Curriculum, Technology, and Education 
Reform College of Education
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Instructor:  Ken Travers 
E-mail:  ktravers@uiuc.edu 

 

TAs:  
 

G. Reese 
T. Hendrix

J.P Dildine 
N. Exner

 E-mail: ci407@hegel.ed.uiuc.edu 
 Phone:  (217) 244-7486

 

 
Resources

[MSTE] [TCD Curriculum Project] [ MSTE DataBase] [MSTE Java] [Course CD Template]
[The WorldWatcher Project] [Washington State Tech Plan] [ISBE Tech Plan]
[President's Report on Technology in K-12 Education] [Learning & Leading With Technology]

 


 

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Books and Readings

CI 407 will not require the purchase of any new books. We will use the two books from CI399TER as noted below, and will also use on-line resources.
Technology and Education Reform: The Reality Behind the Promise. Means, Barbara, editor. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1994. ISBN: 1-55542-625-5 (may be ordered through: Amazon.com)

Optional:

Computers and Classroom Culture. Schofield, Janet Ward. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN: 0-521-47924-X (may be ordered through: Amazon.com)
  • Teaching with Technology: Creating Student-Centered Classrooms. Sandholta, J., Ringstaff, C., and Dwyer, D. New York: Teachers College Press, 1997 ISBN: 0-8077-3586-8 (may be ordered through: Amazon. com)

    Report to the President on the Use of Technology to Strengthen K-12 Education in the United States (available on line: http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/OSTP/NSTC/PCAST/k-12ed.html ) Free copy of printed publication can be obtained by calling: (212) 478-0608.

    Using Technology to Support Education Reform (available on line: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/EdReformStudies/TechReforms/)

Other related articles at:

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
  • Coalition of Essential Schools

    Education Week

    National Association of Secondary School Principals (Middle and High School)
    http://www.nassp.org

    National Association of Elementary School Principals (Elementary and Middle School )
    http://www.naesp.org/

Plus subject matter professional associations for teachers

 


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