for Technology Implementation, has conducted extensive reviews of the literature research-based technology practices. View our bibliography for a collection...

Research on the Use of Virtual Manipulatives

Bibliography
Standards: Reason Abstractly • Use Appropriate Tools Strategically • Make Sense of Problems
The PowerUp WHAT WORKS Team at the Center for Technology Implementation, has conducted extensive reviews of the literature on the use of virtual manipulatives to support student learning in...

Research, Technology, & Students With Disabilities: Assessing Progress of Your Technology Initiatives

Article
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This guide was developed by AIR for the Center for Technology and Disability (CTD) to address SEA and LEA need for conducting an evaluation of district technology implementation initiatives or...

Reviewing Writing: Edit and Revise

Lesson in Action
Standards: Writing • Literacy in History/Social Studies
Ms. Nupak’s 6th graders are in the midst of a unit on Ancient Greece. In this lesson, students will revise and edit the first draft of the writing assignment, which compares and contrasts life in...

Teaching Strategies

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School-wide Tech Implementation

Supporting Struggling Students