Montgomery Public Schools
HOMEPAGE

Since the Global Access initiative began in 1994, the Department of Educational Accountability and the Office of Global Access Technology have worked collaboratively to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of various aspects of the program.

During the past five years, the emphasis of the evaluation has changed as new questions arose. The evaluation has had three phases.

Phase l: Focus on Implementation

• Was the Global Access project implemented as planned?
• What factors determined the extent to which the program was implemented the first year?

Phase ll: Focus on Use

• What were the computer applications and telecommunications resources that teachers and students were using?
• Were teachers using technology for administrative functions, planning and presenting instructional material, and incorporating technology into classroom activities with students?
• Were teachers beginning to use multiple applications in all three areas?
• Were teachers beginning to change their teaching practices as a result of the capabilities of technology resources?

Phase lll: Focus on Instructional Integration with Students

• Given that teachers are technology users, which models of staff development are most effective in promoting technology integration into the curriculum?
• What are the conditions (school, content area/department, school system) that promote or hinder the effective use of technology to promote student learning?
• What are appropriate methods that can be used to evaluate the effect of technology resources on student learning?