May 29th, 2008
I can chew with the best of ‘em, but I was not able to pull of the blogging feats I hoped to accomplish this week. The planned (and much hyped!) series on “Facilitating Technology Integration” did not happen. I underestimated the amount of energy it takes to drive around a mountainous state, visit 3-5 schools [...]
May 26th, 2008
[WHERE IN THE WORLD IS JB: Sutton, WV. Gearing up for visit to first 5 schools tomorrow] So, I’ve arrived in West Virginia, and as promised, here’s the first of this 5-part chronicle. After my visits tomorrow (5 schools in three different counties), I’ll begin my discussion of findings. For today, just an introduction. My [...]
Here are my destinations for the next four days. Fun with Google Maps: View Larger Map
May 25th, 2008
Tomorrow, I head out to West Virginia for a week of data collection. From Tuesday through Friday, I’ll be visiting 15 schools as part of a statewide evaluation of their Technology Integration Specialist (TIS) program. That program, funded through federal EETT funds, puts specialists in schools to work with teachers to facilitate better integration of [...]
May 24th, 2008
Gary Stager rightfully challenged edubloggers to follow/care/blog about the Reading First study. I’d ignored his words… until now. After reading an article by Sol Stern about the study (txs to eduwonkette for pointing me to the article), I had to comment… You’re probably aware of the old adage, “If you’re losing the game, change the [...]