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Chapman, Sue – Journal of Staff Development, 2012
During the 2010-2011 school year, McWhirter Elementary Professional Development Laboratory School in Webster, Texas, faced a significant reduction in funds available for professional learning. In this article, the author describes how videoconferencing sustained the school's professional learning initiatives on a shrinking budget. By rethinking…
Descriptors: Budgets, Creativity, Budgeting, Mathematics Instruction
O'Hanlon, Charlene – Campus Technology, 2007
Traditionally, the high-performance computing (HPC) systems used to conduct research at universities have amounted to silos of technology scattered across the campus and falling under the purview of the researchers themselves. This article reports that a growing number of universities are now taking over the management of those systems and…
Descriptors: Computers, Researchers, Information Management, Research Universities
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1989
The Information Systems Long Range Plan specifically addresses Goal four of the Texas State Board of Education's (SBOE's) "Long-Range Plan for Public School Education" dealing with efficient management and organization of the educational system. To facilitate this goal, the SBOE in 1986 approved and directed the Texas Education Agency to…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Boards of Education, Change Strategies, Computers
Educational Development Corp., Austin, TX. – 1975
The Texas Educational Telecommunications Study examined problems and solutions involved in providing telecommunication support to education for the state of Texas. Extensive analyses were made in order to (1) delineate the objective that a telecommunications system should meet, (2) establish criteria that would be satisfied, (3) survey Texas…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Closed Circuit Television, Communications Satellites, Computers
McGill, Mollie A., Ed.; Jonsen, Richard W., Ed. – 1987
Policy issues relating to the integration of information and communications technology into higher education are addressed, primarily for those with policy development responsibility at the state level. The following chapters are included: (1) "State Higher Education Policies in the Information Age: An Introduction to the Issues" (Robert…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Role, Agency Role, College Administration
Gold, Stephanie – Technology & Learning, 2005
The concept of data-driven professional development is both straight-forward and sensible. Implementing this approach is another story, which is why many administrators are turning to sophisticated tools to help manage data collection and analysis. These tools allow educators to assess and correlate student outcomes, instructional methods, and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, State Standards, Computer Software