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No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) Title IID Enhancing Education through Technology Initiative 2 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Competitive Grants December 2009 Sarah Wintle Research Associate Caroline Pinkham Research Associate. Maine Education Policy Research Institute
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No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA) Title IID Enhancing Education through TechnologyInitiative 2American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Competitive Grants December 2009Sarah WintleResearch AssociateCaroline PinkhamResearch Associate Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI)
Agenda Project Overview/Activity Logic model Question & Answer session Resources This meeting will be recorded and available for those unable to attend or who wish to review the presentation at a later time.
Project Overview Primary Goal: To improve student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary and secondary schools
Objective: Teachers using Open Educational Resources (OER) to influence and maximize student academic achievement Project Overview
Objective: Teachers using Open Educational Resources (OER) to influence and maximize student academic achievement Goals: Provide evidence and evaluation of a successful professional development initiative that: 1. improves teaching 2. results in a positive impact on student learning Project Overview
Objective: Teachers using Open Educational Resources (OER) to influence and maximize student academic achievement Goals: Provide evidence and evaluation of a successful professional development initiative that: 1. improves teaching 2. results in a positive impact on student learning Focus: The training focuses on the effective use of accessible OER’s for effective teaching and learning Project Overview
MEPRI ROLE • MEPRI ROLE: • To provide technical assistance to awardees in implementing their projects and conducting the overall evaluation. • SESSION GOAL: • Our experiences have taught us that Logic Models provides a framework for the planning process. Use of the Logic Model has no bearing on the selection process or selection of schools for the Title II D – Initiative 2 - RFP
Logic Model Needs and Pre-conditions Educational Activities Desired Educational Outcomes What is a logic model? A framework that guides an evaluation, and/or maps out logical and causal connections between means and ends Means Ends
Conceptual Logic Model Activities Needs Outcomes
Example: Generic MEPRI Logic Model Process Context Outcome Process Outcomes Achievement Outcomes Pre treatment Intervention • Teachers’: • Tech. knowledge and skills • Content knowledge • Efficacy beliefs • Background & experience • Teacher PD: • Content specific • Ongoing support from MEPRI • School – based: • Adoption of tech. principles • Teachers’: • Tech. integration skills • Instructional & pedagogical skills using tech. • Efficacy beliefs • Greater school wide awareness & use of tech. Students’ achievement increases
Example: Logic Model for improving students Algebra I achievement • Intervention/ Activities • Electronic formative assessments (using Moodle); • Noteshare for journaling; • Conversation around instruction; • Pam Buffington come in to help with finding what technology is available for math assessment; • Allowing time for teachers to learn how to do this • Process Outcomes • Teachers learn to access and examine student data; • Use the data to adjust instruction • Professional dialogue and reflection about data • Adapt instruction • Context • Teachers currently use paper common assessments; • Very formal discussions of results; • All Freshman take Alg. I; • Daily Alg. I is in place for students who need it • Achievement Outcomes • Improve students Alg. I achievement
Logic Model: Create Your Own! Outcome Achievement Outcomes
Logic Model: Create Your Own! Process Outcome Intervention/ Activities: Process Outcomes: Achievement Outcomes: Context:
Thank You Should you have questions please send us an email: Sarah E. Wintle swintle@usm.maine.edu Caroline Pinkham cpinkham@usm.maine.edu
Resources No Child Left Behind - Title II-D – RFP 200911555Enhancing Education Through Technology http://www.maine.gov/education/nclb/tiid/arrarfp2-120209.pdf Maine Department of Education Regulation 132 - MaineLearning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction (effective October 22, 2007) http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/pei/index.html Maine's Training and Development Quality Standards http://www.maine.gov/education/achievingresults/intro.htm Bob McIntire Dept.of Education Learning Technology Team tel 207.624.6778 cell 207.592-4718 tty 207.624.6800 fax 207.624-6651bob.mcintire@maine.gov