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North Carolina: Preloading Professional Development to Ensure Potential Success

by Frances Bryant Bradburn, Director of Instructional Technology, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Therefore, we have built in other indicators of success as well: student attitudes, which encompass attendance rates and discipline referrals; an examination of the types of students and teachers who function best in a technology-rich, resource-rich environment; and an assessment of the characteristics of administrators who cultivate a climate in which these technology-savvy teachers flourish.

We believe that preloading professional development before the grant award determination allowed us to choose schools that had a high potential for success; thus, increasing our chances of seeing quantifiable results within a short time frame. In addition, it allowed us to clarify a model, create a vision and solidify a commitment to a statewide initiative that promises to help build a technology-rich, resource-rich learning environment for North Carolina teachers and students.

References

Lance, K., L. Welborn and C. Hamilton-Pennell. 1993. "The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement." Colorado Department of Education.

National Staff Development Council. 2001. NSDC's Standards for Staff Development. Online: www.nsdc.org/standards.

Wenglinsky, H. 1998. "D'es It Compute?: The Relationship Between Educational Technology and Student Achievement in Mathematics." Princeton, N.J.: Educational Testing Service. Online: ftp://ftp.ets.org/pub/res/technolog.pdf.

9-Step Grant Application Process

  1. Statewide videoconference
  2. Regional consultant visits all 47 eligible school systems
  3. School system identification of single school to apply
  4. Submission of intent to apply
  5. Further professional development for school teams by regional consultants
  6. Grant submission
  7. Grant review by outside reviewers and identification of 16 school finalists
  8. Applicant team interviews
  9. Final 11 IMPACT Model Schools chosen

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Frances Bryant Bradburn, Director of Instructional Technology, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, "North Carolina: Preloading Professional Development to Ensure Potential Success," T.H.E. Journal, 7/1/2004, http://www.thejournal.com/articles/16833

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