Making technology work in schools : how PK-12 educators can foster digital-age learning / Timothy D. Green, Loretta C. Donovan, and Jody Peerless Green.

By: Green, Timothy D, 1968- [author.]Contributor(s): Donovan, Loretta [author.] | Green, Jody Peerless [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Eye on education bookPublication details: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025Edition: Second editionDescription: xix, 214 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmISBN: 9781032673509 Subject(s): Educational technology | Technologie éducative | EDUCATION / General | EDUCATION / GeneralDDC classification: 371.33 GRE 2025
Contents:
Part I: The why of educational change and innovation adoption. Focusing on the why -- The why of educational change and innovation adoption -- A primer on educational change -- Talking the talk of educational change -- Different perspectives on change -- Part II: The how of educational change and innovation adoption: learners, technology, and instructional practices. An ecological perspective on teaching and learning -- Teacher self-efficacy and collective teacher efficacy -- The iMakers -- Digital technology -- Instructional practices -- Part III: The what of educational change and innovation adoption: the PURPOSE Framework. An overview of the PURPOSE Framework -- Phase one: planning -- Phase two: understanding -- Phase three: researching -- Phase four: preparing -- Phase five: operationalizing -- Phase six: sustaining -- Phase seven: evaluating.
Summary: "Making Technology Work in Schools is an easy-to-use guide for transforming your school into a learner-centered, tech-supportive environment. School systems are increasingly adopting ambitious new educational technologies, but how do you make sure they are yielding effective teaching and learning experiences? The authors' proven, intuitive practices speak directly to academic coaches, school technology leads, district technology directors, and teachers on special assignment who are responsible for introducing new digital tools and programs. Retaining its substantive focus on educational change and the comprehensive PURPOSE Framework, this refreshed second edition updates its real-world examples, practical strategies, and technology categories while adding new content on schoolwide initiatives, needs analysis, professional development, leadership and coaching standards, and more. After reading this book, you will be able to better prepare the educators whom you serve to empower their learners, whether digitally savvy or not, to be engaged, collaborative, and ready for college and careers." -- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-209) and index.

Part I: The why of educational change and innovation adoption. Focusing on the why -- The why of educational change and innovation adoption -- A primer on educational change -- Talking the talk of educational change -- Different perspectives on change -- Part II: The how of educational change and innovation adoption: learners, technology, and instructional practices. An ecological perspective on teaching and learning -- Teacher self-efficacy and collective teacher efficacy -- The iMakers -- Digital technology -- Instructional practices -- Part III: The what of educational change and innovation adoption: the PURPOSE Framework. An overview of the PURPOSE Framework -- Phase one: planning -- Phase two: understanding -- Phase three: researching -- Phase four: preparing -- Phase five: operationalizing -- Phase six: sustaining -- Phase seven: evaluating.

"Making Technology Work in Schools is an easy-to-use guide for transforming your school into a learner-centered, tech-supportive environment. School systems are increasingly adopting ambitious new educational technologies, but how do you make sure they are yielding effective teaching and learning experiences? The authors' proven, intuitive practices speak directly to academic coaches, school technology leads, district technology directors, and teachers on special assignment who are responsible for introducing new digital tools and programs. Retaining its substantive focus on educational change and the comprehensive PURPOSE Framework, this refreshed second edition updates its real-world examples, practical strategies, and technology categories while adding new content on schoolwide initiatives, needs analysis, professional development, leadership and coaching standards, and more. After reading this book, you will be able to better prepare the educators whom you serve to empower their learners, whether digitally savvy or not, to be engaged, collaborative, and ready for college and careers." -- Provided by publisher.

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