A 1-1 Laptop Initiative in an Urban Middle School:

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Hilliard-Nelson, G., Searson, M., Lerman, J., Jenkins, R. & McNulty, C. (2006). A 1-1 Laptop Initiative in an Urban Middle School:. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2006 (pp. 3886-3889). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2006
Orlando, Florida, USA
March 19, 2006
ISBN 1-880094-58-4
  Caroline M. Crawford, Roger Carlsen, Karen McFerrin, Jerry Price, Roberta Weber & Dee Anna Willis
AACE

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Authors

Gail Hilliard-Nelson, Michael Searson, James Lerman, Kean University, USA; Roland Jenkins, Catherine McNulty, McGinnis MS, Perth Amboy, NJ, USA

Abstract

A 1-1 laptop initiative has been establish by Kean University at a New Jersey middle school in an urban setting. Supported by a US DOE Teacher Quality Enhancement Grant, the project has supported well-developed professional development, both for teachers and administrators, and a thorough assessment model. This session will demonstrate and discuss the project's experience in: 1. Implementation of an effective professional development program; 2. Teacher roles and responsibilities in a middle school 1-1 laptop program; 3. Establishment of an effective model for program assessment; 4. Integration of technology in a standards-based school environment; 5. Roles and responsibilities of partner university staff; 6. Dynamics of establishing a new Professional Development School partnership

Keywords

• Assessment
• Middle School Education
• Teachers
• Integration
• Professional Development

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