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ON LOCATION: ARLINGTON, VA fou r years. District leaders are still assessing the value of computers and QUESTIONS TO ASK: asking, what is the real impact? But so far, students are attending school What is technology's impact on how teachers teach? 3 percent more frequently since the initiative started, he said. More How does technology change teaching? interest in education is another result, Berg noted. And there is better connectivity to the families. You can't evaluate this using dollars answer problems. evaluate each other's programs and and numbers. These are kind of You have to look at the nature those programs' impact on student right-brain issues. of student work and how it has achievement, from foreign language changed, Crisci says. Could they to math. But Scarsdale is the fi rst TECH ASSESSMENT be doing what they're doing now district in the consortium to use it For the fi rst time last fall, Scarsdale without the use of technology? for technology. And district leaders Public Schools, a suburb outside New If the answer is yes, then there found that it's difficult to measure York City, conducted an assessment is little or no impact. But if those how technology affects student of technology in its schools under students are using software tools to achievement, Crisci explains. the Tri-State Evaluation Model, draw conclusions and analyze infor- Cr i s c i says the better questions according to Gerald Crisci, director mat ion, something they could not do to ask are: what is technology's of technology. Scarsdale schools are without the technology, there is great impact on how teachers teach, or benefit, Crisci says. DA part of the Tri-State Consortium, how does it change teaching? The which is comprised of high achieving answers lie in how teachers create school districts in New York, New or deliver lessons, or what students Angela Pascopella is senior Jersey and Connecticut that in part are using, in terms of resources, to features editor. 3rd Annual J U N E 7~9, 2006 O R A N G E COUNT Y CONVENTION CENTER | ORLANDO, FLORIDA W W W. E D U C O M M C O N F E R E N C E . C O M P L AT I N U M SPONSORS Silicon Valley icon and champion of education technology Steve Wozniak to keynote! Plus, learn how to: ... implement new technologies across the school district or campus S I LV E R SPONSOR ... approach discussions of ROI and TCO ... integrate AV and IT in your institution today! G O L D SPONSORS Over 60 sessions, panels, and case studies on topics for BOTH P R O D U C E D BY K-12 and higher education! REGISTER NOW for best pricing. Enter code EMAG when AND you register and get an additional $25 DISCOUNT! S P O N S O R E D BY Register and pay for two team members and the third is FREE! Register today at www.EduCommConference.com 34 April 2006 District Administration cosn.w.indd 34 3/20/06 12:08:29 PM http://WWW.EDUCOMMCONFERENCE.COM http://www.EduCommConference.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - April 2006

Contents
Editor's Letter
Letters
Update
Inside the Law
Curriculum Update
Administrator Profile
District Profile
Measuring Value
Budget Talk
Underfunded
Are Your Schools Competitive?
Back from the Brink
Rigorous Expectations
Getting Connected
How to Get Your Bond Passed
The Online Edge/Odvard Egil Dyrli
Speaking Out/Gary Stager
Research Corner
Problem/Solution
Leadership Books
New Products
By the Numbers

District Administration - April 2006