Wisconsin – TAPP Overvew
In 2003, ED awarded $15 million in multi-year, evaluation grants to 9 states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The studies conducted scientifically-based research on how technology impacts student achievement in elementary and secondary education. Final reports were published in 2007.
Wisconsin took part in the “Wisconsin Proposal to Study the Effectiveness of Two Models of Implementing Educational Technology” in order to evaluate the impact of using technology within two constructivist models when implemented by teachers teaching seventh and eighth grade science and social studies. The study found that, in general, the teachers indicated moderate levels of computer and technology use with some significant differences over time and between the control and experimental groups.
Tennessee EdTech Launch – TAPP Overview
In 2003, ED awarded $15 million in multi-year, evaluation grants to 9 states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The studies conducted scientifically-based research on how technology impacts student achievement in elementary and secondary education. Final reports were published in 2007.
The Tennessee EdTech Launch (TnETL) program provided full-time, on-site technology coaches to prepare teachers to create and implement lessons that engage students in critical thinking and to promote the use of computers as tools in order to increase learning. The TnETL program demonstrated progress in changing school culture to benefit students through the use of technology.
Iowa Professional Development Model – TAPP Overview
In 2003, ED awarded $15 million in multi-year, evaluation grants to 9 states, including Arkansas, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The studies conducted scientifically-based research on how technology impacts student achievement in elementary and secondary education. Final reports were published in 2007.
The Iowa Professional Development Model provides teachers with sustainable professional development through face-to-face, video conferencing and online resources. In addition, teachers were provided with technology-based curriculum interventions for math and reading, coupled with assessment tools to track student progress and individualize instruction. The teachers were grouped in regional cohorts via a consortium. Researchers found student achievement gains in both and math and reading.
Patience and Partnership
In Washington State, technology integration relies on coaching and regional support not equipment. This article was written by Dennis Small, SETDA Member and Educational Technology Director.
Florida’s Technology Integration Matrix
To create its technology guidelines, Florida focused on the intersection of meaningful learning environments and levels of technology integration. This article was written by James Welsh, Assistant Director of the Florida Center for Instructional Technology at the University of South Florida, J. Christine Harmes, Evaluation and Measurement Consultant with the Florida Center for Instructional Technology at the University of South Florida, and Roy Winkelman, Director of the Florida Center for Instructional Technology at the University of South Florida.
Class of 2020 – Action Plan for Education
SETDA’s Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education Project includes the development of the five publications listed below designed to create a succinct message addressing technology’s transformative role in education in the hopes of informing future education and workforce development policy at the state and federal levels.
State Education Policy Center
State Education Policy Center (SEPC) is a database of state policies related to education and technology curated by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA). Find links to SEPC listings for each state within our membership listings here on SETDA.org, or visit SEPC to browse policy across the US.