| Schools Struggle to Balance Digital Innovation, Academic Accountability |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| When North Carolina's Mooresville Graded School District launched a 1-to-1 laptop initiative three years ago, Superintendent Mark Edwards prepared himself for an"innovation dip," a small drop in student performance as educators and students adjusted to the new approach. He says he anticipated it would take time for students and teachers to master the use of laptop computers, digital curricula, and more personalized ways of teaching and learning. Though he believed that in the long run the approach would benefit students and be borne out in test scores, Edwards says he and the school board were mentally and philosophically prepared for a drop in scores over the first couple of years as the 5,600-student district worked out the kinks. But just the opposite happened. |
| Source: Education Week's Digital Directions (USA) | Published: June 20th, 2011 |
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