A Natural Fit: Problem-Based
Learning and
Technology Standards
Sara M. Sage (ssage@iusb.edu), PhD, is an
assistant professor
of secondary education at Indiana University South Bend. She is the
co-author
of Problems as Possibilities: Problem-Based Learning for K–12
Education
(published in 1998 by ASCD). Her PhD is in Curriculum, Instruction, and
Professional
Development from Ohio State University. She has been a special educator,
teacher
educator, and professional development and research specialist at the
Center for
Problem-Based Learning at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.
Her teaching
and research interests, in addition to problem-based learning, include
professional
development for teachers, human development and learning, constructivist
teaching
and learning models, individualized instruction, and ethnographic
research.
The Dreaded Book Report
Dr. Jessica Kahn (jkahn@mciu.org) is an associate
professor
of technology in education at Chestnut Hill College, 9601 Germantown
Ave., Philadelphia,
PA 19118. She writes a monthly column for Interface, the technology
newsletter
of the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit. She also wrote Ideas and
Strategies
for the One-Computer Classroom (1998, ISTE). Richard Dillon
(rwdillon@seanet.com) is editor
of L&L’s
One-Computer Classroom column. He teaches in the Shoreline (Washington)
School
District. He holds master’s degrees in music, educational
administration,
and curriculum and instruction as well as a computer science teaching
minor.
An Innovative Approach to
High-Tech Learning:
Partnering with Business and Government to Provide a Real-World
Context for
Teaching Technology
Thomas Brush (tbrush@asu.edu), PhD, is an
assistant professor
of educational technology at Arizona State University. Before his
faculty appointment,
Dr. Brush was Director of Instructional Technology for Mt. Clemens
School District
in Mt. Clemens, Michigan.
Gary Bitter (bitter@asu.edu), PhD, has been the
principal
investigator for numerous grants including math•ed•ology and
Understanding
Teaching. Dr. Bitter is currently on the leadership team for the ISTE
Preparing
Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) Grant as
well as Principal
Investigator of a FIPSE Learning Anytime Anywhere Grant.
Building a Better Model
Jeff Connor (connor@math.ohiou.edu),
PhD, is
an associate professor of mathematics at Ohio University. His
responsibilities
include teaching mathematics courses from the freshman to graduate
levels. He
has several mathematics publications, most relating to sequence spaces,
and has
recently become interested in biology and the preparation of secondary
school
teachers. He and Barbara Grover redesigned the Foundations of Geometry
course,
which is required for preservice middle and secondary school teachers.
He is a
member of the advisory board for Project SUSTAIN at OHIO. He can be
reached at
740.593.1261.
Dr. Barbara W. Grover (bgrover@math.ohiou.edu)
is an
associate professor in the mathematics department at Ohio University.
Her responsibilities
include teaching mathematics and methods courses for preservice
teachers, teaching
and supervising courses designed for preservice elementary teachers, and
teaching
graduate courses for the College of Education. Her research focuses on
implementation
of innovative instructional and assessment practices. She is co-director
of Project
SUSTAIN at OHIO in which university faculty, secondary teachers, and
preservice
teachers collaborate to improve teaching and learning of mathematics and
science.
She can be reached at 740.593.1259.
Margaret L. Niess (niessm@ucs.orst.edu),
L&L’s
mathematics editor, is a professor at Oregon State University. In 1993,
she received
OSU’s Burlington Resources Foundation Faculty Achievement Award for
Excellence
in Teaching and Research. Contact her at the Dept. of Science and
Mathematics
Education, OSU, Corvallis, OR 97331; 541.737.1818; fax 541.737.1817.
Stretching to Inspire
At the time of this project, Kory Owen was an eighth-grade
student at Pioneer
Middle School in Shelton, Washington. She started working with
technology in Pioneer’s
Technology Integration Partners (TIP) class. She then joined the
Generation www.Y
class, where she continues to be active. She recently became involved in
the preparatory
work for a local radio station’s Web site and continues to work on
other
such projects within the community. Kory’s Gen Y teacher is Kate
Reece. Contact
Kory in care of Kate at kreece@dewey.esd113.wednet.edu.
Dennis Harper (dharper@genwhy.wednet.edu),
column
editor for Student Voices, is the project director for Generation www.Y.
He has
been teaching for 32 years in such diverse locales as Australia,
Singapore, East
Los Angeles, and Finland. He has served on the faculties of the
University of
California, Santa Barbara; the University of Malaysia; and the
University of the
Virgin Islands. He can be reached at the Olympia School District, 1113
Legion
Way SE, Olympia, WA 98501; 360.753.8835; 360.664.0745.
Marilyn Piper (mpiper@osd.wednet.edu) is
co-editor
for the Student Voices column. She began teaching 28 years ago in New
York City.
For the past 16 years, she has taught at Washington Middle School, one
of the
first schools in the nation to implement Generation www.Y. Marilyn is
the Generation
www.Y Curriculum Coordinator as well as the Technology Coordinator for
Washington
Middle School.
