Technology-Enriched Learning Communities Creating Change for Improved Learning in Diverse Communities

• In Event: Roundtable Session 1
  In Roundtable Session: Diverse Perspectives on School and District Improvement

Abstract

To address access, adequacy and equity in diverse communities, high ­quality professional development in technology should be provided to urban and rural educators (NEA, 2008). We 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 ten samples, impacting nearly 70,000 students and 4,700 teachers in 170 schools, provided empirical evidence that indicate relationships between instructional technology use and the 10 Practices democratic framework for learning community development. Through a school/university partnership, this project supports school leaders as they implement strategies to support change as democratic technology-enriched learning communities are developed.

Authors

• Leslie Ann Williams, University of Oklahoma

• Linda Atkinson, University of Oklahoma

• Sharon Ann Wilbur, University of Oklahoma

• Nicki Watkins, University of Oklahoma

• Sharon Gail Dean, University of Oklahoma