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T.H.E. Journal May 2004	State-Level Studies The U.S. Education Department made grant awards to 10 State Education Agencies who met the criteria to increase the capacity of states to design, conduct and procure high-quality evaluations of educational technology.
T.H.E. Journal June 2002 Sloane O'Neal	The Impact of ESEA's Scientifically Based Research Requirement on Schools' Technology Solutions This requirement, that districts implement products and programs founded on scientifically based research, is one of the bill's greatest strengths. When coupled with effective professional development, these educational solutions represent an overwhelmingly positive move.
T.H.E. Journal February 2004	A Closer Look at Scientifically Based Research -- What the Words Mean To appreciate the true impact of scientifically based research on education, it may be useful first to understand the meaning of the various terms that the law employs as part of its definition of SBR.
T.H.E. Journal May 14, 2009 Ruth Reynard	Technology's Impact on Learning Outcomes: Can It Be Measured? The ongoing debate on the effectiveness of technology use for student learning outcomes still seems to have no clear answers.
T.H.E. Journal July 2005 Wolf & Hall	Fighting the Good Fight Can the ed tech community convince policymakers that states and districts desperately need dedicated technology funding to ensure no child is left behind?
T.H.E. Journal September 24, 2009 David Nagel	New Resources Focus on the Effective Use of Technology in Title I Programs The State Educational Technology Directors Association and the National Association for State Title I Directors are launching new resources designed to help with Title I programs, especially in terms of using technology to help improve outcomes.
T.H.E. Journal March 2004 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Scientifically Based Research: Guidelines or Mandates for Product Purchasing? A key concern of educators - and especially of providers of products and programs - is whether or not a positive review by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) is a prerequisite for purchasing a specific product, particularly if federal funds are being used
T.H.E. Journal November 2005 Sebastian Foti	The Rise and Fall of Educational Technology: Did We Miss the Point? We need educational technologists who are developers of learning tools, not just software-installing computer practitioners.
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Bloomfield & Cooper	NCLB: A New Role for the Federal Government An overview of the most sweeping federal education law since 1965
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Neah J. Lohr	Implementing the Complexities of NCLB Wisconsin's approach to overcoming the law's challenges and closing the achievement gap
T.H.E. Journal May 2008 Charlene O'Hanlon	Content, Anyone? Free and always available, web-based open source materials are providing educators with a fertile, ever-adaptable supply of instructional resources.
T.H.E. Journal September 2004 Mark Schneiderman	Advocating a Bolder Education Vision for the Future As this election season hits full stride, candidates must be challenged to lead with a bolder vision that arms our students and educators with the technology-based tools and practices needed to meet the demands of the new century.
T.H.E. Journal September 2008 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	From Gathering Information to Taking Action Four new projects herald the bold next phase of the Congress on the Future of Content.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 Cathryn Harvey	Special Education Solutions in the Age of NCLB While an individualized approach to connecting assessment with instruction is helping mainstream students succeed, there have not been solutions that special education teachers can adopt in helping with the issues surrounding standardized testing.
T.H.E. Journal October 2002 Recio et al.	New E-Technologies Simplify NCLB Requirements Utilizing new technologies that integrate data proves to be the most efficient means of approaching a comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation and review of improvement efforts.
T.H.E. Journal February 2009	Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Virginia Educators Honored for Tech Leadership... Follet Expands Ebook Offerings...Green Light Names Contest Winners... etc.
T.H.E. Journal September 2004	WWC Launches New Site, Releases Study Reports The What Works Clearinghouse's (WWC) new Web site provides access to comprehensive and user-friendly reports reviewing evidence of the effectiveness of educational interventions such as programs, products, practices and policies.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Judith B. Rajala	Education Reform Education reform is the comprehensive and prioritized change within the field of K-12 education that promotes the overall improvement of student performance and academic achievement. The NCLB Act targets four basic education reform principles.
T.H.E. Journal March 2007 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Service Disagreement A lack of precedence on how to charge for ongoing support for technology purchases has created an unhealthy divide between vendors and educators.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 Faye P. Taylor	Education Technology Helps Unite School Communities, Improve Academic Achievement The landmark No Child Left Behind Act has spurred the adoption of innovative education technology and Internet-based programs into classrooms nationwide.
