The document presents research on the effects of technology on student achievement. It finds that technology can improve pedagogy and engage students, helping all students achieve more, including lower-level students and English language learners. It also finds that teachers are better able to incorporate research-based instructional strategies and plan more efficiently when using technology.

1. Effects of Technology on Student Achievement Presentation to the School Board Summer 2010

2. Technology Can Be Used as a Process for Education Students Achieve More Using Technology Lower Level Students Achieve More Using Technology Teachers Are Better Instructors by Incorporating Technology

3. Technology Can Be Used as a Process for Education It is not just hardware. It can improve pedagogy. “ The educational technology that can make the biggest difference to schools and students is not the hardware, but the process of designing effective instruction.” ~Wager (1992)

4. Technology Can Be Used as a Process for Education It improves students’ thinking skills, engagement levels, and collaborative skills.

5. Students Achieve More Using Technology Content Area Achievement Levels Improve

6. Students Achieve More Using Technology Higher Order Thinking Skills Improve ~Koedinger, Anderson, Hadley, & Mark (1999)

7. Students Achieve More Using Technology Students Are Better Prepared for the Workplace When they are better prepared – They have a better chance to get hired!

8. Lower Level Students Achieve More Using Technology English Language Learners Score Higher

9. Lower Level Students Achieve More Using Technology Struggling Readers Score Higher

10. Teachers Are Better Instructors By Incorporating Technology Classroom Instruction That Works Nine Strategies Identifying Similarities and Differences Summarizing and Note Taking Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition Homework and Practice Nonlinguistic Representations Cooperative Learning Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback Generating and Testing Hypotheses Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers

11. Teachers Are Better Instructors By Incorporating Technology They Use Supportive Technologies

12. Teachers Are Better Instructors By Incorporating Technology They Have More Efficient and Effective Lesson Planning