Educational Technologist as
Curriculum
Specialist, Part 1: Help Outside the Classroom
An Oregon native, Kevin McGillivray
(kevin_mcgillivray@eu.odedodea.edu)
was an educational technologist for the Hanau Model Schools Partnership where
he worked with K–12 teachers in their exploration of technology as a tool
for deeper learning in their classrooms. He now directs the project as it is scaled
up into the Hessen district’s (DoDDS-Europe) 17 schools. Visit the Hessen
Model Schools Partnership at www.hess-dso.odedodea.edu/HMSP/index.html.
Rethinking Online Adventures
Bob Coulter (bob.coulter@mobot.org) is
director
of Mapping the Environment, a program at the Missouri Botanical
Garden’s
Litzsinger Road Ecology Center that supports teachers’ efforts to
enhance
their science curriculum through use of the Internet and geographic
information
system (GIS) software. He is also president-elect of the Math Educators
of Greater
St. Louis, an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics. Previously,
Bob taught elementary grades for 12 years.
Alan Feldman (Alan_Feldman@terc.edu) is
a principal
scientist and cluster leader at TERC. His work focuses on technology
integration
in K–12 schools and classrooms and exemplary teaching and learning
practices.
He has worked in schools with teachers and instructional technology
specialists
and led workshops for district and school leaders throughout the
Northeast. Dr.
Feldman is the senior author of the research monograph Network
Science, A Decade
Later: The Internet and Classroom Learning (published in 2000 by
Erlbaum).
Cliff Konold’s (konold@srri.umass.edu)
current research
focuses on understanding and improving students’ ability to reason
about
data. With funding from the National Science Foundation, he is heading a
team
building data-analysis software for middle school students. The tool,
"Tinkerplots,"
is structured like a construction set, permitting students to create
their own
types of plots and analyses.
Lights, Camera, Action! Streaming
Video
on Your Web Site
Richard H. Knee (knee@gate.net) is an assistant
professor
at Florida Atlantic University in the Department of Educational
Technology and
Research. His research interests are in the area of distributed learning
(distance
education) and using the World Wide Web as an instructional tool in
education.
Richard has published a three-part series on creating Web sites in
L&L
(vol. 24 nos. 3–6) and co-authored World Wide Web for Teachers:
An Interactive
Guide (published in 1997 by Allyn & Bacon). Contact Richard at
Florida
Atlantic University, College of Education, 2912 College Ave., Davie, FL
33314.
Ann T. Musgrove (annm1@mediaone.net) is a
recent graduate
of Florida Atlantic University with a master’s degree in
educational
technology and research. Ann is returning to the adult world after
being a
stay-at-home mom with her three children for 12 years. This article
is in
part an offshoot of some of the video work from her master’s
program.
Currently, Ann is an adjunct professor in the Educational Technology
department
at FAU with interests in creating distance learning environments.
She has
volunteered extensively in her children’s schools. When she
isn’t
busy parenting or studying, you can find her relaxing in the
backyard pool
or making baskets. Glenn "Jake" Musgrove (gmusgrov@broward.cc.fl.us)
is a psychology professor at Broward Community College and an
Adjunct Professor
at Florida Atlantic University in Davie, Florida. His PhD in
cognitive psychology
is from the University of Georgia. With the assistance of his lovely
and talented
wife (and co-author), he is introducing more and more technology
into his
teaching. Together they are raising their three children, Katie,
Becca, and
Zack. Jake also holds a master’s in Frisbee and commutes most
days by
bicycle to work.
Writing with Abandon
Glen Bull (GlenBull@virginia.edu) is
a professor
of instructional technology in the Curry School of Education at the
University
of Virginia. Contact Glen at Curry School of Education, University of
Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA 22903.
Gina Bull (GinaBull@virginia.edu) is
a computer
systems engineer in the Information Technology and Communication (ITC)
organization
at the University of Virginia. Contact Gina at Information Technology
and Communications,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
Lara Walker (LaraWalker@virginia.edu)
is manager
of the Center for Technology and Teacher Education at the University of
Virginia.
Contact Lara at Center for Technology and Teacher Education, University
of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA 22903.
Software Reviews and
Releases
Judi Mathis Johnson (judimj@iste.org),
PhD, has evaluated educational software since 1979. She
has published
with ISTE since 1986 and continues to edit the
Educational Software
Preview Guide. Contact her at 2749 Birdsong Ln.,
Powhatan, VA
23139; 804.598.6138.
Roles of IT in Improving Our Education System,
Part 1:
The Science of Teaching and Learning
Dr. Dave Moursund (dmoursund@iste.org) has been
teaching
and writing about information technology in education since 1963. In
1979, he
founded the International Council for Computers in Education (ICCE). In
1989,
ICCE merged with the International Association for Computing Education
(IACE)
to form ISTE. He currently serves as Executive Officer of the Research
& Evaluation
Group.
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