Degree Date
12-2016
Document Type
Dissertation - Public Access
Degree Name
Ed.D. Doctor of Education
Academic Discipline
Educational Leadership
First Advisor
Norman Weston
Second Advisor
Jack Denny
Abstract
In an effort to prepare its graduates with the 21st century skills of problem solving, collaboration, technology savvy, creativity, and information literacy and to close the learning gaps between students who have access to technology and those who don’t, this study proposes that District 123 create a policy to support a 1:1 Chromebook initiative. Using Browder’s needs analysis model, the impact of a 1:1 program is analyzed through the educational, social, political, economic and moral frames (Browder, 1995). It is determined that a 1:1 program can transform teaching and learning by giving equal access to technology, by incorporating student-driven and inquiry-based lessons that challenge students to meaningfully utilize resources outside the classroom walls and contribute their voice to the digital sphere. This transition requires significant human and financial capital, as well as careful planning, professional development, curricular and classroom modifications and thoughtful assessment mechanisms. A proposed budget and an assessment plan is included in the study.
Recommended Citation
Landry, Tracey K., "GOING 1:1- WRITING POLICY TO SUPPORT THE 21ST CENTURY STUDENT: A POLICY ADVOCACY DOCUMENT" (2016). Dissertations. 200.
https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/200
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