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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
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
MAR*TEC has recently published online a number of new Techno-Briefs:
"Web Resources for Adult Educators"
by Michele Benedict
"How ReflectionConnection Can Help Train
Highly Qualified Teachers" by Joan Pasternak
"How Handheld Computers Are Improving the
Way We Evaluate Student Behavior and Performance" by Jennifer Daley
"ReflectionConnection: A New Online
Professional Development Tool" by Barry Mansfield
"The Technology Needs of Educators in the
Mid-Atlantic Region" by Kelly Feighan
"Improving the Use of Technology in
Education through Action Research" by Marcia Cushall and Susan Arisman,
Frostburg State University SHORT REPORTS
The results of the
2003 NAEP scores are in. States are doing well overall in improving math but are
not making such rapid progress in reading. States in the MAR*TEC region follow
these national trends. For a full report and analysis, please visit
http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=12NAEP.h23
The famous 1983
National At Risk report recommended that computer science become part of a
student's graduation requirement. Twenty years on the following paper
commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education's technology office reviews
progress in developing a series of national education technology plans:
www.nationaledtechplan.org/participate/20years.pdf
The Council of Chief
State School Officers (CCSSO) recently released a detailed analysis of state
data on the qualifications of teachers in grades 7-12
http://www.ccsso.org/publications/details.cfm?
PublicationID=224
SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATOR SURVEY ON IMPACT OF MANDATES
The recent report, "Rolling Up Their Sleeves," which was funded by The Wallace
Foundation, examines the attitudes of public school leaders about their jobs and
the challenges they face. School leaders say their biggest headaches are funding
and the time it takes to comply with a blizzard of local, state, and federal
mandates. For a summary of the report, see:
http://www.publicagenda.org/specials/rollingup/rollingup.htm
MYTHS AND REALITIES ABOUT ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS (AYP)
The Education Trust, an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to
make schools and colleges work for all of the young people they serve, prepares
periodic reports relating to the challenges associated with implementing the No
Child Left Behind Act. Recently, the Trust prepared a brief report detailing the
basic principles and core requirements of AYP, the principle accountability
mechanism in the Act. The goal in the Act is for all students to meet the state
definition of "proficient" in reading and math by 2014 or to make significant
progress toward that goal. For more information, see
http://www2.edtrust.org/edtrust/ESEA
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