Creating Change for Equitable Educational Opportunities and Access for Improved Learning Through Technology-Enriched Learning Communities

• In Event: Park Central Roundtable Session 6
  In Roundtable Session: Creating Opportunities Through Equitable Leadership and Practices

Abstract

To address access, adequacy and equity in diverse communities, high ¬quality professional development in technology should be provided to educators in schools (NEA, 2008). Researchers need to better understand how technology is best implemented to create equitable change in teacher practice and the structures that support the needs of all students (Lawless & Pellegrino, 2007). Findings from a mixed methods investigation in eleven samples, impacting 76,725 students and 5,207 teachers in 187 schools, provided empirical evidence that indicate relationships between instructional technology use and the 10 Practices democratic framework for learning community development. Through a school and ¬university partnership, this project supports school leaders as they implement strategies to sustain change as technology-¬enriched learning communities are developed in public schools.

Authors

• Leslie Ann Williams, University of Oklahoma

• Linda Atkinson, University of Oklahoma

• Nicki Watkins, University of Oklahoma