Professional development in integrating technology into teaching and learning: Knowns, unknowns, and ways to pursue better questions and answers

KA Lawless, JW Pellegrino - Review of educational research, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
The literature base on technology professional development for teachers reveals that there
is a long way to go in understanding methods of effective practice with respect to the various …

Implementation and effects of one-to-one computing initiatives: A research synthesis

WR Penuel - Journal of research on technology in education, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
There are now a large number of initiatives designed to make laptops with wireless
connectivity available to all students in schools. This paper synthesizes findings from …

Differences in student information and communication technology literacy based on socio-economic status, ethnicity, and gender: Evidence of a digital divide in …

AD Ritzhaupt, F Liu, K Dawson… - Journal of Research on …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This research examines student information and communication technology (ICT) literacy
and its relationships to a student's socio-economic status (SES), gender, and ethnicity of …

Technology and education change: Focus on student learning

B Means - Journal of research on technology in education, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined technology implementation practices associated with student learning
gains. Interviews and observations were conducted with staff at schools where teachers …

Effectiveness of reading and mathematics software products: Findings from the first student cohort

M Dynarski, R Agodini, S Heaviside, T Novak, N Carey… - 2007 - telearn.hal.science
Congress posed questions about the effectiveness of educational technology and how
effectiveness is related to conditions and practices. The study identified reading and …

Teachers' ability to use data to inform instruction: Challenges and supports.

B Means, E Chen, A DeBarger, C Padilla - Office of Planning, Evaluation and …, 2011 - ERIC
The national Study of Education Data Systems and Decision Making documented the
availability and features of education data systems and the prevalence and nature of data …

Examining the digital divide in K-12 public schools: Four-year trends for supporting ICT literacy in Florida

TN Hohlfeld, AD Ritzhaupt, AE Barron, K Kemker - Computers & Education, 2008 - Elsevier
While there is evidence that access to computers in schools has increased, there remain
questions about whether low socio-economic status (SES) schools provide students with …

Connecting instructional technology professional development to teacher and student outcomes

W Martin, S Strother, M Beglau, L Bates… - Journal of research …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
This article presents findings from an evaluation of an instructional-technology professional
development (PD) program that uses many practices advocated by PD experts. In this …

Teacher professional development through digital content evaluation

K Xie, MK Kim, SL Cheng, NC Luthy - Educational Technology Research …, 2017 - Springer
In this study, researchers designed and implemented a 1-year professional development
(PD) program that focused on supporting teachers in evaluating and selecting digital …

Focus, fiddle, and friends: Experiences that transform knowledge for the implementation of innovations

KA Frank, Y Zhao, WR Penuel… - Sociology of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Although knowledge has been linked to productivity within and between organizations, little
is known about how knowledge flows into schools and then diffuses from teacher to teacher …