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December/January
2004
In this issue:
:: News from around the region
:: New Publications
:: Short Reports
:: School administration survey on impact of mandates
:: Myths and realities about adequate yearly progress
:: New Grants and Awards |
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Technology in Education Consortium
1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave.
Ritter Annex 9th Floor
Temple University - CRHDE
Philadelphia, PA 19122
800-892-5550
215-204-5130 (fax)
General Inquires:
Laurence Peters
Technical Assistance:
Barry Mansfield
Professional Development:
Joan Pasternak
Online Portal:
Johann Sarmiento
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Temple University Center for Research
in Human Development and Education |
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Visits to our MAR*TEC website have grown impressively; we logged 105,474 hits
and 54,417 separate visits from individuals in the mid-Atlantic region and the
nation during the last quarter of Year 3. In addition, the MAR*TEC website has a
new look! Please visit it at
http://www.temple.edu/martec/ and tell us what you think.
MAR*TEC continues to increase its coverage of the region. In our most recent
report filed with the federal government, we have provided intensive
professional development and technical assistance services to 1,363 individuals
(a 12% increase from Year 2).
NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGION
Jill Stoltzfus has replaced Patty Hendricks and is now in
charge of state relations.
  DELAWARE:
MAR*TEC ASKED TO ASSIST IN EXAMINING SCHOOL PORTALS MAR*TEC
is currently assisting the Delaware Department of Education
with its portal projects needs in two primary ways. First,
we are providing a statewide online assessment of all library
media specialists' knowledge and awareness of websites and
portals. Second, we are assisting three grant-funded middle
schools in the development of their individual library portals
as part of Delaware's "Enhancing Educational Through
Technology" efforts.
MAR*TEC is
also assisting the Delaware Center for Educational
Technology (DCET) in its professional development and other needs, including
attendance at Instructional Technology Guiding
Rigorous Academics and Teaching Excellence (INTEGRATE)
meetings of statewide technology specialists.
 MARYLAND will
continue the ACCESSIBILITY project. MAR*TEC will continue to assist the
Maryland Department of Education with its technology accessibility efforts in
serving students with physical disabilities as per Section 508 guidelines.
MAR*TEC will also serve as a resource regarding accessibility issues for the
Maryland Center for Technology in Education (CTE) in its partnership with John
Hopkins University and the Maryland Department of Education. Finally, MAR*TEC
will be available as an ongoing professional development resource for regional
and statewide workshops.
 PENNSYLVANNIA:
MAR*TEC's assistance to the Pennsylvania Department of Education is twofold:
disseminating the results of three digital school districts' grant-funded
technology initiatives through a practitioner "toolkit" and other products, and
participating in the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Exposition and
Conference in February of 2004 through a panel group discussion and three
individual sessions around the theme of conducting scientifically based research
in educational settings. MAR*TEC will also serve as a professional
development and evaluation resource for individual school district projects
(e.g., the Handheld Conference sponsored by
the Bucks County Intermediate Unit on Dec. 3, 2003).
 WASHINGTON, DC:
MAR*TEC will be assisting the District of Columbia Public School system by
evaluating a grant-funded
project to evaluate the impact of technology (e.g., use of targeted software
programs) on high school students' writing outcomes.
 NEW JERSEY:
MAR*TEC's will assist the New Jersey Department of Education with the promotion
of its teacher mentoring site through listservs, regional and national
conferences, and local professional development workshops. MAR*TEC will also
serve as an resource for other professional development needs throughout the
state. MAR*TEC will assist the state in its efforts to identify an effective
evaluation tool to demonstrate the true impact of technology upon student
performance.
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