Iowa Public Television recently interviewed John Carver, superintendent of Van Meter schools (one of the 15 Iowa districts with a 1:1 laptop program) and Judy Jeffrey, director of the Iowa Department of Education. The 16-min video is online at: http://www.iptv.org/video/detail.cfm/7427/tij_20100401_323_clip_2
Topics addressed:
- Growing number of 1:1 schools in Iowa (currently 15, projected to be 30-40 next year)
- Student-centered learning
- Teacher preparation
- PreK-12 Iowa Research & Development School at the University of Northern Iowa
- Budget reductions and deficits
- Rural vs. urban district challenges
- "Innovation zones" in Iowa's Race to the Top application passed by the Iowa legislature
- Iowa Core Curriculum
- 21st century learning (compared to the industrial model of the past)
- Assessment and school effectiveness
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