T.H.E. Journal September 2004 Kevin Hunter	Smart' Technology Offers Schools New Solutions to Save Time and Money in the Changing Landscape of Education Schools, like many businesses today, are leveraging the power of technology to make their own operations - just like their students - smarter and more resourceful than ever.
T.H.E. Journal September 25, 2009 David Nagel	Duncan: NCLB Overhaul Needs To Begin Now The No Child Left Behind Act has not only failed to improve student outcomes, it's actually contributing to a decline in academic standards in the United States - this according to United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who has issued a call for the immediate overhaul of NCLB.
T.H.E. Journal April 2008 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	How Would You Like Your Content? Textbooks? Digital? Web-based? Perhaps a bit of each? The Congress on the Future of Content brings publishers and educators together in hopes of settling the issue.
T.H.E. Journal June 2005 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Why Aren't Dollars Following Need? The need for professional development is enormous and expressed; the question is, where's the money?
T.H.E. Journal July 2004	WWC Launches Site, Releases Study Reports The What Works Clearinghouse's (WWC) new Web site provides access to comprehensive and user-friendly reports reviewing evidence of the effectiveness of educational programs, products, practices and policies.
T.H.E. Journal September 2000	Online Destination Links Teachers with Resources Great Online Tools for Schools, GOTSchool Inc., has launched GOTSchool Teachers, a Web site for K-12 teachers to find and share resources.
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Making Sense of NCLB For a careful observer of trends in education, key elements of the No Child Left Behind Act were probably not an enormous surprise.
T.H.E. Journal	Technology Integration The use of instructional technology has evolved over the last two decades with the integration of technology throughout teaching and learning.
T.H.E. Journal	News Briefs - Center for Education Services The research and development organization AEL has opened the Center for Education Services, which offers customized professional development and program improvement services for educators at the school, district and state levels.
T.H.E. Journal January 4, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	Discovery To Host Free Event on Using Technology in Science Education Discovery Education has announced the Discovery Educator Network SCIcon 2010, a free, virtual professional development event demonstrating the many ways educators can integrate digital content and educational technologies into science education.
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Matthew Miller	Q&A: Ruben Lopez, Florida's Chief Technology Officer How is Florida dealing with the No Child Left Behind act?
T.H.E. Journal November 13, 2009 Scott Aronowitz	Educator Use of Social Networking Lags Behind Interest Educators suggested some factors inhibiting the growth of this technology in educational settings include privacy concerns, schools/districts that block access to these Web sites, and time pressure.
T.H.E. Journal	Professional Development Unlike training, professional development is more concerned with helping teachers learn to use technology in order to help students learn.
T.H.E. Journal February 2003 Geoffrey Fletcher	Making Sense of NCLB's Technology Component This section of the bill calls for states to submit to the Education Department an application addressing 15 topics related to how they will use their technology money.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Geoffry Fletcher	Sharing State, District Best Practices Sharing, learning and working together can accelerate the effective use of technology in education.
T.H.E. Journal October 2004	Integrating Technology Throughout Education At the state level, state departments of education are still reeling from tight budgets; budget cuts; and in some cases, such as Texas, the complete obliteration of their technology departments.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Abrutyn & Crego	Leadership & Advocacy: Penn-Delco School District Reaches Its Goals by Holding Fast to Technology Vi In a time when No Child Left Behind demands an increase in student achievement, but funds for technology are scarce, leadership is crucial to using technology wisely.
T.H.E. Journal May 2003 Dave Brittain	My Database Will Call Your Database, But Can They Talk? Currently, we face a national dilemma in how to promote a seamless technology system for tracking and reporting on our students' educational histories, achievements and needs.
Geotimes October 2004 Jay Chapman	Seeing No Child Left Behind The highly controversial No Child Left Behind Act is at the center of the election-year debate on education reform.
T.H.E. Journal December 2006 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	No Child Left Behind, Version 2.0 The incoming Congress will take up the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind. Here are a few ideas that deserve consideration if the law gets updated.