Resources
This page lists useful resources for a LInC Online course. The resoucrces can be accessed via the listed contacts. [Please note that the resources cannot be obtained on the Web, however cost information for obtaining the resources is included.]
Technology-Supported Engaged Learning
- Plugging In: Choosing and Using Educational Technology,
Council for Educational Development and Research, North Central
Regional Educational Laboratory, 1995.
Cost: $7.95 ea.
Contact: Dana Haugen, North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, 1900 Spring Road, Suite 300, Oak Brook IL 60521-1480, 630-218-1063; 630-571-4716 (fax)
- Learning through Technology: Study Group Framework and
Profile Tool, Illinois State Board of Education Center for
Learning Technologies, 1995.
Cost: No Charge (Please order at least 3 weeks in advance.)
Contact: Sharon Roberts, ISBE, 100 N. First St., Springfield, IL 62777, 217-785-9998
- Captured Wisdom Videos, North Central Regional Educational
Laboratory, 1900 Spring Road, Suite 300, Oak Brook, IL
60521-1480
Cost: $19.99 per set of 3; 10% discount for quantity of 10 sets or more
Contact: Bertha Baskin, 630-218-1266; 630-571-4716 (fax
- <>Problems as Possibilities: Problem-Based Learning for K-16 Education,
This edition is an in-depth look at assessing education in and through
problem-based learning -- how to use assessment not only to see what
students have learned during the PBL experience, but also to enhance
PBL itself. Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA), 1500 W.
Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506
Cost: $22.95
http://www2.imsa.edu/programs/productOrderForm.pdf
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Cost: $49.00 for one;
https://www2.imsa.edu/programs/productOrderForm.pdf
Staff Development
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Sparks, Dennis and Stephanie Hirsh. "A National Plan For Improving Professional Development." National Staff Development Council Dec 1999 18 Jul 2006 .
http://www.nsdc.org/library/authors/NSDCPlan.cfm
Rodriguez, Ginger and Randy Knuth. "Critical Issue: Providing Professional Development for Effective Technology Use." NCREL: Pathways 2000 18 Jul 2006 .
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te1000.htm
Darling-Hammond, Linda. "Teacher Learning That Supports Student Learning." Edutopia 01 May 1999 18 Jul 2006 http://edutopia.org/php/article.php?id=Art_478&key=238.
Killian, Joellen. "Evaluating the Impact of Professional Development in Eight Steps." The Evaluation Exchange XI. 4.(2005) 18 Jul 2006 http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/content/eval/issue32/spotlight1.html
Arbuckle, Margaret A. and Lynn B. Murray, "A Checklist for Planning a Professional Development Program," Building Systems for Professional Growth: An Action Guide, 1989.
"Features of Effective Learning Experiences Summarized from the Literature . . .," A Toolkit for Professional Developers, 1995.
Loucks-Horsley, Susan, et al.,"Ten Critical Attributes of Effective Teacher Development Programs," Continuing to Learn: A Guidebook for Teacher Development, 1987.
Permission to reproduce the above articles must be granted by James L. Thompson, Executive Assistant, Learning Innovations, a Division of WestEd, 91 Montvale Avenue, Stoneham, MA 02180 (formerly the Regional Laboratory for Educational Improvement of the Northeast and Islands), 1-800-347-4200 or 781-279-8210; 781-279-8220 (fax).