Taking the pulse of your school:

1. Making Technology Standards Work for You: A Guide for School Administrators

•          Chapter 1–Leadership and Vision

•          Chapter 2–Learning and Teaching

•          Chapter 5–Assessment and Evaluation

•          Chapter 6–Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues

2. The Electronic Briefcase for Administrators

•          Data Library (p. 37)

•          Software Inventory (p. 133)

•          Staff Survey Form (p. 168)

•          Staff Survey Results (p. 172)

•          Equal Access to Technology (p. 189)

•          Checklist for K-12 School Web Sites (p.202)

•          Ergonomics Survey (p. 205)

3. Online Resources

•          Student Data Handbook for Elementary, Secondary, and Early Childhood Education With the increased emphasis on data-driven decision making and assessment, this document is a valuable resource for school principals.

•          The Toolbelt Tools are provided in three areas: data analysis, technology, and planning.

•          Annenberg Institute for School Reform This research institute focuses on school reform, leadership, accountability, and community resources.

•          RAND Education RAND’s areas of emphasis in education are: assessment and accountability, school reform evaluation, and teachers and teaching.

4. Additional surveys

•          enGauge

•          STaR Chart

•          Technology Program Evaluation

Is the intervention actually being implemented?

1.  Making Technology Standards Work for You: A Guide for School Administrators

•          Chapter 2–Learning and Teaching

•          Chapter 5–Assessment and Evaluation

2. The Electronic Briefcase for Administrators

•          Walkthrough Notes (p.50)

•          Technology Supported Lesson Observation (p. 55)

•          Technology Supported Lesson Plan (p. 59)

•          Schoolwide Professional Development Plan (p. 63)

•          Workshop Evaluation (p. 66)

•          Schoolwide Professional Development Plan (p. 63)

•          Workshop Evaluation (p. 66)

What is the affect on achievement?

1.  Making Technology Standards Work for You: A Guide for School Administrators

•           Chapter 2–Learning and Teaching

•           Chapter 5–Assessment and Evaluation

2. The Electronic Briefcase for Administrators

•           Evaluation Plan Overview (p.31)

•           Evaluation Planning Chart (p. 161)

•           Evaluation Rubric (p. 164)

•           Standardized Test Scores (p. 177)

3. Online Resources

•           SearchERIC.org Use this link to search ERIC for information about assessment tools.

•           WestEd This regional laboratory’s national focus area is assessment of educational achievement.