Technology Based Instruction Projects

In partnership with Texas Instruments (TI),  FCR-STEM has initiated three studies in Florida investigating teacher use of instructional technology and its impact on student learning.  The first is a statewide survey of middle and high school mathematics and science teachers focusing on their use of the technology-based instruction. Based on the results, key districts, schools, and/or teachers will be identified for follow-up interviews and observations which, in turn, will be used to develop case studies documenting findings in more depth. The second project is an evaluation of the Texas Instruments (TI) Model Districts program - an ambitious, systemic intervention for closing the achievement gap in mathematics at the middle and high school level with exemplary work already underway in Palm Beach County Public Schools.  FCR-STEM will analyze FCAT findings during the last three years of the TI Model Districts program to see if uses reported on the statewide survey by Palm Beach County teachers are correlated with any changes in test scores. The third project is focusing on use of the TI-Nspire, the newest graphing calculator by Texas Instruments. Phase I completed in January 2008, investigated training strategies and uses of the TI-Nspire graphing calculator by preservice mathematics teachers. Results from this Phase I exploratory effort will be used to develop plans for a more empirically oriented Phase II effort.

 The following document provides more information about this study and was developed for discussion at the International Advisory Board meeting in February, 2008.  The document can be downloaded in Word document and PDF form.

Techology_based_project.doc

Techology_based_project.pdf