1. School Board Presentation
February 2009
Pam Sukalski

2. Individualized instruction
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Connection to “life”
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Motivation factors
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Improved test scores
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3. Individual learning paths
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Computer-based
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instruction models
◦ PLATO (Hannafin, 2008)
◦ KidBiz (Barone, 2008)

4. 21st Century Skills
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Barone, 2008 article
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◦ Scaffolding
◦ Todd Wright quote
Partnership for 21st Century
◦ Wright’s Techies Skills – Route 21 is the online,
one-stop-shop for 21st century
skills-related information,
◦ 7 skills learned resources and community tools.
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/

5. Student Interest in Learning About Science with the Web-LE
Strongly Neutral Agree Strongly
Item Disagree %
Disagree % % % Agree %
Using software such as this
fossilization program to learn 3.7 48.1 40.7 3.7 3.7
about science is boring.
My motivation to learn about
fossilization is greater than my
3.7 11.1 33.3 44.4 7.4
motivation to learn about most
other units.
I hope teachers will use more
software like this in my 3.7 7.4 18.5 59.3 11.1
classroom.
Excerpt from Table 3, Wang, 2007

6. Florida’s EETT Laptop Initiative
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Student-Centered Teaching Practices
Student Engagement
Motivation

7. Example of CBI Success on Standardized Tests – Hannafin, 2008

8. 4th grade Criterion-Referenced Test Scores
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◦ 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

9. Need for Professional Development
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Opportunities
◦ Faculty Buy-in
Need for Planning: District, School, Grade
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◦ Scaffolding

10. Barone, D., & Wright, T. E. (2008). Literacy instruction with digital and media
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technologies. Reading Teacher, 62(4), 292-303. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from
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Dawson, K., Cavanaugh, C., & Ritzhaupt, A. D. (2008). Florida's EETT leveraging
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laptops initiative and its impact on teaching practices. Journal of Research on
Technology in Education, 41(2), 143-159. Retrieved January 30, 2009, from
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Hannafin, R., & Foshay, W. (2008). Computer-based instruction’s (CBI)
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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
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an integrated learning system on high-risk Kindergartners' achievement. Reading
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Wang, S., & Reeves, T. (2007). The effects of a web-based learning environment
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on student motivation in a high school earth science course. Educational
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2009, from Academic Search Premier database.