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Texas STARgate is an online professional development portal for K-12 teachers in Texas schools. A Texas technology center experienced a variety of challenges in the design, delivery, and support of this portal. This paper examines the challenges and ...

Research on adoption of innovations is largely limited to the factors and barriers affecting immediate change. Little research outside the field of clinical psychology considers factors leading to enduring or lasting change. The purpose of the study ...

This paper chronicles the creation of a distance-delivered Ph.D. in Educational Computing to be offered by the Department of Technology and Cognition at the University of North Texas in Denton, TX. Scores of institutions of higher learning currently ...

This paper explores the use of handhelds as effective assistive devices for students with mild disabilities who have issues with self-monitoring. Through a grant from Verizon, the Texas Center for Educational Technology has provided handhelds for...

To meet the ever-growing need for special educators across cultures, the current project was funded by the Global Challenge Initiative at the University of North Texas (UNT). UNT seeks to provide four "globally enhanced" on-line courses for...

Project SETS (Simulation-Enhanced Training for Science Teachers) seeks to improve training for elementary level science teachers using a simulated classroom (simSchool) as a laboratory experience. Future teachers can practice teaching in an...

Supporting cohorts of preservice teachers from four institutes of higher education is a daunting task. This presentation discusses a program to create a community of practice based on mentor/protégé pairs and supported by technology tools such as...

With this proposal, we focus on one aspect of collaboration and partnership, which is, the virtual communities of practice (COP) to support the pre-service teachers and mentors. We will demonstrate how the BEGIN virtual COP incorporates sound...

Research shows that blended learning (the use of the Internet to enhance standard face-to-face classes) is an effective method of teaching. Even though most of the research is focused on post-secondary education, many K-12 teachers still have class...

Belton ISD and Rosebud-Lott ISD implemented a cost-effective, scientifically research-based model of professional development for teachers and administrators. A team of content area specialists worked with technology integration specialists to give...