Through funding by the National Science Foundation,
our project team at TERC has provided direct support for
in-depth professional development about infusing technology into
the system's curriculum standards, cross-school
community participation, and models for shared decision making
about technology priorities.
We have been privileged to work with the Hanau Schools
in Hanau, Germany, which are part of the Department of
Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) school system. The
four schoolsArgonner Elementary, Sportfield Elementary,
Hanau Middle School, and Hanau High Schoolare similar to schools in the United States, both in structure and in the
shared emphasis on national standards in the curriculum.
The project has the joint goals of technology
implementation and ongoing research about what is working throughout
the implementation process. Our research questions are
- how can schools infuse technology so that
learning with technology becomes a deeply accepted part of
daily school life for all members of the school community; and
- how will school systems support the development
of exemplary teaching approaches which are integral to
DoDEA's Strategic Plan, consistent with national efforts of
curriculum reform, and make good use of new technologies?