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Elementary and secondary science and mathematics teachers are encouraged to apply to spend a school year in our nation's capital as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow. The application process is now open and will close on February 1, 2003. A description of this program and an on-line application can be found at: http://www.scied.science.doe.gov. For additional information about the Einstein Fellowship Program and the current Fellows, visit the Triangle Coalition's website at: http://www.triangle-coalition.org/ein.htm.
The Department of Education, through Flying Colors Broadcasts, would like to introduce you to Education News Parents Can Use, a monthly television series about ways to ensure children's educational success. This new series benefits educators but also reaches out to parents and families to help them better understand and deal with the public school system. Anyone with a strong interest in our nation’s public school system will benefit from these revamped programs. The next airing will be Tuesday, January 21 at 8PM-9PM Eastern. The show will celebrate the first anniversary of “No Child Left Behind.” The program will be available on both C-band and KU-band satellites as well as over the World Wide Web. For more information, contact .
Assessing the Impact of Technology in Teaching and Learning: A Sourcebook for Evaluators (edited by Jerome Johnston, University of Michigan, and Linda Toms Barker, Berkeley Policy Associates) was published by the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan with funding from the U.S. Department of Education, OERI, Learning Technologies Division in April 2002. This sourcebook was developed as a resource for the community of evaluators involved in evaluating the more than 100 projects funded by the Star Schools and the Technology Innovation Challenge Grants (TICG). The sourcebook provides an overview of measurement issues in seven areas as well as examples of measures used in current projects to address:
Although designed to address the needs of evaluators of Star Schools and Technology Innovation Challenge Grants, the sourcebook includes information that is valuable to the broader community of evaluators interested in assessing the role of technology in American education.
The National Education Association (NEA) has developed a Guide to Online High School Courses to assist educators and students with ensuring the quality of online education.